Naturalist illustration poster, for an interior with a unique naturalist look - Glomeris marginée by Charles d'Orbigny

Reproduction engraving of: Glomeris marginata (Glomeris marginata, Oliv.), Mexican polydemium (Polydesmus mexicanus, Lucas), Firefly (Iulus lucifugus, Gerv.), enlarged, Biting centipede (Scolopendra morsitans, Linnaeus)

Illustration taken from the Universal Dictionary of Natural History, written under the direction of Charles Henry Dessalines d'Orbigny (1806-1876) and published from 1841 to 1849.

This work, considered one of the major achievements of the 19th century in terms of scientific synthesis and quality popularization, wonderfully illustrating the great beauty and impressive diversity of the biological world, was supplemented by a certain amount of scientific information, some extracts of which are reproduced below.

Important note: the scientific classification elements of the time have been preserved as they are and may of course be obsolete today.

Scientific classification and description of the species present in the engraving:

Class Myriapoda
Order Diplopoda
Glomerid Tribe
Fig. 1. Glomeris marginata (Glomeris marginata, Oliv.), natural size.
1. a. The enlarged head, seen in profile.

Class Myriapoda
Order Diplopoda
Tribe of Polydesmides
Fig. 3. Mexican polydemus (Polydesmus mexicanus, Lucas), natural size.
3. a. The head seen from the front.

Class Myriapoda
Order Diplopoda
Tribe of the Iulids
Fig. 2. Lucifuge Iule (Iulus lucifugus, Gerv.), enlarged.
2. a. The natural size.
• 2. b. The head seen in profile to show the arrangement of the ocelli.

Class Myriapoda
Order of Chilopoda
Tribe Scolopendridae
Fig. 4. Biting centipede (Scolopendra morsitans, Linnaeus), natural size.
4. a. The head seen in profile to show the arrangement of the ocelli.