NOTES ON THE PEEIPATUS OE DOMINICA. 293 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE 17, 



Illustrating Miss E. C. Pollard's paper, '' Notes on the 

 Peripatus of Dominica/' 



Fig, 1. — Primary papilla from skin of Peripatus. 



Fig. 2. — Inuer and outer blades of jaw. 



Pig. 3. — Leg of Peripatus, showing four foot-pads. 



Pig. 4. — Last leg of specimen with twenty-nine pairs, possessed of two 

 foot-pads only. 



Pig. 5. — Pourth leg, showing aperture of nephridium between the third 

 and proximal pads. 



Pig. 6. — Male generative organs. Ae. gl. Accessory gland. B. Ejac. 

 Ductus ejaculatorius. N. C. Nerve-cord. Pr. Prostate. Te. Testis. 



Pig. 7. — Peraale generative organs. Lig. Ligament of attachment. iV". C. 

 Nerve-cord. Ov. Ovary. R. S. Receptaeulum seminis. R. Ov. Recepta- 

 culum ovorum. Ut. Uterus. 



Pig. 8. — Enlarged view of ovary and receptacula. Reference letters as in 

 Fig. 7. 

 Fig. 9. — Diagram of the same. 

 Fig. 10. — Transverse sections through the testis. 



10«. — Through the prostate. 



10^. — Through the testis proper. 



10c. — Through the coiled duct of the testis. Ep. Epithelium. 

 Outlines drawn with Zeiss, oc. 4, obj. B ; and details filled in with Zeiss, 

 oc. 2, obj. D. 



Pig. 11. — Transverse section through vas deferens. 



