184 SCOLOPENDRA ALTERNANS. 



the head of the Scolopendra Morsitans, subface ; (c) front view of 

 the same, to shew the mouth ; (/;) the four eyes on one side of the 

 head. 



De Geer, Catesby, and other authors, assert that the bite of the 

 Scolopendra seldom proves fatal to man and the larger animals ; 

 though not mortal, its wounds are more painful than those pro- 

 duced by the sting of the scorpion. 



SCOLOPENDRA GIGAS — Gigantic Scolopendra. 

 ** Body with the segments nearly equal. 



Spec. Char. Segments transversely quadrate, with 

 rounded angles, ferruginous brown, luteous behind ; 

 antenna, palpi, galea, and legs testaceous ; all the feet, 

 with the exception of the anterior pair, with small 

 spines on their joints. 



Described by Dr. Leach in the eleventh volume of the Transac- 

 tions of the Linnean Society, from a specimen in the College 

 Museum of Edinburgh. Length eleven inches. Locality un- 

 known. 



SCOLOPENDRA ALTERNANS. Alternate Centipede. 



*** Segments transverse, alternately longer and shorter. 



Spec. Char. Hinder legs with the first joint rounded 

 and internally spinulose. 



Scolopendra alternans; Leach, Lin. Trans, xi. 383; Zool. Miscel. iii. 1. 138. 



Habitat unknown. 



