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such were obtained from above Tura, in Assam ; from the Western Ghats ; from Pa- 

 shok in the Darjiling District ; from the Sitong Ridge, and from hill streams near 

 Sitong, also in the Darjiling District. All these regions are already in the recognized 

 area of distribution of the genus, and the specimens may be dismissed with a couple 

 of remarks on their habits. Of a batch of specimens found above Tura, Mr. Kemp 

 remarks, " This worm is found coiled up on the upper or under sides of leaves in dense 

 jungle, forming a compact gelatinous mass. When touched it springs to life, perform- 

 ing somersaults and other acrobatic feats." The second noteworthy feature is the 

 aquatic habitat of the worms from hill streams near Sitong ; they were found living 

 in water under stones. 



Genus Lampito. 

 Lampito mauritii, Kinb. 



This worm is one of the commonest in India, — absolutely the commonest in the 

 present collections ; and being so widely distributed it is scarcely necessary for the 

 future to note the precise details of each capture. 



The following are the localities from which I have received it : — In the Central 

 Provinces and Central India, from Nemar Kheri on the way to Indore, Katni, Gwalior 

 and Jubbulpore ; in S. Rajputana, from Dungarpur and Banswara ; and in the Bom- 

 bay Presidency from Bombay (where it is very common), Broach, Surat, Ahmedabad, 

 Nadiad, Dhanu, Sirvai Madhopur, Baroda, Palchar, and Joshachivir on the way to 

 Mahableshwar. 



Genus Pheretima. 



Pheretima posthuma (L. Vaill.). 



Also extremely common ; from Khulna and Dattapakur in Bengal ; Udaipur in 

 Rajputana ; Gwalior in Central India ; Bindra Ban, near Muttra, United Provinces ; 

 and Baroda in the Bombay Presidency. 



Pheretima hawayana (Rosa). 

 A common Indian worm ; from Bindra Ban, Udaipur, and Bombay. 



Pheretima heterochaeta (Mchlsn.). 

 Common in India ; from Sureil, 5,000 ft. in Darjiling District. An immature 

 specimen, probably of this species, from Pashok, 3,500 ft., also in Darjiling District. 



Pheretima elongata (E. Perrier). 



Manmad, Bombay Pres. 28-vi-1917. B. Prashad. Several specimens. 



Palia, between Indore and Ujjain. Central India. 27-vi-19I7. B. Prashad One specimen, 

 a mutilated anterior end. 



Indore, Central India. 23-vi-1917. B. Prashad. Three specimens. 



Indore, banks of River Kan. 25-vi-1917. B. Prashad. Several specimens, immature, but 

 probably of this species. 



Ujjain, Central India. 26-vi-1917. B. Prashad. Several specimens, with others, probably 

 of the same species, but immature. 



