About Thelyphonus sepiaris Butler, 1873
Specimens of Thelyphonus sepiaris have a deep black or blackish-brown body coloration, with reddish-brown undersides. This species has distinct ocular ridges along the margin of its carapace, and specific anatomical features on its pedipalp, including teeth on both the trochanter and femur. A notable characteristic of this species is that the first abdominal sternum has a pronounced posterior border. T. sepiaris bears tibial spines on its second, third, and fourth pairs of legs, and its telson has 27 hairy segments. This species has been reported from Sri Lanka, specifically in Jaffna and Trincomalee. In India, it is endemic to the Deccan region within the Oriental Region. It has been found in northern and inland areas of the Eastern Ghats, the Godavari River Basin in Andhra Pradesh, across the Deccan Plateau, Central India, and Karnataka. Specimens of Thelyphonus sepiaris have been found under decaying logs or stones in humid, leaf-litter dense areas near perennial water sources. It is most commonly found under medium-sized stones in these humid, leaf-litter filled locations. Specimens collected from Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka came from typical southern tropical dry deciduous forests interspersed with scrub.
