60 NOTES ON SOME FISHES FROM THE SOLOMON ISLANDS. Genus XII. — Persephona, Leach. Sp. 1. Per sepliona tuberculosa, A. Milne-Edwards f Journal des Museum Godeffroy, Band I., p. 86). Testa quadrata, tumida, granulis complanatis, apudmarginesmajoribus, omniuo instructa; regioue gastrica tuberculis tribus ; regione cardiaca tuberculo magno, fissura angustissima circumseripto ; raargine postico tuberculis cluobus ; peclibus anticis longis, grauulatis. Hah. Bass's Strts. Explanation of Plates 5. and 6. Plate 5. Pig. 1 . — Leucosia splendida ; with, female abdomen, and lateral view of carapace. „ 2. — Leucosia Chevertii ' ; with male abdomen. ?j 3. — Myra australis ; with male, and female abdomen, and lateral view of carapace. ,, 4. — Myra darnleyensis ; with the male and female abdomen. „ 5. — Myrodes gigas ■ with the male and female abdomen. Plate 6. Pig. 1 . — Leucosia Leslii ; with male abdomen. „ 2. — Phlyxia orbicularis ; with male and female abdomen, and lateral view of carapace. ,, 3. — Phlyxia granulosa, with male and female abdomen, and lateral view of carapace. „ 4. — Arcania pulclierrima ; with female abdomen. ,, 5. — Litliadia sculpta ; with female abdomen. Notes on some Fishes from the Solomon Islands. By William Macleay, F.L.S., &c. I became a few days ago the possessor of part of a zoological collection made at the Solomon Islands by Mr. Cockerell.
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