. The Arthrostraca of Connecticut. Malacostraca. No. 26.] ARTHROSTRACA OF CONNECTICUT. 249 the base, apex acute and with sHght concavity in its dorsal surface. Uropods with peduncle not extending as far as apex of last abdominal segment; outer ramus lanceolate and more than twice as long as last segment of abdomen; inner ramus about one-third as long as outer one. Color, posterior and lateral margins of uniform reddish brown; other parts of a lighter color. Surface of body slightly granulated. Length 9 mm. Distribution: Ohio; Kansas; California; Utah; New Mexico; Texas; Florida; Washington, Di
. The Arthrostraca of Connecticut. Malacostraca. No. 26.] ARTHROSTRACA OF CONNECTICUT. 249 the base, apex acute and with sHght concavity in its dorsal surface. Uropods with peduncle not extending as far as apex of last abdominal segment; outer ramus lanceolate and more than twice as long as last segment of abdomen; inner ramus about one-third as long as outer one. Color, posterior and lateral margins of uniform reddish brown; other parts of a lighter color. Surface of body slightly granulated. Length 9 mm. Distribution: Ohio; Kansas; California; Utah; New Mexico; Texas; Florida; Washington, District of Columbia; Virginia; Maryland; New York City; Massachusetts; West Indies ; Ber- muda ; Bahamas ; Europe; North Africa; Venezuela. The species is found under logs and decaying vegetable matter, in greenhouses, along walls, and in dwellings. It may be distinguished from other terrestrial forms by the fact that the abdomen is abruptly narrower than the thorax. Actoniscus ellipticus Fig. 83. Actoniscus ellipticus. 1878. Actoniscus ellipticus, Harger, Amer. Jour. Sci., ser. 3, vol. 15, p. 373- 1905. Actoniscus ellipticus, Richardson, Bull. U. S. Nat. for 1878, p. 309, pi. I, fig. 3-. 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 Kunkel, Beverly Waugh, 1881-. Hartford, Printed for the State Geological and Natural History Society
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