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and ending by projecting on each side, somewhat 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 extremi- 

 ties, in the midst of a four- or five-lobed foliaceous appendage, strongly 

 resembling the branchiae of Doris. Living in the earth, and crawling in 

 damp weather on the ground. 



1. D. Fureedpoorensis (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. Grayii (n. sp.) 

 This and the following species have been examined through the kind- 

 ness of Dr. Gray, of the British Museum, who, when he saw the speci- 

 men of B. Fureedpoorensis, 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 yellow, 

 this species can be easily distinguished from the foregoing one. 



Dr. Cantor refers to a different species, found in 1836 by Mr. Grif- 

 fiths, under stones in the Naga Hills, and to another observed in Bengal 

 (vide "Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist.," 1842, vol. ix., p. 277). 



The above woodcut is from a coloured drawing by Dr. Cantor, in the 

 collection of the British Museum. The original specimen is also in the 

 same collection. 



3. D. Cantoria (n. sp.) 



This species, named after Dr. Cantor, who appears to have been the 

 first to draw attention to this curious form, is the largest of the three 

 species at present known. It was discovered by Mr. Fortune, the well- 

 known Chinese traveller. 



