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65. POMADASIS PRODUCTUS. 



Prislipoma productum Poey, Meniorias, ii, 18G0, 186 (Havaua). 



Habitat: West Indies. 



Etymology: Productus, produced, from tlie long .suout. 



This species, which seems closely allied to 1\ /i«//<<7/.s, is known only 

 from Poey's descriptions. From F. 7'mnos us it differs, if the descrip- 

 tions can be trusted, in having but 12 dorsal spines. 



66. POMADASIS MACRACANTHUS. 



rristipoma mncracanthum Giinther, Proc. Zoiil. Soc. Loml. IStU, 14(i (C'hiapas). 



Habitat: Pacific coast of tropical America. 



Etymology: iJ.axf>6c;^ long; axavOd^ spine. 



This species is generally common along the west coast of Mexico and 

 Central America. The specimens examined by us are from Panama, 

 Mazatlan, Chiapas, and Punta Arenas. The East Indian Poniadasis 

 hasta, the type of Prisfijioma, is allied to P. macr acanthus, but has the 

 back and the dorsal tin spotted, somewhat as in P. suillus. 



67. POMADASIS CROCRO. 



Pristipoma crocro Cuv. &. Val., Hist. Nat. Poiss., v, 2(31, 1830. 



Priatipoma cidtriferum Poey, Memorias, ii, 1860, 185. 



Pomadaays approximans Beau & Dresel, Proc. U. S. N. M. 1884, 160 (.Jamaica). 



Habitat : West Indies, Cuba to Brazil. 



Etymology: Crocro, the vernacular name at Martinique. 



This species is generally common in the West Indies, especially on 

 sandy coasts. The specimens examined by us are from Cuba (tyi)e of 

 Pristipoma cultriferum Poey, in the museum at Cambridge), and from 

 Sao Matheus, Itabapuana, and Cannarivicras, in Brazil. 



68. POMADASIS BRANICKI. 



Pristijxjma hraniclci Steindachner, Deuksclir. kaiserl. Akad. Wiss. Wien, xii, 28, 1879 

 (Tumbez, Peru). 



Habitat: Pacific coast of tropical America. 



Etymology: A personal name. 



This small species closely resembles P. crocro and P. rantosus. It is 

 generally common on the sandy coasts of tropical America on the Pacific 

 side. The sjiecimens seen by us are from Mazatlan, Panama, Kio Zaua- 

 tenco, and Chiai:>as. 



