Family 8. Polyzoniidae.
Body with varying number of rings arched transversely downwards and sharp at the sides. The anterior part of the ring somewhat hidden. The eyes in a simple row. The stigmata very small and placed near the lateral corner of the body ring. Head small in proportion to the body.
Fig. 24.—Polyzonium germanicum. (From C. L. Koch, Die Myriapoden.)
Order II. Chilopoda (or Syngnatha).
Antennae with many joints, at least 14. Only one pair of legs to each body ring. The genital opening on the last ring of the body. Bases of the legs widely separate.
There are four families in this Order:—
Family 1. Lithobiidae.
Body with 9 principal and 6 subsidiary rings. On both principal and subsidiary rings one pair of legs, except on the last ring of the body. Many eyes; the posterior ones large and kidney-shaped. The antennae with many rings.
