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PEDIPALPI. 



PHALANGID^E Gervais. In the group of Harvest-men the 

 cephalothorax is not jointed ; the abdomen is short and thick, 

 and the maxillary palpi end in a simple claw ; the mandibles 

 are well developed and end in a forceps. The legs are 

 extremely long. They breathe through tracheae. They occur 

 about houses, especially in shady places and in woods and 



Fig. 632. 



fields. "They are carnivorous, feeding on small insects, and 

 are said to be especially addicted to Aphis-eating." (Wood.) 

 The genus Phalangium has no spines on the palpi, and has 

 two simple eyes. The species have been well described by 

 Dr. H. C. Wood, jr. (Proceedings of the Essex Institute, vol. 

 vi), some of whose illustrations appear here, so that the spe- 

 cies here mentioned can be easily identified. P. dorsatum Say 



