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two semi-circular lips, an anterior and a posterior one, fringed upon their edge, and somewhat 
raised above the surface of the chest. 
The dorsal fin exhibits two convex elevations, one anterior to the vent, the other posterior to 
it. Its continuity with the caudal is marked by a gradual shallow depression. The lower lobe 
of the caudal is rather more developed than the upper lobe. The tail itself is bluntly spear- 
shaped. 
The color is of a uniform chesnut tint, somewhat lighter along the abdominal region than over 
the sides and hack, which is much darker. 
List of specimens. 
Catal. 
No. 
No. of 
spec. 
Locality. 
When col¬ 
lected. 
Whence obtained. 
Nature of 
specimen. 
Collected by— 
979 
i 
Galena, Minnesota_ 
1853 
Gov. I. I. Stevens -_ 
Alcoholic.... 
Dr. Geo. Suckley_ 
2. ICIITHYOMYZON, HIRUDO, Grd. 
Spec. Ciiar. —Head depressed, constituting the seventh of the total length, body and tail compressed, with irregular 
transverse folds. Buccal disk sub-elliptical, provided with a crowded series of short tentacular fringes. Posterior margin of 
buccal orifice exhibiting a series of seven teeth disposed upon an arc of a circle. Eyes mall, inconspicuous. Spiracle 
sub-tubular, raised above the surface of the cranium. Origin of dorsal fin nearer the apex of the tail than the anterior ex¬ 
tremity of the buccal disk. Vent placed opposite the most elevated portion of the dorsal fin. Gr yisli brown above ; yel¬ 
lowish beneath. 
The head is longer than the chest; the tentacles are likewise more developed posteriorly than 
anteriorly. The rounded edge of the lip, which borders exteriorly the shallow groove in which 
the tentacles are inserted, is minutely scolloped, especially sideways. The branchial apertures 
are vertically sub-elliptical, each provided posteriorly with a crescent shaped lip raised above the 
surface of the chest, and fringed upon its edge. A few inconspicuous fringes are likewise 
observed at the anterior edge of the same apertures. 
The portion of the dorsal fin anterior to the vent is somewhat convex in its outline ; imme¬ 
diately posterior to the vent it is the most elevated, diminishing again towards the upper lobe 
of the caudal, into which it passes through a shallow depression. The upper lobe of the caudal 
fin is rather deeper than the lower lobe ; the tail itself being posteriorly sub-elliptical in its 
outline. 
The dorsal region is greyish brown ; the lower portion of the sides and the belly being of a 
dull yellowish tint. 
List of specimens. 
Catal. 
No. 
No. of 
spec. 
Locality. 
When col¬ 
lected. 
Whence obtained. 
Nature of 
specimen. 
Collected by— 
980 
i 
Fort Smith, Ark. 
1853 
Lieut. A. W. Whipple. 
Alcoholic. 
Dr. George G. Shumard. 
