370 NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN LAND-PLANARIANS, 



obtained measured when alive and crawling, 2*5 cm. long, and 

 3 mm. broad. In spirit it measures 15 mm. long, 4 mm. broad, 

 the mouth 6 mm. behind the anterior extremity, and the 

 generative aperture 2 mm. behind the mouth. 



Hab. — Hartley Vale. 



From under a log and almost in the water on a swampy flat. 



12. Geoplana rubicunda, n. sp. 



Body tapering gradually anteriorly, more abruptly posteriorly, 

 convex dorsally, flat ventrally (or somewhat concave in the median 

 line), thin, much depressed, contrasting markedly with G.ccerulea in 

 this respect. Dorsal surface of a bright brick-red, somewhat darker 

 in the anterior portion of the body and in the median line, other- 

 wise fairly uniform ; no indication of any stripes ; undersurface of 

 a lighter tint ; in spirit the colours fade considerably. Eyes 

 smaller and more diflicult to make out than usual. 



Length of a living specimen extended 60 mm., breadth 2 mm. ; 

 the same specimen in spirit 38 mm. long, 3-5 wide, aperture of 

 mouth not visible, the genital aperture 28 mm. behind the anterior 

 extremity ; length of a second (spirit) specimen 52 mm., breadth 

 3-5 mm., the mouth 32 mm. behind the anterior extremity, and 

 the genital aperture 7 mm. behind the mouth. 



Six other spirit specimens from 4-9-5 cm. long, and 3-6-5 mm. 

 wide ; in three of them 9-5, 69, and 6-5 cm. long respectively, the 

 oral apertures are 6-5, 4-2, and 4 cm. respectively behind the 

 anterior extremity, while the generative apertures are 8-5, 6-5, and 

 6 mm. respectively still further back. 

 Bab. — (Sydney), Springwood, IST.S.W. 



The six specimens above-mentioned were among a number of 

 planarians obtained at one of the Sydney nurseries, and given to 

 us by Mr. Masters. When previously referred to {antea p. 245) 

 we thought they were possibly not indigenous, They appear 

 however to belong to the same species as two subsequently found 

 in a gully at Springwood. Like these they have the body rela- 

 tively broad and depressed (very noticeable in the largest 

 specimens), and the oral aperture further back than usual. They 



