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In his recent paper, Mr. Dendy* enumerates fourteen 

 species of Geoplana, and one of Rhynchodemus, as found in 

 Victoria. Of these, our party secured seven species of 

 Geoplana, or half the total number, and we were fortunate 

 enough to discover two new species of the same genus, and 

 one found in New South Wales, but not yet recorded in 

 Victoria. 



The following is the list of species found by us : — 



1. Geoplana alba (Dendy). 



2. G. medioliiieata (Fletcher and Hamilton). 



3. G. mdmahoni (Dendy). 



4. G. hogii (Dendy). 



5. G. niunda (Fletcher and Hamilton). 



6. G. sulphureus (Fletcher and Hamilton). 



7. G. spenceri (Dendy). 



8. G. dendyi (sp, n.) 



9. G. ivalhallcB (Dendy). 

 1 0. G. frosti. (sp. n.) 



The following is a brief outline of the chief points of 

 interest, together with a description of the two new 

 species : — 



Geoplana spenceri (Dendy). — This was undoubtedly the 

 most prevalent species, and seems to be characteristic of this 

 part of Victoria. I found it for the first time under logs by 

 the side of MacMahon's Creek, close to the Yarra ; subse- 

 quently, Mr. Dendy found it in the same district, and again 

 at Walhalla. Our collecting ground lay in a district 

 intermediate between these two, and from the plentifulness 

 of the worm, it is probable that we were near to the centre 

 of its area of distribution. In regard to colour, there were 

 considerable variations, some specimens having the typical 

 dark, almost green-black dorsal surface, whilst others were of 

 a decidedly lighter colour, varjang from dark to very bluish- 

 green, and at times with a slight indication of a median 

 light stripe at the anterior extremity of the body. Though 

 this is interesting as showing possibly a tendency towards 

 G. cerulea in colour markings, there was never any difficulty 

 in at once determining the species, and the examination of a 

 far greater number of specimens than has yet been seen of 

 this species, shows that it is a distinctly marked one. 



* Transactions Royal Society of Victoria, Vol. II,, p. 65. 



