WORMS. INTESTINA. 17. Lumbricus. 
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17. LUMBRICUS. Body round, annulat*^' 
with generally an elevated flelhy belj 
near the head, moitly rough with luinut*! 
concealed prickles placed longitudinally^ 
and furniilied with a lateral aperture. 
Earth-won^'' 
*TerrtJt 4 s Body red, with 8 rows of prickles. Dew-ivori»' 
Brit, Zool. iv. p 33, tab, 19, fig. 6 . 
Petkt.Gazopb, tab. 1 30, fg. 6, ReJ Exp. 4, tab. 15,/. i. 
X^ejjer ^heoL des inf, par Eyonnet y*. i, 2, 3. 
Murrey de Lumbric.Jet.obfer. tab. 2, f. l — 5, 
Phelfam Alcar. tab. 2, f. 4, 5. Bonnet inf, 2. tab, 4, 
2. Exaftly alike, but about half the fize. 
Peun. Brit, Zool. VI. p. 33, tab, 19, f. 6, A. 
Inhabits decayed wood and the common foil, which by perf^' 
rating, it renders fit to receive the rain j devours the cotylede*'* 
of plants and wanders about by night : is the food of Mole*’ 
Hedghogs and various birds. 
Body vvith about 140 rings, each of which contains 4 pair 
prickles, not vifible to the eye bucdifcoverable by the toucli' 
when expanded is convex each fide, and when contraaed 
flattilh beneath, with a red canal down the whole body : 
belt is wrinkled and porous ; mouth placed beneath the probofc'®’ 
*Marmns. Back with 2 rows of briftly tubercles. ' fui' 
Penn Brit, Zool. iv. p. 24, tab, 1 9, f. 7. 
It.Wgoth. \%q, tab.'^.f.O, 
Pall. nov. Adi. Petrof 2, p. 0,0,0,, tab. i,/. ,9,29. 
Inhabits lliores of Europe, where it buries itfelf deep in the fan^' 
leaving a little rifing with an aperture on the lurface; and i* 
ufed as a bait for fifh. 
Body pale red, round and annulate with greater and lefler ring®' 
the firft prominent with 2 oppofite tufts of lliort briftles 
each ; the lower.part fmooth. 
Vermkula 
risa 
Variegatus Rufous, fpotted, with 6 rows of prickles 
Bonnet Vers d'eau douce, tab. \ , f 
Inhabit* 1 
Body white, with 2 rows of prickles. 
Mull. Hift. Verm, \,p, 26, a. 158. 
Inhabits the wet and decayed trunks of trees and among nioi^^ 
leaves, moving very expeditioufly in humid places, but twid' 
mg Itfelf up in dry ones : body polifhed, glabrous. 
