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ICHTHYOSOMA CASSIOPE. 



Primaries very pale fawn-colour, crossed by four narrow, double, 

 zigzag lines of a darker shade — one at the base, one through the end 

 of the cell, the third beyond the cell, and the fourth marginal, the 

 latter shaded inwardly with smoky brown ; on the middle of the 

 inner margin a reddish-brown spot. Secondaries white, the inner 

 margin covered with long reddish-brown scales. Underneath 

 white, slightly reddish on the costal margins. Thorax and abdomen 

 above pale reddish brown ; underneath white. 



Expanse 49 mm. 



Hah. Rio Janeiro. 



MaRTHULA NORA. 



Primaries above brown, broadly lilacine on the inner margin, and 

 some reddish-brown shades along the costal margin and about the 

 middle of the outer margin ; the basal, median, outer, and sub- 

 marginal lines pale, the first three absorbed by the ground-colour 

 on the costal margin, where crossing the reddish-brown shades. 

 Underneatli brownish, with a broad whitish marginal shade. 

 Secondaries above white, with the veins and outer margin shaded 

 with brown. Underneath white. Head reddish brown. Collar and 

 abdomen brown. Thorax lilacine. 



Expanse 34 mm. 



Hab. Corcovado, Rio Janeiro. 



Marthula pleione. 



Primaries above brown, the inner margin broadly grey ; the basal, 

 median, and outer lines only visible on the inner margin ; the sub- 

 marginal line distinct throughout ; a marginal row of black points ; 

 on the costa near the base a small yellowish-white patch, and a 

 much larger one about the middle of the costa, these are both 

 crossed by irregular reddish -brown lines. Underneath brown. 

 Secondaries above brown, slightly hyaline towards the base. Under- 

 neath yellowish white. Body greyish brown. 



Expanse 36 mm. 



Hab. Corcovado, Rio Janeiro. 



4. On some Specimens of Frogs in the Indian Museum^ 

 Calcutta, with Descriptions of several new Species. By 

 W. L. Sclater, M.A., F.Z.S. 



[Eeceived May 2, 1892.] 

 (Plate XXIV.) 



Before leaving Calcutta at the end of last year I had been engaged 

 in examining the collection of Batrachians contained in the Indian 

 Museum. 



The collection comprises examples of 180 species, of which 103 



