1870.] Notes on the Genus liar a. 37 



sis (?), Pyramidella auris-cati, Nassa albescens, costellifera livida 

 and globosa, Scintilla n. sp. ; Mactra n. s. ('?), Tellina rhomboides, 

 Venus affinis and alabastrum, Ccecella n. s. (?) Corbis fimbriata, Hemi- 

 cardium cardissa, Rocellaria n. s. (?), Loripes n. s. (?). 



Notes on the Genus Hara, — by Surgeon F. Day. 

 [Received 10th Feb., read 2nd March, 1870.] 



In the Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, for 1860, p. 152, 

 Mr. B 1 y t h proposed forming the genus Hara, for the reception 

 of some siluroid fishes which had been described by different natu- 

 ralists, and he placed the four following Indian and one Chinese 

 species as component parts of it. 



1. Pimelodus hara, H. B. termed Hara Buchanani, Blyth. 



2. ,, conta, H. B. ,, ,, conta* 



3. ,, aspera, McOle Hand, ,, „ aspera. 



4. ,, carnaticus, J e r d o n, , ; ,, carnatica. 



5. Hara filamentosa, Blyth. 



Farther enquiry, however, appears to show that this list requires 

 revision ; first as regards Hara ? (PimelodusJ aspera, McClelland, 

 the description is far too vague to be able to decide whether his fish 

 really belongs to this genus, whilst his figure is equally unsatis- 

 factory, and useless for the purpose. It appears very like the 

 Hemipimelodus (PimelodusJ cenia, H. B., which is also re-figured in 

 S y k e s' Fishes of the Beccan as Pimelodas itchkeea, S y k e s, a species 

 which extends from the Bombay side of the Deccan, and the Maha- 

 nudclee, certainly as far as the Irrawaddi. However, without fur- 

 ther materials, or an examination of the original specimen, the 

 species must remain doubtful, which is not material with reference 

 to the Indian Fish fauna, as it came from Chusan. 



Omitting then McClellan d's fish, we have, according to Mr. 

 Blyth, four Indian species remaining, but of these one does not 

 appear to belong to this genus, namely, the Pimelodus carnaticus, 

 J e r d o n, which is the young of the Bagarius Yarrellii, S y k e s. 

 I obtained an identical specimen to the one described from the same 

 locality, the Bowany river in the Madras Presidency. 



