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being the margin of the palpus pressed through the joint of the leg; and 
that the ‘“claws’”’ are torn fragments of another joint, the latter being 
especially suggested by their blunt, unequal, triangular form, in contrast 
to the hooklike form of the double claws of the later scorpions, and the 
Figure 84 Restoration of dorsal side of Pa 1 - Figure 85 Restoration of ventral side of Pal- 
aeophonus nuncius Thorell & aeophonus hunteri Peach. (From 
Lindstr6ém. (From Pocock) Pocock) 
fact that their outer edges lie in the direction of those of the preceding 
joint. The leg, if complete, would also be relatively too short. 
Scudder has also drawn a small spine at the base of the “ penulti- 
mate ’’ joint, which Whitfield [p. 187, footnote] states he has been 
