. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. Fig. 270.âOvigeroiis legs of A, Phoxichilus spinosus, Mont. ; B, Phoxichilidium femor- (ttum. Ratlike ; C, Auoplodactylus petiolatits, Kr. ; D, Colossendeis proboscideus, Sab. they are alike present in both sexes, though often somewhat smaller in the female than in the male. They are always turned towards the lower side of the body, and in many cases even their point of origin is wholly ventral. The number of joints varies : in Phoxi- cliilidium five, Anoplodcwtylus six, Fig. 271.âTerminal joints of oviger- PhoxicMlus seven ; in Paranymphon ous leg of
. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. Fig. 270.âOvigeroiis legs of A, Phoxichilus spinosus, Mont. ; B, Phoxichilidium femor- (ttum. Ratlike ; C, Auoplodactylus petiolatits, Kr. ; D, Colossendeis proboscideus, Sab. they are alike present in both sexes, though often somewhat smaller in the female than in the male. They are always turned towards the lower side of the body, and in many cases even their point of origin is wholly ventral. The number of joints varies : in Phoxi- cliilidium five, Anoplodcwtylus six, Fig. 271.âTerminal joints of oviger- PhoxicMlus seven ; in Paranymphon ous leg of Rhynchothorax 'iiiedi- â i j_ ⢠-n ⢠â¢^^ terraneus, Costi eight; m Pycnogonum nine, with, in addition, a terminal claw; in the Ammotheidae from seven {Trygaeus) to ten, without a claw; in Pallenidae ten, with or without a claw ; in Rhynclwthorax, Colossendeis, Eurycide, Ascorliynclvus, Nymphon, ten and a claw. The appendage, especially when long, is apt to be wound towards its extremity into a spiral, and its last four joints usually possess a peculiar armature. In Bhynchothorax this ^'°- ^72. ~ Nymphon takes the form of a stout toothed tubercle. 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 Harmer, S. F. (Sidney Frederic), Sir, 1862- ed; Shipley, A. E. (Arthur Everett), Sir, 1861-1927. ed. [London, Macmillan and Co. , Limited; New York, The Macmillan Company
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