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ON A COLLECTION OF OLIGOCHAETA li:o.M THE LESSEE 

 KNOWN PARTS OF INDIA AND I'KO.M EASTERN PEESIA. 



By J. Stephenson, D.Sc, Lt.-Col, /.M.S., Professai of Zoology, Government 



( 'ollege, Lahore. 



(With Plates IX XL) 



CONTENTS. 



Page 



Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. L93 



Fam. Naididae. 



( I en us Chaetogaater. 



Choetogoster bengolensis, Annand. .. .. .. 195 



Choetogoster spongiUoe, Armand. .. .. .. 19S 



Choetogoster punjabensis, Stephenson .. .. .. .. 106 



Grenus .V«m's. 



2V«m* communis, Pigaet var, punjabensis, Stephenson .. .. .. L96 



Sei* partifjuoyzn-nH. Mehlsn. .. .. .. .. ..197 



var. aequalis, var. nov. . . . . . . 197 



Nais pectinata, Stephenson .. .. .. .. ..198 



Nais gwaUorensis, sp. nov. .. .. .. .. ..198 



Genus Pristina. 



Pristina Umgiseta,Wixbg. .. .. .. .. . . L99 



Genu-, Stylaria. 



Sj.ylo.ria lacustris (L.j . . . . . . . . . . 200 



Genus Branchiodrüus. 



Branehiodrihis sp. .. .. .. .. .. •• 200 



Fam. Tubin'cidae. 



Gtenus BrancMura. 



Branchiura sowerbyi, Bedd. .. .. .. . • •• 200 



Farn. Mbniligastridae. 

 Genu-; Drawida. 



Drawida barweUi 'Bedd.; var. imperfusus, var. nov . . • . •• 200 



Farn, Megascolecidae. 

 Subfarn. Megascolecinae. 

 Genus Pontodrüus. 



Pontodrüus sp. .. .. .. •• •• •• 202 



Genu.s MegaseoUdes. 



MegaseoUdes prashadi, sp. nov. . . . . • ■ • ■ • • - r - 1 - 



Genus Perionyx. 



Perionyx eansibaricus, Mchlsn. . . . . • • • • . . 204 



Perionyx miliar di, Stephenson . . . . • • • • • ^ r - ,; -' 



