474 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM vol. 85 



1933. Pherethva corrugata + P. lauta (part only) Chen, Contr. Biol. Lab. Sci. 

 Soo. China, zool. ser., vol. 9, pp. 278, 282 [excluding from the synonymy 

 of lauta the following: lauta Ude, 1905; nictuxficui (part)]. (Chen 

 distinguished two forms, coast and inland, part of which may have to 

 be excluded.) 



3935. Pheretima rohusta Gates, Smithsonian Misc. Coll., vol. 93, no. 3, p. 15. 



1935. Pheretima rnhv.Hta + P. ultoria Chen, Bull. Fan Inst. Biol. Peiping, vol. 



6, pp. 36, 42 (type locality of ultoria: Hongkong; types in the Museum 

 of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology). 



1936. Pheretima rohusta Chen, Contr. Biol. Lab. Sci. Soc. China, zool. sor., vol. 



11, p. 271. 



1937. Pheretima maaatakae Kobayashi, Sci. Rep. Tohoku Univ., sor. 4. vol. 11, 



p. 337. 



the following DOURTFULLY placed in SYNONYMY' : 



1933. Pheretima corrupafa var. kuli)iffia)}a Chkn. Contr. Biol. Lab. Sci. Soc. 

 China, zool. ser., vol. 9, p. 278 (type locality: Kiukiang, Kiangsi ; types 

 in the Museum of Zoology of Central University, Nanking). 



1935. Pheretima rohufita Gates, Lingnan Sci. Journ., vol. 14, p. 453 (after ex- 

 amination of a topotype of var. kulingiana) . 



1935. Pheretima aspergillum Chen, Contr. Biol. Lab. Sci. Soc. China, zool. ser., 

 vol. 11, p. 120 (Amoy). 



Material examined. — From the Hamburg Museum : 1 clitellate speci- 

 men (A) labeled "V 7356. Pheretima robvsfa (E. Perr.). China, 

 Futschau. Consul Siemssen 1/d"; 1 clitellate specimen in two por- 

 tions (B) labeled "V 6362-6193. Pheretima lauta. Consul Siemssen 

 1/d. China, Futschau"; 1 clitellate specimen (C) from a tube labeled 

 ^^Pheretima (Ph.) siemsseni Mich. Originale. China, Futschau. 

 Consul Siemssen leg."; 1 softened clitellate specimen (D) labeled "V 

 7728. Pheretima fohiensis Mich. Orig. China, Prov. Fukien. G. 

 Siemssen. l.d"; 1 aclitellate and 4 clitellate specimens (E) labeled 

 "V 351. Pheretima lohri Mich. China, Prov. Hupei." From the U. S. 

 National Museum: 1 softened clitellate specimen (F) from a tube 

 labeled "Foochow, China. C. K. Kellogg, collector." From Dr. 

 Graham (several specimens referred to collectively as G) : 6 specimens 

 labeled "Mupin, 3,500-5,000 feet, July 1, 1929"; 5 specimens labeled 

 "Suifu, 1,400 feet, April 18, 1925"; 1 specimen labeled "Near Hai-Tang, 

 6,000-8,000 feet, August 14, 1928"; 1 specimen labeled "Uingin-shien, 

 2,500-7,000 feet, July 1^15, 1928"; 1 specimen labeled "38 miles east 

 of Tatsienlu on the Kong River, 1,500 feet, June 20, 1923"; 2 speci- 

 mens labeled "Tatsienlu, 12,000 feet, July 7-9, 1923; and (several 

 specimens referred to collectively as H) 1 specimen labeled "South of 

 Suifu, 1,000-1,500 feet, March 25-29, 1930"; 1 specimen labeled "Kang- 

 shien, 1,300-3,000 feet, October 28-29, 1928"; 1 specimen labeled 

 "Fu-Lin, 3,000 feet, July 18, 1928"; 2 specimens labeled "Between 

 Taso-Jia-Geo and Tsang . . . ? (remainder illegible), 1,500-3,000 

 feet, Sept. 3^, 1929"; 2 specimens labeled "Suifu, September 1924"; 



