90 MYRIAPODA. 



that its poison is as dangerous as that of the scorpion. (See also Worbe in the Bulletin 

 de la Soc. Philomat, Jan. 1824, Amoreux Insectes venimeux, and the recent work of 

 Pohl and Kollar above referred to, for further details relative to the poisonous properties 

 of these insects.) 



This Scolopendra has eight eyes : they are very small ; four are placed on each side 

 of the head near the antennas. In the dissections a figure is given to exhibit the manner 

 in which the four eyes are placed on one side. 



