53 WORMS. INTESTINA. 17. Lumbricus. 
17. LUMBRICUS. Body round, annulate, 
with generally an elevated flefhy belt 
near the head, moftly rough with minute 
concealed prickles placed longitudinally, 
and furnithed with a lateral aperture. 
Earth-worm. 
*Terrefiris Body red, with 8 rows of prickles. Dew-worm, 
é Brit, Zool. iv. p 33, tab. 19, fig. 6, 
Petiv. Gazopb. tab. 130, fig. 6, Red. Exp. 4, tab, 15, f. 1. 
effer Theol. des inf. par Lyonnet f. 1, 2, 3. 
Murrey de Lumbric. fet, obfer. tab. 2, f. Y—85. a 
Phelfam Afear. tab. 2, f.4; 5. Bonnet inf. 2. tab. 4. 
2, Exactly alike, but about half the fize. 
Peun. Brit, Zool. iv. p. 33, tab. 19, f. 6, A. T 
Inhabits decayed wood and the common foil, which by perfo- 
rating, it renders fit to receive the rain : devours the cotyledons 
of plante and wanders about by night: is the food of Moles, 
Hedghogs and various birds. 
Body with about 140 rings, each of which contains 4 pair of 
prickles, not vifible to the eye but difcoverable by the touch ; 
when expanded is convex each fide, and when contracted is 
flattifh beneath, with a sed canal down the whole body: the 
belt is wrinkled and porous : mouth placed beneath the probofciss 
* Marinss. Back with 2 rows of briftly tubercles. . Lug. 
Penn. Brit, Zool. iv. p. 24, tab, 19, f. 7. 
It. Wgotb. 189, tab. 5, f. 6. j 
Pall. now. A8. Petrop. 2, ps 333, tab. 1, f. 19, 29. 
Inhabits fhores of Europe, where it buries itfelf deep in the fand, 
leaving a little rifing with an aperture on the furface; and is 
ufed as a bait for fifh. ; i 
Body pale red, round and annulate with greater and leffer rings, 
the firft prominent with 2 oppofite tufts of fhort briftles on 
each ; the lower-part {mooth, 
Vermicula- Body white, with 2 rows of prickles. 
ris. Mull. Hifl. Verm, 1, 5, 26, n. 158. 
Inhabits the wet and decayed trunks of trees and among moift 
leaves, moving very expeditioufly in humid places, but twilt- 
ing itfelf up in dry ones: body polifhed, glabrous, 
Variegatus Rufous, fpotted, with 6 rows of prickles, 
Bonnet Vers d'eau douce, tab, 1, f 1I—5. 
Inhabits 
