. Bulletin. Science. 24 BULLETIN 69, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. which in stained specimens are deepl}' stained and form a conspicu- ous cone-shaped structure in the cirrus pouch or in the genital cloaca. Female rejyroductive orgmxs.—Vagina (figs. 12, 13, vag.) enlarged after crossing the excretory canals, to form a seminal receptacle (figs. 12, 13, 8em. recept.)^ varying greatly in size in different segments. Ovary (fig. 12, ov.) in central portion of segment, sac-like, faintly bilobed, somewhat elongated transversely. Yolk gland (fig. 12, y. g.) V. def. vag senit recept. h 1 inni. Fig. 13


. Bulletin. Science. 24 BULLETIN 69, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. which in stained specimens are deepl}' stained and form a conspicu- ous cone-shaped structure in the cirrus pouch or in the genital cloaca. Female rejyroductive orgmxs.—Vagina (figs. 12, 13, vag.) enlarged after crossing the excretory canals, to form a seminal receptacle (figs. 12, 13, 8em. recept.)^ varying greatly in size in different segments. Ovary (fig. 12, ov.) in central portion of segment, sac-like, faintly bilobed, somewhat elongated transversely. Yolk gland (fig. 12, y. g.) V. def. vag senit recept. h 1 inni. Fig. 13.—Liga beasiliensis : Gravid segment, c. Cirrus pouch, sem. Seminal receptacle, Uterus, Vagina, v. def., Vas deferens. about 100/x in diameter, nearly round, or reniform. Shell gland small, inconspicuous. Gravid uterus (fig. 13, vt.) consists of a thin- walled sac with many small, incompletely separated lobules or out- pocketings, filling nearly the entire middle field of the segment excepting a small anterior portion occupied by the vas deferens. Eggs (fig. 14) with a thin outer shell with a tubular process at each. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior; United States National Museum. Washington, Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off


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