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of uropoda without any air-cavities and scarcely bilobed. ( T
ropoda not much pro-
duced,
with the inner ramus not attached so far in front as usual.
Remarks. This genus, established as early as in the year 1804 by La-
treille, is nearly allied to Oniscus, with which it agrees in the 3-articulate flagel-
lum of the antennae, but from which it is easily distinguishable by the far less
expanded lateral parts of the segments, and by the narrowness of the metasome.
Mr. Budde-Lund describes no less than 20 species from different parts of the
world, and adds several other species not examined by
Norway belongs only a single species,
to be described below.
Philoscia museorum, (Scopoli).
(PI. LXXVI, fig-. 1.)
Oniscus muscorum, Scopoli, Entoraologia Carniolica, pag. 415.
Syn: Oniscus sylvestris, Fabr.-
Philoscia marmorata, Brandt.
Oniscus agilis, Koch.
him. To the fauna of
Specific Characters. Body oblong oval, slightly widening behind, greatest
width not attaining half the length, and occurring rather behind the middle ; dorsal
face moderately convex, and perfectly smooth, shining. Cephalon transversely
oval, with the frontal edge evenly arched. Side-plates of the 4 anterior segments
of mesosome but very slightly expanded those of the 3 ; posterior segments some-
what more prominent, and terminating behind in obtuse points. Metasome very
small, scarcely exceeding Vs of the length of the body, and abruptly much nar-
rower than the mesosome, epimeral plates i of 3rd to 5th segments comparatively
small and appressed ; last segment subtriangular, flattened above, tip acute. Eyes
rather large and convex. Antennulae with the terminal joint shorter than the
basal one, and conically tapered. Antennae very slender and elongated, ex-
ceeding half the length of the body, fhigellum longer than the last peduncular
joint, and having the 1st articulation as long
as the other 2 combined.
Legs greatly increasing in length posteriorly, the anterior pairs in male densely
setous inside. Uropoda with the outer ramus lanceolate, inner not much shorter
but narrower, and originating at a short distance from the outer. Colour of
dorsal face reddish brown or fulvous, with numerous irregular lighter patches
on each side of the median line, and a more regular series of similar patches
on each side of the mesosome, at the base of the side-plates; cephalon and [a
median band along the back generally dark brown; antennas and bases of the legs
banded with same colour. Length of adult female 872 mm.