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JULUS. 
colour is a polished brownish black, except the 
legs which are pale or whitish: it is an oviparous 
animal, and the young, when first hatched, are 
very small, of a whitish colour, and are furnished 
only with three pair of legs, which are situated on 
each side the superior part, or near the headj the 
remaining pairs not making their appearance till 
some days after, when about seven on a side be- 
come visible: the rest are gradually acquired till 
the number is complete, which usually amounts, 
according to Linnaeus, to an hundred and twenty 
on each side: so long as this species continues in 
its young or growing state it is of a pale colour 
with a dark red spot on each side of every segment: 
in this state it may sometimes be found in the soft 
mold of hollow trees. 
Julus Indus or Great Indian Julus bears an ex- 
treme resemblance to the former, but is of such a 
size as to measure six or seven inches in length; 
its colour is similar to that of the preceding. It is 
found in the warmer parts of Asia and America, 
inhabiting woods and other retired places, the num- 
ber of legs, according to Linnceus, is an hundred 
and fifteen on each side, but this seems to be a 
variable character. 
In Dr. Lister’s ingenious publication entitled 
“ A Journey to Paris*” we find a representation of 
an extremely large animal of this genus, from a 
drawing by Father Plumier: it is a native of South 
America, and is the Julus maximus of Liniuieus: 
* Published in l09'l. 
