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X. A second Asiatic species of Corydalis. By 

 Robert McLachlan, F.K.S., etc. 



[Read June 7tli, 1899.] 



Plate IX. 



Tta the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 

 for 1884 Prof Wo^od-Mason described and figured (p. 110 

 Sviii) the first Asiatic species of Gorydahs, a genus up 

 t then thought to be peculiarly American, from the 

 TSo^lHills Through the kindness of Mr. J. H. Leecti 



"™?ireSfct"Xfor it is well known that in 



fs':Kh% — ,tt in the n>aJority very great. 



Corydalis orientalis, sp. n. 



^ Head very large, subqnadrate (without the neck), 13 mm 

 broad (without the posterior teeth), sides straight ^^^ P"^*^"?^ 

 a'les produced into a very strong black acute f^-^^'l'^l^^ 

 aniior'edge straight with a deep median --^^^J ^"7^^^^^^ 

 convex posteriorly, rugose, on each side o the f ont o^ ^he ^^ 

 T^nrtion is a broad acute black triangular tooth, neck strongly 

 era ; 1. long by 7 ... taoad in front). -,«:*e genera, 

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