RAFINESQUE. 1818 109 



Litholepis Rafinesque, 445 ; type Litholepis adamantinus Raf . 



The "Devil-jack Diamond Fish," drawn by Audubon, a mythical gar-pike of 

 which the scales will "turn a rifle ball." 



This remarkable paper is based on paintings of fishes "seen down 

 the river" by Audubon. Rafinesque was, in 1818, a guest at Audubon's 

 house at Hendersonville, Kentucky. One night, bats entered the win- 

 dow. Rafinesque was convinced that they were of a new species, and 

 used Audubon's costly violin to beat them down. Audubon in return 

 showed him paintings of remarkable fishes. Rough copies of these are 

 found in Rafinesque's note-books, preserved in the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion. Their introduction into Science was a practical joke on the part 

 of the great ornithologist. 



Rafinesque also mentions as new genera, by name only, without ex- 

 planation : Cheilobus, Miniculus, Oplictis, Leptosoma and Glanis. 

 These can have no place in the system. 



CI. RAFINESQUE, Description of Three New Genera of Fluviotile 

 Fish, PoMOxis, Sarchirus and Exoglossum : Jour. Ac. Nat. Sci. 

 Phila., November 1818. 



Pomoxis Rafinesque, 417; type Pomoxis annularis Raf. 



Sarchirus Rafinesque, 419; type Sarchirus vittatus Raf. 

 Young of Lepisosteus osseus. 



Exoglossum Rafinesque, 421 ; type Exoglossum annulatum Raf, 

 (Cyprinus maxillingua Le Sueur). 



Maxillingua Rafinesque, 421 ; type Cyprinus maxillingua Le Sueur. 

 Same as Exoglossum. 



Hypentelium Rafinesque, 421 ; type Exoglossum macropterum Raf. 

 (Catostomus nigricans Le Sueur). 

 Replaces Hylomyzon Agassiz. 



CII. RAFINESQUE, Further account of Discoveries etc. : Amer. 



Monthly Magazine, November 181 8. 



Noturus Rafinesque, 41 ; type Noturus flavus Raf. 



