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riorly; a deep sulcus between it and the coronoid process^ 

 wMcli is rather short; posterior angle very short, and 

 slightly acuminate ; descending ramus deeply emarginate. 



To Mr. A. Simson we are indebted for this species, which 

 was found by him in some abundance at Eingarooma, and 

 have pleasure in naming it after him, as a slight acknow- 

 ledgment of his kindness in having so liberally given it, as 

 well as the Antechinus leucogenys, to us. 

 Fig. 5. — Lower jaw, natural size. 



5a. — Superior molars magnified. 

 Species of Antechini now known to inhabit Tasmania : — 

 Antechinus Swainsonii, Waterhouse, Ann. and Mag. 

 Nat. Hist. 1840, p. 300. 

 „ minima, Temminck, Mon. de Mam, Vol. 1, 



p. 50. 

 „ leucopus Gray, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hiat., 



1842, p. 261. 

 „ Eolandensis, Higgins and Petterd. 



„ leucogenys, „ „ 



niger, „ „ 



Species of Muridae : — 

 Mus setifer. 

 ,, penicillatus. 

 „ fuscipes. 



„ velutinus, Thomas, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., 

 June, 1882. 

 Mastacomys fuscus, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., June, 1882. 

 Mus griseocseruleus, Higgins and Petterd. 

 „ leucopus, „ „ 



„ variabilis, „ „ 



„ Simsoni, „ „ 



BESCEIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF FISH, 

 CAUGHT NEAE EMU BAY, TASMANIA. 



By Eobt. M. Johnston, F.L.S. 



[Bead Uth November, 1882.] 

 LOPHOTID^. 



TiENIOIDEI, PART., Cuvicr. 



Body elongate, strongly compressed, naked ; eye lateral ; 

 cleft of the mouth narrow, with the dentition feeble ; vent 



