Descriptioiis of ^\e^\ Spliiiigidae 

 in tlie collection of Dr. Otto Staiuliiiger b> 



The Hon. »nltcr Kothscliild. 



|)r. Staudinp:('r sfiit nie soiuc tiiiic ajro ;i nuiiiltfr of 

 Si»liiii<ii(lat' he was imablc to nai)u\ aiid anioii«'- thcm I havc 

 touiul U) siK'cics ut'AV to scieiicc which I dcscribe as tbllows. 



1. liOpliuroii rinbriiiiiin sj). nov. Tat'. \. Fi«-. 4. ]\Ialt': 

 fon'\viii<>s yt'llowish chocolate \vith a larjic ohliiiiic incoular 

 wcdji'o shajx'd darkci' patch, broadcst oii tlic costa and hfcoiniiiu" 

 iianower at tlie anjile of thc inner mai^rin. Tliis i»ati'h is 

 hordcred on cach sidc hy a narrow whiti^^li <>it'y line. Hind- 

 wings doop l)rowu. Head abdomen and thorax cliocolate brown. 

 Indoisidc: Foro-winos Avith basal two tbirds and a subapical 

 patch (laik brownisb yrey. i'est of win<:s orancfc brown. Hind- 

 \vin<i's bidwnisli oianjic. Body diill oraimc bi-own. Foniab' siniilai* 

 to male, but <:n)und cob)!!!' of wings docj) l)larkish rbocolate and 

 b'ss distinct and with a inst -red fringe. 9 2 inches = 

 öl millini. S 1% inclios = 40 niillini. Habitat : Sierra 

 Leone and ('amaroons. 



2. Lophiiron HreviixMiue sp. nov. Tat. V. Fiü. ö. 

 Forewings chocolate brown. varie^iated with bronze sliad»'s 

 and erossed by several liairlikc transverse lin«'s. Hindwings 

 daik chocolate with whitish fringes and an indistinct oiange 

 spot near the anal anjile. Head and thoiax chocolate. Ab- 

 domen brownish orange with a row of golden dots on each 

 side. l'nderside: Forewings with basal two tbirds and bordri- 

 nn onter niargin deei) brown. rest of wings orange, densely freck- 

 b'd with dark red. Hindwings orange, densely tVeckled with 

 red and cros.sed l>y two transverse lines. the inner one dark 

 l)rewii. the onter one red and with a dark brown border. 

 Habitat: Caniaroons. Tliis si)ecies is i»e(Miliar for it.s .short 

 bluiit wings. 



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