Anatemnus cf. javanus (Thorell, 1883)

(Fig. 5 E)

Chelifer javanus Thorell 1883: 37 –40; Ellingsen 1914: 3.

Anatemnus javanus (Thorell): Harvey 1991: 451 –452; Klausen, 2005: 643, fig 24.

Distribution. India; Indonesia (Java, Cibodas (as Tcibodas), Jawa Barat; type locality); Malaysia; Myanmar; Papua New Guinea; Sri Lanka.

Previous record. Central Province: Pattipola, under bark of trees (Ellingsen 1914).

New record. Uva province: Badulla District: L 30.

Remarks. The two females were collected from a remnant forest patch close to the Ohiya Railway station, not far from Pattipola. They were found under bark of moss-covered trees. Pedipalpal femur 1.4 mm, 2.1 times as long as broad; serrula exterior with 21 blades (vs. pedipalpal femur 1.1 mm, 2.6 times as long as broad; serrula exterior with 26 blades in Anatemnus javanus (Beier 1932b) . Provisionally compared to A. javanus, as Pattipola is about a kilometer from Ohiya. However, given the differences of our specimens, they may not belong to A. javanus .

Currently, there are 16 described species of Anatemnus, several with very wide distributions (Harvey 2011; Klausen, 2005). A comparative study of type material is required to determine if these specimens are of a species new to science.