18 E. W. Gates — On the Species of Thelyphonus inliabitwg [No. 1, 



10. THELYPHONnS EANGUNENSIS, n. 8p. 



. Cephalothorax, cheliceres, and abdomen deep black ; coxae and 

 femora of all the legs reddish brown, remainder of legs deep red ; 

 beneath, the cheliceres dark reddish-black ; sternum and legs deep red ; 

 abdomen deep reddish-brown. 



9 . Of precisely the same colour as the male. 



Immature animal. Cheliceres deep reddish-brown turning to i-ed at 

 the tips ; cephalothorax and abdomen nearly black ; coxte and femora of 

 all the legs and the tibial joint of the first pair of legs deep olive-green, 

 remainder of legs pale red. 



Length 1 inch ; cheliceres, -45 in the male, -35 in the female. 



Structure, c?. Second joint of cheliceres sparingly punctured, with 

 a few obsolete teeth on the front and interior margins and two spines 

 below, of which one is very large and one very small ; the exterior upper 

 corner wrinkled ; third joint rather closely punctured on the upper and 

 outer sides, granulated within, with one tooth below ; fourth joint 

 nearly smooth, very broad, no spine below, apophysis very long, cj'lin- 

 drical, and of nearly equal width throughout, slightly wider near the 

 extreme tip ; fifth joint large, nearly smooth, fixed finger triangular, 

 serrated on both edges, movable finger curved, sharp-pointed, and ser- 

 rated within. 



Cephalothorax densely granulated all over, the space between the 

 lateral and frontal eyes slightly prominent and obsolately ridged. 



First lower abdominal segment entire, with the margin posteriorly 

 rounded. 



Structure, 9 ■ Cheliceres short ; second joint with two spines 

 below and five sharp, distinct ones on the front and inner edges, spar- 

 ingly punctured all over but not wrinkled ; third joint sparingly 

 punctured all oyer with a spine on the inner surface ; fourth joint with 

 a few punctures, a spine below, and a triangular apophysis with a few 

 large teeth on the inner edge and serrated on the outer edge ; fifth 

 joint sparingly punctured and serrated on the inner edge, fixed finger 

 triangular and serrated on both edges, movable finger short and 

 curved and serrated within. 



Cephalothorax as in the male. 



First abdominal segment below sharply produced posteriorly, entire. 

 This species is very common in Rangoon and the whole district 

 round, being found under old timber, stones, and bricks. 



11. Thelyphonus sylvaticus, n. sp. 

 <? . Cheliceres pitchy black ; cephalothorax and abdomen dull 



