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Mr. R. J. Oitlepp on a new 



Female. — The average length of tlie 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 — /. 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 fi by 

 G9 fi ; it also shows fine transverse striations. 



Lateral alse and cervical papillae are absent. 



Fig. 6. 



Posterior end of female, seen from the left side. 

 An. = &nns; 7»/.=intestine ; 0(y'. = ovijector ; C/7. = uteri; T''M. = vulva 



The mouth, which is also surrounded by four very small 

 papillre, leads into the oesophagus ; this organ is straight and 

 cylindiical in sha))e, slightly thicker behind. It is longer 

 tiian that of the male, being on an average "52 mm. long, 

 'i'he nerve-ring, which encircles it, is situated about 220 fi 

 from the anterior end. 



The opening of the excretory pore is slightly in front of 

 the junction of the oesophagus and intestine. 



The vulva is situated towards the posterior end of the body 

 (fig. 6) ; it is a slil-like aperture '45 mm. in front oi" the 



