Dendy. — On New Zealand Land Planarians. 233 



leaving narrow median and submarginal bands of the ground- 

 colour free from mottling. In spirit the broad brown bands of 

 the dorsal surface assume a greenish tint. 



I also found two specimens of this species in a mixed col- 

 lection of Land Planarians given to me by Mr. H. Suter, with 

 no further locality than " Native bush, New Zealand." 



G. agricola, var. maori, var. nov. 



This variety differs from the type in the suppression of the 

 mid-dorsal and mid-ventral narrow yellow bands, the broad 

 darker bands meeting in the middle line on both surfaces. I 

 have two specimens of this variety, one from St. Martin's, 

 received together with the typical specimens and showing a 

 narrow remnant of the mid-dorsal yellow band anteriorly, and 

 one in Mr. Suter' s collection. 



Geoplana fagicola, n. sp. 



In life rather broad, flat below, convex above, rather blunt 

 behind. In spirit about 37 mm. long and 4-5 mm. broad; 

 flat below, strongly convex above ; tapering rather more 

 gradually in front than behind ; with rather prominent and 

 sharp lateral margins. Eyes very minute and inconspicuous, 

 visible chiefly around the horse-shoe-shaped anterior ex- 

 tremity. Genital aperture (in spirit) about 9-5 mm. and peri- 

 pharyngeal aperture about 14-5 mm. from the posterior ex- 

 tremity. 



Dorsal surface in life rather dark-brown, fading gradually 

 towards the margins, and with a well-defined, narrow, pale- 

 brown median stripe. Ventral surface the same but lighter, 

 fading to the margins, and with a narrow, pale mediau stripe. 

 Anterior tip pink. 



Locality. — Near Mr. Garvey's, Clinton Valley, head of 

 Lake Te Anau, in a rotten tree. January, 1900. One 

 specimen. 



Geoplana exulans, n. sp. 



Long and narrow, especially when crawling, when it may 

 attain a length of 45 mm. An average specimen, killed by im- 

 mersion in strong spirit, measures about 26 mm. by 2 mm., the 

 body being flat below, strongly convex above, and tapering 

 rather gradually in front and behind. The genital aperture 

 in the same specimen is 9 mm. and the peripharyngeal aper- 

 ture 13 mm. from the posterior extremity. Eyes as usual, 

 numerous and small. 



The ground-colour of the dorsal surface in life is dirty- 

 white. There is a broad, well-defined, median longitudinal 

 band of dark chocolate-brown occupying abouD one-fifth of 

 the total width of the dorsal surface. On each side of this 



