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

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

 black dorsal spot, which seems to be wanting in the true Chcerops schoenleini. Chcerops sehoenleini of 

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

 same as Chcerops unimaculata of Cartier. 



883. Chcerops cyanodus (Richardson). Tahiti; Australia. 



VERREO Jordan & Snyder. 



884. Verreo oxycephalus Bleeker. Hawaii; New Guinea; Australia; Japan. 



VERRICT/LTJS Jordan & Evermann. 



885. Verriculus sanguineus Jordan & Evermann. Hawaii. 



LEPIDAPLOIS Gill. 



886. Lepidaplois axillaris (Bennett). New Hebrides; Ulea; Tahiti; Paumotu Is. ; Guam; East 



Indies. 



887. Lepidaplois hirsutus (Lacepede). Vavau (Gunther); East Indies. 



888. Lepidaplois albotaeniatus (Cuvier & Valenciennes). Hawaii; Johnston 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 bilunulatus of the East Indies. The 

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

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

 this probable difference. 



889. Lepidaplois strophodes Jordan & Evermann. Hawaii. 



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

 The black blotch at base of soft dorsal behind extends across the body, forming a broad black bar. 

 This species is probably not the young of Lepidaplois albotxniatus, as supposed by Gunther, 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 acquired by some examples at an earlier 

 stage than by others. 



890. Lepidaplois modestus (Garrett). Hawaii. 



891. Lepidaplois perditio (Quoy & Gaimard). Tonga; Saumarez Reefs; Aneiteum; Japan; 



Mauritius. 



NESIOTES De Vis. 



892. Nesiotes purpurescens De Vis. Soutli Seas. 



NesioUs ptirpurescens De Vis, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. 1884, 453, South Seas. 



LABROIDES Bleeker. 



893. Labroides dimidiatus Cuvier & Valenciennes. Samoa and Hawaii (Gunther) ; Palau: Yap: 



New Hebrides; East Indies. 

 This species was not taken by us. 



894. Labroides paradisseus (Bloch). New Guinea (Macleay); East Indies. 



DUYMiERIA Bleeker. 



895. Duymaeria cseruleomaculata Gunther. Aneiteum; New Hebrides. 



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



