124 ON A NEW FISH FROM BRITISH NEW GUINEA. [Juiie 16, 



include the proximal halves of two humeri, which ai'e of about 

 the same size as those of the African species, while a calcaneum is, 

 on the other hand, distinctly smaller, being 19 mm. in length as 

 compared with 21 mm. in the recent species. This is also the 

 case with the radius, of which two specimens were found, it being 

 more slender and 59 mm. in total length as opposed to 61*5 mm. 

 Besides these, three j)ieces of ulnte and several portions of ribs 

 were obtained. 



I have been unable to find record of any fossil Genetta, and 

 among the rest of the Viverridce the only species of Pleistocene 

 age appear to be F. karmdiensis from India (Lydekk. Mem. Geol. 

 Surv. Ind. 1886), and a Fiverra identified by a single canine fi"om 

 the cave of Lunel Viel, France. 



Besides these, some portions of skulls found in the Quaternary 

 deposits of Algeria are referred somewhat doubtfully to Heiyestes 

 by M. Pomel (Carte Geol. de I'Algerie, Les Carnassiers, 1897). 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE X. 



Fio-. 1. Inner view of left mandibular ramus of Genetta genetta from Mt. Carmel, 

 p. 122. 



2. Inner view of left mandibular ramus of (?. plesictoides, p. 122. 



3. Inner view of a riglit carnassial of G-.plesictoicles, p. 123. 



4. Outer view of tlie specimen shown in tig. 2, p. 123. 



o. Crown view of the specimen shown in figs. 2 & 4, p. 123. 



6. Crown view of tooth shown in fig. 3. 



7. Inner view of right mandibular ramus of FJesictis croizeti Filhol, p. 122. 



All the figures are of natural size. 



2. Description of a new Fish o£ tlie Gobiid Genus RMac- 

 khtliys from British New Guinea. By G. A. Boulengek, 

 F.R.S., Y.P.Z.S. 



[Received May 13, 1903.] 

 (Plate XI.*) 



Ehiacichthys nov^-guine^. (Plate XI.) 



Depth of body nearly equal to length of head, 5 to 6 times in 

 total length. Diameter of eye 6 or 7 times in length of head, 

 interoi'bital width 3 times ; snout but very slightly longer than 

 postocular part of head. Dorsals YII, I 8-9 ; longest spine |, 

 longest soft ray 4 length of head. Anal I 8-9, longest ray as 

 long as head. Pectoral about 1| leng-fch of head, ventral as long 

 as head or a little longer. Caudal feebly emarginate. Caudal 

 peduncle 2^ as long ae deep. Scales strongly ciliated, 37 to 39 

 in a longitudinal series on each side, 14 or 16 round caudal 

 peduncle. Dark olive above, whitish beneath. 



Total length 225 millmi. 



Three specimens were obtained by Mr. A. E. Pratt at Dinawa, 

 Owen Stanley Range, at an altitude of 4000 feet. 



* For explanation of the Plate, see p. 125. 



