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Genus COPEINA Fowler 
Copeina FowuEr, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 58, p. 294, 1906. (Type, 
Pyrrhulina argyrops Cope.) 
COPEINA ARNOLDI Regan 
Copeina arnoldi Reaan, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, vol. 10, p. 393, 1912 
(Amazon). 
The following collection was lent to me for identification and report: 
Five specimens, 22 to 30 mm., from Caripito, Venezuela, collected by Dr. 
William Beebe, 1942. A large series from this locality probably will reveal that 
they differ statistically from C. arnoldt. 
Genus HOPLIAS Gill 
Hoplias Git, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 26, p. 1016, 1908. (Type, Macrodon 
taretra=trahira Miller.) (Substitute name for Macrodon Miller, preoccupied.) 
HOPLIAS MALABARICUS (Bloch) 
Esox malabaricus Buocyu, Naturgeschichte der auslandischen Fische, vol. 8, p. 149, 
pl. 392, 1794. 
Hoplias malabaricus Fowurr, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 638, p. 433, 
1911 (Pedernales, Venezuela).—Prarsz, Univ. Wisconsin Stud., No. 1, p. 21, 
1920 (Lake Valencia Maracay, Venezuela)—E1GENMANN, Indiana Univ. 
Stud., vol. 7, No. 44, p. 9, 1920 (Rio Tiquirito, and Rio Tuy, El Concejo; Isla 
del Buro, Lake Valencia; Maracay, Rio Bue, Venezuela).—Fow.umr, Proc. 
Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 83, p. 407, 1981 (Pitch Lake at Guanoco; 
Cafio Guanoco, Venezuela).—R6ut, Fauna descriptiva de Venezuela, p. 384, 
1942 (Lago de Maracaibo). 
Macrodon trahira Ltrxen, Vid. Selsk. Skr., ser. 5, nat. math. Afd., vol. 12, No. 2, 
p. 184, 1875 (Venezuela).—Rercan, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1906, pt. 1, p. 382 
(Venezuela). 
Macrodon malabaricus PELLEGRIN, Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, vol. 5, 157, 1899 
(Apure R., Venezuela). 
The following collections, except where otherwise indicated, were 
made by Leonard P. Schultz in the Maracaibo Basin of Venezuela 
during 1942: 
U.S.N.M. No. 121554, 5 specimens, 57 to 141 mm., from Rfo San Pedro at 
bridge, Motatdn system, March 20. 
U.S.N.M. No. 121555, 4 specimens, 80 to 109 mm., Rio Machango, 20 km. 
above bridge, south of Lagunillas, March 21. . 
U.S.N.M. No. 121556, a specimen, 111 mm., Lago Tulé about 75 km. west of 
Maracaibo, March 1. 
U.S.N.M. No. 121557, 2 specimens, 54 and 58 mm., Rio Palmar near Totuma, 
about 100 km. southwest of Maracaibo, February’ 21. 
U.S.N.M. No. 121558, a specimen, 25 mm., Rfo Machango at bridge south of 
Lagunillas, March 16. 
U.S.N.M. No. 121559, 5 specimens, 26 to 144 mm., Rio San Juan, 12 km. 
south of Rosario, February 26. 
U.S.N.M. No. 121560, a specimen, 203 mm., Ciénaga del Guanavana, about 
10 km. north of Sinamaica, March 11. 
U.S.N.M. No. 121561, 9 specimens, 38 to 128 mm., Rfo San Juan at bridge, 
tributary to Rio Motataén, March 20. 
