396 Prof. A. Dendy on the 



Museum measures 8 inches in length and £ inch in breadth, 

 even after preservation in spirit. I propose for it the varietal 

 name australis, but it comes very near to G. testacea. 



5. Geoplana splendens, sp. n. 



When at rest very broad and flat, when crawling convex 

 above and flat beneath. Dorsal surface with three emerald- 

 green stripes alternating with four rather broader dark brown 

 stripes, and with narrow pale grey margins. Ventral surface 

 pale purplish grey without stripes. Peripharyngeal aperture 

 near the middle of the body, and the genital one about 

 halfway between it and the posterior end. 



This very handsome species was found at Jackson's, west of 

 the Otira Gorge, in the South Island. 



6. Geoplana gelatinosa, sp. n. 



When at rest the body is very broad, flat, and extremely 

 thin, with crinkled edges. The dorsal surface is dark olive- 

 brown, with irregular rounded splotches of a lighter colour, 

 like the knots in wood, and also with small whitish specks. 



The colour and markings of the worm formed a close 

 imitation of the piece of wet rotten bark on which it lay, and 

 on which it appeared like a mere slimy patch. The ventral 

 surface is light yellowish brown, finely speckled with dark 

 brown. The peripharyngeal aperture in spirit is well behind 

 the middle (but in the middle third) and the genital one about 

 halfway between it and the posterior end. 



The thin translucent character of the body in this species is 

 very remarkable for a terrestrial Planarian. 



Locality same as last. 



7. Geoplana Marice, sp. n. 



This species closely resembles the Australian G. Fletcheri 

 and the Tasmanian G. Mortoni, The characteristic shape of 

 the body is the same in all, and in all the ground-colour is yel- 

 low, with more or less well-developed brown speckles. In the 

 present species there are no continuous longitudinal stripes of 

 brown, but the dark specks are closely aggregated on either 

 side of a narrow mid-dorsal band to form a pair of ill-defined 

 dark bands. The pale yellow ventral surface is also speckled 

 with brown. The position of the apertures is much the same 

 as in G. Fletcheri. 



Locality same as last. 



