1886.] BATRACHIANS IN THE NATURAL-HISTORY MUSEUM. 411 



uniform pale yellow. Head, thorax, and abdomen yellow ; legs 

 yellow, banded with brown. Expanse If inch. 



Hub. "West Africa, Old Calabar. Mus. Druce. 



In form this species resembles C. rudis, Walker, but in colour and 

 markings it is very distinct. 



Lechenopteryx fulvia, sp. u. 



Primaries pinkish brown, crossed near the outer margin from near 

 the apex to the inner margin by a black line, bordered on the 

 inner side with yellow ; a small white dot edged with black at the 

 end of the cell ; secondaries pinkish brown, with the same coloured 

 line extending from the ajiex to the inner margin close to the anal 

 angle. Underside much paler than above, and the black lines not 

 edged with yellow. Head, thorax, and abdomen pinkish brown ; 

 antennae brown; legs darker brown. Expanse 1| inch. 



Hub. East Africa; Zanzibar. M&gi\?i {Craven) . Mus. Druce. 



EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 



Plate XXXVII. 



Fig. 1. Attacus albidus, sp. n., (5, p. 409. 



Plate XXXVIII. 

 Fig. 1. BuncBa pygcla, sp. n., c?, p. 409. 



2. AnthcrcBa dolabcUa, sp. ii., (^ , p. 409. 



3. Chryso])oloma rosea, sp. u., p. 410. 



4. citrina, sp. n., p. 410. 



12. First Report on Additions to the Batrachian Collection 

 in the Natural-History Museum. By G. A. Bou- 



LENGER. 



[Eeceived June 28, 1886.] 



(Plate XXXIX.) 



The following is a list of all the species of Batrachians added to 

 the National Collection since the publication of the last edition of 

 the Catalogue (1882). To such names as are not mentioned in that 

 woik, reference to the original description is appended ; an asterisk 

 indicates that the type specimen is in the collection. The list is 

 followed by the descriptions of a few new species. 



Ecaudata. 



*1. Ceratobatrachus (jventheri, BIgr. P. Z. S. 188'4, p. 212. — 



Solomon Islands {Guppy). 

 *2. Rana bvfomformis, Blgr. 1. c. p. 210. — Solomons {Guppij). 

 *3. Bana steinosic/nuta, Murray, Ann. N. H. (5) 1885, xvi. 



p. 120. -^mA {Murray). 

 *4. Bana (jvppyi, Blgr. 1. c. p. 211 — Solomons {Guppy). 

 *5. Bana vpisthodon, Blgr. 1. c. p. 211.— Solomons {Guppy). 

 6. Bana septenlrionaUs, Baird. — Canada {Latuste). 



