Prelbnimtrij Notice of Vidoritui Earthworms. 17 



Setge, 10 on each side in front of the cliteHum ; 11 in the 

 middle of the body. The rows are regnlarly arranged along 

 the body. 



Male })ores on well marked i)a])illa3 on segment IS, at the 

 level of the second seta of each side. 



Oviduct pores on segment 14- anterior to, and slightl}^ 

 ventral of, the level of the innermost setse. 



Spermathecal pores, five pairs, between segments 4 and o, 

 5 and 6, G and 7, 7 and 8, 8 and 9 ; slight!}^ dorsal of the 

 level of the innermost setse of each side. 



Accessory copulator}' structures. Two well marked 

 elliptical tumid jiatches, one immediately in front of, and 

 the other imniediatel}^ behind, the male openings. The 

 first half on segments 17 and 18, ard the second half on 

 segments 18 and 19. 



Dorsal pores present, the first between segments -i and 5. 



Nephridiopores on the anterior margin of the segments, 

 at the level of the sixth seta of each side, commencing on 

 the third segment. 



Alimentary canal. Gizzard in segment 5. No true 

 calciferous glands. Large intestine commencing in segment 

 17. 



Circulatory .system. Dorsal vessel single. Hearts in 

 segments 6-12. 



Excretory system. Meganephric. 



Reproductive system. Testes, two pairs, in segments 

 JO and 11, into which the rosettes open. The testes and 

 rosettes on each side in each segment, enclosed by a mem- 

 braneous bag tilled with sperm. 



Prostates tubular and coiled, in segments 18 and 19. 



Sperm sacs, two pairs, one on the anterior wall of 

 segment 12, the other on the posterior wall of segment 9. 



Ovaries in segment 13, into which the oviducts open. 



Spermathecfe, five pairs, in segments 5-9. Each consisting 

 of a large sac and small diverticulum, not more than one- 

 third the length of the former. 



Habitat. Fern Tree Gully, under logs. 



(15) Ptrichcda alsojjhila, sp. n. (Figs. U), 11, 12). Length 



of spirit specimen 1^-2 inches, breadth neai'l}^ | inch. 



Number of segments about 104?. 



Prostomium not completely dovetailed into the peris- 



tomium (about half). The peristomium marked by a 



median ventral furrow. 



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