XXXIV. OLIGOCHAETA FROM MANIPUR 

 THE LACCADIVE ISLANDS, MYSORE, 

 AND OTHER PARTS OF 

 INDIA. 



Bv J. Stephenson, M.B., D.Sc.,Lieut.-Col.J.M.S. 

 Zoology, the University of Edinburgh. 



(Plate XXVIII). 



Contents. 



Introduction 



Distribution of the species investigated 



The OHoochaeta of the Laccadive Islands 



The Indian Ttibificidae 



Some interesting species in the collections 



Systematic changes adopted in the present paper 



liescription of species — 



yni'i paragtiavensis.y\\c\\ 



,, ,, var. hai'kndensis, var, nov. 



Brancliiodriltis sp. 



Branchiodriltis nienoni, Steph. 



Byanchiiira sowerbyl. Bedd. .. 



Ttiblfex {Tuhifex] tubifex (O. F. AI.) ... 



Aiitodrihis remex, sp. nov. 



Dra'A'ida raui.s-p. nov. 



Plufeltus agnatil'is, sp. nov. .. 



Megascolides aiinandalci. sp. nf v. 



Megascolex mauiitii (Kinb.) . 



Megascolex konkanensis, Fedarb. 



Pheretinia haivavann (Rosa) 



Pheretima lieierocliaeta (Mich.) 



Perionvx sp. 



Perioiiyx excavatus, E Perrier 



Perionyx saltans, \. G. Bourne 



Perionyx sansibaricus, Mich. 



Perionyx mysorensis, sp. nov. 



Octocliiiefiis barkudensis. Steph. 



Eutvplioeiis manipiirensis, sp. nov. 



Eiidichogaster bai-kiideiisis, sp. nov. 



Gtyphidriliis aiinandalei. Mich. 

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INTRODUCTION. 



The present paper deals with Oligochaeta received from the 

 three following sources : — 



(i) The majority of the -.pecimens were received from the 

 Indian Museum, and a large number of these were brought from 

 Manipur by the Manipur Survey Party ; others are from the Nil- 

 giris in S. India, and a few from other parts. 



