NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN EARTH WORMS. 



Part II. 



By J. J, Fletcher, M.A., B.Sc. 



(Plate XIII.) 



In the following paper attention is called to the fact that the 

 species of earthworm of which I gave a general account on p. 539, 

 supposing it to be the Lumbricus Novce-Hollandice of Kinberg, is in 

 reality different from this ; and descriptions of nine new species of 

 postclitellian earthworms are given, anatomical details as before 

 being reserved for further consideration. Of these worms one 

 species belongs to the Australian Region (Darnley Island) rather 

 than to Australia proper, and a second is in all probability an 

 introduced species ; these two are considered here for convenience. 

 The others are from New South Wales or Queensland. 



By the kind permission of the Hon. William Macleay I have 

 been able to examine the earthworms in the Macleay Museum. 

 These, exclusive of several species from this colony of which I have 

 myself collected examples, comprise specimens from Percy and 

 Darnley Islands, and from North Queensland, and represent six 

 species probably all new ; I regret therefore, that, owing to a 

 paucity of material or to the immature condition of some of the 

 specimens, I am able to give descriptions of only three. 



Percy Island is a well- wooded, fertile, uninhabited island 

 belonging to the Northumberland Group, and lies some 50 miles 

 due east of the Australian coast in latitude about 21° S. During 

 the voyage of the ' Chevert ' to New Guinea in 1875, a short stay 

 was made at this island, during which Mr. Masters obtained three 

 earthworms belonging to two species. I am unable to give satis- 

 factory descriptions of these ; but as they are interesting forms 



