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I received several specimens of this animal from Ma- 

 deira, through the kindness of Airs. Morshead, who in- 

 formed me that they were very common in the houses. 

 As I have never seen the Scutigera araneoides of Latreille, 

 and as the specimens which I have, will neither agree with 

 the figures nor descriptions of authors, I feel myself justified 

 in considering them as referable to another species. 



Gen. II. LiTHOBius. 

 AnfemKE conico-setaceae ; articulis (45 circiter) subconicis; 

 duobus basilaribus majoribus. Pedes 34 posticis Ion-., 

 gioribus ; femoribus secundis confluentibus, expansiofte 

 lamelliformi medio late emarginata, valde denticulata. 

 OcuU granulati. 



Sp. 1. LitJwbinsforficatus. 

 Tab. 137. 

 L, capite lato, pedibus testaceo-flavicantibus ; femoribus 

 secundis expansione lamelliformi tota profunde impres- 

 so-punctata. 

 Scolopendra forficata auctorum. 

 Lithobius forficatus. Leach Edinb. Eiicycl. 7. 408. 



Trans. Linn. Sue. 11. 381. 



Encycl. Brit. Sup. 1. 43 J. 



pi. 22. 

 Fig. superior mag. nat. ; sinistra, Antenna aucta; dextra, 

 Pes auctus. 



Habitat in Europa sub lapidibus. In Anglia, Hibcrnia 

 rarior. 



Long. corp. 1 unc. 



Antennae sordide testaceae, pilosulse. Pedum par secun- 

 dum (viandibulcB auctorum) tarsis basi sordide testa- 



