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October 10, 1919 Vol. VII, pp. 15-19 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



NEW ENGLAND ZOOLOGICAL CLUB 



TWO NEW CHINESE JAPALURAS 



BY THOMAS BARBOUR AND EMMETT KEID DUNN 



It has been a general custom to consider such few Chinese 

 Japaluras as have found their way into American museums as 

 belonging to J. yunnanensis, which Anderson described from 

 Momein or Tengyuechow (Zool. Yunnan., 1878, p. 803, pi. 76, 

 fig. Z). When reporting upon the Zappey collection, the senior 

 author noted that the specimens which were before him from 

 the Tung River in western Szechuan, did not wholly agree with 

 Anderson's figure (Mem. M. C. Z., 40, 1912, p. 134). Nor do 

 they agree with three examples from western China, recently, 

 by Dr. Stejneger's kindness, loaned for study from the United 

 States National Museum. Thanks to the generosity of the 

 authorities of the American Museum of Natural History, a large 

 series of true yunnanensis has become available for comparison, 

 collected by Messrs. Andrews and Heller on their recent Asiatic 

 journey. These examples agree in detail with Anderson's 

 description and with such definite features as were depicted in 

 his figure. The American Museum Expedition collected exten- 

 sively in southern and western Yunnan; and although, im- 

 fortunately, their specimens as yet bear no definite data (since, 

 owing to Mr. Andrews' absence on his second journey to China, 

 the key to his field-numbers is not at hand), he visited Teng- 

 yuechow ItseK, so there cannot be much cavil if his speci- 



