KREISCHERIA. 



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Eophrynus prestvici (Buckland). Text-figure 39. 



1837. Gurculioides prestvicii, Buckland, Bridgewater Treatise (2nd ed.), vol. ii, p. 77, note, pi. xlvi, 



fig. 2. 

 1871. Eophrynus prestvicii, H. Woodward, G-eol. Mag-., vol. viii, pp. 386 — 388, pi. xi. 

 1902. Eophrynus prestvicii, R. I. Pocock, Geol. Mag. [4], vol. ix, pp. 440, fig. 1 on p. 490. 

 1904. Eophrynus prestvicii, A. Fritscli, Pakeoz. Araelm., pp. 46 — 48, with fig. 



The typical example of this species, discovered by Mr. "W. Anstice and described 



Fig. 39. — Eophrynus prestvici (Buckland) ; nearly twice nat. size. — Coal Measures ; Coseley, near Dudley. 

 A. Dorsal surface. — I to vi, appendages of the prosoma of the left side ; car., carapace ; gen. tg. and 



1 tg., first tergal plate of the opisthosoma apparently composed of the tergal elements of two somites ; 



2 tg., second tergal plate representing the first large tergal plate exposed in Anthracomartus and other 

 genera ; 3 tg. to 8 tg., third to the eighth tergal plates. B. Lateral view of carapace. — o., eyes. C. 

 Ventral surface. — n to vi, coxae of postoral appendages ; true., maxillary process of palpus ; pr. si., 

 sternum of prosoma ; 1 st. to 9 si., sterna of first to ninth somites of the opisthosoma ; 8 tg., lower side 

 of the median lamina of the last tergal plate visible on the dorsal side ; 9 tg., tergal plate of annuliform 

 ninth somite ; 10 tg., anal operculum or tergal plate of tenth somite. From Geol. Mag. [4], vol. ix, 

 p. 490. 



by Dean Buckland, came from Coalbrook Dale in Shropshire ; the specimen 

 described by Dr. Woodward and subsequent authors came from Dudley. 



Genus KREISCHERIA, Geinitz. 



1882. Kreischeria, H. B. Greinitz, Zeitschr. deutscli. geol. G-es., vol. xxxiv, p. 238, pi. xiv. 

 1890. Kreischeria, E. Haase, Zeitschr. deutsch. geol. G-es., vol. xlii, p. 642, pi. xxx, fig. 6. 

 1904. Kreischeria, A. Fritsch, Paleeoz. Araelm., p. 50, fig. 63. 



This genus, the type of which is K. iviedel, Geinitz, differs from Eophrynus at 

 least in having the median sulcus of the carapace longer, wider, and expanding 

 posteriorly, and the eyes well in advance of the middle of this plate. These 



