422 WILHELM MIOHAELSEN. 



Hab. — Found in Kew Gardens, England, in a box of plants 

 from Durban, Natal (teste Beddard). 



In the general part of this paper I showed that there was 

 much doubt about the original home of this species. Pjven if 

 the specimens actually came from Durban, there is nothing to 

 prove that the species was not introduced by man into Natal. 



Fam. GLOSSOSCOLECID^. 



Sub-fam. Glossoscolecin^. 



Pont OS col ex core thrums {Fr. Hull.) 



Pontoscolex corethrurus {Fr. Mull.); W. Michaelsen, "Oligocliseta,'" 

 Tierreich, x, p. 425. 1900. 



Hab. — Chapel Street, Pietermaritzburg ; H. C. Burnup, 

 December, 1911. 



Umgeni, Durban ; in plantation, W. Michaelsen, Sep- 

 tember 7th. 1911. 



This is a peregrine species of the warmer zones, found 

 wherever there is horticulture. 



Sub-fam. Microch.etin^. 



Microchastus natalensis {Kijih.). PL XXXII, figs. 8, 9. 



Geogenia natalensis Kinberg, " Anniilata nova [Continnatio]," 

 Ofv. Ak. Forh., 1866, nv. 4, p. 100. 1867. 



Geogenia [PMicrochseta ?] natalensis Kinb.; Michaelsen. "Revi- 

 sion tier Kinberg'schen Oligocbteten-Typen," Ofv. Ak. Forh., 1899, 

 nr. 5, p. 428, text-fig. 1. 



Geogenia [PMicroclisetiis ?] natalensis Michaelsen. " Oligochoeta,"" 

 Tierreich, x, p. 462. 1900. 



Hab. — Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg, Natal ; W. G. Rump, 

 December, 1911. 



Pietermaritzburg; in a garden. Dr. E. Warren, September 

 5th, and December, 1911. 



Also Natal, Port Natal (teste Kinberg). 



I have examined seven specimens in addition to the type- 



