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Side-plates of 1st segment of raesosome abruptly truncated at the posterior corner.<br />

Last segment of metasome much broader than it is long, and obtusely truncated<br />

at the tip. Antennse very short, with the last joint of the flagellum nearly 3<br />

times as long as the 1st. Legs, pleopoda and uropoda nearly as in A. pictum.<br />

Colour of dorsal face dark brown, more or less distinctly variegated with lighter<br />

patches, arranged as in the above-named species. Length of body scarcely exceeding<br />

5 mm.<br />

Remarks. In its general appearance this species bears considerable resem-<br />

blance to A. pictum, and may easily<br />

be confounded with it. On a closer exa-<br />

mination, it is however found to differ very markedly in certain points, and may<br />

thus undoubtedly be regarded as specifically distinct. The peculiar form of<br />

the side-plates of the 1st segment of the mesosome is an especially<br />

racter, and the caudal segment also differs essentially in its form.<br />

marked cha-<br />

Occurrence. I have myself only met with this species in a single locality<br />

near Christiania, viz., close to the shore on the outermost point of the Ladegaardso,<br />

where it was found occasionally below stones together with Porcettio pictus. Mr.<br />

Ellingsen has, however, collected it in 3 different places, viz., at Kragero, Grim-<br />

stad and Boro, and some few specimens in our Univ. Museum were also found among<br />

A. pictum, and were collected at Langesund by<br />

it exactly resembles A. pictum.<br />

the late Dr. Jensen. In habits<br />

Dstribution. Northern and Central Europe, in the same places as A. pictum.

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