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14. Gcoplana qnadranf^'iilata, Deudy. 



I have again collected this very beautiful and distinct little Planarian at 

 Macedon, where it is by no means uncommon, and I have also received a specimen 

 from Creswick, collected by Mr. Fiddiau. These specimens all exhibit in a more or 

 less marked degree the pale spots along the junction of the dorsal and lateral 

 surfaces ; these spots are merely the foreshadowings of the characteristic mottled 

 appearance of the Mount Wellington variety. 



14(7. Geoplann qitadi'iingulata, var. ii'cUinf:;toui, nov. 



This pretty little variety was obtained in abundance under logs near the foot of 

 Mount Wellington and its occurrence has already been recorded by me in the "Victorian 

 Naturalist." * The worm is a rather difficult one to collect as it crawls into the crevices 

 of the rotten wood in a very provoking way and readily breaks to pieces. 



When alive the gromid colour of the dorsal surface was pale brown, with a 

 median dark brown line and on each side of it numerous thickly scattered speckles 

 of dark brown. 



The lateral surfaces were very pale brown thickly flecked with dark brown, and 

 the ventral surface was white, devoid of speckles. All the specimens obtained were 

 a good deal smaller than the typical form of the species from Macedon usually is. 

 More than a dozen specimens were collected. 



15. Geoplann vcutropunctata, n. sp. 



(PI. IV., Figs. 2, 2a.) 



I obtained this very beautiful little species in abundance under rotten logs at 

 Fern Tree Gully, on the occasion of the Field Naturalists Club's excursion to that 

 locality in March last. 



When at rest the body is very broad and flat (PI. IV., Fig. 2a), but when 

 crawling, which is done very actively, the body becomes greatly elongated and vciy 

 narrow, measuring about 20 mm. in length and a little under 2 mm. in greatest 

 breadth. 



The eyes are arranged as usual on the horse-shoe shaped anterior extremity and 

 sides of the body. 



'^' hoc. Cit. 



