IQ22.] J. Stephenson: Earthworms from Kashmir & India. 431 



The male pores are situated on small somewhat irregular 

 transversely elongated papillae at the hinder border of segm. x ; 

 they are immediately outside — almost in — the line of setae b. 

 Immediately behind the papillae of the male pores, on the anterior 

 part of segm. xi, are a pair of smaller and rounder papillae. The 

 midventral region between the four papillae is somewhat sunken, 

 and darker in colour. 



The female pores are minute, in furrow n/12, in line with 

 setae ab. 



The spermathecal pores are conspicuous, with swollen margins, 

 in furrow 7/8, between the lines of setae ab and cd, but nearer the 

 latter. The upper end of the pore reaches the line cd. 



Internal Anatomy :— -Septa 5/6-8/9 are much thickened. 



There are four gizzards, in segm. xiii-xvi, all well developed. 



The last heart is in segm. ix. 



The testis sacs are large, elongated in shape, and extend into 

 segm. ix, though their greater part is in x ; they reach as far back 

 as septum 10/rr, and are slightly constricted at septum 9/10. 

 The vas deferens lies on the posterior face of septum 9/10 ; it is 

 narrow, and thrown into numerous coils. 



The prostates are elongated, cylindrical, and bent on them- 

 selves; the ental end is rather thicker, and there is no separate 

 duct; the surface is soft and "glandular." The vas deferens 

 enters near the ental end. 



Segm. xi is narrow antero-posteriorly, but there is no ovarian 

 chamber ; segm. xi is fully opened up on opening the body in the 

 usual way. The segment was full of genital products and the 

 female organs were not separately distinguishable. The ovisacs 

 are large, stoutly and irregularly ovoid in shape, and extend back 

 to septum 13/14. 



The spermathecal ampulla is spherical ; the duct forms coils 

 on the posterior face of the septum. The atrium is large — not 

 very much smaller than the ampulla ; it is a pear-shaped sac, the 

 lower and narrower portion marked by a number of slight annular 

 constrictions, and prolonged into a narrow, bent, duct-like tube, 

 joined at its termination by the spermathecal duct. 



Remarks: — The relations of this species seem to be to D. 

 nepalensis and papillijer. 



Family MEGASCOIyF.CIDAE. 



Subfamily MEGASCOLECINAE. 



Genus Megascolex Templeton. 



Megascoiex konkanensis Fedarb. 



Bombay. Coll. Prof. J. P. Mullan. 



The actual male pores are not usually visible ; in these speci- 

 mens they appear to be on the transverse ridge which runs across 

 the male area on each side, nearer the outer than the inner margin 

 of the area. 



