34 Cobb — Nematodes, mostly Australian and Fijian. 



Hab. — Mud and moist earth, and among confervas, Holland, and Frankfort, 

 Germany. 



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3. T. aflBnis, de Man. 2" 3- Ts 'l-i 1-9 I*"""- Cuticle marked by about four 

 hundred transverse striae ; cephalic papillae in three rows of six each, the middle row 

 largest and representing the setae ; cesophagus conoid, in its narrowest part less than 

 half as wide as the neck, with a distinct cephalic swelling ; intestine tessellated, 

 nearly two-thirds as wide as the body ; rectum equalling the anal body-diameter in 

 length ; juncture of the oesophagus with the intestine forming a bulb-like swelling ; 

 terminus one-fifth as wide as the base of the tail ; vagina half as long as the body is 

 wide; eggs one and one-half times as long as the body is wide, and one-third as wide as 

 long; ovaries extending two-thirds of the way back to the vulva, ^r^. — 3.3 4-1 2-9 i-imm. 

 A ventral row of fourteen equidistant accessory organs extend from the anus to near 

 the mouth; spicula elongated-cuneiform, nearly straight, rather acute, equal in length 

 to the anal body-diameter ; accessory pieces rudimentary. 



Hab. — Found in moist marshes and meadows, Holland. 



4. T. glomerans, Bastian. Female unknown. 2-3 ? 4-3 43 3- 23 mm. Cuticle 

 traversed by about six hundred and eighty transverse striae ; oesophagus cylindroid, 

 half as wide as the neck; intestine three-fifths as wide as the body; pseudo-bulb flat; 

 terminus one-seventh as wide as the base of the tail ; spicula arcuate-cuneiform, 

 slightly exceeding the anal body-diameter in length ; accessory pieces one-fourth as 

 long as the spicula. 



Hab. — Mud of ponds, England. 



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5. T. arenicola, de Man. 2- ? \ "3-3 — %i i-* mm. Cuticle smooth; head truncate, 

 bearing ten setae arranged as usual, the submedian pairs unequal, the larger ones 

 being half as long as the head is wide and very stout and acute ; lips with a row of 

 small papillae in front of the setae ; oesophagus conoid, anteriorly one-third, but 

 posteriorly one-half, as wide as the neck ; intestine two-thirds as wide as the body, 

 without distinct tessellation ; rectum exceeding the anal body-diameter in length ; 

 pseudo-bulb present ; tail ventraUy arcuate ; terminus narrow, rounded, mucronate ; 

 this and the following distinguished from the remaining species by the asymmetrical 

 female sexual organs ; ovary reaching three-fourths the way back to the vulva. 

 Male unknown. 



Hab. — Found in Holland. 



6. T. minor, n.sp. 2-5 34 3-6 s-e — m. 12 ™n- Cuticle apparently without markings ; 

 hairs minute, if any; neck cylindroid ; head truncate, bearing on its outer margin ten 



