PSEUDOSCORPIONS OF THE GUINEA COAST 



articulation of the moveable finger 0,07; lat. 0,11. The fixed 

 finger: long. 0,43; the moveable finger: long. 0,37 mm. 

 Locality. Portuguese Guinea: Bolama 3 specimens. 



Genus Olpixiiii L. Koch. 

 Olpiiiiix arabicviiix E. Simon. 



E. Simon's description of this species is agreeing completely 

 with the specimens found in the Capoverdian Islands, yet, the 

 African specimens are of somewhat smaller size, only ca. 2 mm. 

 in length, but the animals appear to be rather young. 



Measurements: cf cephalothorax: long. 0,64; lat. 0,43. Femur: 

 long. 0,44; lat. 0,19. Tibia: long. 0,40; lat. 0,21. Hand: long. 0,41; 

 lat. 0,31. Fingers: long. 0, 37 mm. 



Localitj. Islands of Capo Verde: Ilheo Razo 2 specimens cf. 



01i>iiiiii vermis E. Simon. 



1881. Minniza vermis E. Simon, Descr. d'Arachn. d'Afrique. — 

 Bull. Soc. Zool. France. VI. p. 14. 



I am almost quite convinced , that the specimen , mentioned 

 belov/, is a young of this species, Avitli all the characters indicated 

 by Simon, among other the short, thick legs. 



Measurements: 9 cephalothorax: long. 0,03; lat. 0,40. Femur: 

 long. 0,43; lat. 0,20. Tibia: long. 0,37; lat. 0,21. Hand: long. 0,40; 

 lat. 0,29. Fingers: long. 0,31 mm. 



Locality. Island of Annoi jom 1 specimen 9 • 



Olpium clesertieola E. Simon. 



188o. Minniza deserticola E. Simon, Et. s. les Arachn. de 

 Tunisie; p. 50. 



To Simon's description I shall add: 



Eug. Simon has probably had only males and 3 ounger indi- 

 viduals for examination. Apparently the females are broader and 

 more robust than the males. Femur and, sometimes, even tibia 



