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Show 202 PROF. W. B. BENHAM OX AQUATIC [Nov. 3, and legs dark brown externally, grizzled whitish internally upper surface of hands naked, flesh-coloured, of feet pale brown, lightening terminally to whitish ; soles quite naked, finely granulated. Tail long, finely haired, yellow for its terminal two inches and along its under surface; the remainder dark brown. Skull and teeth agreeing word for word with the description of those of P. longicauda given in the ' Catalogue of Marsupials.' Dimensions of the type, measured in skin:- Head and body 300 mm.; tail 177; hind foot (s. u.) 59; ear (wet) 28. Skull-basal length 57-2 mm. ; greatest breadth 23'3; nasals 27x5-2; interorbital breadth 12-8; palate, length 37; combined length of three anterior molariform teeth 10. Hab. A vera., Aroa River, British New Guinea. Type. Adult male. B.M. No. 3.12.1.23. Collected by A. S. Meek. One specimen. In the conspicuous striping of its dorsal surface this handsome species differed from all known Bandicoots, though it was possible that when dried skins of P. longicauda were examined, some indication of a similar pattern of coloration would be found to exist in that animal. EXPLANATION OF PLATE XXIII. Fig. 1 a. Anisomys imitator (p. 200). Lower view of skull, natural size. 1 b. „ „ „ Left upper molar series, j. 1 c. „ „ „ Upper view of skull. 1 d. „ ,, „ Front view of incisors. 1 e. ,, „ „ Right lower molar series, *. 2a&2b. Hyomys meeki (p. 198). Lower and upper views of skull, natural size. 2c. Hyomys meeki (p. 198). Right lower molar series, \. The following papers were read :- 1. On some new Species of Aquatic Oligochseta from New Zealand. By W . B. B E N H A M , D.SC, M.A., F.Z.S., Hon. M.B S. Tasm.; Professor of Biology in the University of Otago. [Received July 24, 1903.] (Plates XXIV.-XXVL* and Text-figure 23.) In the course of a biological survey of the New-Zealand lakes undertaken, during the year 1902, by Messrs. K. Lucas and Hodgson, of Cambridge, a considerable number of specimens of Oligocha?ta were obtained which were placed in my hands for identification. My best thanks are due to Mr. Lucas for his * For explanation of the Plates, see pp. 231, 232. |