412 
Megachile mystacea, Bingh , 70. 
rufiventris, Guér., 70. 
seychellensis *, Cameron, 71. 
Megagathis natalensis, Ariech., men- 
tioned, 83. 
testacea *, Cameron, 82. 
Megalixalus, Giinther, distributed 
over Tropical Africa and Mada- 
gascar, mentioned, 294. 
sechellensis, Giinther, 294. 
Melanostomias valdivie, Brauer, 218; 
mentioned, 142. 
Melia tessellata, Zatr., mentioned, 
53; carries small green paly- 
thoid Anemone in each chela 
for protection, &c,, mentioned, 
53. 
Melita, Leach, 334, 
fresnelii, Awlouin, 334; distrib. 
of, mentioned, 325. 
Melitodes ochracea, Pallas, 
tioned, 346. 
Melobesiex, 186. 
Mesonema, Uscisch., 23, fig. 6; men- 
tioned, 25. 
Metasesarma rousseauxi, H, Milne- 
Edw., mentioned, 63. 
Micrabacia, Milne-Edw. & Haime, 
mentioned, 258. 
Micrabaciide, mentioned, 258. 
Microdictyon, Decaisne, 375; men- 
tioned, 374, 376. 
calodictyon, Decne., from the 
Canaries, mentioned, 376. 
pseudohapteron *, A. g¢ H. S. 
Gepp, 375 ; mentioned, 373, 
376, fig. 397. 
umbilicatum, Zanard., from the 
Mediterranean, mentioned, 
376. 
Millepora, Linn., mentioned, 38, 52, 
133, 138, 345. 
Pallas, 
men- 
violacea, mentioned, 
346. 
Minous longimanus*, Regan, 236, 
fig. 255. 
monodactylus, Bl., 237. 
Misophthora, oerster, mentioned, 
d4. 
Molluses, pteropod, mentioned, 25, 
29. 
Monacanthus melanistius*, Iegan, 
252, fig. 255. 
nematophorus, Gunther, 252. 
oblongus, Schleg., 252. 
oculatus, Giinther, 252. 
INDEX. 
Monacanthus peronii, //olland, men- 
tioned, 252. 
setifer, Benn., 252, 
Monomorium floricola, Jerdon, men- 
tioned, 93. 
fossulatum, Emery, subsp. sey- 
chellense, Emery, mentioned, 
93. 
pharaonis, Zinn., 91. 
“ Mapow tree” (Pisonia Calpidia, 
Stewl.) in the Ile du Coin, men- 
tioned, 40. 
Mother-of-pearl, black-lipped, men- 
tioned, 153. 
Mugil 
221. 
Mugilide, 221. 
Mullids, 228. 
Murena  macassariensis, 
220. 
nebulosa, Akl., 220. 
picta, Ahl., 220. 
polyzona, Ltichards., 220. 
Bleeker, 
ceruleomaculatus, Lacep., 
Bleeker, 
pseudothyrsvidea, 
220. 
richardsoni, Bleeker, 220. 
Murenide, 220. 
Mussa, mentioned, 28, 38. 
Myripristis parvidens, Cuv. & Val., 
222. 
Mytilaspis auriculata *, Green, 205; 
mentioned, 197, 204, fig. 207. 
citricola, Packard, 203; men- 
tioned, 206; on “Lime, 
Orange, and Shaddock,” 
203. 
gloveril, Packard, 203. 
greeni, de Charmoy, 204. 
hibisci, de Charmoy, 204. 
ocellata*, Green, 206; men- 
tioned, 207. 
pallida, Green, mentioned, 
207. 
pomorum, Bouché, mentioned, 
197, 206. 
Necropsar rodericanus, H. H. Slater, 
mentioned, 104. 
Necropsittacus, A. Milne-Edw., men- 
tioned, 105, 106. 
rodericanus, A, Milne-Edw., 
mentioned, 104, 
Nemertean, On an Arboricolous, from 
the Seychelles, by RK. C. Punnett, 
57-63. 
Neocyttus, Gilchr., 231. 
acanthorhynchus *, Regan, 231, 
fig. 254. 
rhomboidalis, Gilchr., 
tioned, ftnote 231. 
Neomeris, Lamour, 379. 
annulata, Dickie, 379. 
Kelleri, 
379. 
Neoscopelus macrolepidotus, Johnson, 
219. 
Nesomantis *, Boulenger, 293. 
thomasseti *, Boulenger, 293, 
figs. 300. 
Neumann, L. G., Note sur les Ixo- 
did recueillis dans des Iles de 
TOcean Indien par J. Stanley 
Gardiner, 193-196. 
Noddies, mentioned, 35. 
Notogonia, Oosta, mentioned, 78; 
prey on crickets, mentioned, 69. 
mahensis *, Cameron, 78. 
rufo-femorata *, Cameron, 78. 
seychellensis *, Cameron, 77. 
men- 
Cramer, mentioned, 
subtessellata, Sm., mentioned, 
78. 
Notopygos, Grube, 358. 
crinita, Grube, mentioned, 359. 
flavus, Haswell, mentioned, 
359. 
gardineri*, Potts, 362; men- 
tioned, 356, 359, 360, 362, 
fig. 370. 
hispida *, Potts, 359; men- 
tioned, 356, 360, 361, 367, 
tig. 370. 
labiatus, McJntosh, mentioned, 
359, 360, 361. 
maculata, Atnberg, mentioned, 
359. 
megalops, McJntosh, mentioned, 
359, 361, 362. 
parvus, Haswell, 
359. 
variabilis *, Potts, 360; men- 
tioned, 359, 361, 362, 367, 
mentioned, 
fig. 370. 
Nudibranchs from Diego Garcia. 
mentioned, 52. 
Numenius arquata, Linn., 107. 
pheopus, Linn., 107. 
Oculina-coral, mentioned, 134, 
Ocypode, Fabr., 65; mentioned, 34, 
ceratophthalma, Pailas, 65. 
