LYGOSOMELLA AESTUOSA. 251 



were also procured at Raraka, Sandwich Islands, and other localities, 

 thus giving to this species a range almost as wide as that of Emoa 

 cyanura, and like the latter, it is very likely carried from island to 

 island by the natives, for it is most frequently seen about their huts. 



Genus LYGOSOMELLA, Girard. 



Char. gen. — Gorpore depresso, elongato, squamis modlcis et striatis 

 cooperto, Capite siibquadrangido-pyramidali, dep)resso. Naribus in 

 lateribus sitis, scutum imiim j^^^lforantibus. /Scutis supranasalibus 

 nidUs ; parietalibus separatis. Palato edentalo. Palpebra inferioi'i 

 disco pelhicido praedita. Apertura auditoria antice denticulata ; 

 tympano prof undo. Membris p)arvis, valde disiantibus ; digitls iitri- 

 usque membri quinque ina equal ibus ; pahnis p>lantisque subtiliter 

 tuberculosis; seutelUs subdigitalibus transversis, laevibus. Cauda 

 modicaf subconica, minuente. 



Gen. Char. — Body depressed, elongated, covered with moderate and 

 striated scales. Head subquadrangulo-pyramidal, depressed. Nos- 

 trils lateral, in one plate; no supranasal plates. Parietal plates 

 separated. Palate toothless. Lower eyelid with a transparent disk. 

 Auricular aperture denticulated in front; tympanum deeply seated. 

 Limbs small, far apart ; five fingers and five toes, unequal ; palms 

 and soles finely tubercular. Subdigital plates transverse, smooth. 

 Tail moderate, subconical, and tapering. 



Stn, — Lygosomella, Grd. in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci, Philad. November, 1857, 



Obsery. — Like the preceding, this genus is a dismemberment of 

 Mocoa, remarkable for its depressed body, weak and distant limbs. 

 The parietal plates are not united, and the middle occipital exists as 

 a distinct plate. 



LYGOSOMELLA AESTUOSA, Grd. 



(Plate XXVII, figs. 1-8.) 



Char, spec— 6br^o?*e longiori, triginta sex seriebus squaynarum Ian- 

 gitudinalibiLS cooperto. Rostro elongato. Scuto labiali aiLperiore quinto 



