418 Mr. R. J. Ortlepp on a new 
Female.—The average length of the female is about 
8°75 mm., with a maximum breadth of about -5 mm. a little 
above the level of the vulva. It also possesses the general 
external characters of the male—i. e., it is spirally coiled, 
red in colour, and the cuticle is very much inflated, with the 
striations as in the male. The vesicular swelling is slightly 
longer than in the male, measuring on the average 81 w by 
69 ws; it also shows fine transverse striations. 
Lateral alee and cervical papille are absent. 
Posterior end of female, seen from the left side. 
An,.=anus; Int.=intestine ; Ovj.=ovijector; Ut.=uteri; Vu.=vulva 
The mouth, which is also surrounded by four very small 
papille, leads into the cesophagus ; this organ is straight and 
cylindrical in shape, slightly thicker behind. It is longer 
than that of the male, being on an average ‘52 mm. long. 
‘The nerve-ring, which encircles it, is situated about 220 w 
from the anterior end. 
The opening of the excretory pore is slightly in front of 
the junction of the cesophagus and intestine. 
The vulva is situated towards the posterior end of the body 
(fig. 6); it is a slit-like aperture "45 mm. in front of the 
