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Within the parietes and sometimes projecting slightly into the 

 coelomic cavity are glandular masses, one mass dorsal to each of the 

 genital markings. 



Remarks. — On the two partially clitellate Suifu specimens the 

 spermathecal pores of 5/6 and 6/7 are nearer to the midventral line 

 than are the pores of 7/8. The spermathecal setae of these two 

 specimens are: vi/27-26, vii/26-26. In all other respects the Suifu 

 worms are like those from Chungking. 



P. ahdita is close to P. indica and P. gemella but is distinguished 

 from both by the restriction of the male invaginations to the 

 parietes, by the muscularity of septa 8/9-9/10, by the genital mark- 

 ings on xviii and xix, and by the three pairs of spermathecae. 



PHERETIMA ANTEFIXA Gatea 



iW85. Pheretima antefixa Gates, Smithsonian Misc. Coll., vol. 93, no. 3, p. 6 

 (type locality: Suifu, Szechwan ; types in U. S. National Museum). 



1936. Pheretima antefixa Chen, Contr. Biol. Lab. Sci. Soc. China, zool. ser., 

 vol. 11, p. 293 (after examination of types). 



Material examined. — From Dr. Graham: 2 clitellate specimens 

 labeled "Suifu, Szechwan, ISfay 25, 1930"; 1 clitellate sj^ecimen la- 

 beled "Suifu, 1,000-1,300 feet, May 1-30, 1930"; 4 clitellate speci- 

 mens labeled "Suifu, 1,000-1,400 feet, April 25-28, 1930" ; 2 clitellate 

 specimens labeled "south of Suifu, 1,000-1,500 feet, March 25, 1929." 



External characteristics. — Length, 85-120 mm. Diameter, 3^/2-5 

 mm. 



The setae begin on ii, on which segment there is a complete circle. 

 The ventral setae of ii-ix are enlarged and widely spaced, occa- 

 sionally the setae of viii-ix less enlarged than those of the anterior 

 segments; the setae of x and succeeding segments definitely smaller 

 and more closely spaced. Setae may be present ventrally on all cli- 

 tellar segments or only on xvi, in the latter case the number varies 

 from 7-16. The setal numbers are as follows : 



« No functional pores anterior to tiie clltellum (?). 



