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Show 1900.] EARTHWORMS OF THE GENUS AMYNTAS. 649 I. Spermathecae 1 pair in vi. 101. Amyntas lompobatagensis Mich. Amyntas lompobatagensis, Michaelsen, Jahrb. Hamb. wiss. Anst. xvi. p. 33. 55 mm., 95 segments. Setae of v.-vii. rather larger, slight dorsal gaps ; 33 on vi., 42 on xxvi. Dorsal pores from v./vi. Papillae on xvii./xviii., xviii./xix. Duct of spermiducal gland long, divided into a proximal thinner and a distal spindle-shaped portion. Diverticulum of spermatheca small. Hab. Celebes. 102. Amyntas pusillus Ude. Perichceta pusilla, Ude, Zeitschr. wiss. Zool. lvii. p. 63. 16 mm., 60 segments. Setae 40-50. 10 setae between male pores. Papillae on xvii. and xix., corresponding in position to male pore, also a median papilla on xx. Spermathecal diverticulum small and spherical. Hab. Buitenzorg. Only a single example was examined ; but it appears to differ from the last. K. Spermathecae 1 pair in segment vii. 103. Amyntas minimus Horst. Perichceta minima, Horst, Zool. Ergebn. M a x Weber, ii. p. 66. 25 mm., 80 segments. Setae 44 behind clitellum, 60 on vii. Duct of spermiducal gland curved. Diverticulum of spermatheca long. Papilla? on vii. Hab. Java. Species which cannot be classified bg the above characters entirelg. AMYNTAS CULMINIS, Michaelsen, Jahrb. Hamb. wiss. Anst. xvi. p. 58. 50 mm., 75 segments. Setae closer ventrally, 48 on v., 46 on xxvi. Clitellum not developed. Three papillae in middle of 18th segment. Gizzard-septa ? Spermiducal glands lying in four segments, with short duct and no terminal sac. Spermatheca? one pair in viii., with very strong muscular duct as long as pouch and diverticulum, of which the duct is much coiled, longer than spermatheca.- Celebes. AMYNTAS QUADRAGENARIUS, Perrier; Perichceta quadragenaria, Perrier, Nouv. Arch. Mus. Paris, viii. p. 122. 210 m m . (exaggerated through softening); 40 seta? in segments in front of clitellum. Sperm-sacs in xi., xii. Spermathecae one |
