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D.5123. Malabrigo Light, N. 44° W., 32.50 miles (lat. 13°12'45" N., long. 

 121°38'45" E.). East coast of Miudoi'o. February 2, 1908. 8 egg cases with 

 tendrils. 



D.5504. Macabalan Point Light (Mindanao), S. 39° E., 6 miles (lat. 8°35'30" 

 N., long. 124°36' E.). August 5, 1909. 9 egg cases 55 to 60 mm. long exclud- 

 ing tendrils. 



D.4443. Egg cases 70 mm long exclusive of short tendrils. 



ANALYSIS OF GENERA 



a'. Galeinae. First dorsal origin not before ventrals. 

 &\ Upper caudal edge with modified scaly armature. 



c\ Snout elongate, depressed Galeus 



c^ Snout short, thick Parmaturus 



h'. Upper caudal edge without modified scaly armature. 



d\ Belly capable of great inflation ; labial folds absent or rudimentary ; 



hind nasal valves present Cephaloscyllium 



d-. Belly not inflatable. 



c^. Labial folds absent or on lower jaw only, none on upper. 

 f. Front nasal valves without or with rudimentary cirrus. 



Scyliorhinus 



f. Front nasal valves without cirrus Poroderma 



e*. Labial folds around mouth angle. 



fir\ Hind nasal valve present ; snout short ; anal and subcaudal short. 



Halaelurus 



g^. Hind nasal valve rudimentary, anterior not reaching mouth; 



anal and subcaudal elongate; dorsals small, sometimes first 



absent Pentanchus 



g^. Hind nasal valves absent, anterior reaching mouth ; anal and 

 subcaudal short. 



7i.\ Snout narrow, short; fold below eye Atelomycterus 



7^^ Snout broader, short, depressed ; no fold below eye ; anal 



larger than dorsals Haploblepharus 



a'. Pboscylliinae. First dorsal origin before ventral origin ; labial folds short, 

 upper larger; anal long, distant from subcaudal Proscyllium 



Genus GALEUS Rafinesque 



Galeus Rafinesqthe, Caratteri animali piante Sicilia, p. 13, 1810. (Type, Galeus 

 melastomus Rafinesque, designated by Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila- 

 delphia, 1908, p. 53.) 



Prist iurus Bonaparte, Giorn. Arcad., vol. 49, p. 52, 1831 (fossil) ; Icon. Fauna 

 Ital. Pesci, vol. 3, pt. 7, no pagination, 1834. (Type, Galeus melastomus 

 Rafinesque, monotypic.) 



Pristidurus Agassiz, Recherches poiss. fossiles, vol. 3, p. 85, 1838. — Bonaparte, 

 M^m. Soc. Sci. Nat. Neuchatel, vol. 2, p. 11, 1839. (Type, Galeus melasto- 

 tnus Rafinesque. Emendation.) 



Figaro Whitley, Rec. Australian Mus., vol. 16, no. 4, p. 238, 1928. (Type, Pris- 

 tiurus {Figaro) boardmani Whitley, orthotypic. ) 



Body cavity less than half total length. Snout elongate, covered 

 with thick cellular tissues secreting within gelatinous substance, es- 

 caping by numerous pores in skin. Eye large, lower lid with fold. 



