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an importance in organic creation which calls for a much more 

 extended study of them than they have as yet received. 



EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 

 Plate I. 



Fig. 1 . Fihtria Medinensis, outline of, average size of, in Bombay : a, head ; 

 b, b, bod}' ; c, tail. The papillae of the head can only be just 

 seen with a lens of 1 5-inch focus, and the tail is but just visible to 

 the unaided eye ; so these parts are of course not represented in 

 this figure. 



Fig. 2. Ditto, generative organs of, natural size : a, a, ovaries ; b,b, ovisac. 



Fig. 3. Ditto, alimentary canal of, natural size : a, the oesophagus, extend- 

 ing as far as the cross line ; b, b, intestine ; c, rectum. 



Fig. 4. Ditto, mouth and appendages greatly but proportionally magnified : 

 a, mouth (punctiform), in the centre of a circular papilla ; b, bor- 

 dered quadrangular space surrounding mouth ; c, c, large papillae, 

 situated vertically (?) ; d, d, rudimentary papillae with other arma- 

 ture, faintly marked, and situated laterally (?). 



Fig. 5. Ditto, greatly magnified view of these portions of: a, anterior por- 

 tion ; b, papillae ; c, oesophagus, enlarged towards the mouth ; 

 d, muscular sheath ; e, peritoneal sheath ; f, portion opposite 

 union of oesophagus and intestine ; g, point of their union ; 

 h, intestine ; i, hepatic orgau covered by the peritoneal sheath ; 

 k, posterior portion, showing — I, continuation of intestine ; 

 m, hepatic organ ; n, rectum ; o, adventitious membrane binding 

 the tail to the surface of the body. 



Fig. 6. Ditto, young of, l-33rd of an inch long, corrugated transversely: 

 a, oesophagus ; b, muscular sheath of ditto ; c, junction of oeso- 

 phagus and intestine ; d, intestine ; e, hepatic organ terminating 

 some distance from the end of the intestine ; /, portion of intes- 

 tine covered by peritoneal sheath only; g, rectum and anus; 

 //, gland opposite rectum. No papillae can be seeu on the mouth 

 with the highest magnifying power at this period. 



Plate II. 



Fig. 1 . Urblabes pulustris, n. sp., female, l-6th of an inch long, drawn on the 

 scale of l-48th to l-1880th of an inch : a, oesophagus; b, mus- 

 cular sheath of ditto ; c, point of union of oesophagus and intes- 

 tine ; d, intestine ; e, hepatic organ covered by peritoneal sheath ; 

 f, portion of intestine uncovered by hepatic organ ; g, rectum 

 and anus ; h, vulva ; i, i, generative organs ; k, k, contracted 

 forms of the tail approaching that of Filaria Medinensis. 



Fig. 8. Ditto, organs of generation of, more magnified : a, ovary ; b, ovi- 

 sac ; c, caecal end of ditto ; d, fallopian tube or oviduct, con- 

 stricted and dilated alternately, to afford pouches for retaining 

 the spermatozoa ; e, ovum after impregnation ; /, vulva. 



Fig. 9. Ditto, male, a little shorter than the female, drawn upon the same 

 scale : a, a, organs of generation ; b, penis. 



Fig. 10. Ditto, ditto, organs of generation of, more magnified : a, a, tes- 

 ticular or spermatic sacs ; b, contracted portions of ditto ; c, se- 

 minal duct ; d, penis. 



Fig. 11. Ditto, ditto, anterior and posterior portions of, greatly magnified : 

 a, anterior portion ; b, papillae ; c, pointed end of oesophagus ; 



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