(Jn neio Cichlid Fishes from hake Nyassa. 69 



Abdomen shining, the base of the petiole black ; the apex of 

 the pygiclinm is depressed, smooth, and shining, its sides 

 keeled. 



In Bingham^s arrangement (Faun. Br. Ind., Hym. i. p. 107) 

 this species would form a new section of A. " Wings yellow, 

 apex infuscate.^^ c. Head, thorax, and abdomen ferruginous, 

 the head covered with a bright golden pile. 



[To be continued.] 



XI. — Diagnoses of neio Cichlid Fishes discovered hij Mr. 

 J. E. 8. Moore in Lake Nyassa. By G. A. Boulenger, 

 F.K.S. 



Paratilipia nototcenia. 

 D. XVII 10. A. Ill 9. Sq. 36 ^. Lat. 1. 23/9. 



Five series of teeth in both jaws, outer largest. Depth of 

 body 2 1 times in total length, length of head 3. Snout with 

 convex upper profile, a little longer than the eye, the diameter 

 of which is 4 times in length of liead ; maxillary extending- 

 to below anterior border of eye ; 3 series of large scales on 

 the cheek; 11 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. 

 Dorsal spines increasing in length to the last, which measures 

 a little more than \ length of head. Third anal spine I, 

 length of head. Caudal slightly emarginate. Caudal 

 peduncle 1^ as long as deep. Scales with finely denticulated 

 border. Brown above, white beneath ; a blackish band 

 along each side of the back, above the lateral line; dorsal 

 lin with a regular series of round brown spots between every 

 two rays ; ventrals and anal blackish. 



Total length 230 millim. 



A single badly preserved specimen. 



Cyrtocaea, gen. no v. 



Allied to Paratilapia, but membrane between the dorsal 

 and anal spines with rectilinear edge, not forming lappets, and 

 four spines in the anal fin. Jaws with broad bands of conical 

 slightly curved teeth, the outer enlarged and pointing out- 

 wards. 



Whether or not the hump on the forehead, from which the 

 generic name is derived, is a sexual character, as in some 

 South-American Cichlidie, is at present uncertain. 



