32. juLis. 181 



Julis meniscus, Cuv. 8f Val. xiii. p. 415. 



trimaculatus, Mii/ip. N. W. Flsche, p. 13 (not Q. ^ G.). 



mertensii, Cuv. 8f Val. xiii. p. 421. 



celebicus, Bkck. Celebes, viii. p. 313 (young). 



lutescens, (Solujider) Zool. Beech. Voy. Fishes, p. 65. pi. 19. fig. 2. 



B. ,^. A. ^. L. lat.28. L. transv. ?|. Vert. 11/14. 



The height of the body is equal to the length of the head, and one- 

 fourth of the total (the caudal lobes not included). Caudal lobes 

 prolonged. Pectoral with a large oblonrj -ovate deep-violet spot ; head 

 violet, with several oblique reddish bands ; body green, each scale 

 with a broAvn vertical streak ; dorsal fin red, with yellow margin ; 

 anal violet, with broad yellow margin and red base ; caudal yellow, 

 its base and its lobes being red or green. — Young specimens with a 

 round black spot between the second and fourth dorsal rays, and with 

 another at the root of the caudal. 



From the eastern coasts of Africa to the Sea of China and to 

 Polynesia. 



a. Half-grown. Mozambique. From Prof. Peters's Collection. 



b. Adult : skin'. Ceylon. From Dr. Kelaart's Collection. 



c. Adult. Ceylon. From the Collection of the Zoological Society. 



— Type oi J. porphyrocephaJa, Benn. 



d. e. Half-grown and young. Amboyna. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 

 /. Adult : bad state. Moluccas. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 



g, h. Adult. China. 



i. Adult : skin. China. Presented by J. R. Reeves, Esq. 

 Jc. Fine specimen. Hongkong. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 

 Z. Half-grown : stuffed. Aneiteum. From Mr. MacgilHvray's Col- 

 lection, 

 m. Young. From Dr. P. v. Bleeker's Collection (J. celebicus). 

 n, 0, p. Adult, half-grown, and young. 

 q-r. Adult : stuffed : not good state. 

 s. Adult : skeleton. China. 



Science is much indebted to Dr. v. Bleeker for his investigations 

 into the synonymy of this species, whereby nearly half a dozen nominal 

 species are erased from the system. How many species established 

 within the last three years will share a similar fate ! 



3. Julis cupido. 



Schbg. Faun. Japon. Poiss. p. 170. pi. 86 bis, fig. 3 ; Bleek. Verhaml. 

 Batav. Genootsch. xxii. Labr. p. 30, and All. Ichth. p. 93. tab. 33. fig. 1. 



D. A. A. l^. L. transv. 2/8. 



Caudal fin truncated. The height of the body is nearly equal to 

 the length of the head, and is contained four times and a quarter in 

 the total. The spinous dorsal is low. Pectoral with a large black 

 blotch on its posterior half. A dark, denticulated band proceeds from 

 the operctdum to the caudal. A band (blnish, in spirits) runs from the 

 eye to the extremity of the snout, two others from the eye backwards 

 over the operculum ; a bluish spot at the angle of the mouth, and 



