The Earthzvomis of Ireland. g 



under surface those remarkable sacs known as spcnnatophorcs I have 

 thus far failed to find these appendages on any other speciVs of ^.umhricus 

 Dr. Scharffhasalso found this worm at Powerscourt. In Yorkshire I 

 have discovered this species hyl)ridi/.ing with the red worm. 



Luinbricus papillosus, Friend— Pai'ii.u)S1v Worm. -This hpecics is 

 new to science, and is at present known to occur only in Inland, where 

 it is limited to the County of Duldin. Further study will no doubt reveal 

 its existence elsewhere. A full description has been sent to tlic Royal 

 Irish Academy, with drawins^^s to illustrate its specific peculiarities. The 

 type will be placed in the Dublin Museum of Science and Art, as one of 

 the series of British Earthworms which I am siipplyin.t( to that institu- 

 tion. The girdle occupies only five segments (33-37) on two of which 

 (the 34th and 36th) we find a pair of remarkable papilhe. Hence the 

 specific name which I have suggested. On the Contnient we simihirly 

 find another species of Lwubricus which has only five girdle segments (/,. 

 inehboius, Rosa), but their situation differs from that of Z. papillosm. Our 

 new species closely resembles the Common Earthworm and the Ruddy 

 Worm, being four inches long, and possessed of papilke on the fifteenth 

 segment. There is also a peculiar ridge connecting the girdle with the 

 male pores. 



Distribution in IrEI/AND. — Lwnbriais papillosus first reached me on 

 i6th June, 1892, in a consignment of worms from Dublin, collected by 

 Dr. Scharff in his garden at Leeson Park. I was uncertain about its 

 specific relationships till November, when I again obtained it, from 

 Glasnevin, where it was found by Mr. Redding on a bare pathway in 

 Botanic-road. 



It may be helpful if I add. a table setting forth the main 



external features of these species. 



For the encouragement of collectors I may add that I have 

 received from Dr. Scharff at least one species of worm {AUo- 

 lobophora hibernica, Friend) which has not been recorded for 

 any other of the British Isles (an account of which is pub- 

 lished in the Proceedings of the Royal Irish Acadcm)^\ while 

 another new species {Alluriis macricriis, Friend) has come 

 from Mr. Trumbull, L.R.C.S., of Malahide. I have in ad- 



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