35 o Records oj the Indian Museum. [V^oi,. Xj 



thickened. In most species of Eutyphoeus septum W seems to be 

 absent as such, and to be represented by a rather dense mass of 

 connective tissue around the oesophagus, which binds down the 

 corresponding lateral vascular commissures ; in the specimen from 

 Basi Muda which I dissected, however, septum W was present, 

 though thin. 



The calciferous glands may certainly, as mentioned by Mi- 

 chaelsen (4), take up two segments (xi and xii). The intestinal 

 glands or diverticula, about the middle of the animal's length, are 

 five pairs ; they are all bilobed, the smallest being anterior ; they 

 increase in size from before backwards. 



The dorsal vessel is continued forwards on to the pharynx. 

 At the posterior border of the pharynx there is a considerable 

 lateral branch on each side ; lateral commissures are present 

 in segment v also. The next commissures pass transversel}' round 

 the side of the gizzard at about the middle of its length ; the next 

 are situated at the posterior end of the gizzard, and are closel}'- 

 followed by another pair immediately in front of septum t. The 

 hearts of segment xi were not, in the example from Basi Muda 

 which I dissected, bound down to the oesophagus as in other 

 species ; though in a specimen from Pusa they were noted as being 

 embedded in connective tissue. 



Testes and funnels were present in both x and xi, those in x 

 being rather smaller than those in xi (Basi Muda). The example 

 from Pusa which I dissected had large and iridescent funnels in 

 both segments ; testes were doubtful, but were perhaps repre- 

 sented by a few thin finger-like processes deep in each of the 

 segments. The sperm-sacs, in ix and xii, correspond to previous 

 descriptions. 



The penial setae (fig. 8) are about r mm. in length, bluntly 

 pointed, with a ver}^ slight bulb-like swelling at the end. The 

 sculpturing consists of short transversely placed rows of very fine 

 points, probably minute prominences, found only near the distal 

 end. 



This species was first described by Beddard (i) from speci- 

 mens from Calcutta. It has since been examined by Michaelsen 

 (4, 6), who has received specimens from Calcutta and Rajmahal. 

 The above short notes will serve to confirm the peculiarities noted 

 by earlier observers, and to add a few details to our knowledge. 

 It is interesting to observe that the species has such a wide 

 distribution, 



Eutyphoeus mohammedi, sp. nov, 



Allahabad ; Dec. 1911 ; Md, Ibrahim. vSeven specimens. 



Length 75 mm. ; breadth 4I mm.; colour an equable light 

 grey, with a mid-dorsal purple streak over part of the body 

 anteriorly. Segments 149. 



Prostomium combined pro- and tanylobous (c/. E. incommo- 

 d'Us). Segments iv and v biannulate, the succeeding preclitellar 

 segments triannulate. 



