BY J. DOUGLAS OGILBY. 



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the middle of the eye, its length half of that of the head^ its 

 distal extremity is expanded, two-fifths of the diameter of the eye 

 in width, its posterior margin sinuous. The preorbital and the 

 inner ridge of the preopercle are entirely unarmed, while the outer 

 ridge has a few feeble spines at or near the rounded angle: lower 

 opercular spine the longer; posttemporal with five spines. About 

 22 gill-rakers on the lower branch of the anterior arch. The 

 dorsal fin originates above the base of the pectoral; the spines 

 are rather weak: the first short, about one-third of the second 

 and sub-equal to the eighth; the fourth spine is the longest, two 

 fifths of the length of the head and five-sixths of the anterior 

 soft rays; the ninth spine is very short, and the tenth is inter- 

 mediate in length between the sixth and seventh: the anal 

 originates betneath the fourth soft ray of the dorsal; the first 

 spine is very short and stout, the second much stronger, but not 

 so long as the third, which is one-third of the length of the head, 

 and not much shorter than the anterior rays : ventral not 

 reaching to the vent, the outer ray the longest, four-sevenths of 

 the length of the head: pectoral two-thirds of the head: caudal 

 emarginate, the peduncle long and tapering, its depth immediately 

 l>ehind the dorsal fin 1 1, its least depth 2| in its length. 



Brownish-green, the sides strongly tinged with yellow; thorax 

 and abdomen silvery; upper surface of head bluish, the lips, inter- 

 orbital region, and an angular band on the occiput darkest; 

 opercle bluish: a series of five large olive brown spots along the 

 side; lower side of tail with three groups of crowded brown 

 specks; dorsal fin sparsely, caudal densely covered with similar 

 specks, the latter with two large dark basal sppts. 



The single example collected measures oi millimeters and is 

 apparently full grown. 



CATALOGUE OF THE DESCRIBED COLEOPTERA OF 

 AUSTRALIA. SUPPLEMENT, PART II. 



By George Masters. 



I-suf(l sfparat'ly a.s a Supplement to the Part. 



