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WODEUN SYSTEM. 



Inhabits Britain, France, and Germany, under stones; but has gene- 

 rally been considered by British naturalist-i as a variety of Armudillo 

 vulgaris. 



Fam. II. JuLiDX. Leach. 



Bodi/ not contractile into a globe : ei/es distinct. 



Genus 2. .TULUS of authors. 



Body serpentifonn, cylindric; antcnncE with the second joint longer 

 than the third : Ici^a a great many. 



The British species of this obscure genus may be found described 

 in vol. xi. of the Transactions of the Linnean Society. The follow- 

 ing species, which is the most common, will best serve as an exam- 

 ple of the genus. 



Sp. 1. Jul. sabulosKs. Black-cinereous, with t\vo red dorsal lines; last 

 joint mucvonated: lc2;s hiteous. 



Julus sabulosus ()/' authors. 



Inhabits Europe, lurking beneath stones, especially in sandy places. 



Genus 3. CRASPEDOSOMA. Leach. 

 Body linear, depressed ; the sides of the segments laterally prominent : 

 antenna: towards their extremities somewhat thicker, the second joiut 

 shorter than the third. 



This genus was discovered by the laic R. Rawlins, esq. one of the 

 most promising naturalists of tliis country. 



* Middle of the segments protninent. 

 Sp. 1. Cras. llaulinsii. Back fuscous-brown, with four lines of while 



spots: belly and legs reddish. 

 Craspedosoma Raulinsii. Leach, Edin. Encycl. vii. 107-131. — Trans. 



Linn. Soc. xi. 380. — Supp. tu Encycl. Brit. i. 430. pi. 22. — Zool. Misc. in. 



tab. 134. fg. 1-5. 

 Inhabits the neighbourhood of Edinburgh, where it occurs in some 



jtlenty under stones and amongst moss. It was first noticed by 



Mr. Rawlins. 



** Hinder anglr.^i of the srgnie7its produced. 



Sp. 2. Cras. polj/desmoides. Body reddish gray: belly pale: legs red- 

 dish, with their bases pale; produced angles of the body each fur- 

 nished with a seta. 



Julus polydcsmoides. Montagues MSS. Craspedosoma polydesmoides. 

 Leach, Edin. Encycl. vii. 407-431. — Trans. Linn. Soc. xi. 380. — Supp. 

 to Encycl. Brit. i. 430. pi. 22. — Zool. Misc. iii. tab. 134. fg. G-9. 



Inhabits Devonshire, under stones. It is common all along the borders 

 of Dartmoor, and on the southern coast. It was once taken by 

 Dr. Leach in the garden of the British Museum. 



