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HoPLiAS, with the Macrodon tareira or traliira of Miiller as its tj'pe. 

 The species will therefore be called Ilopllas tareira by those who object 

 to erroneous names and Iloplias malabaricus by those who insist on 

 retaining the first given name, however erroneous it may be; 



The name Iloj^tJUu is derived from the Greek onXov^ onXa^ armor, 

 with the suffix -iocz and allusion is made to the defensive armature in 

 the waj" of the cranial shield-like surface as well as the oiiensive teeth. 

 An analogous classical name is Xlplikiii. 



This name Ilopllas iii given with full knowledge of the name llojjlla 

 of Illiger. The two names are quite distinct. 



