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FiRure 14. — \'icoiiuirlic trinjyiiiata a, posterior eiul. Asiichitf rarolhinr n. sp. I), head; c. posterior end; d. hook from 

 setiRer 2; e and f, profile and face view of posterior hook. Phcnisn i-lilirsi ii. sp. k. lateral view of entii'e worm; 

 h, lateral view of 8th segment showing- papillae; i. neuropodial hook from middle segment; j. elong'ated neuropodial 

 hook fi'om setijrer -1. 



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forming a narrower "tail" with obvious seg- 

 mental constrictions. 



R( in<n-kx. — D. cdpciisis differs from I). ghiH- 

 rv/.s (Malmgren), the type species of Diplocirnis 

 Haase. by having all eight branchial filaments 

 of equal thickness and in other minor characters 

 concerning the setae. In Day (1;K)1: 510), I 

 suggested that the definition of Diplocin-ns 

 be amended to include D. ciipcusis. The amended 

 definition woidd include IhiplKu/ns Chaniberlin. 



directed forwards and forming a rudimentary 

 cephalic cage; subsecjuent si'gments with shor- 

 ter setae directed laterally; notosetae include 

 about five barred cai)illaries; neurosetae as 

 three or four shorter, stouter barred setae each 

 with the curved terminal joint forming a minute 

 booklet. Botly surface densely covered with 

 flask-shaped adh(\sive j)apillae. Anterior 9-11 

 segments swollen and without obvious seg- 

 mental constrictions; posterior 20 segments 



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