284 Zoological Writings of Rafinesque. 
confounded. Aglophema, Raf. has precedence of F. Cuvier’s 
Arctocephalus ; Aglophema pusilla (Phoca pusilla, Lin.) being the 
type of both; Rafinesque, however, calls it A. phoca, changing 
the specific name without cause. Authors are not agreed upon 
the habitat of this species, but its range may be extensive, or dis+ _ 
tinct species may be confounded under the same name. 
The “ Prodromus of Sicilian Herpetology,” suggests such ‘im- 
provements’ as Batrachus, for Bufo; Ranaria, for Rana; and Hy- 
laria, for Hyla! and contains notes of ‘a considerable number of 
new species. 
Thirty siz new genera of Marine animals of Sicily. Of five 
mollusks, Oxynoe is said to differ from Sigaretus, by having an 
external shell ;* and of three Limaces, one (T'ylodina) appears to 
be identical with Testacellus. Artedia differs from Planaria by 
having two little tentacles. As we will have occasion to refer to 
his section of Porostomes, we give its characters here—Porosro- 
mi-Animali senza bocca apparente, e nutrendosi con pori superfi- 
cial ; quasi sempre gelatinosi e natanti. Vol 2, p. 165. 
1815. Description of Balena gastrytis, a new Mediterranean 
species. In the Palermo Port Folio. 
Analyse de la Nature, S§¢., pp. 224, Svo., with a portrait. 
Among his manuscripts, I find a sketch of his life written as by 
another person, wherein it is stated that he esteemed this work 
more than any other of which he is the author. We cite his or- 
ders of Mammalia, the three first of which form his sub-class 
Chiropodea. 1. Primatia, 2. Chiropteria; 3. Exogenea (Mar- 
supials); 4. Stereoplia (Solipeda, Ruminantia); 5. Pachyder- 
mia; 6. Anodonea (Edentata); 7. Gliria; 8. Ferea; 9. Amphi- 
bia iPheen, Manatus); 10. Cetacea. 
1816. Observations on the Sturgeons of N. America, and de- 
Scription of a new species, Accipenser marginatus, for the Phil. 
Soe. of Philadelphia. 
Circular address on Botany and Zoology, §&c. Thisisagen- 
eral invitation to all to forward the author specimens, &c. for ex- 
change, as “rare pamphlets, and publications not in my posses- 
SION. geiacg oI shell: receive thankfully any kind of information or 
, such as discoveries, publications, 
vroceedinige ae individ tn learned societies, &e. I particu- 
* See the note to Pl. 49 icthaaptoka, edition of the iin Animal. 
