1 . TKUTHIS. 31 



lilies. 



Length of the sixth vertebra 2^ 



of the tenth vertebra 2^ 



of the sixteenth vertebra 2 



of the twenty- second vertebra Ig 



of the abdominal portion l'2| 



of the enudal portion 23| 



Si/nopsls of the Species. 



A. Ground-colour darker than the markings, which are in the foini dl" 



whitish or bluish spots or vcrmiculated hues. 



I. The height of the body is more than a third of the total U;uglii. 



1. T. javus. 3. T. concateuata. (i. T. labyrinthodes. 



2. T. canaliculata. 4. T. coralHna. 7. T. sutor. 



5. T. venniculata. 



II. The height of the body is one-third or less than one-tliird of thfe 



total leugth. 



8. T, mavgaritifera. 10. T. dorsalis. 12. T. albopunctata. 



9. T. tumifrons. 11. T. oramin. 13. T. striolata. 



B. Grouud-colour blue, with golden dots. 



14. T. hexagonata. 



C. Ground-colour lighter than the markings, which are in tiie form of 



brown spots or vermiculated streaks. 

 15. T. guttata. 10. T. stellata. 17. T. iiotosticta. 



D. Coloration uniform or irregularly marbled, the outlines of the mark- 



ings being not dehned. 

 18. T. fuscescens. 19. T. lurida. 21. T. argentea. 



20. T. nebulosa. 



E. Markings darker than the gi-ound-colom", chieHy in the fonn of lon- 



gitudinal streaks. 



22. T. marmorata. 23. T. lineata. 



F. Very distinct transverse streaks. 



24. T. sigana. 26. T. doliata. 28. T. virgata. 



25. T. tetrazona. 27. T. puella. 29. T. vulpiua. 



1 . Teuthis javus. 



Teuthis javus, L. Syst. i. p. 507 ; L. (hn. i. p. 1302 ; Cant. Catal. p. 207. 



Ilepatus, Gronov. Zooph. p. 113. no. 352. tab. 8. lig. 4. 



Russell, ii. pi. 102. 



Amphacanthus javus, Cuv. 8f Val. x. p. 118 ; Bleek. Verhatul. Batav. 



Genootsch. xxiii.. Tenth, p. 9; Schley. Sf Mull. Verhand. Nat. Gesch. 



Overz. Bczitt. p. 10. 

 russeUii, Bleek. 2\ypogr. Butav. 



The height of the body is two-fifths of the total length ; the length 

 of the free portion of the tail is contained twice and three-fifths in 



