202 MR. F. H, BEDDARD ON EARTHWORMS [Jan. 14, 
There are nine sete on the xvith sezment of the body, 4 on one 
side and 5‘ on the other side of the median ventral line. On the 
third, fourth, and fifth setigerous segments the sete are very stout, 
particularly on either side of the median ventral line. ‘Those of the 
first two segments are delicate, as are those which follow the fifth. 
Fourteen setz lie between the male pores. 
The clitellum (xiv.—xvi.), as has been already remarked, has sete 
upon its last segment. 
The dorsal pores commence x./Xi. 
The male pores lie in the line of setz ; close to each, but below 
the line of sete, are two or three papille in a straight line with 
their fellows on each side of the body, but obliquely as regards its 
transverse axis. 
The first septum divides segments v. and vi.; this and the next 
two are thickened; so are the first four following the gizzard, the 
last of which divides segments Xiil./xiv. 
The intestine begins in xv.; the ceca, which lie in segment 
XXvi., are short. 
The last heart is in segment xiii. 
The sperm-sacs lie in xi. and xil.; in x. and xi. are the sperm- 
reservoirs, containing funnels of sperm-ducts. 
The spermiducal gland occupies segments xvii.—xxi.; it is 
flattened and lobulated; the duct is long and curved, narrowing 
towards the external orifice, which is not provided with a terminal 
sac. 
The ovaries occupy the usual position. There are a pair of 
elongated egg-sacs im both xiii. and xiv, 
The spermathece are in vi., vil, vill. The oval pouch com- 
municates with the exterior by a long duct longer than itself. 
The diverticulum, ending in an oval dilatation, has a corkscrew-like 
duct. This diverticulum, when straightened, is not far short of 
the pouch in length. 
Hab. Waimea, Molokai, and Mauna Loa, Hawaii. 
Remarks.—I have given a description of this species because the 
individuals examined by myself depart slightly and in a few 
particulars from the description given of Pericheta hawayana 
by Dr. Rosa. The most noteworthy difference is apparently 
the existence of sete upon the last segment of the clitellum. 
Dr. Rosa does not assert their absence, but would, I am disposed to 
think, have mentioned their presence were they existent. On the 
other hand, his description of the intestinal czca—* eine gefiederte, 
durch zwei Lappenreihen vermittelte Gestalt erkennen lassen ”— 
agrees entirely with my observations. Differences also in the 
number of the sete in certain segments, and in the number of the 
thickened intersegmental septa, will appear on a comparison of 
Dr. Rosa’s account with mine. 
I have marked this species as one of those indigenous to Hawaii. 
1 14 or 15 altogether in another specimen, and more still apparently in 
others. 
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