Further Descriptions of Australian EartUivorms. 47 



Sperm sacs attached to the posterior wall of segment 9 and the 

 anterior of segment 12 ; lobulate. 



Ovaries in segment 13, into ^yhich the oviducts open. 



Spermathecae, four pairs in segments 6, 7, 8, and 9, each 

 consisting of a small sac and slightly dilated diverticulum. 



Habitat. Heathcote, Victoria. Under logs and stones. 

 (Collected by myself and Mr. J. H. Fardy). 



(4). Megascolex pritchardi, n. sp. (Figs. 46, 47, 48). 

 Spirit specimen 1\ inches long, Jg- inch broad. 



Prostomium wedged into the peristomium, about one-half. 



Clitellum extending over segments 14-17. Accessory copulatory 

 structures slightly developed, a pair of papillae between segments 

 18 and 19 and a pair between segments 19 and 20. 



Setae comparatively few in number, 6-7 on each side of the 

 segments in front of the clitellum and 6-8 in those behind. 



Male pores on papillae in segment 18 at the level of the interval 

 between the two ventral setae of each side. 



Oviduct pores on segment 14. 



Spermathecal pores. Two pairs, between segments 4 and 5, 5 

 and 6, at the level of the interval between the two ventral setae 

 on each side. 



Dorsal pores, the first between segments 4 and 5. 



Alimentary canal. Gizzard in segment 5 ; large intestine, com- 

 mencing in segment 19 ; no vascular swellings or calciferous glands. 



Circulatory system. Dorsal vessel single ; hearts in segments 

 6-12. 



Excretory system. Meganephric. 



Reproductive system. Testes, two pairs in segments 10 and 11. 



Spermiducal glands in segment 18 ; flattened and lobulate, 

 with a long coiled duct. 



Sperm sacs, lobulate, attached to the posterior wall of segment 

 9 and the anterior wall of segments 12 and 14. 



Ovaries in segment 13, into which the oviducts open. 



Spermathecae, two pairs, in segments 5 and 6 ; each consisting 

 of a sac with a small, bluntly rounded diverticulum. 



Habitat. Mornington, Victoria, (Collected by Mr G. B. 

 Pritchard.) 



