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duct pores could not be observed ; no genital papilla around them. Color of al- 

 coholic specimens dusky. 



Interine begins in XVI; one. pair of intestinal cœca in XX VIII, elongated, 

 extending through four segments anteriorly. Thickened septa V/VI — 

 VI I/VIir and X/XI— XV/XVI ; septa VIII/IX, IX/X wanting. Spermathe- 

 ca; three pairs, in VI, VII, VIII, without diverticula. Testes in X, XI ; sperm 

 reservoirs in XI. XII. Ovary comparatively large; ovisac absent. Prostate 

 gland wanting. Last heart in XIII. 



Loc. — Kamakura. 



Length 100 mm., breadth 4 mm., number of segments 72 ; all the segments 



except the first and the last of the same 

 f \ breadth. Color brown, except the clitel- 



by 12 setse ; no genital papilla) in this region ; margin of the pores slightly ele- 

 vated. 



Intestine begins in XVH ; one pair of intestinal cœca in XXVI, extending 

 for three segments anteriorly. Thickened septa V/Vf — VII/VIII and X/XI 

 — XV/XVI; septa VIII/IX, IX/X wanting. Spermathecce 4 pairs, in VI, 

 VII, Vili, IX, with diverticula which are not convoluted but with the blind 

 end simply enlarged. Testes in X, XI; sperm reservoirs in XI, XII. Ovary 

 large ; ovisac absent ; oviduct also large and very easy to observe. The two 

 vasa efferentia unite near the septum XII/X II ; prostate gland absent; terminal 

 bvlb present situated a little in front of the external male pore. Last heart in 



vj. P. luierojjoda, n. sp. 



lurn, which is yellowish. Clitellum XIV 

 — XVI, without setre. Setœ of segments II 

 — XIII thicker and longer ; their number 

 in the spermathecal segments 32. First 

 dorsal pore X/XI Spermathecal pores 

 four pairs, in V/VI, VI/VIL VII/VIII, 

 VIH/IX; VI, VII, VIII, IX, with a 

 pair of genital papilla; in front of the 

 ciurlai line. Sperm duct pores separated 



XIII. 



