NKW GENEEA AND SPECIES OF EAETHWOHMS 243 



Two New Genera and some New Species of 

 Earthworms. 



By 



Frank. E. Beddard, H.A., F.R.IS., 



Prosector to the Zoological Society of London. 



With Plates XXV & XXVI 



In this paper I describe a number of new species of earth- 

 worms which I have received during the last year or two from 

 friends resident abroad^ or from the Royal Gardens at Kew. 

 Some of these were received alive ; I was therefore able to pre- 

 serve them carefully for histological examination. 



1. Polytoreutus magilensis, n. sp. 



Through the kindness of the Rev. H. W. Woodward^ priest 

 in charge of the Universities Mission at Magila, East Central 

 Africa^ I obtained a quantity of earthworms from that district. 

 My thanks are also due and tendered to Colonel Sir Euan 

 Smith, who was so good as to mention my wishes to Mr. 

 Woodward. 



The earthworm fauna of eastern tropical Africa has been 

 principally studied by Dr. W. Michaelsen, who has published 

 several interesting memoirs upon the subject ;^ the bulk of the 



* " Beschreibung der von Herrn Dr. Franz Stuhlmann im Miindungsgebiet 

 des Sambesi gesammelten Terricolen," ' Jahrb. Hamb. wiss. Anst.,' vii. 



" Beschreibung der von Herrn Dr. Fr. Stuhlmann auf Sansibar und dem 

 gegeuiiberliegenden Festlande gesammelten Terricolen," 'Jahrb. Hamb. wiss. 

 Anst.,' ix. 



2 " Die Terricolen der Berliner Zoologischen Sammluug," 'Arch. f. Naturg.,' 

 1891. 



