Further Descrqytions of Australian Earthivorins. 57 



Spermathecal pores, 5 pairs, at the level of the ventral seta on 

 each side, between segment 4 and 5, 5 and 6, 6 and 7, 7 and 8, 8 

 and 9. 



Alimentary canal. Gizzard in segment 5 ; vascular swellings 

 in segments 14-16 ; no true calciferous glands; large intestine, 

 commencing in segment 17. 



Circulatory system. Single dorsal vessel ; hearts in segments 

 6-12. 



Excretory system. Meganephric. 



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

 11, into which also the ciliated rosettes open. 



Spermiducal glands, lobate, attached to the posterior wall of 

 segment 9 and the anterior of 12 ; sperm reservoirs in segments 

 10 and 11. 



Ovaries in segment 13, into which the oviducts open. 



Spermathecae, 5 paii's, in segments 5-9, each consisting of an 

 elongate, tubular sac and a tubular diverticulum, which increases 

 in absolute and relative length in the posterior spermathecae. 



Habitat. Waratah Bay, Victoria. (Collected by Mr. W. 

 Mann). 



(6). Diporochaeta notabilis, sp. n. (Figs. 76, 77. 78). 

 Spirit specimens 2^ inches long, ^ inch broad. 



Prostomium about three-quarters dovetailed into the peris- 

 tomium. 



Clitellum extending over segments 14-16 ; accessory copulatory 

 structures ; a glandular patch on the anterior part of segment 10, 

 ventral ly at the level of the interval between the two ventral 

 setae on each side; glandular patches ventrally on segments 17 

 and 19. 



Setae, 10-12 on each side all along the body. 



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

 interval between the two ventral setae on each side. 



Spermathecal pores, one pair, at the level of the interval 

 between the two ventral setae on each side, between segments 

 7 and 8. 



Dorsal pores, the first between segments 4 and 5. 



