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T. Y. HODGSON. 
The Chelifori are well-developed; the scape is single-jointed, about two-thirds 
the length of the proboscis, enlarged at its distal extremity, and carries a few minute 
setae. The chelae are massive, curved almost to a right angle near their bases, and 
thickly covered with minute setae. The fingers are short and massive, the immovable 
one bears two tubercles distally, but the movable one has none. 
Palps are not present, but on either side of the cephalon ventrally, and just outside 
the chelifori, there is a small mark, an indication of where they should be. The antero- 
ventral margin of the cephalon is a slightly curved line. 
The Oviger (fig. 3) is ten-jointed, and is built on much the same lines as in the 
genus Nymphon. It arises on a very small body-process between the neck and the first 
lateral process. The first three joints are small and progressively increase in length, 
the third being slightly curved and having a very oblique distal termination. The 
fourth joint is rather longer than the three preceding ones together; it is stout, curved, 
and like them, scantily supplied with small setae. The fifth joint is very long and 
slender; owing to the curves it is difficult to measure precisely, but it appears to be as 
long as or longer than the preceding four joints. Its distal half bears a bunch of 
about forty large eggs, and is terminated by a short lobe. The sixth joint is quite 
short; the seventh and eighth are longer and sub-equal; the ninth and tenth 
progressively shorten, but only by a very little, the last one being slightly curved. 
The terminal claw is worn down to a stump, but appears to have been slender. The 
four terminal joints each bear a row of denticulate spines and a few small setae 
dorsally. The spines are much worn, and only a flattened ovate leaf can be dis¬ 
tinguished, with traces of three or four lateral teeth. 
Fig. 3a is from a younger specimen. 
The Legs are not very long, only attaining a length of about 23mm. Of the three 
coxae the second is quite as long as the other two together, and is enlarged distally. 
The first shows a trace of a distal spur which gives it a rather angular appearance, and 
the setae of the distal fringe arise for the most part on tubercular enlargements of the 
joint. On the second coxa the setae are linear and dorsal, those of the mid-dorsal row are 
socketed into small tubercular enlargements of the joint. The third coxa bears a few 
small setae dorsally, and a poorly developed distal fringe ventrally. The three following 
joints are very nearly equal in length, circ. 5mm., but the advantage is with the second 
tibia. On the femur there are five rows of setae dorsally and laterally, three of which 
are readily seen, the setae usually arising from a small tubercle ; the other two rows are 
less conspicuous and contain fewer setae. In the mid-ventral line there is a row of 
comparatively stout tubercles. On the two tibiae the setae are very much more 
numerous, and their linear arrangement and tubercular bases are less distinct. They 
cover both dorsal and ventral surfaces, but a space above the lateral line is left bare. 
The lateral line is distinct from the first coxa to the end of the second tibia. The 
distal fringes, though present, are composed of setae of moderate size, and are therefore 
inconspicuous. The tarsus is very small and cup-shaped, its ventral surface being 
