THE MYRIAPODA. 



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Scorpions of large size have been found in the carbonifer- 

 ous rocks. 



The Myriapoda. — In these Arthropods, the body is di- 

 vided into many segments, the most anterior of which takes 

 on the characters of a distinct head ; and almost all these 

 segments bear articulated limbs terminated by claws. In 

 the Centipedes (Chilopoda), the segments of the body have 

 broad sterna, and the bases of the limbs are far apart ; but, 

 in the Millipedes (Chilognatha), the sternal region is rudi- 

 mentary, and the bases of the limbs are close together. 



Fig. 95. — A. Scolojiendra borbonica {Ghilopoda). B. lulus fiawzonatus {Chilo- 



gnatha). 1 



Moreover, in the latter s^roup, the majority of the segments 

 of the body bear two pairs of limbs, and probably represent 

 two somites. 



1 " Eegne Animal." Illustrated edition. 



