OCR Text |
Show 236 SURGEON F. DAY ON INDIAN FISHES. [Mar. 4, outer margin pale greenish blue, increasing iu width from the apex to the inner angle, and bounded externally by a marginal line of dark brown; fringe white. Hind wings with costal margin broadly pale brown ; external third of wing pale blue tinted with lilacine, becoming whitish at the anal angle; tridentate internally from discoidal nervure to costa, and gradually widening to inner margin; six large, but indistinct, flesh-coloured submarginal spots from apex to first median branch; margin blackish brown ; fringe white. Body above dark brown ; dorsum dark olivaceous ; palpi ochreous ; antenna? black, with minute orange tip. Wings below brownish ochraceous; the discal series of spots as above, but lunate; inner series ill-defined, bounded externally by a series of ovate spots paler than the ground-colour : front wings with black markings in cell; outer and inner areas clouded with pale lilacine, more prominent at apex and inner angle; margin brown; fringe white: hind wings with usual basal markings indistinct; outer and inner areas pale lilacine; outer margin indistinctly brown ; fringe white. Body ochraceous white; tibiae and tarsi of legs ochreous; palpi and crest dirty white; antennae pale brown, club blackish, tip orange. Expanse of wings 2 inches 10 lines. 4. O n n e w or imperfectly k n o w n Fishes of India. B y Surgeon-Major F R A N C I S D A Y . [Received February 10, 1873.] Amongst the fishes which I have examined during the last six weeks, the following appear worthy of record, as either probably new, little known, or some novel facts being observed with reference to them. Owing to the kindness of Dr. Bidie, I have obtained free access to the fishes in the Madras Museum, several of which seem to be undescribed. Of some of these I previously possessed single specimens, but hesitated to describe them until I had examined a larger number. As m y ' Report on the Sea-fisheries of India' will be completed this year, as a fellow volume to m y • Report on the Freshwater-fisheries ' just printed, I reserve m y list of numerous addenda to the marine fauna for its pages. Besides the fishes in the Madras Museum, I have fortunately obtained others in the Madras bazars-some through Dr. Bidie's assistance, others at personal visits. Amongst these I collected two specimens of Msopia cornuta in very fine condition. I have also in a short visit to Cochin, the neighbouring country, and around the Neilgherries, obtained several new species. The existence of a Semiplotus in Southern India is exceedingly interesting, as hitherto its range has appeared to be confined to Assam and tbe eastward of that portion of India. |