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I2th GENUS. The ONISCUS. PI. XX. 
CHARACTER OF THE GENUS. 
Fourteen fcet. Sctaceous antennæ, and the body of an oval form. 
1 2. GENRE. L’ONISQUE, ou le CLOPORTE. PL XX.. 
CARACTERE DU GENRE. 
Quatorze pattes. Antennes fétacées, & le corps de forme ovale. 
O NISCUS aquaticus. Linn. 
No. II. 
This onifeus is of an afhen-co- 
lour, and tolerably fmooth. Its 
body is compofed of'fcven articu- 
lations, cxclufive of the head and 
tail, which laft part is much larger 
than the other fegments, round at 
the extremity, and from which 
ilTue two appendices, cach divided 
into two threads. This infeél has 
that in common with fome fea- 
onifei, but differs from them by 
the fea ones having ten fegments. 
This has feven legs on cach iîde y 
the laft of which gradually increafe 
in length, and are conftantly larger 
than the foremoft. The antennæ 
J^’Onifque aquatique. 
Ce cloporte eft de couleur cen- 
drée & aftez lifte. Son corps eft 
compofé de fept articles, fans 
compter la tête & la queue. Cette 
derniere partie eft beaucoup plus 
grande que les autres anneaux, ar- 
rondie par le bout, & il en fort 
deux appendices qui fe divifent 
chacune en deux filets. Cet in- 
feéte a cela de commun avec quel- 
ques onifques de mer, mais il en 
diffère, en ce que les cloportes 
marins ont dix anneaux. Celui- 
ci a fept pattes de chaque côté,, 
dont les dernières vont toujours en 
croifl'ant pour la longueur, & font 
hâve 
