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of their Associate Members, and which he believed to belong to 

 a new order of the group Turbellaria, — the straight alimentary 

 canal and the absence of the anal orifice reminding one of the 

 Rhabdocoela ; while the apparent absence of cilia, and the pecu- 

 liar worm-like form, give the animal a very Helminthoid ap- 

 pearance. Dr. Wright purposed to lay before the Linnsean 

 Society a full account of this curious creature, when he would 

 fully discuss the question of its proper position among the An- 

 nuloida; for the present, he would propose to name the genus 

 after his friend A. Dunlop, Esq. It may be briefly characterized 

 as follows : — 



Dunlopea, nov. gen. 



Body flattened, ribbon-like, transversely wrinkled, one por- 

 tion gradually tapering to a tail-like extremity, the other taper- 

 ing but slightly, and ending by projecting on each side, some- 

 what in the form of the head of the Zygcena malleus. No eye- 

 dots or apparent anal orifice. Mouth (?) situated on the ventral 

 portion, about midway between the two extremities, in the midst 

 of a four- or five-lobed foliaceous appendage ; strongly resem- 

 bling the branchise of Doris. Living in the earth, and crawling 

 in damp weather on the ground. 



1. D. ferudpoorensis, n. sp. 



So called after the district in which it was found. About 

 4 inches in length. Dorsal surface of a greenish- brown colour, 

 with a line of light yellowish-brown running longitudinally 

 along its central portion. Ventral surface of a lighter shade of 

 colour. Central portion and (?) oral tuft of a light yellow 

 colour. 



2. D. Grayia, n. sp. 



This and the following species have been examined through 

 the kindness of Dr. Gray, of the British Museum, who, when he 

 saw the specimen of D. ferudpoorensis, at once recognized the 

 animal, and, after a search of a few moments, produced a 

 drawing of this species, which was discovered by Dr. Cantor 



in China, and is alluded to in his Catalogue of the Plants and 

 Animals of that country. From the peculiar triangular head- 

 lobes, and the brownish colour of the body, marked with 



