EQiS.] R. H. Whitehouse : Indian Land Planarians. yj 



The eyes are not numerous and are placed round the edge of the 

 head lobe rather more to the ventral side. 



Ventrally, the ground colour is similar to that of the dorsal 

 side; the ambulacral surface is pale yellow, and on each side of it 

 is a diffused black line, extending from the ' neck ' to the extreme 

 posterior, the under side of the head is a little darker towards the 

 outer edge. 



Pelmatoplana himalaycnse, n. sp. 



(Plate XI, figs. 32-34)- 



Indian Museum Collection No. ZEV ^' V^^ ; ZEV -^Y" ; ZEV ^V-; 

 ZEV ^V'^; ZEV ^V^. 



This species is represented by three specimens, only one 

 oi which, collected by Dr. F. H. Gravely, is well preserved; 

 the other two were the first to be found, on 15th Jul}^ 1907, at 

 Kurseong, E. Himalayas, while Dr. Gravely's specimen was taken 

 in the same district between Darjiling and Soom on 14th June 19 14. 

 All were taken at an altitude of 5,000-7,000 ft. 



The animal is a comparatively fragile creature, beautifully 

 marked in black and brown stripes and of the usual Geoplanid 

 form. The measurements are approximations only, since the ani- 

 mal is much coiled and liable to break if uncoiling were attempted. 

 Length of body . . • - 123 mm. 



Breadth of body . . . . 4 mm. 



Breadth of ambulacral surface . . i mm. 



Position of the mouth, about half-way along the body. 

 Position of the genital opening, from midway to two- 

 thirds the distance from the mouth to the posterior 

 extremit^^ 



The colour pattern consists of five jet black longitudinal 

 bands alternate with four narrow stripes of a median brown colour ; 

 of the black bands, the median is the broadest, the inner lateral 

 somewhat narrower, while the outer lateral, at the edge of the 

 body, is but a thin line. All the brown stripes are of similar width. 

 As the anterior end is reached, the black bands gradually acquire 

 a more or less equal .strength and end abruptly and evenly at the 

 posterior border of a brown collar encircling the neck region. 

 From the collar forwards the head is of a dark grey colour, 

 sufficiently dark as to make it impossible to distinguish the 

 presence or absence of eyes. 



Ventrally, the colour is similar to the brown of the dorsal side, 

 except for the ambulacral surface, which is white and slightly 

 protuberant. 



Bipalium sylvestre, n. sp. 



(Plate XI, fig. 35 and 36). 



Indian Museum Collection No. ZEV ^-"f ^B. 

 This planarian, of which one specimen only was taken in the 

 Cochin State near the Forest Tramway, is a very dark form and 



