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1S1<br />

patches may be plainly seen, and in male specimens, as a rule, the median row<br />

is also easily distinguishable.<br />

Occurrence. In the neighbourhood of Christiania,<br />

monest Oniscoida, being found rather plentifully, not only<br />

this is one of the com-<br />

within the limits of<br />

the town, but also at rather great distance from it, on open fields beneath stones<br />

and pieces of wood. I have also taken it at Drobak and Skien, and have re-<br />

ceived specimens collected by Mr. Ellingsen at Fredrikstad and Kragero. It is<br />

rather active, and when disturbed, runs away at once to conceal itself, but it is<br />

not nearly so rapid in its motions as P. pictus, to which it bears some resem-<br />

blance in its variegated markings.<br />

Distribution. Northern, western and middle Europe, everywhere; Trans-<br />

caucasia, North America.<br />

5. Porcellio laevis, La.tr.<br />

(PI. LXX1X, fig. 2.)<br />

Porcellio Iceris, LaireiJle, Hist. nat. des Crust. & Insectes. Vol. VII, p. 4H.<br />

Syn: Porcellio Degeerii, And. & Savign.<br />

eucercus, Brand i.<br />

syriacus, Brandt.<br />

niusculuft, Brandt.<br />

cinerasceiis, Brandt.<br />

flubius, Brandt.<br />

Poeyi, Guerin.<br />

wbicus, Koch.<br />

flaripes, Koch.<br />

cubensis, Sauss.<br />

sumichrasti, Sauss.<br />

cotillce, Sauss.<br />

aztecus, Sauss.<br />

mexicamis, Sauss.<br />

Specific Characters. Body oval, greatest width slightly exceeding half the<br />

length, dorsal face moderately convex and almost perfectly smooth. Cephalon<br />

with the_ lateral lobes well developed, rounded, frontal lobe obtusely triangular.<br />

Side-plates of mesosome subcontiguous, 1st pair considerably larger<br />

than the suc-<br />

ceeding ones, which have the posterior corners but slightly produced. Metasome<br />

not nearly attaining y4 of the length of the body, epimeral plates of 3rd to 5th<br />

segments of moderate size and slightly recurved ; last segment subtriangular, outer<br />

part acutely produced and slightly grooved above. Antennae very slender, equal-<br />

ling half the length of the body, tiageHum not attaining the length<br />

peduncular joint, and having the proximal articulation somewhat longer<br />

of the last<br />

than the<br />

distal one. Last pair of legs differing but little in the two sexes. Opercular

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