PSEUDOSCORPIONS OF THE Gl'INEA COAST 



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Subgenus Atemnus. 

 OJielifer Sjosteilti Tui.lgren. 



To the descriptions, given before, of this species, I shall add 

 the following: In general the o anterior tergites are entire or 

 only partially divided, the last tergite always entire; the sternites 

 may all of them be divided, except the last one. Cephalothorax 

 may be somewhat shagreened on a greater or lesser part of the 

 surface. — In general, the femur of the palps, only, is granu- 

 lated on the lowTr and inner surface, the rest of the palps being 

 only shagreened. The inner contour of femur is not quite so 

 straight, as given in Tullgren's figure, being in the distal half 

 slightly concave. The upper protuberance of trochanter, in botli 

 sexes, is very strong, a little pointed and somewhat curved for- 

 wards, dark brown; the lower protuberance is in the male 

 rather pointed, in the female more rounded. The galea of the 

 male is tiny, with minute teeth ; in the female the galea is much 

 stronger, laterally seen somewhat curved upwards and the teeth 

 fixed on the under side. — The largest specimens, when fully 

 extended, are surpassing a little 8 mm. 



Localities. Portuguese Guinea: Rio Cassine 21 specimens, 

 11 cTj ^0 9- French Congo: Fernand-Yaz. 2 specimens, gT and 

 9; N' kogo 7 specimens, 1 cT, 6 9- 



Note. Of the females from Rio Cassine 3 specimens had bun- 

 ches of eggs fixed to the lower side of abdomen , containing re- 

 spectively 12,14 and 17 eggs. 



var. Thoméensis nov. var. 



A form from the Island of S. Thome may, I think, best ])e 

 taken as a variety of this species , although it has also some 

 affinity to Ch, equester With. From the typical form it differs 

 by having hand and tibia proportionally more ro])ust. With Ch, 

 equester it has the affinity, that tibia is very high and somewhat 

 swollen on the upper side, the tibia of the male being, laterally 

 seen, almost circular; ljut it differs distinctly from this species in 

 the shape of the hand, this being at the base somewhat trun- 



