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Reptilia. — A new Freshwater Tortoise, Garettochelys insculptus, 

 obtained by the Geographical Society in the late Expedition to New 

 Guinea, is described by Dr. Ramsay, p. 158, and regarded as 

 intermediate between the Freshwater Tortoises and the Sea 

 Turtles. Mr. C. W. de Vis, describes two new species of Geckos, 

 Nephrurus levis and Diplodactylus tcenicauda, p. 168. Also, 

 Varanus sp., p. 1137. Mr. Macleay describes a new Iloplocephalus, 

 H. collaris making the 24th Australian species on record, p. 1111. 



Pisces. — Dr. Ramsay and Mr. Ogilby have a note on Xiphasia 

 {Xiphogadus) setifev, Swainson, p. 582, and also describe the 

 following new species from Australia and New Guinea — Ambassis 

 yigas, Apogon roseigaster, Arius Froggattii, A. spatida, Aristeus 

 JWovce-guinece, A. rubrostriatus, Chilodactylus morwong, Corica 

 Fapuensis, Coris variegata, Engraulis Scratchleyi, Equula Smith- 

 ursti, Galaxias Xayi, Gobius depressus, G. concavifrons, Hemi- 

 pimelodus Dayi, H. crassilabris, Monacanthus mosaicus, Myripristis 

 cameus, Scicena neglecta, Solea texlilis, Syngnathus parvicejis, pp. 4, 

 8, 131, 474, 879, 941, 1101. Mr. Macleay, p. 511, refers to the 

 previously described Ctenodax Wilkinsoni, Macl., from Lord Howe 

 Island, to note that it is generically identical with Tetragonurus, 

 Risso, but that its position among the AtherinidaB, as assigned by 

 Gilnther, can hardly be regarded as natural. It occurs, so far as 

 is yet known, only in the Mediterranean, at Madeira, and at Lord 

 Howe Island. 



Insecta. — Mr. Masters continues his Catalogue of the described 

 Coleoptera of Australia, Parts III., p. 21, containing the Lucanida?, 

 Scarabaaidaa, Buprestidse ; IV., p. 259, Trixagidae, Eucnemidae, 

 Elateridge, Cebrionidse, Rhipidoceridae, Dascillidae, Malacodermida?, 

 Oleridae, Lymexylonidaa, Cupesidae, Ptinidse, Cioidee, Bostrychidae, 

 Tenebrionidae, Cistelidse, Pythidae, Monommatidse, Melandryidae, 

 Lagriidaa, Pedilidse, Anthicidae, Pyrochroidae, Mordellidae, Rhipi- 

 dophoridae, Cantharidse, GEdemeridae, ; V., p. 585, Curculionidae, 

 VI., p. 979, Scolytidse, Brenthidae, Anthribidee, Bruchida3, Ceram- 

 bycidae. Mr. Macleay describes the Coleoptera collected on the 

 Fly River N. G., during the Geographical Society's Expedition, 



