XXII. ON A COLLECTION OF OLIGO- 

 CHAETA MAINLY FROM NORTHERN 



INDIA. 



By J. Stephenson, M.B., D.Sc, Lond., Professor of Zoology, 

 Government College, Lahore. 



Plate xxxvi.) 



Introduction 



F"am. Naididae ... 



Nais raviensis, sp. nov. 

 Naidium yninutiim, sp. nov. 

 Dero limosa, Leidy 

 Aulophorus fiircatus (Ok.) 



Fam. Enchytraeidae 



Fridericia bulbosa (Rosa) 

 Enchytraeus hariirami, sp. nov. 



Fam. Megascolecidae 



Sub-fam. Acanthodrilinae 

 Microscolex pliosplioretis 



Sub-fam. Megascolecinae 

 Lampito mauritii, Kinb. 

 Lampito trilobata, sp. nov. 

 PJieretima posthnnia (L. Vaill.) 

 Pheretima heterocJiaeta, Mchlsn. 

 Pheretima liawayaiia (Rosa) 



Sub-fam. Octochaetinae ... 

 Octochaetus fernnori, Mchlsn. 

 Octochaetiis dasi, sp. nov. 

 Octocliaetiis bislinmbayi, sp. nov. 

 Etityphoeus incommodus (Bedd.) 

 Eiityplioeiis muhammedi, sp. nov. 

 Entyplioeiis waltoiit, Mchlsn. 

 Futyplwetis nicliolsoni (Bedd.) 

 Eiityphoeits bishambari, sp. nov. 

 Eutyphoeus ibrahtmi, sp. nov. 



Sub-fam. Trigastrinae 



Eudicliogaster barodensis, sp. no\'. 

 Sub-fam. Ocnerodrilinac ... 



Ocnerodrilus {Ocnerodrilits) occidentalis, Eisen. 

 Fam. Lumbricidae 



Helodriius {Eisei!ia)foetidiis (Sav.) 



Helodyiliis (Bimasti/s) parvus (Eisen.) 



Helodriius {Allolobopliorn) caliginosiis (Sav.) f. trapezoides (Dug.) 



Octolasiiim lacteum (Orley) 



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The present paper contains an account of a number of 

 Oligochaeta, collected mainly from localities in Northern India. 

 Only the smallest part of the actual labour of collecting has been 

 done by myself; and I have to thank the many helpers whose 



