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Show 210 MR. F. E. BEDDARD ON NEW EABTHWORMS. [Mar. 19, by Dendrobates, as observed by Wyrnan, Kappler, and H. S. Smith, is not the least remarkable 2 This Batrachian was found to carry its tadpoles on its back, fixed by their buccal suckers, with the object, it is believed, of transporting them from pool to pool. Precisely the same mode of parental care is shown by a frog of the family Eanidse, Phyllobates trinitatis, Garm., a native of Trinidad and Venezuela. A specimen from Venezuela, recently received at the Natural History Museum, is preserved in spirit with the tadpoles sticking to the back in the manner described in the case of Dendrobates. The sex of the parent which transports tbe larvae had not been ascertained in the case of Dendrobates. It is therefore of importance to state that in the present instance tbe feat is performed by the male (as figured on Plate X.), which is distinguished by an internal vocal sac. It was further desirable to ascertain whether any buccal peculiarities existed in the larvae in connection with their habits, and as the specimens, six in number, are perfectly preserved, this examination offered no difficulty. But, as in the case investigated by Wyman, no peculiarities could be detected: the tadpoles are perfectly normal, of the Eanoid type. There are two series of labial teeth above and three beneath the black horny beak, the lower outer series rudimentary ; the inner upper series is widely interrupted mesially, the inner lower very narrowly; the lip is bordered by a series of papillas which is widely interrupted in the middle anteriorly. The spiraculum is sinistral and the anus dextral. The tail is about twice as long as the body. EXPLANATION OF PLATE X. Figs. 1, la. Hgla goeldii, Blgr., female carrying the eggs. 2. A n egg from the above specimen, enlarged. 3. Young, on leaving the mother. 4. Phyllobates trinitatis, Garm., male carrying the larvae. 5. Mouth of the larval Phyllobates trinitatis, enlarged. March 19, 1S95. Sir W . H. F L O W E B , K.C.B., LL.D., F.E.S., President, in tbe Chair. The following papers were read:- 1. Preliminary Account of new Species of Earthworms belonging to the Hamburg Museum. By F R A N K E. B E D D A R D , F.R.S. [Received February 11, 1895.] The collection of "Terricolae" made by Dr. Michaelsen in South America is in some ways richer than that of the "Limicola;"2. 1 Cf. Boulenger, Ann. & Mag. N. H. ser. 6, i. 1888, p. 454, & ii. 1888. p. 122. ' feee ^ i ! - * ^ag. N. H. ser. 6, xiii. p. 205: "Preliminary Notice of South- Amencan Tubificidce collected by Dr. Michaelsen, including "the Description of a Branchiate Form. Bv Frank E. Beddard, M A F R, S " |