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Latimeria. The coelacanth : a bony fish, descended from the crossopterygians, thought to be 



extinct but recently found off the coast of Africa, 315 

 Latrodectvs. a small venomous spider (katipo) of Australasia: arachnid (Araneida), 84 

 Leasder. a prawn: decapod crustacean, 578 



Lebistes reticulatvs. The guppy ("millions fish"): a cyprinodont teleostean fish. 

 Lemur catta. The rat -tailed lemur, a " true " lemur of Madagascar: Primate (Lemuroidea). 

 LEMUKOiDEA. A sub-order of Primates, comprising the " true " lemurs, and the nocturnal 



lemuroids (galago, loris, Xycticebus, etc.). 

 Leotichius GLAVcoPis. A cave-bug: a hemipterous insect, 222 

 Lepadogaster. Cling-fish: a carnivorous, marine teleostean fish. 



Lepas. The ship-barnacle, with a free-swimming nauplius larva: a cirripede crustacean, 209 

 LEPiDOPTERA. An Order of insects, comprising the butterflies and moths. 

 Lepidosires. The South American lung-fish: a dipnoan fish, 312 

 Lepidostevs. The gar-pike: a holostean fish, 321 



Lepisma. The silver-fish: a primitive, wingless insect (bristletail: Thysanura), 218 

 Lepomis. a sun-fish: a fresh-water teleostean fish. 

 Leptisotarsa. Colorado beetle: a coleopterous insect, 219 

 Leptodeira A.yM'LATA. A colubrid snake. 



Leptodora. a water-flea: a branchiopod crustacean (Cladocera), 207 

 LsPTOoyATUvs. The serpent -eel of New Zealand: a teleostean fish. 

 Leptoplaxa. a leaf-like, marine turbellarian worm (Polycladida), 187 

 Lepus. The genus of " true " hare : Lagomorpha. 

 L. TiMiDus. The varying hare. 

 Lbvcosolesia. a sponge: Porifera, 181 

 LiGiA. A marine isopod crustacean, 95 



Lima. An active bivalve mollusc which swims by moving its shell-valves and mantle-lobes. 

 LiMAX. Grey slug: a gastropod mollusc (Pulmonate), 197 



LiMs.Ei. A fresh-water snail (pond snail): a gastropod mollusc (Pulmonate), 196 

 LiMyESiA. A fresh-water mite: acarine (Hydracarina). 

 LiMVLCs POLYPHEMUS. X. American king-crab, or horseshoe crab : an arachnid (Xiphosura), 



161, 211 

 LiNEUS RUBER. An aquatic nemertine worm, 189 

 LiTHOBius. A centipede: myriapod (Chilopoda). 



LiTTORi.vA yERiToiDES. Periwinkle: a gastropod mollusc (Prosobranch), 45 

 LizziA. A hydrozoan coelenterate. 



Locust A migratoria. The migratory locust, or grasshopper: Orthoptera (Acrididae), 69 

 LoLiGo. Common squid: a dibranchiate cephalopod mollusc, 145 



LoPHORTTX CALiFORsicus. The Califomian valley quail: Galliformes (pheasant family), 417 

 Loris gracilis. The slender loris: a nocturnal lemuroid primate. 

 Lota. The burbot: a fresh-water teleostean fish (cod family: Gadidse). 

 Loxia. The cross-bill: a passerine bird (finch family). 

 Loxodosta africana. The African elephant: Proboscidea. 

 Lucifvga. Cuban blind cave-fish: a teleostean fish. 

 Lvcioperca. The pike-perch: a teleostean fish (Percidae). 

 LuMBRicuLUs. An earthworm: oligochaete worm. 



LvMBRicvs terrestris. The common earthworm: oligochaete worm, 190 

 LuTiAyus. The snapper: a teleostean fish (sea-bass family). 

 LuTRA. The otter: a mustelid carnivore. 

 LuTREOLA. The mink: a mustelid carnivore. 

 LrcosA AORicoLA. Wolf-spider : arachnid (Araneida), 214 

 LrcoTEVTHis DiADEMA. The "wonder lamp", a luminous, deep-sea squid: dibranchiate 



cephalopod molluse, 740 

 LraoDACiTLUs. A gecko: lacertilian reptile (Geckonidfe). 

 LrMAyTRiA. Tussock-moth: a lepidopterous insect. 

 LrTECHiyus. Sea-urchin: an echinoderm (Echinoidea). 



Mabufa. a genus of skink: lacertilian reptile (Scincidae). 



Macaca (Macacus). Macaque monkeys: Old World monkeys (Catarrhine). 



