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Remarks. — The single specimen from Bikini is not as darkly colored 

 as those from Johnston and the Hawaiian Islands and this may account 

 for the apparent absence of the two most ventrally located dark lines, 

 which are fainter than the others. 



J. L. B. Smith described as new P. margaretae from Aldabra. It 

 appears, however, to be the same species as P, octoiaenia Jenkins, for 

 I have examined several lots that include numerous specimens of 

 P. octoiaenia and find only one possible difference between the two. 

 In the drawing of margaretae the size of the 3 rows of scales on the 

 cheek is smaller than that of those on the specimens of octoiaenia 

 before me. The drawing may be in error. 



Figure 98. — Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia, new species, holotype, USNM 113596, from Bikini 

 Atoll. Drawn by A. M. Awl. 



PSEUDOCHEILINUS TETRATAENIA, new species 



Figure 98 



Holoi]iye.—\5S^M 113596, Bikini Atoll, Reer Island, lagoon reef, 

 August 12, 1946, S-46-332, Herald and Brock, standard length, 51 

 mm. 



Paratypes. — Bikini Atoll: Erik Island, west end, ocean reef, March 

 19, 1946, S-46-9, Schultz and Brock, 3 specimens, 27 to 40 mm.; 

 Bikini Island, ocean reef, March 22, 1946, S-46-15, Schultz and Brock, 

 3 specimens, 12 to 20 mm.; Lagoon coral heads, eastern end, depth 

 20 to 25 feet, March 26, 1946, S-46-42, Brock and Schultz, 2 speci- 

 mens, 27 to 43 mm. ; Romuk Island, ocean reef, April 1, 1946, S-46-47, 

 Schultz, 2 specimens, 27 and 33 mm.; Boro Island, April 6, 1946, 

 S-46-52, Schultz and Brock, 2 specimens, 36 to 45 mm.; Cherry 

 Island, ocean reef, April 18, 1946, S-46-98, Schultz, 4 specimens, 



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