150 PfoccediiKjti of the Royal Socirti/ of Vicfori'i. 



each halt' of the patches at the level of the interval between 

 the rows of the inner couple of seta^. 



Dorsal pores present, but not visible in front of the 

 clitelluni. 



Alimentary canal. Gizzard occu[)ying half of segment 5 

 and the whole of segment G. No true calciferou.s glands- 

 present, but vascular swellings in segments 15 and 10. 

 Large intestine commencing in segment 18. 



Circulatory s\'stem. Dorsal vessel single. Hearts in 

 segments (i-12. Supra-intestinal vessel in segments 9-13, 

 Strong development of blood-vessels on the walls of the- 

 gizzard. 



Excretor}' system. Meganephric. Remarkable [)aired tufts 

 of ne[)hridi£e tubules in segments 5, 6, and 7. 



Reproductive system. Testes, two pairs in segments K» 

 and II, into whicli open the rosettes. Prostates coiled in 

 segment IN. Sperm .sacs grape-like, attached to the anterior 

 walls of segments 11, 12, and 14. 



Ovaries in segment IS, into which open the oviducts. 



SpermathecfiB, two pairs, one in segment 7, the other in 

 segment {). Each consist of a large sac and small rounded 

 diverticulum. 



Habitat. South Wari'agul, Gippsland. Collected by my 

 assistant, Mr. W. Mann, to whoni I am indebted for many 

 interesting s])ecimens of Victorian earth-worms. 



Mef/ascoIiJeK! uuunii var. V(ii'i<ihilis. 



This form, collected by Mr. Mann, in the same locality, is 

 exidently veiy closely allied to the above form. It may 

 be clearly distinguished from it, howevei-, by the fact that 

 the accessory copulatory structures, instead of being club- 

 si laped, are circidar in form, each one having a single 

 median depression. The internal anatoni}' is closely similar 

 to that of the ty])ical form. In one specimen there is a pair 

 of spermathecjfi in segment 7, a single one on the left side in 

 segment 8, and .-i single one on the right side in segment D. 

 A)iother specimen dis.sected, had two pairs as in the tv'pical 

 form, one in segment 7, and another in segment !». This 

 jnobabl}- indicates that one pair present in .segineist 8 has in 

 some way become sup))ressed. 



Habitat. South Warragul, Gipi)sland. Collected by Mr. 

 W. Mann. 



