136 Dr. A. Giinther on two new Species of Fishes. 



at the extremities. The fur of the body extends upon the 

 wing-membranes for a short distance above and beneath, and 

 a very few hairs appear behind the forearm upon the under 

 surface of the membranes ; otherwise they are naked. 



The upper incisors resemble those of V. Temminchii more 

 than those of any other species ; the inner ones are moderately 

 long and unicuspidate, the outer incisor on each side very 

 short and conical, scarcely exceeding the cingulum of the 

 inner incisor in vertical extent, but nearly equal to it in cross 

 section at the base ; lower incisors nearly at right angles to 

 the direction of the jaws, trifid, and crowded ; first upper 

 premolar extremely small, and with difficulty seen even with 

 the aid of a lens, in the inner angle between the closely ap- 

 proximated canine and second premolar. 



Length (of the type, an adult female preserved in alco- 

 hol), head and body 2"-0, tail 1"*8, head 0"-65, car 0""5, 

 tragus 0"*2, forearm 1"\55, thumb 0"*3 ; third finger — 1st ph. 

 l"-45, 2nd ph. 0"*6,3rd ph. 0"'75 ; fifth finger— 1st ph. l"-3 7 

 2nd ph. 0"-35, 3rd ph. ''35 ; tibia 0"'6, foot 0"*38. 



Hob. Bermuda. Type in the collection of the British 

 Museum. 



The form of the upper incisors and the very small size of 

 the first upper premolars at once distinguish this species. 

 Externally it probably resembles V. maurus of Europe and 

 Asia most closely. 



The occurrence of a new species on the small island of 

 Bermuda, 600 miles distant from the mainland, is very re- 

 markable ; but I have little doubt that this species will be 

 found hereafter on the continent of America. 



XVI. — Notice of two new Species of Fishes from the South 

 Seas. By Dr. A. Gunthee. 



The Museum Godeffroy has recently received, through its 

 collectors, two interesting new species of fishes from the 

 South Seas, which may be characterized as follows : — 



Diagramma giganteum. 



D. |f. A. f . L. lat. 85. 



The height of the body is contained twice and two thirds 

 in the total length (without caudal) , the length of the head 

 twice and four fifths. The maxillary does not extend to the 

 vertical from the front margin of the eye. Pneoperculum 



