1908.] W. MiCHAEi^SEN : Oligochœta of the Indian Empire and Ceylon. 189 



directed forward but hardly reach as far as the middle of the preceding segment, 

 being much broader than long. 



The swollen seminal chamber of the diverticulum of the spermathecse is simple 

 and nearly as long as the stalk of the diverticulum. 



In other respects my specimens agree with the description given by BKDD ARD , 

 for instance in the characteristic shape of the prostates. 



Hab.— Deccan, Hyderabad; Col. D. C. PHILI.OTT leg. 



PhERETIMA HETEROCH^TA (M1CHI.SN.). 



Hab.— Western Himalayas, Simla, 6,750'; A. PARSONS leg. 



„ „ Naini Tal in the Kumaon district, 6,400'; 



Dr. N. ANNANDAI^E leg. 

 Eastern Himalayas, Kurseong in the Darjiling district ; 



Dr. N. ANNANDALE leg., 21— 29-V-06. 

 South India, Kodaikanal, 7,000'; and Tiger Shola (near Kodaika- 

 nal) in the Palni Hills, virgin forest; Dr. J. R. 

 HENDERSON leg., vi-07. 

 „ „ Coonoor in the Nilgiri Hills; M. MAINDRON leg., 



x-oi. 

 Burma, Manchio in the North Shan Hills; J. COGGIN BROWN 

 leg., 28-iv-07. 



Pheretima posthuma (ly. Vaili..). 



Hab.— Bengal, Pusa ; C. A. PAIVA leg. 



Bhogaon, Bhagalpur, Purneah; C. A. PAIVA leg. 

 Calcutta; Dr. N. ANNANDAI^E leg., 30-vii-o6 and 4-viii-o6. 

 Sibpur near Calcutta; Dr. KING leg., ix-93 (Mus. Berlin). 

 Dhalla; H. E. STAPLETON leg. 

 Betracona in the Mymensing district; H. E. STAPI.E- 



TON leg. 

 Raniganj in the Burdwan district ; ly. E- FERMOR leg. 

 Rajshahi; Major A. R. S. ANDERSON leg. 

 Saraghat; Dr. N. ANNANDAEE leg., 29— 30-vi-o6. 

 Comillah in the Chittagong district; Major A. R. S. 

 ANDERSON leg. 



Pheretima anomai^a, Michi^sn. 



Ph. a., MICHAELSEN, in Mt. Mus. Hamburg, xxiv, p. 167, f. 14. 

 Present eight mature specimens of this curious species. 



External Characters. — D i m e n s i o n s : Length 80 — 90 mm., thickness 3 — 5 

 mm. to 3^ — 5|- mm., number of segments about 130. 



Natural colour not known, the specimens having been preserved in corrosive 

 sublimate. 



