1908] 
BcDik^, The Pscudoscorpions of Texa!<. 
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Chelanops aequalis n. sp. 
Cephalothorax and abdominal scutae dark brown, palpi clear 
reddish brown, legs yellowish. Cei)halothorax about one and one- 
quarter longer than broad behind, tapering and rounded In front, eye- 
spots indistinct, surface finely and evenly granulate, with short scat- 
tered thick hairs. Palpi large, trochanter with a swelling above and 
one behind; femur as long as width of cephalothorax, sides sub- 
parallel ; tibiae about as long as femur, slightly wider, the inner 
convexitj^ is greatest before the middle; the hand is nearly as long 
as the tibia and about one and a half times wider, more strongly 
convex on inner than on the outer side ; the fingers large, as long as 
hand, and only slightly curved; the hairs on the inner side of tibia, 
femur, and trochanter are almost clavate, the others are simple. The 
abdomen is about two and a half times as long as broad, the pos- 
terior edge of each scutem has from 9 to 11 simple hairs. Legs rather 
long and slender, with simple hairs ; the hind femora not swollen. 
Length 3.3 mm. 
From El Paso, Texas. 
Chelanops pulchellus n. sp. 
Cephalothorax dark brown, with an oblong silvery white spot in 
each posterior lateral corner ; abdominal scutse brown, the outer end 
of most of them with a silvery mark ; palpi dark-red brown, almost 
black in the swollen parts, but the fingers are very much paler. 
Cephalothorax nearly one and a half times as long as broad behind, 
much tapering in front, with a few short, thick hairs. Palpi rather 
short ; femur scarcely as long as width of cephalothorax, outer side 
evenly convex, inside slightly concave before tip ; tibia scarcely as 
long as femur, but plainly wider, the greatest inner convexity at about 
the middle ; hand heavy, about as long- as tibia and one and a half 
times wider, both sides evenly convex ; fingers stout, a little shorter 
than hand; the hairs on inner side of tibia, femur, and trochanter 
short, and almost clavate. Abdomen fully twice as long as broad, 
each scutum with about 8 very short hairs on posterior margin. Legs 
short, hind femora distinctly thickened ; the hairs on outer side of 
femora and tibiae short and thickened. Length 2.3 mm. 
Esperanza Ranch, Brownsville, Texas. 
