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According to Gunther, the stuffed skin which is type of C. cyanostolus Richardson belongs to the 

 species called C. ommopicrus by Richardson, on the next page. This species is characterized by the 

 black dorsal spot, which seems to be wanting in the true Cluerops schoenleini. Chnernps schoenleiui of 

 Bleeker has this spot, but also a pale spot beyond it, wanting in C. cyanostolus. This seems tt) be the 

 same as Chrrrops nnimaaihta of Cartier. 



883. Chcerops cyanodus (Richanlsoii I. Tahiti; .Australia. 



VERREO Jordan & Snyder. 



884. Verreo oxycephalus P.kekiT. Hawaii; XewCiuiiica; .\iistralia; .Japan. 



VERRICULUS Jordan & Evermann. 



885. Verriculus sang'uineus Jordan & Evennaim. Hawaii. 



LEPIDAPLOIS Gill. 



886. Lepidaplois axillaris (Bennett). New llfbri.U-s; I'lea; Tahiti; Paumotuls.; Guam; East 



In.lirs. 



887. Lepidaplois hirsutus (Lacepede). Vavau (Giinther); Eai^t Imlits. 



888. Lepidaplois albotseniatus (Cuvier & Valenciennes). Hawaii; .lohnston I. 



This species, very abundant about Hawaii, was not taken by us at .Samoa. It reaches a consid- 

 erable size, and is subject to some changes in color with growth. 



We can not identify the Hawaiian species with Lepidaplois bilunulalus of the East Indies. The 

 latter species, according to Bleeker's figure, has two broad, black curved stripes on tlie liead, instead 

 of the narrow maroon streaks seen in our species. The incomplete account given by Cuvier bears out 

 this prol)able difference. 



889. Lepidaplois strophodes .lordan & Evermann. Hawaii. 



This species, thus far known from small specimens only, is occasionally taken about Hawaii. 

 Tlie black blotch at ba.se of soft dorsal behind extends across the body, forming a bread black bar. 

 This species is probably not the young of Lepidaplois albotseniatus, as supposed by Giinther, as we have 

 specimens of the latter of about the same size as the types of strophodes which have the characteristic 

 markings of the adult. Still it is possible that these are accjuired by some examples at an earlier 

 stage than by others. 



890. Lepidaplois modestus ((iarrett). Hawaii. 



891. Lepidaplois perditio (i^wy & Gaimard). Tonga; Saumarez Reels; Aneiteum; .lapan; 



Mauritius. 



NESIOTES De Vis. 



892. Nesiotes purpurescens De Vis. South Seas. 



Xesiutes inirpiii-curenf Dc Vis. Proc. Lmn. Six- N". .- W. is^i. i:,:;. South Seas. 



LABROIDES Bleeker. 



893. Labroides dimidiatus Cuvier & \'alenciennes. i-^amDa and Hawaii (Giinther); Palau: Yap; 



New Hebrides; East Indies. 

 This species was not taken l)y us. 



894. Labroides paradisseus (Bloelu. New < niinea i Maeleay ) ; East Indies. 



DUYMaiRIA Bleeker. 



895. Duyniaeria ceeruleoniaculata (iiinther. .\neiteum; New Hel)riiies. 



896. Duymaeria nematoptera Bleeker. New Guinea (Macleay); East Indies. 



