THE 



MICROSCOPIC SCOLOPENDRA. 



Generic Character, 



Feel numerous ; equal in nnmber on each fide to 



the fegments of the body. 

 Antennae fetaceous. 

 Falpi two, jointed. 

 Body depreffed. 



Specific Character, 



PELLUCID DOTTED SCOLOPENDRA, 

 with lateral margin, dorfal ftripe, and forked 

 tail gold -coloured. 



On examining a great variety of aquatic infeds a 

 few years ago, I firft difcovered this very curious 

 animalcule in the water of a foft pond in the month 

 of May. It has never before been either defcribed 

 or figured, and is here reprefented very highly mag- 

 nified ; being entirely a microfcopic fpecies as well 

 as an aquatic one. It might perhaps, ftridly fpeak- 

 ing, rather conftitute a new genus than be referred 

 to that of Scolopendra; but as this is a matter 



which 



