PLATE 3 
A. — Dorylaimus regius de Man; ventral view of the tail end of a male; an ppl, 
anal papillae; d cut, differentiated cuticular tissue; gub, gubernaculum; ppl, 
ventromedian papillae; sp, spieulum; s ppl, skin papillae. 
B. —Same; tail end of a male in lateral view; an ppl, anal papillae; brs msc, 
bursal muscles; d cut, differentiated cuticular tissue; gub, gubernaculum; ppl, 
series of preanal papillae; ptr sp, protractores spiculorum; rtr sp, retractor spiculi; 
1-4 skin papillae. 
C. —Same; tail end of a female from Germany; dil an, dilatator muscle of anu3; 
ppl, skin papilla; str cut, radial striation of the cuticle. 
D. —Same; tail end of a female from Norway; compare with C and note the 
much shorter tail. * 
E. —Same; transverse striation of the surface of the cuticle. 
F. —Same; optical longitudinal section through the skin; hyp, hypodermis; 
1-3 different layers of the cuticle. 
G. —Same; one of the ventromedian preanal papillae. 
H. —Same; one of the anal papillae; compare the difference with G. 
I. —Same; cross section through the middle region of the body; g, gonad; int, 
intestine; 1 ch, lateral chord; nrv, skin nerve. 
J. —Sketch of a bristle of an oligochaete as found in the intestine of Dorylaimus 
regius . 
K. — Dorylaimus regius de Man; the spear drawn with the same magnification as 
J to show the possibility of the entering of the bristle through its lumen. 
L. —Same; tail end of a male with a different order of the ventromedian preanal 
papillae. 
