9 Z 9, 



ORDER VII. Scorpio. 



for running , the head united with the thorax, 

 and the tail Jong and articulated. 



The claws fituate upon the head are, accord- 

 ing to the fame author, the antennae of the in- 

 it& ; Scopoli calls them palpi. 



The venom of the Scorpion is accounted 

 more dangerous than that of any other infecl, 

 and has been frequently attended with the lofs 

 of life, in hot climates, as we are informed 

 by different travellers. 



Genus 



