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notes. A few British species have so far not been found, as, for 
example, Lumbricus festivus, Savigny, Dendrobaena mammalis, 
Savigny, and Allurus tetraedrus, Savigny. 
*Lumbricus terrestris, Linn. (=. herculeus, Dugts of former 
list. 
*Lumbricus rubellus, Hofmeister. 
‘Lumbricus castaneus, Savigny. The smallest species of Lumbricus 
found in Britain. 
Fig.F Fig.d. 
Fig. 2. Head of Lumbricus. Fig. 4. Girdle of Lumbricus. 
hd 3. Head of Allolobophora. Fig. 5. Diagram of Lumbricus. 
pr. prostomium or head; yer. peristomium or first body ring without setae ; 
mp. male pores on 15th segment ; el, clitellum = girdle bearing tubercula 
pubertatis (¢.p.). 
*Allolobophora longa, Ude (=A. terrestris, Bedd., of former list). 
Constantly confused with Lumbricus terrestris, on account of simi- 
larity in size and distribution. ey may at once be distinguished 
by observing the position of the girdle and tubercula. See illustra- 
tion (Diagram Cells). 
Allolobophora trapezoides, _— 
Allolobophora turgida, Evse 
These two worms are ree closely allied, and are frenbbuldy 
referred to A. caliginosa. The specimens from ew, however, are 
very distinct. In addition to the native forms we have them in 
Wardian cases be the Chatham Islands, September, 1909. Coll. 
C. P. Raffill and H. Green. 
* Aporrec im chlorotica, Saviyny (=Allolobophora chlorotica, 
Vejdovsky, of former list). This worm is distinguished by the 
presence of three pairs of seg instead of a band on the girdle, 
*Bimastus constrictus, Rosa (=A. constricta, Rosa, of former list), 
Dendrobaena arborea, Eisen. First recorded for Kew, September 
3rd, 1909. Herbaceous ground. Coll. M. Free. 
Dendrobaena subrubicunda, Hisen. Received with the last. Coll. 
M. Free, 
