1889.] ON THE OLIGOCHATOUS FAUNA OF NEW ZEALAND. 377 
mistook them for Impalas, which, however, are not found on the Tana 
on either bank. 
‘* It was only when I fired at the Gazelles, and the Hunter’s Ante- 
lopes (a pair of young males) ran away, that I noticed that they were 
something new tome. They ran with rather a heavy gallop like a 
Hartebeest. I then had a very long track after them, and managed 
to kill the young male which I first sent you. 
**We did not come across these Antelopes again for some days, but 
then met with them in large numbers and got several specimens. 
They seemed to me to have more vitality than any other Antelope 
I have ever killed. This species certainly does not extend down to 
the coast, but we saw them as far as the furthest point we reached 
(about 250 miles) up the river, at a place called Mussa. Their Galla 
name is ‘ Herola, not ‘ Haranta, as given in your original de- 
scription (supra, p. 59).”’ 
5. On the Oligochztous Fauna of New Zealand, with pre- 
liminary Descriptions of new Species. By Frank E. 
Brepparp, M.A., F.R.S.E., Prosector to the Society. 
[Received June 12, 1889.] 
The only papers dealing with the Oligocheta of New Zealand are 
by Baird (4), Dr. Hutton (8), Mr. W. W. Smith (15), and myself 
(1, 2, 3). The papers of Dr. Hutton contain short descriptions of 
Earthworms, accompanied by a few figures illustrating the form of 
the prostomium and the distribution of the sete. The species are 
all referred to the genera Lumbricus and Megascolex; but it is 
quite clear from Dr. Hutton’s statement as to their characters that a 
considerable number of species are wrongly identified with Lumbricus, 
and that they belong to other genera, especially to Acanthodrilus. 
This is the case with Lumbricus uliginosus, which is possibly 
identical with either Acanthodrilus nove zelandie, A. dissimilis, or 
A. rosé. Lumbricus campestris may perhaps be my Neodrilus mono- 
cystis; it is stated by Captain Hutton to possess “male genital 
openings on the ninth segment. Vulvze on the two last segments of the 
clitellum.” The “ male genital openings ” are clearly the spermathecal 
pores, while the ‘‘ vulvze” are no doubt the atrial pores. Inasmuch as 
Captain Hutton describes the atrial pores of Lumbricus uliginosus as 
occupying the last three segments of the clitellum, it seems possible 
that the presence of only two pairs of apertures in L. campestris may 
mean the atrial pores of the xviith segment and the male pores of seg- 
ment xviii.,which I have recorded as characterizing Neodrilus. The 
systematic position of Lumbricus levis is hard to understand from the 
description given in Captain Hutton’s paper. 
Lumbricus annulatus is, as Captain Hutton states, not far removed 
from Allolobophora fotida. Having examined specimens from New 
Zealand of a species which I cannot distinguish from A. ftida, I am 
inclined to think that there is no necessity to recoguize A. annulata 
