. Cuvier's animal kingdom : arranged according to its organization. Animals. TRACHEARIJE. 469 vanced, in the form of a muzzle or beak. The majority have eight legs, the others six.* This family is composed of two tribes. The first tribe is that of the harvest-men, Phalangita, Latr., having the chelicerœ very apparent, either projecting in front of the trunk or being inferior, but always terminating in a didactyle forceps, preceded by one or two joints. They have two filiform palpi of five joints, the last terminated by a small hook; two distinct eyes; two maxilla;, formed by the prolongation o
. Cuvier's animal kingdom : arranged according to its organization. Animals. TRACHEARIJE. 469 vanced, in the form of a muzzle or beak. The majority have eight legs, the others six.* This family is composed of two tribes. The first tribe is that of the harvest-men, Phalangita, Latr., having the chelicerœ very apparent, either projecting in front of the trunk or being inferior, but always terminating in a didactyle forceps, preceded by one or two joints. They have two filiform palpi of five joints, the last terminated by a small hook; two distinct eyes; two maxilla;, formed by the prolongation of the basal joint of the palpi, and often four others, composed merely of the dilated coxœ of the two anterior pairs of feet. The body is oval or rounded, covered, at least upon the thorax, by a more solid skin. The abdomen exhibits the appearance of foldings. The legs are long, always eight in number, and divided distinctly, in the manner of those of insects. Many {Phalangium) have, at the base of the two posterior feet, two spira- cles, one on each side, but hidden by the coxae. The majority live on the ground, upon plants, or at the roots of trees, and they are very active ; others hide themselves beneath stones, or in Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cuvier, Georges, baron, 1769-1832; McMurtrie, Henry, 1793-1865; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. London : Orr and Smith
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