BLEXNIUS. 



loa 



Blennlns ruhjans, Pollini, Vi;igg. L. di Ganla, \k 20, pi. — . fi^. 1 (1810) ; 



JIaitoiis, Arcli. f. Niiturg. xxiii. 1857, p. 172, \A.\\. fij;- -'5 ; Ciiintli. Cat. 



Fi.-li. iii. p. 217 (1801) ; Stdnd. SiUb. Ak. Wieii, Ivii. i. 18(18, p. CTO. ].l. i. 



fij-s. 1 & 2 ; Playf. & Lotourn. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (4) viii. 1871. p. o8(J ; 



(anostr. Fauna cFItal., Tosci, p. 2% (1874); Lortet, Arch. Mus. Lyon, iii. 



188.3, p. i:'i). pi. xviii. Hg. 4 ; Ti-istr. Faua. Palest, p. 1G2 (1881)- 

 Sdlarias varus, Ri.sso, Hist. Nat. Eur. JlOr. iii. p. 2:57 (182G). 

 Bleiiniiis cagnota, Cuv. & Val. t. c. J). 24'.) ; Heck. & Kiior, Sii.sswassert". Ocsterr. 



p. 14, tig. (18r)8) ; Moreaii, Poiss. France, ii. p. IIG (1881); Fatio, Vert. 



Suisse, iv. p. l.")l ( 1882). 

 Bleiunus raru.f, Boiiap. Icon. Faun. Ital., Pesei (1840); Giintli. t. c. p. 220; Gerv. 



Zool. Pal. Gener. p. 203, pi. xliv. tig. ') (1801*) ; Lortet, t. c. p. 12'.>, pi. xvii. 



fig. 3 ; Tristr. 1. v. 

 J>lenniiis anllrolus, Bonap. 1. c. 

 7)V(';(/(/((« /i7»»/((.«, Bonap. 1. c. ; Giiutli. t. c. p. 22.5, anJ Proe. Zool. Soc. 18(1 1, 



p. 4'.)0 ; Lortet, t. c. p. 1150; Tri>tr. 1. c. pi. xix. tig. 3. 

 Jchthi/ocoris rams, Bonap. Cat. Mutli. Peso. Eur. p. <u (1840) ; (>erv. Rev. ct Mag. 



Zool. ii. 18.")St, p. 317. 

 Trlitlii/ocoris pollinii, Bonap. op. eit. p. G8. 

 Bleiniiiis al/H'stris, Blanch, op. cit. p. 2G1, fig. ; Lnnrl, Ucv. ct Mag. Zool. xxii. 



1870, p. 3. 



Fi-. 0(5. 





Vs: 



r .''; h Vi. 





•fj^ias??' 



w 



Blcnnius f ruler. 

 d ? , 8paiu, after fsteindaciier {I. c). 



Body strongly compressed, its depth equal to length of head, 4 to 4 J 

 times in total length. Head with strongly curved ui)per profile, If to 

 1^ times as long as broad, the breeding male with a strong upper crest; 



