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men well-developed; five first pairs of abdominal 

 extremities lamellar, and subserving respiration. 



I. SUB-ORDER. — Ambulatory-Isopods (Ambulatoria). 



Mouth with two pairs of jaws besides mandibles 

 and foot-jaws ; hind false-feet styliform or opercular, 

 not forming a caudal fin. 



1. Family. — Sea-Centipedes (Idoteidse). Body li- 



near, elongated ; terminal appendages of hind 

 false-feet large, lamellar, opercular, covering 

 all lower surface of abdomen ; not prolonged 

 beyond the last segment, which is scutiform 

 and very large. 



2. Family. — Sea-Woodliee (Asellidse). Body more 



or less elongated ; terminal appendages of 

 hind false-feet styliform and prolonged be- 

 yond abdomen like a tail ; last joint of abdo- 

 men very large, scutiform ; internal antennae 

 small but distinct. 



3. Family. — Fork-tailed Sea-Woodlice (Lygiidae). 



Body oval, head small ; terminal appendages 

 of hind false-feet styliform, slender, elongated, 

 completely exposed, and ending in two styli- 

 form appendages ; last joint of abdomen very 

 small, not scutiform ; internal antennae rudi- 

 mentary. 

 4 Family. — Woodlice-proper (Oniscidse). Body 

 oval, convex ; terminal appendages of hind 

 false-feet short, not extending beyond last 

 segment of abdomen, last joint of abdomen 

 very small, not scutiform ; internal antennae 

 rudimentary. 



