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The surface of the abdominal segments are comparatively 

 smooth, being ornamented merely with scattered granules 

 and puncta;, in place of being ornately sculptured or tuber- 

 culate, while their lateral edges or pleura are armed with seven 

 or eight acuminate teeth instead of with two only as found in 

 the Tasmanian type. All the points now enumerated accord 

 with the diagnosis of the New South "Wales species Palinurus 

 Hiigelli contained in Mr. Hassell's Catalogue of the " Aus- 

 tralasian Stalk and Sessile-eyed Crustacea," and! with which 

 I have no hesitation in identifying it. To make more sure of 

 this suggested identification, 1 remitted drawings of the more 

 essential features of this crawfish to my brother, Mr. Acland 

 Kent, at present residing in Sydney, asking him to compare 

 them with the typical examples in the Sydney Museum. The 

 comparisons instituted resulted in a full confirmation of my 

 anticipations, and we may accordingly include Tasmania in the 

 area of distribution of this species, and which it may be 

 mentioned is regarded as identical with the Palinarus tumidus, 

 Kirk, inhabiting North Island, New Zealand. I have much 

 pleasure in presenting the specimen to the Society's Museum. 



OBSERVATIONS ON A SUSPECTED HYBRID 

 SPECIES OP TRUMPETER, AND UPON OTHER 

 RARE FISH TAKEN IN TASMANIAN WATERS. 



By W. Saviele-Kent, F.L.S., F.'A.S. 



I propose in this communication to make a few remarks 

 upon certain varieties of fish that have been remitted me by 

 the local fishermen within the past twelve months as varieties 

 with which they were more or less unfamiliar. 



The first specimen to which I have to draw attention was 

 captured on the East Coast in a graball net in company with 

 ordinary silver bastard trumpeter, and being brought to 

 Hobart alive was kept for some time in one of the tidal 

 ponds at the fishery establishment. When taken by the 

 fishermen it was at once recognised by them as an unfamiliar 

 form which could not be correctly identified with either the 

 real trumpeter, Latris hecateia, or the ordinary red and 

 silver bastard trumpeter, Latris Forsteri, but which combined 

 the character of both of these familiar species in a very re- 

 markable manner. The accompanying water-colour drawing 

 (submitted to the meeting) taken from life, and of the 

 natural size, will give an approximate idea _of the shape, 



