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PLATE CCXV. 



PHALANGIUM CRANCROIDES. 

 Aptera. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Eight feet. Four eyes, two on the fummit of the head, and two 

 others on the fides. Antennas referable feet, and are placed at the 

 fore-part of the head. Abdomen round. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER 



AND 



ST NO NT MS. 



Body of an oblong ovated form, flat. Claws fmooth, hairy at 

 at the ends, 



Phalangium Cancroides: abdomine obovato depreflb, chelis 



lasvibus: digitis pilofis. — Lin. Syji. Nat. 2. 1028.4. 



— Fn. Sv. 1968. 

 Scorpio Cancroides: abdomine ecaudato ovato depreflb fufco, 



manibus oblongis. — Fab. Ent. Syji. T. 1. 436. 10. 

 Chelifer abdomine lineis tranfverfis. — Geoff. Inf. 2. 618. I. 

 Chelifer europseus obfcure fufcis corpore ovato depreflb, chelis elon- 



gatis. — -Degeer Inf. 7. 355'. 2.- tab. 9. fig. 4. 



Roef. Inf. 3. tab. 64. 



Frifch. Inf. 8. tab. 1, 



S chaff. Elem. tab. 38. 



— —■—fUB SBBg; 



The fynonyms fufficiently denote the unfettled opinion of eminent 

 naturalilts in refpe£t of the proper genus to which our Infe£r. fhould 

 be referred. We have followed the definition of Linnasus, becaufe 



it 



