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In (he spermatheca] pouch of thai species is found — "ein fosterer, 

 mit hornartiger Wandung versehener Korper, den ich fiir eine 

 Spermatophore halte." Of both these structures are figures given. 

 Finally I have myself called attention to the spermatophore of a 

 species of Benhamia, which I have called B. moorei l . This sperma- 

 tophore is of large size and lies chiefly in (he long and thick 

 muscular duct of the spermatheca. 1 have recently studied the 

 spermatopbores in a new species of the genus Benhamia kindly 

 collected for me in tropical Eastern Africa by Mr. Austen, and 

 which I have proposed to call Benhamia austeni' 1 . The Bpermato- 

 phores were studied in situ by means of glycerine preparations of 



Text-fig. 92. 



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Text-fig. 93. 



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Text-fig. 92.- -Spermatheca of Benhamia austt ni. 



A, diverticulum ; 0, B, parts of spermatophore. 



Text-fig. 93. Spermatheca of B nhamia atuteni with an incompletely 

 formed sperinatopbore I 



.\. diyerticulura of apennatheca, 



the Bpermathecse mounted entire or teased, and by longitudinal 

 sections of the entire spermatheca. The spermatheca? of this spi ciea 

 text-fig. 92), like those of some others, cousisl of n large 

 thin-walled sac, which is divided by a constriction into a larger 

 distal and a -mallei- proximal portion. The latter is follow, d \>\ a 

 thick- walled duct leading to the exterior. At the junction of the 

 duel with the -nailer ol the thin-walled pouches open- a single 



P.Z.S 1901, ii. |. 197. 

 - Loo, i it, p 200. 



