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are secured. Some of the species live in burrows with their young. The female carries the
eggs encased in a glutinous membrane attached to the lower side of the abdomen.
Sub-order : Tartarides
Cephalothorax covered above with two plates—a posterior smaller, wider than long and
an anterior much longer than wide. Occur beneath stones, the debris of leaves etc.
Order : Amblypygi.
These arachnids are intermediate between the whip-scorpions and true spiders ; much
resemble the whip-scorpions in their habits being found under stones, fallen tree trunks,
crevices of rocks, or termites'. They cannot die burrows. The eggs are carried attached
underside of the abdomen as in the whip-scorpions.
1. Phrynichus phipsoni (Pocock)
Locality : Bombay.
Order : Solifugae.
These arachnids are remarkable for their amazing agility. Though principally desert
forms they are also met with in forests. They are nocturnal and are strictly carnivorous.
Some species dig holes in the ground and the females live there during breeding season
for the protection of their young and themselves.
1. Galeodes orientalis rufulus (Pocock)
Locality : Pimpalner in East Khandesh and Shirpur in West Khandesh ; Eastern Poona.
2. Galeodes indicus obscurior (Pocock)
Locality : Pimpalner, East Khandesh, Nasik.
3. Gluviopsis atratus ( Pocock)
Locality : Poona Ghats ; Pimpalner in East Khandesh.
PHYLUM MOLLUSCA (SOFT BODIES ANIMALS)-The Phylum Mollusca meaning
soft-bodied animals includes snails, slugs, clams, oysters, squids and octopuses whose
known species are estimated at 40,000—a total exceeded only by the Phylum
Arthropoda. Most of them are marine in their habitat but a few live in freshwater and a
few others inhabit land.
Land and freshwater forms occurring in Maharashtra are systematically listed below :
Class : Gastropoda (Univalves)
Order : Pectinibranchiata
Sub-order : Taenioglossa
Family : Tiaridae (Melaniidae)
Sub-family : Tiarinae
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