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 Genus LXXXI. SCORPIO. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Eyes eight; three on each side the thorax, and 

 two on the back. Legs eight, besides two 

 frontal chelas or claws. Tail elongated, 

 jointed, and terminated by a sharp crooked 

 sting. Two pectens, or comb-like processes, 

 are placed underneath between the thorax 

 and the abdomen. 



General Observations. 



The insects of this genus delight in warm cli- 

 mates. They are to be found in the four quar- 

 ters of the world, but the European species con- 

 fines itself within a certain latitude. In the 

 Journal de Physique for June 1817, Monsieur 

 L. Dufour has given a detailed account of a 

 reddish scorpion, which he has named Scorpio 

 occitanus, a species inhabiting the same quarter 

 of the globe, but specifically distinct from the 

 Scorpio Europceus. Though alike in shape, in 

 make, and in manners, these two species are 

 never found together. It seems that they re- 



