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The  oviducal  pore  is  single.  No  copulatory  papillae  occur.  In  the  seg- 
ments directly  behind  the  clitellum;  there  are  56  à  60  setae,  arran- 
ged in  a  continuous  row;  in  the  region  of  the  spermathecae  only  40 
are  to  be  found,  their  number  usually  decreasing  in  the  anterior  and 
posterior  segments.  Between  the  male  pores  12  setae  are  present;  on 
the  clitellum  they  are  not  visible. 
The  situation  of  the  first  dorsal  pore  shows  some  variation  in  dif- 
ferent examples,  for  in  some  of  them  I  found  it  lying  respectively  in 
the  intersegmental  groove  -VI/ VII,  VII/ VIII  or  VIII/IX,  in  other 
ones  even  between  segment  XII  and  XIII.  Two  pairs  of  pores  of  the 
spermathecae  are  visible  between  segment  YII  and  VIII,  and  VIII 
and  IX. 
Concerning  the  internal  anatomy  can  be  stated,  that  the  first 
septum  lies  between  segment  IV  and  V,  and  that  those  between 
segment  VIII,  IX,  X  and  XI  are  absent.  The  oesophagus  occupies 
segment  V  — VII;  the  gizzard  is  situated  in  segment  VIII  and  IX. 
Next  to  it  follows  the  tubular  intestine ,  which  shows  its  wall  glandu- 
larly  thickened  in  segment  XI— XIII;  the  sacculated  intestine  com- 
mences in  segment  XV  and  is  provided  in  segment  XXVI  with  a  pair 
of  long  coeca ,  extending  themselves  as  far  as  the  prostata.  Spirally  coiled , 
tubular  glands  occur  in  segment  V  and  VI.  The  dorsal  and  ventral 
vessel  communicate  through  four  pairs  of  commissural  vessels  in  segment 
V,  VI,  VII  and  IX;  abdominal  hearts  are  situated  in  segments  X— XIII. 
Two  pairs  of  seminal  vesicles  in  segment  XI  and  XII,  the  first  pair 
reaching  into  segment  X. 
There  are  two  pairs  of  very  large  spermathecae,  occupying  segment 
VIII  and  IX;  in  one  example  however  I  observed  three  of  them  at 
the  right  side  of  the  body ,  the  anterior  one  in  segment  VII.  Each  sper- 
matheca  consists  of  a  large  pouch,  showing  an  obtuse  coecum  at  its 
external  side ,  and  of  a  tubular  diverticulum ,  which  is  more  than 
twice  as  long  as  the  pouch  and  spirally  coiled;  at  some  distance  from 
its  free  extremity  the  diverticulum  shows  a  constriction  and  ends  in 
a  small  oval  sac  (pl.  Ill,  fig.  25).  The  diverticulum  of  the  spermatheca, 
belonging  to  segment  VIII,  is  often  lying  in  the  preceding  segment. 
The  prostates  (pl.  Ill,  fig.  24)  are  large,  lobated  bodies,  thrice  as 
long  as  broad,  occupying  segments  XV— XXIV  and  provided  with  a 
S-like  bend  excretory  duct. 
Of  this  species  a  short  description  (without  figures)  was  published 
