THE 



AFRICAN SCORPION. 



Generic Character, 



Eight Legs, befides the 2 frontal Chelae. 



Eight Eyes, viz. 3 on each fide the thorax, and 2 

 on the back. 



Two cheliform Palpi or feelers. 



Tail long, jointed, terminated by a crooked point. 



Two Combs beneath, between the thorax and ab- 

 domen. 



Specific Character, &c. 



SCORPION with 13-toothed combs and fome- 

 what heart-fhaped hairy claws. 



Swammerd. bibl. nat. t. 3. f. 3. 

 Roef. inf. 3. t. 65. 



Scorpions may be confidered as the moft malignant 

 and poifonons of all known infe&s. It is true that the 

 effect of their fling will differ greatly according to the 

 different circumftances of the conftitution of the perfon 

 receiving the wound, as well as of the ftate of the ani- 

 mal itfelf, and the degree of violence with which the 

 wound was inflicted. It is alfo to be acknowledged 

 that the common European Scorpion is not in general 



of 



