ANCEUS. 
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together. I have given but a hasty look at them, but have 
not recognized males among the adults.” 
Fam. ANCEAPAE. 
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Head very large, and armed in front with two great jaws 
resembling a pair of pincers. 
There is some likelihood that Anceus may prove to be 
one of the stages of Praniza . 
Gen. 123. ANCEUS, Risso. 
Head large, four-sided, nearly as large as the thorax, 
which has five distinct segments; the jaws are large and 
prominent. 
Anceus maxillaris, Montagu, sp. Ant-like Jaw-bearer . 
(Plate XIII. fig. 5.) — About a line and a half long. It is 
found in the same places as Praniza , and has been thought 
by some naturalists to be the other sex. 
South coast of England, where it was first noticed by 
Colonel Montagu. Mr. Halliday found it on the clayey 
shores of Strangford Lough, in Ireland, associated with 
Praniza . 
