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The sperraiducal glands are much like those of A. platyurus. 

 They are somewhat slender and confined to their segments ; the 

 posterior pair was decidedly smaller than the anterior. The penial 

 setae are a facsimile of those of A. platyurus. 



The spermathecse have two symmetrically arranged short 

 diverticula. 



Hah. St. 30, Putabla, Yaldivia. 



(10) Acanthodrilus carneus, n. sp. 



A number of specimens of this species were collected at 

 Quilipue. They show when in alcohol a reddish- violet colour, 

 which, however, is due to their tissues having taken up the 

 colouring-matter from a Myriopod placed in the same bottle. The 

 real colour of the worm during life is, according to Michaelseu, 

 " schmutzig fleischfarbe : Giirtel weiss." 



The length of one of the largest specimens was 52 mm. by 

 3"5 ram. in diameter. The number of segments of this specimen 

 was about 100. 



The prostomium is large and completely divides the buccal seg- 

 ment. 



The setfB ai'e paired, but not very strictly ; the ventral setae 

 of each pair are rather closer together than are the lateral setae. 



The clitellum occupies segments xiii.-xvi. and is complete all 

 round. 



As is so often the case, this species is provided with a certain 

 number of genital seta papillae ; as is also frequently the case 

 with the worms of this geuus, these papillae are subject to some 

 variation. 



In one specimen there was a single eye-like papilla on the 

 boundary liue of segments x./xi. In another there were two 

 median papillae, one upon x. and the other upon xi. ; in two 

 others, and this appears to be the more typical arrangement, there 

 were the two papillae already mentioned and in addition to them 

 paired papillae upon ix. 



The dorsal pores are quite conspicuous and begin in front 

 of the clitellum. 



The internal characters are not very different from those of 

 other species. 



The gizzard is well developed and lies apparently in segment vi. 



The last heart is in the xiith segment. 



There appears to be only one pair of testes and of funnels in 

 segment x. 



The sperm-sacs are in segments ix., xi. ; those of the latter 

 segment are very coarsely racemose. The penial setae are unusually 

 delicate and slender; they taper towards the free end, which is 

 not ornamented ; perhaps on account of their slenderness they are 

 not of the yellow colour so usual. 



The spermathecse in viii., ix. are oval pouches with a wavy 

 tubular diverticulum nearly as long. 



Hah. >St. 3, Quilipue. 



