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The British Woodlice

THE BRITISH WOODLICE. (continued 2)

Reading edition

Protoplasm, formative, 10

pruinosus, Metoponorthus, description of, 37

pseudotracheae, 31

pulchellum, Armadillidium, description of, 42

pusillus, Trichoniscus, description of, 22

Purbeck Beds, 2

Quay-louse, 20

Quay lowders, 20

rathkei, Porcellio, description of, 34

ratzeburgii, Porcellio, description of, 36

Reproductive organs, 8, 8, 9

roseus, Trichoniscus, description of, 24

Roule, Professor Louis, 9

Sandstone, old red, 1

Sars, Professor G. O., 17, 23

scaber, Porcellio, description of, 32

Scharff, Dr. R. F., 17, 19, 23, 45

Seminal reservoir, 9, 9

Socchetre, 16

Sow bug, 15

Species, distribution of, 43

St. Anthony's hogs, 16

Stebbing, the Rev. T. R. R., 19, 21, 35, 44, 45

Swanley Horticultural College, 14

Tertiary deposits, 2

Testes, 9, 9

Thorax, 2, 3

Thrush louse, 15

Tiggyhog, 15

Tracheae, 6, 31

Trichoniscidæ, characters of, 18, 22

Trichoniscoides, 21, 22, 26 characters of, 17, 18, 25 albidus, 44, 45 description of, 25 flagellum of, 25

Trichoniscus, 21, 22, 26 characters of, 17, 18, 22 pusillus, 22, 23, 24, 25, 44, Plate iii. description of, 22 flagellum of, 23 pygmaeus, description of, 23 roseus, 23, 25, 44, Plate v. description of, 24 flagellum of, 24 vividus, 22, 25, 44, Plate iv. description of, 23 flagellum of, 24

Tubes for specimens, 16

Typhloniscus steinii, 30

vividus, Trichoniscus, description of, 23

vulgare, Armadillidium, description of, 41

Walking legs, 4, 5

Webb, Mr. Wilfred Mark, 20, 25, 26, 35, 36, 45

Welsh names for Woodlice, 16

Westwood, Bate and, 17, 19, 30

White arsenic for destroying Woodlice, 14

Willmott, Miss, 45

Wood-ants, 15

Woodlice, in captivity, 12 methods for getting rid of, 24 position of, 1 storage of specimens, 16 Welsh names for, 16

Woodlouse, common, 4

Yolk, food, 10, 11, inset facing 10

Zia agilis, 21 melanocephala, 29

LIST OF PLATES.

PLATE

Ligia oceanica LinnéI.

Ligidium hypnorum CuvierII.

Trichoniscus pusillus BrandtIII.

Trichoniscus vividus KochIV.

Trichoniscus roseus KochV.

Trichoniscoides albidus Budde-LundVI.

Haplophthalmus mengii ZaddachVII.

Haplophthalmus danicus Budde-LundVIII.

Oniscus asellus LinnéIX.

Philoscia muscorum ScopoliX.

Philoscia couchii KinahanXI.

Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii BrandtXII.

Porcellio scabier LatreilleXIII.

Porcellio pictus Brandt and RatzeburgXIV.

Porcellio dilatatus BrandtXV.

Porcellio rathkei BrandtXVI.

Porcellio laevis LatreilleXVII.

Porcellio ratzeburgii BrandtXVIII.

Metoponorthus pruinosus BrandtXIX.

Metoponorthus cingendus KinahanXX.

Cylisticus convexus De GeerXXI.

Armadillidium nasatum Budde-LundXXII.

Armadillidium vulgare LatreilleXXIII.

Armadillidium pulchellum ZenckerXXIV.

Armadillidium depressum BrandtXXV.

BRITISH WOODLICE.

PLATE I.

Ligia oceanica Linné. The Quay-louse. Length, two to three centimetres.

Plate I Ligia oceanica
Plate I Ligia oceanica

Charles Sillem, del. ad nat.

F. W. Reader, sculpt.

BRITISH WOODLICE.

PLATE II.

Ligidium hypnorum Cuvier. Length, nine millimetres.

Plate II Ligidium hypnorum
Plate II Ligidium hypnorum

Charles Sillem, del. ad nat.

F. W. Reader, sculpt.

BRITISH WOODLICE.

PLATE III.

Trichoniscus pusillus Brandt. Length, four millimetres.

Plate III Trichoniscus pusillus
Plate III Trichoniscus pusillus

Charles Sillem, del. ad nat.

F. W. Reader, sculpt.

BRITISH WOODLICE.

PLATE IV.

Trichoniscus vividus Koch. Length, eight millimetres.

Plate IV Trichoniscus vividus
Plate IV Trichoniscus vividus

Charles Sillem, del. ad nat.

F. W. Reader, sculpt.

BRITISH WOODLICE.

PLATE V.

Trichoniscus roseus Koch. Length, five millimetres.

Plate V Trichoniscus roseus
Plate V Trichoniscus roseus

Charles Sillem, del. ad nat.

F. W. Reader, sculpt.

BRITISH WOODLICE.

PLATE VI.

Trichoniscoides albidus Budde-Lund. Length, four millimetres.

Plate VI Trichoniscoides albidus
Plate VI Trichoniscoides albidus

Charles Sillem, del. ad nat.

F. W. Reader, sculpt.

BRITISH WOODLICE.

PLATE VII.

Haplophthalmus mengii Zaddach. Length, three to four millimetres.

Plate VII Haplophthalmus mengii
Plate VII Haplophthalmus mengii

Charles Sillem, del. ad nat.

F. W. Reader, sculpt.

BRITISH WOODLICE.

PLATE VIII.

Haplophthalmus danicus Budde-Lund. Length, three to four millimetres.

Plate VIII Haplophthalmus danicus
Plate VIII Haplophthalmus danicus

Charles Sillem, del. ad nat.

F. W. Reader, sculpt.

BRITISH WOODLICE.

PLATE IX.

Oniscus asellus Linné (The common slater). Length, sixteen millimetres.

Plate IX Oniscus asellus
Plate IX Oniscus asellus

Charles Sillem, del. ad nat.

F. W. Reader, sculpt.

BRITISH WOODLICE.

PLATE X.

Philoscia muscorum Scopoli. Length, nine millimetres.

Plate X Philoscia muscorum
Plate X Philoscia muscorum

Charles Sillem, del. ad nat.

F. W. Reader, sculpt.

BRITISH WOODLICE.

PLATE XI.

Philoscia couchii Kinahan. Length, nine millimetres.

Plate XI Philoscia couchii
Plate XI Philoscia couchii

Charles Sillem, del. ad nat.

F. W. Reader, sculpt.

BRITISH WOODLICE.

PLATE XII.

Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii Brandt. Length, three millimetres.

Plate XII Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii
Plate XII Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii

Charles Sillem, del. ad nat.

F. W. Reader, sculpt.

BRITISH WOODLICE.

PLATE XIII.

Porcellio scaber Latreille. Length, fourteen millimetres.

Plate XIII Porcellio scaber
Plate XIII Porcellio scaber

Charles Sillem, del. ad nat.

F. W. Reader, sculpt.

BRITISH WOODLICE.

PLATE XIV.

Porcellio pictus Brandt and Ratzeburg. Length, thirteen millimetres.

Plate XIV Porcellio pictus
Plate XIV Porcellio pictus

Charles Sillem, del. ad nat.

F. W. Reader, sculpt.

BRITISH WOODLICE.

PLATE XV.

Porcellio dilatatus Brandt. Length, fifteen millimetres.

Plate XV Porcellio dilatatus
Plate XV Porcellio dilatatus

Charles Sillem, del. ad nat.

F. W. Reader, sculpt.

BRITISH WOODLICE.

PLATE XVI.

Porcellio rathkei Brandt. Length, twelve millimetres.

Plate XVI Porcellio rathkei
Plate XVI Porcellio rathkei

Charles Sillem, del. ad nat.

F. W. Reader, sculpt.

BRITISH WOODLICE.

PLATE XVII.

Porcellio laevis Latreille. Length, sixteen millimetres.

Plate XVII Porcellio laevis
Plate XVII Porcellio laevis

Charles Sillem, del. ad nat.

F. W. Reader, sculpt.

BRITISH WOODLICE.

PLATE XVIII.

Porcellio ratzeburgii Brandt. Length, eleven millimetres.

Plate XVIII Porcellio ratzeburgii
Plate XVIII Porcellio ratzeburgii

Charles Sillem, del. ad nat.

F. W. Reader, sculpt.

BRITISH WOODLICE.

PLATE XIX.

Metoponorthus pruinosus Brandt. Length, nine millimetres.

Plate XIX Metoponorthus pruinosus
Plate XIX Metoponorthus pruinosus

Charles Sillem, del. ad nat.

F. W. Reader, sculpt.

BRITISH WOODLICE.

PLATE XX.

Metoponorthus cingendus Kinahan. Length, six millimetres.

Plate XX Metoponorthus cingendus
Plate XX Metoponorthus cingendus

Charles Sillem, del. ad nat.

F. W. Reader, sculpt.

BRITISH WOODLICE.

PLATE XXI.

Cylisticus convexus De Geer. Length, twelve millimetres.

Plate XXI Cylisticus convexus
Plate XXI Cylisticus convexus

Charles Sillem, del. ad nat.

F. W. Reader, sculpt.

BRITISH WOODLICE.

PLATE XXII.

Armadillidium nasatum Budde-Lund. Length, fifteen millimetres.

Plate XXII Armadillidium nasatum
Plate XXII Armadillidium nasatum

Charles Sillem, del. ad nat.

F. W. Reader, sculpt.

BRITISH WOODLICE.

PLATE XXIII.

Armadillidium vulgare Latreille. Length, fifteen millimetres.

Plate XXIII Armadillidium vulgare
Plate XXIII Armadillidium vulgare

Charles Sillem, del. ad nat.

F. W. Reader, sculpt.

BRITISH WOODLICE.

PLATE XXIV.

Armadillidium pulchellum Zencker. Length, five millimetres.

Plate XXIV Armadillidium pulchellum
Plate XXIV Armadillidium pulchellum

Charles Sillem, del. ad nat.

F. W. Reader, sculpt.

BRITISH WOODLICE.

PLATE XXV.

Armadillidium depressum Brandt. Length, fifteen millimetres..

Plate XXV Armadillidium depressum
Plate XXV Armadillidium depressum

Charles Sillem, del. ad nat.

F. W. Reader, sculpt.

Misprints and misspellings noted or corrected in the text:

Page vii [CONTENTS]: "Family--Ligidæ " changed to "Family--Ligiidæ".

Page vii [CONTENTS]: "Haplopthalmus mengii" changed to "Haplophthalmus mengii".

Page viii [CONTENTS]: "Armydillidium vulgare" changed to "Armadillidium vulgare".

Page 2: "Aegidae is found" changed to "Aegidae which is found".

Page 16: "naptha" changed to "naphtha" in footnote.

Page 28: "Faroe Islands; Thornsharn;" changed to "Faroe Islands; Thorsharn;".

Page 29: "1833 Philoscia marmorala ...", changed to "1833 Philoscia marmorata ..."

Page 30: Missing page ref. at end of "1868 Philoscia couchii Bate and Westwood (1), p."

Page 33: Missing page ref. at end of "1868 Porcellio pictus Bate and Westwood (1), p."

Page 33: Missing page ref. at end of "1868 Porcellio dilatatus Bate and Westwood (1), p."

Page 51 [INDEX]: "Ligidae, characters of" changed to "Ligiidae, characters of".

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