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4. Geoplana frosti, Spencer. — This species was recently dis- 

 covered on the Club's expedition to the Yarra Falls, and is 

 described by Professor Spencer in the " Transactions of the Royal 

 Society of Victoria." We obtained one small specimen, 



5. Geoplana alba, Dendy. — We obtained several fine examples 

 of this common planarian. 



6. Geoplana sulphurea, Fletcher and Hamilton. — This species 

 was common. 



Arthur Dendy. 



AN APPEAL. 



(To the Editor of the Victorian Naturalist.) 



Dear Sir, — You may be aware that for some years past I have 

 been investigating the Land Planarians of Victoria, and have 

 already described in the " Transactions of the Royal Society of 

 Victoria " a considerable number of species. Since the publica- 

 tion of my last memoir on the subject I have, with the assistance 

 of numerous friends, largely added to my collection, which now 

 numbers twenty-one Victorian species, represented by two or three 

 hundred specimens. I am at present engaged in the preparation 

 of a further memoir on the subject, which will deal with several 

 new forms hitherto undescribed, and also give additional par- 

 ticulars as to the variation and distribution of the already de- 

 scribed forms. In order to make the work as complete as 

 possible, I am anxious to obtain specimens from all parts of the 

 colony, and venture to appeal to members of the Club for assist- 

 ance. Most of our members are doubtless aware that the 

 Planarians are small, leech-like worms, found under logs and 

 stones. They can easily be transmitted alive, as they live for a 

 long time in a closed box filled with damp moss, and a good 

 many can be put in a very small box. They may also be pre- 

 served in methylated spirits, but in this case very careful notes of 

 the colours and markings on both surfaces of the living animal 

 should be taken, as the spirit soon bleaches the specimens, so that 

 identification becomes very difficult. 



Any specimens which members may be able to send me will be 

 gratefully acknowledged. I may add that I shall also be very 

 glad to receive specimens from other colonies besides Victoria. 

 Specimens should be addressed. 



Dr. Arthur Dendy, 



The University, Melbourne. 



