On a neio Ehynchocy on j^*o?n Nyasaland. 403 



1841, a Batrachian genus from South America. I now 

 propose to change the name of the fisli to Podateles and the 

 family name Ateleopoclidfe of Giinther to Podatelicla?. 



The family Ateleopodida3 has hitherto been placed near the 

 Macruridas; but it differs from them, and is more nearly 

 related to the Blenniida?, in having the scapular foramen 

 pierced in the scapular bone, which does not support any of 

 the pectoral rays. It is distinguished from both the Macru- 

 ridse and the Blenniidae in having the supratemporal bone 

 loosely attached by ligament to the skull and the pectoral 

 rays inserted on an undivided cartilaginous plate instead of a 

 series of pterygial bones or basalia. 



If, following Gill and other American writers, we attach 

 importance to tiie structure of the pectoral arch in the classi- 

 fication of the jugular fishes, the Lycodidas and Ophidiidse 

 should be placed, with the Zoarcidse, nearer to the Blennies 

 than to the Gadoids. The point in question had never been 

 ascertained on the Ateleopodidre, which must now be removed 

 from the immediate vicinity of the Gadoids, and included in 

 the series Blenniidae — Ophidiidte. 



LVI. — A new Ilhynchocyonyro?n Nyasaland. 

 By Oldfield Thomas. 



Rhynchocyon Hendersoni^ sp. n. 



A member of the U, Cirnei-Reichardti group. 



General body-colour grizzled dusky grey, much darker 

 than in R. Cirnei and Reichardti. On each side of the poste- 

 rior back two deep black stripes, and below them a third 

 indistinct rufous one ; in the hollows of the upper stripe four, 

 of the middle six, and of the lower four indistinct whitish 

 spots, much less conspicuous than in R. Reichardti. Head 

 dark, grizzled blackish. Ears dark fulvous, edged with 

 black. Under surface dusky, darker than in the other speoies, 

 the hairs tipped with butfy. Forearms and thighs dark 

 grizzled fulvous ; hands and feet black, the ankles grizzled 

 Avith fulvous. Tail black, with a white subterniinal ring ; tlie 

 underside of its basal two inches fulvous. 



Dimensions of the type (measured in skin) : — 



Head and body 250 millim. ; tail 214; hind foot (s. u.) 

 (wet) 67; car (wet) 27. 



Hah. Plateau west of Lake Nyasa. 



