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room^ix. Scorpions, and the False Scorpions ( Galeodes 
and Chelifer ). 
The last family of Arachnida consists of the 
Shepherd Spiders ( Phalangium ), and the Mites 
(Acari). 
The Phryni and Thelyphoni, though called 
Tarantulae by Fabricius, must not be confounded 
with the celebrated insect of that name, which 
belongs to a very different genus, the Wolf- 
Spiders ( Lycosa , Latr.).—The tales which have 
been told of that animal, and the fatal effects 
attributed to its bite, only to be cured, as was 
supposed, by music and dancing, have lost their 
credit on investigation, at least in the opinion 
of well informed and unprejudiced inquirers. 
It is now ascertained that the bite of the Ta¬ 
rantula is scarcely, if at all, dangerous to man, 
and may be readily cured by the medicines 
usually employed in such cases. 
The remainder of this Case is filled with In¬ 
sects which do not undergo any metamorphosis, 
as species of the genera lulus , and Scolopendra 
(some of the latter are of large size), Lepisma , 
and Podura. The Parasitic Insects come next, 
the species of which are for the most part pe¬ 
culiar, respectively, to peculiar animals, each to 
each. The forms of some of these minute 
creatures are very extraordinary. 
TENTH 
