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are other than abnormally dwarfed individuals of rohusta. In the 

 aclitellate specimen and visible through the body wall are fairly 

 large cysts, some of which are filled with pseudonavicellae spores. 

 Possibly a heavy parasitic infestation during a juvenile stage was 

 responsible for the dwarfing. 



Ude's figure of a spermatheca (1932, p. 154, fig. 10) can scarcely 

 be regarded as an illustration of any of the spermathecae (all of 

 which are present) in the specimen of P. lauta now referred to P. 

 Tohusta. The figure does show a condition that characterizes a single 

 spermatheca of the holotype of P. laufo {=P. as per gill urn). The 

 spermatheca is abnormal, the seminal chamber swollen and distended 

 by a transparent, watery fluid. 



P. rohiista is close to P. aspergillum, from which it may be dis- 

 tinguished by the definitely smaller number of genital markings in 

 the immediate vicinity of each male pore. 



PHERETIMA SCHMARDAE (Horst) 



1883. Megascolex schmardae Horst, Notes Leyden Mus., vol. 5, p. 194 (type 



locality: "Japan"; type in the Leyden Museum). 

 1892. Perichaeta sumatrana Beddakd, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1892, p. 155 



(Hongkong). 

 1899. Perichaeta schmardae var. niacrochaeta Michaelsen, Zool. Jahrb. (Abt. 



Syst. ), vol. 12, p. 227 (Kowloon near Hongkong). 

 1927. Pheretima schmardae Michaelsen, Boll. Lab. Zool. Portici, vol. 21, p. 84 



(Macao). 

 19S1. Pheretima capensis (part)+P. schmardae Michaelse:n, Linguan Sci. 



Journ., vol. 8, pp. 158, 160 (excluding from capensis all except suma- 



trayni Beddard, 1892). 

 1931. Pheretima {Ph.) schmardae+P. quadragenaria MiCHAEr.SEN, Peking Nat. 



Hist. Bull., vol. 5, pt. 3, p. 2. 

 1931. Pheretima (Ph.) schmardae Chen, Contr. Biol. Lab. Sci. Soc. China, 



zool. ser., vol. 7, p. 125 (Szechwan). 

 1933. Pheretima schmardae Chen, Contr. Biol. Lab. Sci. Soc. China, zool. ser., 



vol. 9, p. 277 (Chekiang and Hupei). 



Material examined. — From the Hamburg Museum: 11 very soft 

 clitellate specimens labeled '■'■Pheretima {Ph.) schmardae Horst var. 

 Maci'ochaeta (Mich.). China. Hongkong, Kowloon, Kraff l.d." 

 From Dr. Graham : 1 clitellate specimen labeled "Suif u" ; 3 clitellate 

 specimens labeled "Between Kiating and Yachow, July 8-11, 1928."' 



External characteristics. — Length, 52-80 mm. Diameter, 2-4 nun. 



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

 Some of the ventral setae of segments ii-v, vi, or vii are slightly 

 enlarged. Posteriorly the setae are more closely spaced ventrally 

 and laterally than dorsally. A midventral break in the setal circle 

 when present is slight, usually lacking. A middorsal break of vary- 

 ing width is usually present. Setal numbers of the Szechwan speci- 

 mens are as follows : 



