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Show 1884.] MR. F. DAY ON LUMPENUS LAMPETRIFORMIS. 445 on the veins; a pale brown diffuse spot in the apical third of the costa. 2 . Above and below almost exactly similar to the female of Teracolus subvenosus, Butler, the only difference being in the coloration below, having the ground-colour darker, so that the markings are not so pronounced. Expanse of wings, 8 2, 2 1T8<T incn* In coll. B. M. EXPLANATION OP THE PLATES. PFLLAATTEE AXAXAXMIXX.. Fig. 1. Teracolus cmlestis 8, P- 435. 2. ?,p.435. 3. jeo ^.p. 436. 64.. • • leo 8, P- 436. • halimede §, p. 436. • Solaris 2 > P- 437. 6. vi 8, P-437. 7. 2. P- 437. 8. rorus 8> P- 438. 9. peelus, J, p. 439. 10. xanthus 8> P- 440. 11. $,p. 440. 12. yerburii c?,p. 441. PLATE XL. Fig. 1. Teracolus saxeus 8> P- 441. 2. 2, P- 441. 3. odysseus cJ, p. 441. 4. fumidus 8 > P- 442. 5. 2 > P- 442. 6. suhroseus 81 P- 443. 7. 2, p. 443. 8. taplini 8, P- 444. 9. 2. P- 444. 10. sipylus 8, P- 444.. 11. $,p. 444. 9. On the Occurrence of Lumpenus lampetriformis off the East Coast of Scotland. By FRANCIS DAY. [Eeceived June 16, 1884.] (Plate XLI.) On May 31st this year I received information from Professor Mcintosh, of St. Andrews, that a fish new to the British fish-fauna had been captured 15 miles off St. Abbs Head in 40 fathoms water by means of a trawl; and a few days subsequently he was good enough to send m e the specimen, with permission to figure and describe it. The fish is in excellent condition, 10*7 inches in length, and belongs to the Blenniidae. Different generic names have been given to the genus to which it pertains, as Stichaus and Ctenodon ; but Gill (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 1864) showed that Lumpenus has the priority ; and Collett (Norwegian North-Atlantic Expedition, PROC. ZOOL. Soc-1884, No. XXX. 30 |