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of these again is bordered by a band of ground colour one and a-half times or twice 

 as wide as the inner stripe on each side ; beyond each of which is the outermost 

 brown or red Hne of the same width as the first on each side but sometimes narrower, 

 and each of these is followed by a narrow band of ground colour extending outwards 

 to the lateral margin of the body. At the anterior extremity the lines blend in the 

 red tip. The ground colour, and the reddish tint of the anterior extremity usually 

 disappear more or less completely in spirit, while the bands become brown or 

 sometimes black. 



Largest living specimen 10 cm. long. In two contracted spirit specimens 42 

 and 23 mm. long respectively, the apertures of the mouth are 20 and 12 mm. 

 respectively behind the anterior extremity ; in a third specimen 26 mm. long the 

 genital orifice is 4 mm. anterior to the hinder extremity. In none of our specimens 

 are both apertures visible. 



Young specimens on emerging from the cocoon are 2.5 to 4 mm. long. In 

 these and sometimes in larger ones the colour of the anterior portion of the body is 

 more intense. In very young specimens also the lines are brighter, but the 

 outermost one on each side is only faintly indicated, or absent." (Fletcher and 

 Hamilton, loc. cit.) 



Messrs, Fletcher and Hamilton state that this is one of the commonest species 

 in New South Wales, and they also record it from Sandhurst, Victoria. I myself 

 collected four specimens near Sandhurst, all of which were found under stones on an 

 old gold-field near the Back Creek Cemetery. The ground colour of the dorsal 

 surface was, in the living worms, brownish yellow. The five dark lines were placed 

 nearly equidistant from one another, running all down the body. All five were 

 rather thin, the middle one black and the others chestnut brown. The ventral 

 surface was greyish cream coloured. 



I have also received two specimens from the Otway Forest, sent to me in spirit 

 by Mr. J. Bracebridge Wilson. The latter are very large, the largest measuring 

 60 mm. in length and 5 mm. in breadth even in spirit. 



Localities. — Near Parramatta, near Springwood, near Capertee, Guntawang, 

 Beaudesert Hills, Biraganbil Hills (New South Wales) ; Sandhurst, Otway Forest 

 (Victoria). 



