PHALANGIUM. PHALANGIUM. 
Generic Character. • 
Pedes octo. 
Oculi verticis duo contigui, 
duo laterales, 
Frons anteniiis cheliformi- 
bus. 
Abdomen rotundatum. 
j Legs eight. 
! Eyes two vertical, and two 
j lateral. 
Front furnished with cheli- 
form antennae. 
Abdomeiiy generally, round- 
ed. 
all the Insects in tlie order Aptera few per- 
haps will be found of a form more repulsive than 
that of the present genus, which, exclusive of its 
spider-like shape, is, in some species, armed with 
weapons resembling those of the genus Aranea, 
but operating with greater malignity. The Pha- 
langia differ very much in size, some being very 
minute insects, while others are ecpial in magni- 
tude to the larger kind of Spiders. 
The P halanglum rent forme is one of the largest 
of the genus. This animal is a native of the liotter 
regions of the globe, being found in Africa and 
South-Amcrica. It has the general appearance 
of a very large spider, with the thorax heart, or 
rather kidney-shaped, and the abdomen rounded: 
