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Deposited by ALEX. AGASSIZ.

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LEYDEN M^XJSEXJ]NJ:.

NOTES

FROM THE

LEYDEN MUSEUM

FOUNDED BY THE LATE

Prof. H. SCHLEGEL ,

CONTINUED BY

I3r. F, ^V. JENTINK,

Director of the Museum.

VOL. IX.

LEYDEN

E. J. BRILL.
^^1887.

CONTENTS OF VOL. IX.

MAMMALIA.

Page
On Mammals from Mossamedes. By Dr. F. A. Jentink 171.

On three rare South-American Mammals. By Dr. F. A. Jentink. (Plate 3). 223.

AVES.

On a collection of Birds made by Dr. C. Klaesi in the Highlands of Pa-
dang (W. Sumatra) during the winter 18S4 — 85. By J. Biittikofer. . 1.

REPXILIA and I'ISCES.

On a collection of Reptiles and Fi.shes from the West-Indies. By Dr.

Th. W. van Lidth de Jeude. (Plate 2) 129.

INSECT A.

COLEOPTERA.

Cinq especes nouvelles de Coléoptères exotiques appartenant au Musée de

Leyde. Décrites par J. W. van Lansherge 107.

Description of a new genus and four new species of Longicorns. By J. R. H.

Neervoort van de Poll 113.

A new genus and new species of Languriidae from the collection of the

Leyden Museum. Described by the Rev. W. W. Fowler 121.

Nova species Buprcstidarum. Descripsit J. R. H. Neervoort van de Poll. 126.

A new species of the Longicorn genus Chloridolum Thoms. Described by

C Ritsema Cz 127.

Nova species Cucujidarum. Auctore J. R. H. Neervoort van de Poll . . 140.

Description d'une espèce nouvelle de Buprestide de I'Afrique. Par J. W.

van Lansberge 141,

Description d'une espèce nouvelle de Ccrambycide de Sumatra. Par J. W.

van Lansberge 143.

Coléoptères nouveaux ou peu connus du Musée de Leyde. Decrits par L.
Fairmaire 145.

VI CONTENTS OF VOL. IX.

Page

Description d'un genre nouveau et de six espèces nouvelles de Scarabaei-

des des Indes orientales. Par J. W. van Lansberge 163.

Description d'une Trachj/s nouvelle, et quelques remarques Buprestérolo-

giques. Par J. R. H. Neervoort van de Poll 181.

On the male of Rosenbergia megalocephala van de Poll. By J. R. H. Neer-
voort van de Poll 184.

Synonymical remarks about Dichrosoma Lansbergei Krtz. By J R. H.

Neervoort van de Poll 185.

Description d'un Elatéride nouveau de rAmérique meridionale. Par E.

Candèze 187.

Quatre espèces nouvelles d'Elatérides de l'ile de Sumatra. Décrites par
E. Candèze 189.

Description d'une espèce nouvelle du genre Casnonidea Fairm. Par L.
Fairmaire 192.

Description de cinq espèces nouvelles de la familie des Cantharides. Par

L. Fairmaire 193.

Description d'un genre nouveau de la familie des Clérides. Par L, Fairmaire. 197.

Trogides nouveaux. Décrits par J. W. van Lansberge 199.

Sur Ie genre Apoleon Gorh. Par L. Fairmaire 212.

On a few Coleoptera from the island of Riouw. By C. Ritsema Cz. . . 213.

Alphabetical list of the described species of the Longicorn genus Batocera

Cast., with indication of the synonyms. By C. Ritsema Cz 219.

Descriptions of some new genera and species of Phytophagous Coleoptera

contained in the Leyden Museum. By ^Martin Jacoby 229.

Description d'un Dytiscide nouveau. Par M. Régimbart 244.

Remarques sur trois espèces de Gyrinides. Par M. Re'gimbart .... 245.

Clytride et Eumolpides nouveaux de I'Afrique tropicale occidentale , et des

lies de Sumatra et de Banka. Décrits par Ed. Lefèvre 269.

Description de deux Dytiscides nouveaux. Par M. Régimbart 267.

Description d'un Gyrinide nouveau. Par M. Régimbart 269.

Contributions to the knowledge of the Longicorn group of the Batoceri-
dae. By J. R. H. Neervoort van de Poll 271.

On the forma priodonta of Odontolabis Dalmani Hope, and the forma
teledonta of Odontolabis celebensis Leuthn. By J. R. H. Neervoort van
de Poll 279.

Synonymical remarks on Madagascar Cetoniidae. By J. R. H. Neervoort

van de Poll 282.

Description of a new species of the Australian Longicorn genus Brachy-
tria Newm. By J. R. H. Neervoort van de Poll 283.

Descriptions d'Elatérides nouveaux, provenant de Normantown: bale de

Carpentaria (Australië septentrionale). Par E. Candèze 285.

Description of two new species of Aasernia. By Martin Jacoby .... 300.
LEPIDOPTERA.

Nouvelle espèce de Lépidoptère de la familie des Lycaenides. Décrite par

P. C. T. Snellen 217.

CONTENTS OF VOL. IX. VII

MOLLXJSCA.

Page

Die van Hasselt'schen Nudibranchien. Von Dr. R. Bergh (Tafel 6). . . 303.

VERMES.

Descriptions of Earthworms. By Dr. R. Horst. I. (Plate 1) 97.

Descriptions of Earthworms. By Dr. R. Horst. II. (Plate 4) . . . . 247.

Descriptions of Earthworms. By Dr. R. Horst. III. (Plate 5) . . . . 291.

Vol. IX was issued in parts in the following order:

N°. 1 — January 1887, Note I— XIII.
N°. 2 — April 1887, Note XIV— XXVL
N°. 3 — July 1887, Note XXVII— XXXIII.
N°. 4 — October 1887, Note XXXIV— XLIII.

ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS.

NOTE L

ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS
made by Dr. C. KLAESI

in the Highlands of Padang (W. Sumatra) during
the winter 1884—85.

J. BUTTIKOPER.

Repeated aad successful attempts have been made within
the last 10 years to increase our knowledge of the Avi-
fauna of Sumatra, and though much is still left undone,
the time cannot be very far, that we shall have a tole-
rably good idea of it and its relation to that of the Con-
tinent and the great neighbouring Islands of Java and
Borneo.

The first intelligence of Sumatran Birds is given by Sir
Stamford Raffles in the Transactions of the Linnean
Society, Vol, XIII, p. 277— 331, with an appendix (pp.
839, 340) in 1822. This very important account mentions
168 species, which were collected at Bencoolen (S. W.
Sumatra), the residence of Raffles', and its vicinity. More
than 50 of these species were considered to be new. —
About 10 years later (1830) his widow published a memoir
of Raffles, with an appendix from the hand of Vigors',
in which 30 more species, also collected by Raffles, are
enumerated , so that the number of species , the first know-
ledge of which is due to Raffles, is brought to the con-
siderable number of 198.

Notes from the Leyden IMuseum, Vol. IX.

1

2 ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS

In June 1833 the well-known Dutch traveller S. Mul-
ler, accompanied by V a n Oort, Korthals and Burger,
all members of the » Natuurkundige Commissie", were di-
rected to Padang , on the West Coast of Sumatra , a country
where formerly but some few objects were collected and
forwarded to the Leyden Museum by the Major He n r i c i ^).
The last months of 1833 and the years 1834 and 1835
were bestowed on the exploration of the Lowlands and
Highlands of Padang and enormous collections of
every kind were sent to Europe. In September 1834 van
Oort died at Padang, and towards the end of 1835 Muller
and Korthals returned to Batavia.

Two years later another attempt was made by Dr. Hor-
ner, also member of the » Commissie", who, after having
made part, together with Muller and Korthals, of the
expedition to Banjermassing (Borneo) , arrived at Padang
on the 24*li of June 1837. He was accompanied by the
Dutch preparator 0 v e r d ij k. Notwithstanding most of
their time was spent with geological observations , Dr.
Horner furnished the Leyden Museum with a considerable
number of Birds , collected in the vicinity of Padang
and on the Islands along the West Coast, especially at
Poel o Tello. He died at Padang after about l^/g year's
stay in that country, the 7th December 1838.

A report of the Birds collected during the explorations
by the mentioned Dutch Naturalists has never been pu-
blished , but many of them have been described and figured
by Temminck in his Planches Coloriées, others in the Ver-
handelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederland-
sche Overzeesche Bezittingen by Muller and Schlegel , Zoö-
logie, and by Muller alone , Laud- en Volkenkunde. The
large collections , stored up in the Leyden Museum , have
also furnished part of the materials for Schlegel's Catalogue
du Musée des Pays- Bas and for his Vogels van Nederlandsch

1) One of these species, Megalaema Henricii, not found by any subsequent
traveller in Sumatra and thus only known by the typical specimen, figured
by Temminck in the Planches Coloriées , is rediscovered by Dr. Klaesi.

Notes from the Leyden Museum, Vol. IX.

FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 3

Indie, for Bonaparte's Conspectus Avium, and many other
publications.

After these investigations a long space of time elapsed
without any remarkable ornithological news from this vast
Island, until Mr. Buxton made his collection in the
Lam pongs, S. E. Sumatra. This gentleman, during the
summer months of 1876 , collected a great number of Birds ,
representing 152 species, amongst which two were new to
science. This very important collection was described by the
late Lord Tweeddale, Ibis 1877, p. 283-323.

In 1877 (April to December), Mr. Snellen! an, the
Naturalist of the Dutch Expedition to Mid-Sumatra, made
a collection of Birds in the Highlands of Padang in diffe-
rent stations of the Expedition. The collection, at present
incorporated into the Leyden Museum , contained about 280
specimens, referable to 97 species , two of which {Rhipi-
dura atrata and Peloperdix rubrirostris) were then new to
science , but shortly afterwards were also found by Bec-
cari and described by Count Salvadori , before the publi-
cations of the Sumatra Expedition had left the press. The
ornithological collections are afterwards described by Mr.
Snelleman in. the work >•> Midden- Sumatra , Reizen en onder-
zoekingen der Sumatra Expeditie, uitgerust door het Aard-
rijkskundig Genootschap (1877 — 1879). Leiden, E. J. Brill.
Another very important collection was made by Mr.
Beccari on the Mount Singalang and in its vicinity ,
partially in the coast region near Padang. This gentleman ,
though in first line occupied with botanical collections,
obtained during the summer-months , from June to Sep-
tember 1878, 566 specimens, belonging to 179 different
species, amongst which no less than 24 are described as
new. Count Salvadori's description of this interesting col-
lection is in more than one regard the most eminent pu-
blication on Sumatran Birds hitherto offered to Ornitholo-
gists. It is contained in the Annali del Museo Civico di
Storia Naturale di Genova, Vol. XIV, p. 169—253(1879),
under the title of Uccelli di Sumatra.

Notes from tlie Leyden IMuseum , Vol. IX.

4 ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS

During the same year (August 1878 to January 1879)
and partially together with Mr. Beccari , Mr. Bock, a
Swedish Naturalist, collected for Lord Tweeddale in the
Highlands ofPadang, and obtained about 800 spe-
cimens, referable to 166 species, 32 of which are not in-
cluded in the lists given by Tweeddale and Salvador!. Three
species have been described as new by Mr. Wardlaw Ramsay
in the P. Z. S. 1880, p. 13. One of these , however, Turdinus
marmoratus ^ was afterwards shown by Mr. Sharpe to be
identical with T. loricatus (Mull.).

Two other collections were sent to the International
Colonial Exhibition at Amsterdam , and are determined and
enumerated by Dr. Jentink in the Exhibition Catalogue ,
p. 137 (1882). One of both belonged to Mr. F. von
F a b e r, then Comptroller at Loeboe Basong, Pria-
m a n (Lowlands of Padang), and contained 36 species. The
other was sent by Mr. van Schuylenburg, Assistent
Resident at Moeara Doea (Palembang) and contained 43
specimens, representing 36 species. Both collections were
afterwards presented to the Leyden Museum.

Very extensive collections were made during 1880 and
1881 by the well-known energetic traveller in the Dutch
Indies, Mr. H. 0 Forbes in the Residencies L a m p o n g
and Palembang, southern and south eastern Sumatra.
They contained altogether 148 species, 74 of which were
obtained in the Lampongs , and 74 in the Residency of
Palembang, 15 from the first country having also been
found in the latter. Both collections are described by Mr.
Nicholson in Ibis 1882, p. 50— 65 and 1883, p. 285— 257,
and also make part of the List of the Birds of Sumatra,
given by Mr. Forbes in his book »A Naturalist's Wande-
rings in the Eastern Archipelago", p. 269 (1885).

Another , also important collection has been made in Deli,
Eastern Sumatra, opposite to Perak (Malacca), in May 1884,
and kindly presented by the collector, Dr. B. H a g e n , to the
Leyden Museum. It contained 112 species which show in a
high degree the relationship to the Avifauna of Malacca.

Notes from the Leyden IMuseum , Vol. IX.

FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 5

Still another , though much smaller collection , also from
Deli, was obtained by Mr. W. Dates and presented by
his brother in law , Dr. ten Kate. It contained 34 speci-
mens, referable to 23 species, many of which made not
part of Dr. Hagen's collection.

The last important collection of Sumatran Birds was
received from Dr. C. Klaesi, of late Surgeon in the Dutch
East Indian Army , who , after the expiration of his service ,
bestowed the time from October 1884 to March 1885 upon
zoological investigations in the coast region and the High-
lands of Padang, especially in the southern part of the
latter. From October 10 to November Dr. Klaesi made a
trip along the coast from Padang to Priaman , with the
intention to collect marine animals on the small Islands
along the coast. Only few Birds , especially Waders , were
collected during this trip.

After his return Dr. Klaesi proceeded to the Highlands ,
staid at Loeboe Soelasi from 5 to 1 2 November , at
Soerian from 14 November to 1 January, at Mo ear a
L a b 0 e (also visited by Mr. Bock) from 2 to 25 January ,
all three latter places lying in the valley of the upper Ba-
tang Hari , and afterwards, from 28 January to 25 March,
had his headquarters at Loeboe Gedang, in the valley
of a southern confluent of the Batang Hari, at the nor-
thern foot of the Goenong Korintji(Pic of Indrapoera).
In this last station and its vicinities the most important
part of his rich collection was obtained. This place is not
far from Bedar Alam, the most distant place from Pa-
dang , where ornithological collections were made by the
Dutch Sumatra Expedition.

With the aid of his experienced huntsman and birdstuf-
fer Senen, a native who previously accompanied the tra-
vellers Beccari and Bock, Dr. Klaesi collected, beside a
great number of Mammals , Reptiles , Molluscs and Insects,
about 1200 Birds, representing 189 species. This is, with
the exception of Raffles' collection , the largest number of
species, obtained by one and the same collector in Suma-

JVotes from the Leyden IMuseum , Vol. IX.

6 ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS

tra. As Dr. Klaesi made his collections during the win-
ter , he obtained several migratory species , some of which
have also been collected by Mr. Bock, who visited the
same country, though only during the first winter months.
As the following list will sufficiently show the impor-
tance of this collection, I do not find it necessary to spend
much space for an explanation of the most interesting
species. I only call attention to the curious fact that Bec-
cari, though his collection was considerably smaller than
tliat of Dr. Klaesi, obtained 24 new species, while the
collection of the latter contains only one, which I am
much pleased to dedicate to its discoverer. Though undoubt-
edly many more species are still to be found in that vast
Island, there will hardly any place be found to produce
as many new ones as the country of Mount Singalang of-
fered to Beccari. The following species are here , as far
as I know, for the first time recorded as occurring in
Sumatra :

Chrysoccyx maculatus (Gm.).
Serilophus lunatus Gould,
Buchanga stigmatops Sharpe.
Micropus melanoleucus (Eyt.).
Pitta cucullata Hartl.
Myioplioneus Jlavirostris (Horsf.).
Ortygometra cinerea (Hartl.).
Before I conclude these introductory lines, I have to
offer Dr. Klaesi's thanks to the gentlemen who , as much
as possible , facilitated his task. They are : Prof. Askenasy
at Heidelberg, who kindly furnished his scientific outfit,
Mr. J. L. L. van Leeuwen, Assistant Resident at Pria-
man, Mr. G. van Haren Karspel, Ass. Res. at Solok,
Mr. de Lannoy, Comptroller at Moeara Laboe , Mr. L.
S t i b b e , at Loeboe Soelasi , Mr. S t o 1 z at Soerian , Mr.
van Maarsseveen at Loeboe Sampir, Mr. Steller at
Oeloe Seliti, and Mr. H. Meyer, of the firm van Hou-
ten , Stephan & C". — Although the -Governor of the West
Coa.st of Sumatra (since returned to Europe) neglected most

Notes from the Leyden IMuseixm , "Vol. LX.

FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 7

unkiudly to recommend Dr. Klaesi to his different officers
in tlie interior , the many acquaintences the latter made
during his sojourn in the mountains enabled him to spend
his time in the most successful way.

1. Micro hier ax fringillarius.

Falco coerulescens (uec L.), Horsf. Trans. Linn. Soc. XIII. p. 135

(1821); — Temm. P. C. I. 97 (1824); — Schl. Vog. Ned. Ind.

Valkvogels, pp. 7, 48, pi. 2, fig. 1 (1866); id. Mus. P.-B.,

Revue Accip. p. 46 (1873).
Mlcrohierax fringillarius (Drapiez, 1824), Sharps, Cat. Birds Br. Mus.

Vol. I. p. 367 (1874); — Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 286; —

Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 172 (1879).

4 specimens (3 (ƒ , 19)-
»Bill and feet black, iris dark brown. Native name:
Sikko Kumhang.^'

2. Haliaetus leucogaster.

Falco leucogaster, Gm. S. N. I. p. 257 (1788); — Temm. P. C. I. 49

(1823).
Haliaetus leucogaster, Schl. Valkvogels (1. c), pp. 9, 50, pi. 4, fig. 1,

2; id. Mus. P.-B., Revue Accip. p. 117 (1873).

2 specimens (1 <ƒ , 1 9).
»Iris light brown, marbled with dark brown , bill bluish
horn-color, feet gray. Native name; Alang laut.^^

3. P olioaetus ku milis.

Falco humilis, Mull. & Schl. Verhandelingen, Zool. Aves, p. 47, pi. 6

(1839—1844).
Pandion humilis, Schl. Valkvogels (1. c), pp. 13, 53, pi. 5, fig. 3.
Haliaetus humilis, Schl. Mus. P.-B., Revue Accip. p. 119 (1873); —

Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 44 (1884).
Polioaetus humilis. Wall. Ibis 1868, p. 14; — Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo,

p. 6 (1874); — Nicholson, Ibis 1883, p. 240.

1 specimen (ad. cf).
»Bill brownish black, feet bluish white. Native name:
Alang peikan^

Notes from the Leyden Museu m , Vol^ IX.

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4. S p il 0 T ni s ha c h a.

Spilnrnis hacha (Daud.), Gray, List Gen. B. I. Ed. p. 3 (1840); —

Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 173 (1879); — Nicholson, Ibis

1882, p. 52, and 1883, p. 239.
Circaetus bascha, Schl. Valkvogels (1. c), pp. 36, 71, pi. 22; id. Revue

Accip. p. 113 (1874).
Spilornis pallidus, Walden, Ibis 1872, p. 363; — Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br.

Mus. Vol. I. p. 290, pi. IX (1873) ; — Nicholson, Ibis 1882, p. 52.

5 specimens (all females).

»Ins sulphur-yellow, round the eye chrome-yellow, feet
dirty whitish yellow. Native name: Alang tampien.'^

There are some very interesting differences in color
amongst these specimens. The most aberrant of all makes
the impression of being a young one , having nearly all
the feathers on the upper surface, those of the occipital
crest not excluded , more or less tipped witb white , which
is still more the case with the greater wing-coverts and
the quills. The feathers on chin and throat are almost en-
tirely white; those of the chest are brown with a white
submarginal streak on each side. On the breast these
streaks are represented by longitudinal rows of tolerably
distinct white spots. Farther down these spots are very
large and distinct , and make the impression of white cross-
bars , especially on the thighs and still more on the under
tail-coverts. The tail is very broadly tipped with white
and has two broad and distinct white bars. The edge of
the wing is pure white, the under surface almost entirely
white, the under wing-coverts brown, with numerous very
large white spots.

The second specimen differs from the common plumage
by having scarcely any white dots on axillaries and wing-
coverts, but by the quills and more especially the secon-
daries being very broadly tipped with white. The white
area on the under surface of the wings is nearly as large
as in the preceding specimen. The chest is brown and ver-
miculated with a somewhat darker tinge of the same co-
lor. The inner white bar on the tail is scarcely perceptible.

Notes from the Leyden Museum, ^^ol. IX.

FROM WESTERN SU.MATRA. »

The third specimen is not dotted above at all , only the
secondaries being tipped with white. The throat of this
example is ashy grey, the chest grayish brown, without
any vermiculations. The lesser wing-coverts are faintly tip-
ped with clear brown.

The fourth specimen differs from the second by the ashy
gray chin and throat , and by having the wing-coverts pro-
vided with two very obvious white dots at the tip of each
feather.

The fifth is characterised by the want of clear spots on
the upper surface. The lower surface is uniform brown with-
out paler edgings and vermiculations on the chest. Breast,
abdomen , flanks , thighs and under tail-coverts are covered
with rounded white spots, without the least tendency to
form cross-bars as is the case with the other specimens.

The length of the wing varies between 35 and 37,5 cm.

All five specimens are collected between the 15*^ of No-
vember and the 24:^^ of December.

With the exception of the white edgings to the tips of
the feathers on the upper surface and the two distinct
white bars on the tail instead of a single one, which cha-
racters undoubtedly indicate a young stage of plumage , I
consider all the many differences in color due to indivi-
dual variation only , as is the case with our Buteo vulgaris ,
and not to sex, age nor locality. The strongest evidence
for this opinion is the young specimen in the Leyden Mu-
seum , figured in Schlegel , 1. c. pi. 22 , fig. 3 , which shows
that the plumage of the young bird is , with the exception
above mentioned, not different from that of the adult.

5. P e r n i s p t il 0 r h y n c h a.

Falcu ptilorhynchus, Temm. P. C. I. 44 (1823); — Mull. & Schl. Verb.

Aves, p. 49, pi. 7 (1839—44).
Pernis crisiatus (Cuv.), Schl. Valkvogels (1. c), pp. 39, 73, pi. 25, 26

(1866); id. Revue Accip. p. 1.31 (1873); — Tweedd. Ibis 1877,

p. 286.
Pernis pdlorhyncha, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 9 (1874).

Notes from the Leyden IMuseiim, Vol. IX.

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2 specimens (9 9)-
»Iris chrome-yellow, bill black, cere and feet yellow.
Native name: Alang bumburij Alang KatutuV^

6. Haliastur Indus.

Haliaetus Indus (Bodd.), Schl. Valkvogels (1. c), pp. 10, 51, pi. 4;

id. Mus. P.-B., Revue Accip. p. 119; — Snelleman, Sum. Exp.

Vogels, p. 45 (1884).
Haliastur intermedins, Gurney, Ibis 1865, p. 28; — Tweedd. Ibis 1877,

p. 286; — Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 173 (1879).

7 specimens.
»Iris brown, upper mandible whitish blue , lower whitish
green, feet pale yellow. Native name: Alang bondok.'"

7. Spizaetus limnaetus.

Falco limnaetus, Horsf. t. c, p. 138; — Temm. P. C. 1.134(1823).
Falco caligatus, Raffl. Trans. Linn. Soc. XIII. p. 278 (1822).
Falco niveus, Temm. P. C. I. 127 (1823).
Spizaetus cirratus (Gm.), Schl. Valkvogels (1. c), pp. 14, 53, pi. 6,

7; id. Mus. P.-B., Revue Accip. p. 52 (1873) (part.).
Spizaetus limnaetus (Gray) , Sharps , Gat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. I.

p. 272 (1874).
Limnaetus caligatus, Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 172 (1879).

6 specimens (5 in fully adult, dark brown plumage,
the sixth with some remains of white bars on the under
surface of quills and tail feathers and on the upper tail-
coverts).

»Iris dark brown, bill black, cere and feet orange-yel-
low. Native name: Alang itam.''^

8. Astur trivirgatus.

Falco trivirgatus, Temm. P. C. I. 303 (1824).

Astur trivirgatus, Schl. Valkvogels (1. c), pp. 18, 57, pi. 10; id.

Mus. P.-B., Revue Accip. p. 65 (1873); — Tweedd. Ibis 1877,

p. 286; — Nicholson, Ibis 1882, p. 52.

2 specimens (ad. cf cf).
»rris, cere and feet lemon-yellow. Native name : «SiMo."

Notes from tlie Leyden Miuseizm , Vol. IX.

FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 11

9. A cc ip iter virg atus.

Falco virgatus, Temm. P. C. I. 109 (1823).

Accipiter stevensoni, Gurney, Ibis 1863, p. 447, ^il. XI; id. Ibis 1875,

p. 482; — Ramsay, P. Z. S. 1880, p. 14.
Nisiis virgatiis, Schl. Valkvogels fl. c.) pp. 20, 59, pi. 12 (1866); id.

Mus. P.-B., Revue Accip. p. 74 (1874).
Accipiter virgatus , Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. I. p. 150.

4 specimens (2 cT , 2 9).

» Iris blood-red , cere yellowish green , feet lemon-yellow.
Native name: Sikko alang.^^

After having compared and measured the specimens of
this species at my disposal , I cannot find sufficient reasons
to keep A. stevensoni specifically distinct from A. virgatus.

I have now before me 13 specimens from Java, 3 from
Bauka, 5 from Sumatra, 5 from Malacca, 1 from China
(Ohefoo, Swinhoe), 1 from Nepal and 3 from Japan {A.
gularis).

10. Ninox scutulata.

Strix scutulata, RafH. t. c, p. 280.

Strix hirsuta, Temm. P. C. I. 289 (1824).

Nocttia hirsuta et N. hirsuta minor, Schl. Mus. P.-B., Revue Noctuac,

pp. 23, 24 (1873).
Ninox scutulata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. II. p. 156 (1876); —

Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 287; — Salvad. ücc. di Sumatra, p.

174 (1879).

1 specimen (ad. cfj.
))Iris and feet orange-yellow. Native name:?"

11. Scops lempiji.

Strix lempiji, Horsf. t. c, p. 140 ; — Raffl. t. c. p. 280.
Strix noctula, Temm. P. C. II. 99 (1824).

Scops lempiji, Schl. Mus. P.-B., Revue Noctuae, p. 10 (1873); — Salvad.
Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 175 (1879) ; — Nicholson, Ibis 1882, p. 53.

1 specimen (cT).
Iris sulphur-yellow, feet whitish yellow. Native name:
Kua."

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'12 ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS

12, Ketupa javanensis.

Strix ketupa, Horsf. t. c, p. 141.

Strix ceylonensis (nee Gm.), Temm. P. C. II. 74 (1823).

Bubo javanensis , Schl. Mus. P.-B., Revue Noctuae, p. 6 (1873).

Ketupa Javanensis (Less.), Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. II.

p. 8 (1875); — Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 176 (1870); —
Nicholson, Ibis 1882, p. 53; — Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels,
p. 45 (1884).

10 specimens (9 ad., 1 juv.).
»Iris lemoD-yellow, bill brownish black, feet bluish gray.
Native nahie: Kua.^^

13. Phodilus hadius.

Strix badia, Horsf. t. c, p. 139; — Temm. P. C. 11. 318(1825); —
ScM. Mus. P.-B., Revue Noctuae, p. 17 (1873).

Phodilus badius, Is. Geoffr. Ann. Sc. Nat. XXI. p. 201 (1830); —
Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 21 (1874).

1 specimen (cf).
»Iris?, feet straw-yellow. Native name:?"

14. P sittinus incerttis.

Psitiinus incertus (Shaw), Salvad. Ucc, di Borneo, p. 25 (1874); —
Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 292; — Nicholson, Ibis 1882, p. 57.

Psittacus malaccensis , Lath.; — Raffl. t. c. p. 231; — S. Mull.
Verhandl. Land en Volkenk. p. 107 (1839—44).

Psittacus azureus, S. Mull. 1. c. p. 377.

Psittacula incerta, Gray; — Schl. Mus. P.-B., Revue Psittaci, p. 32
(1874); — Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 32 (1884).

7 specimens (3 (ƒ, 4 9)-
» Iris straw-yellow , upper mandible crimson , lower yel-
lowish gray, feet yellowish gray. Native name : Tanan.'"

15. Loriculus galgulus.

Psittacus (jaUjulus, L. S. N. I. p. 150 (1766); — Horsf. t. c. p. 182; —
Raffl. t. c. p. 281 ; — S. Mull. Verh. Land- en Volkenk. pp.
107, 381 (1839-1844).

Loriculus galgulus, Bp. Consp. I. p. 6 (1850); — Schl. Mus. P.-B.,
Revue Psittaci, p. 62 (1874); — Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 292; -
Snelleman, Sura. Exp. Vogels, p. 32 (1881).
Notes from tlie Leyden ]VIu.seuni , "Vol. IX.

FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 13

17 specimens.
))Iris dark brown , bill black , feet ocliraceous. Native
name: SilindV^

16. Trog on erythrocephalus.

Trogon erythrocephalus, Gould, P. Z. S, 1834, p. 25; id. Mon. Trog.

pi. 33 (1838); — Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 83

(1884).
Trogon fiagrans, Mull. Tijdschr. Nat. Gesch. en Physiol. 1835 , p. 338,

pi. 8, fig. 2.
Pijrotrogon erythrocephalus, Cab. Si Heine, Mus. Hein. IV. p. 160

(1863); — Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 28 (1874).
Pyrotrogon flagrans, Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 176 (1879).

3 specimens.

))Iris in all three specimens brown, round the eye ultra-
marine , yielding to lilac , and also the bill , the point of
which is black, feet minium-red. Native name: Kassumbo
merahy

A revision of the specimens of T. erythrocephalus, T.
hodgsoni and T. flagrans , contained in the Ley den Museum
convinces me that neither of the two latter ones are speci-
fically distinct from the first. I have before me 8 specimens
from Sumatra, 7 from Nepal and 2 marked » Hodgson"
without any other indication. All the Sumatran specimens
are somewhat smaller than those from the Continent , the
wings measuring 12,8 to 13 cm. (=5 inches, the length
of wing noticed in the original description of T. erythro-
cephalus). The length of wing in our Indian examples
varies between 13,8 and 14,8 cm.

There are three specimens in the Muséum (oue from
Nepal and the two labelled » Hodgson") in which the red
on breast, abdomen and under tail-coverts is but faintly
represented on the sides of the breast and on some of
the under tail-coverts , all the rest being pure white. All
three specimens have the head , throat and chest olivaceous
brown.

Amongst the three specimens from Dr. Klaesi's collec-

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14 ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS

tion there are two with red heads and the third with a brown
one. It may be worth of notice , that the latter is labelled
as a male, while of the first two the one is labelled as a
male , the other as a female. As Count Salvadori has
already called attention upon this point (Ucc. di Sum. p.
170), it would not be very surprising to find one day
that the birds are not erroneously labelled but that really
very old females would assume the plumage of the adult
male.

17. Trog on Mackloti.

Trogun Mackloti, Mull. Tijclschr. Nat. Gesch. en Physiol. 1835, p.

336, pi. 8, fig. 1 ; — Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 33

(1884).
Hapalarpactes macloti, Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 177 (1879),

10 specimens.

» Iris dark brown , circle round the eye ultramarine, bill
blood-red, gonys green, feet orange-yellow. Native name:
Kassumbary

Amongst the four specimens labelled cT is one with
back and rump entirely green and without any indication
of being a young bird , while among the females is one with
a red rump. I therefore rather believe in a collectors mistake
when fixing the labels to the birds.

18. T rogon oreskios.

Trogon oreskios, Temm. P. C. III. 181 (1823).
Orescius gouldii (Swains.), Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 31 (1874); —
Nicliolson, Ibis 1883, p. 240.

2 specimens (cf, 9)-
»Iris ashy gray, wattle round the eye, and feet cobalt-blue,
base of bill ultramarine , point black. Native name : Kas-
sumbo guningJ"

19. P silopogon py rolop hus.

Psilopogon pyrolophiis, S. Mull. Tijdschr. Nat. Gesch. en Physiol. II.
p. 339 (1835); — Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 178 (1879); —
Nicholson, Ibis 1883, p. 243.

Notes from the Leyden MCuseum, Vol. IX.

FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 15

Bucco pyrolophiis, Temin. P. C. III. 597.

Megalaima pyrolopha, Goffin, Mus. P.-B., Buccoues, -p. 37 (1863); —
Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 35 (1884).

20 specimens.
» Iris chocolate-brown , bill greenish yellow , with a black
cross-baud down to the lower surface, feet bluish green.
Native name: Laweyan.^^

20. Meg alaema chrysopogon.

Bucco chrysopogon, Temm. P. C. III. 285 (1824).

Megalaima chrysopogon, Marshall, Mon. Capit. pi. 18; — GofEn,

Mus. P.-B., Buccones, p. 14 (18G3); — Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p.

299; — NicholsoQ, Ibis 1882, p. 58; — Snelleman, Sum.

Exp. Vogels, p. 35 (1884).
Chotorea chrysopogon, Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 179 (1879).

37 specimens.
»Iris brown, bill black, feet grayish green. Native name :
Dagm-dagm gedang."

21. Megalaema my stacophanos.

Bucco my stacophanos, Temm. P. C. III. 315 (1824).

Megalaima my stacophanos, Marshall, Mon. Capit. pi. 19(1870 — 71);
— GofiBn, Mus. P.-B., Buccones, p. 18 (1863); — Tweedd.
Ibis 1877, p. 299; — Nicholson, Ibis 1882, p. 57; — Snel-
leman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 35 (1884).

Megalaima Humei, Marshall, Ibis 1870, p. 536; id. Mon. Capit. pi.
21 (1871).

Chotorea mysiacophanus , Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 34, pi. 1 (1874);
id. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 179 (1879).

8 specimens (4 ad. cT, 2 ad. 9, ^ jun. Q).
»Iris dark brown, bill black, feet grayish green. Native
name: Dagm-dagm.'^

22. Megalaema Henricii.

Bucco Henrici , Boie, Briefe geschr. aus Ostind. No. 15 (1832); — •
Temm. P. C. III. 524 (1833); — Goffin, Mus. P.-B., Buccones
p. 21 (1863).

1 specimen (ad. cf).

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16 ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS

»Iris browu, bill black, feet grayish green. Native
name: Dagni-dagm.^'

23. Megalaema Oorti.

Bucco Oorti, S. Mull. Tijdschr. Nat. Gesch. en Physiol. II. p. 341,

pi. VIII, fig. 4 (1835).
Megalaima Oorti, Goffin , Mus. P.-B., Buccones, p. 21 (1863); —

Marshall, Mon. Capit. pi. 27 (1870-71).
Cyanops Oorti, Salvatl. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 180 (1879).

6 specimens (cf cf )•
»Iris dark brown, bill black, feet bluish green. Native
name: Dagm-dagrtiy

24. Xantholaema haemacephala.

Bucco haemacephalus , L. S. Mull. S. N. Suppl. p. 88 (1776).

Bucco philippensis, Rafli. t. c. p. 283.

Megalaima flavigula (Bodd.), Goffin, Mus. P.-B., Buccones, p. 24

(1863); — Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 35 (1884).
Xantholaema haemacephala, Marsh. Mon. Capit. pi. 42 (1871); —

Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 299; — Nicholson, Ibis 1883, p. 243.

12 specimens.
»Iris browu, bill black, feet vermilion. Native name:
Dagm ketjil.^^

25. Xantholaema Duvaucelii.

Bucco australis, Raffl. (nee Horsf.) t. c. p. 285.
Bucco Duvaucelii, Less. Tr. d'Orn. p. 164 (1831).
Megalaima Duvaucelii, Goffin, Mus. P.-B., Buccones, p. 28 (1863).
Xantholaema Duvaucelii, Marshall, Mon. Capit. pi. 33, fig. 1, 2 (1871);
— Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 38 (1874); — Tweedd. Ibis
1877, p. 299.
4 specimens (2 cT, 2 ^).
»lris browu, bill black, feet yellowish green. Native
name: Dagm-dagm ketjiU'

26. Calorhamphus fnliginosus.

Bucco Lathami, Raffl. (nee Gniel.) t. c. p. 284.

Micropogon fuliginosns , Temm. P. C. text without pi. (adult) (1830).
Bucco Hayii, J. E. Gray, Zool. Miscell. p. 33 i\m.) (1832).
Notes from the Leyden Museum, Vol. I-X.

FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 17

Megalorhynchus sanguinolentus (Less.), Sclater, P. Z. S. 1863, p. 210.
Calorhamphus fuliginosus, Goffin, Mus. P.-B., Buecones, p. 73(1863);

— Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 39 (1874); — Snelleman,

Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 35 (1884).
Caloramphus Hayi, Ramsay, P. Z. S. 1880, p. 14.

4 specimens.

»Iris brown, bill black or brownish yellow, feet minium-
red. Native name:?"

All four specimens , together with a fifth one (a pale-
billed female which is retained by Dr. Klaesi) have been
shot on the same day and in the same locality and most
probably belong to one and the same flock. Unfortunately
these specimens leave the question about the sexual diffe-
rences in the color of the bill still unexplained, as
there are two dark-billed specimens , one of which is la-
belled as a male , the other as a female , and the same
is the case with the two pale- billed ones. As the specimens
do not differ in the color of the plumage from each other,
the difference in the color of the bill can only be due to
the difference in sex, and the black-billed female as well
as the pale-billed male might have been obtained by con-
founding their labels when fixing them to the birds.

All four specimens have chin and throat reddish brown
and each feather tipped with yellow, and also is the spe-
cimen (dark billed male), collected by the Dutch Sumatra
Expedition in 1877, as well as one of both specimens
collected by S. Muller in that Island. The other of these
two specimens however has chin and throat stone-red and
cannot be distinguished from the red-throated Bornean
specimens. One of the latter, collected by Schwaner, has
chin and throat but slightly tinged with reddish brown
instead of red , even much less than in Dr. Klaesi's specimens ,
and agrees perfectly well with the Malacca specimens , of
which at this moment two are in our Museum.

Without supposing a change of labels in the mentioned
red-throated Sumatran specimen and the pale brown-throated
from Borneo, the specifical distinctness of Malaecan and

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2

18 ON A COLLECTION OF BiRDS

Sumatraa specimens from those from Borneo can hardly
be maintained , as Mr. Sclater 1. c. and Count Salvadori
propose in their respective papers on this subject. I should
rather believe that we have to do with different stages of
plumage according to the age, instead of with different
species , that the pale green throat , slightly undulated with
brown , is the plumage of the young bird , that the brown
undulations increase with the age and that the stone-red
throat is the stage assumed by the adult bird.

27. lyngipicus auritus.

Picus moluccensis , Gm. S. N. I. p. 439 (1788).

Picus minor, Raffl. t. c. p. 290 (nee Linn.).

lyngipicus fusco-albtdus , Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 42(1874); — id.

Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 180 (1879); — Tweedd, Ibis 1877, p.

290; — Nicholson, Ibis 1882, p. 55.
lyngipicus auritus (Eyton), Hargitt, Ibis 1882, p. 42; — Nicholson,

Ibis 1883, p. 242.

4 specimens (1 cT, 3 Q).
»Iris brown, bill and feet gray. Native name : «S^' ow^on^."

28. Xylolepes valid us.

Picus validus (Reinwardt i. 1.), Temm. P. C. IV. 378 (<f ), 402 (2) (1825).

Xylolepes validus, Cab. & Heine, Mus. Hein. IV, 2, Picidae, p. 108
(1863); - Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 43 (1874); id. Ucc.
di Sumatra, p. 181 (1879); — Tweedd. Ibis 1877,p. 240; —
Nicholson, Ibis 1882, p. 54; id. Ibis 1883, p. 242.

2 specimens (ad. (ƒ, jun. cf).

» Adult male: Iris orange-yellow, upper mandible brown,
lower black, feet dirty flesh-color."

» Young male: Iris brown, upper mandible pale brown,
lower pale ochre, feet dark brown."

» Native name: Si ontong vimba."

29. Hemic ere lis sordidus.

Picus concretus, Temm. (part.) P. C. IV. 90 (descr. mari jun. sed non
fig.) ex Banka et Sumatra; — Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels,
p. 38 (1884).

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FROiM WESTERN SUMATRA. 19

Hemicercus concretus^, Blyth, J. A. S. B. XIV. p. 195 (1845).
Dendrocopus sordidus, Eyt. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. XVI, p. 229

(2) (1845).
Hemicercus coccometopus, Rchb. Handb. Picinae, p. 401 (sed non

descr. cf ad.), t. 656, fig. 4364—65 (1854).
Hemicercus sordidus , Cab. & Heine, Mus. Hein. IV, 2, p. 177 (1863);

— Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 46 (1874); — Tweedd. Ibis

1877, p. 291; — Hume, Stray Feathers, 1877, p. 128. —

Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 181 (1879); — Sharpe, Ibis 1879,

p. 241.
Hemicercus brookeanus, Salvad. Atti R. Acad. Sc. di Torino. III. p.

525 (1868); id. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 44 (1874).

3 specimens (2 ad. cT» 1 ad. Q).

»Iris brown, bill black, feet dark gray. Native name:
Si ontongy

There exists a great confusion in literature about the
different forms of this genus which successively has been
split into five species , adding to the above mentioned ones
that of H. Hartlauhii Malh. The most eminent students
of Indian and Malayan Ornithology agree that the number
of species must be reduced. Salvadori in his »Uccelli di
Borneo," doubts somewhat as to the specific distinctness of
all the different species , after having united H. coccome-
topus Rchb. with H. sordidus Eyton, The Marquis of
Tweeddale (Ibis 1877, p. 291) also unites H. brookeanus
Salvad. with H. sordidus Eyton. He considers the Javan
H. concretus Temm. seu H. Hartlauhii Malh. to be a distinct
species on account of the entirely red crest in adult males
and points out that the confusion between the two spe-
cies derived from an immature stage of plumage of H.
sordidus, in which the postoccipital if not the whole crest
is flame-colored and which stage occasionally was mistaken
for the real red-crested H. concretus. According to this
author the occurrence of this species beyond Java rests on
no good authority. Mr. Hume in his » Birds of Tenasserim"(l. c.)
also acknowledges but two species , uniting the entirely red-
crested H. Hartlauhii Malh. with ^. co?icre^MS of Tem minck,
and all the other species with gray postoccipital crest , under

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20 ON A COLLECTION OP BIRDS

the head of H. sordidus Eyton, though he yields to the
opinion that no distinctive characters can be based upon
the color of the crest, but that if both species are really
distinct, there must be sought for better characters. Mr.
Hume cannot agree with the Marquis of Tweeddale that
H. concretus sen Hartlauhii is restricted to Java only, and
mentions the description of fully red-crested specimens from
Sumatra by Temminck, the occurrence of such Birds in Borneo
according to Malherbe and Salvadori (the latter seems to have
some doubts as to the trustworthiness of this locality) and a
specimen from Malacca , considered by Mr. Gould to be H.
concretus. A bird from Nealys (Malacca), considered by Mr.
Hume to be a true H. concretus .{[. t. p. 129), is most pro-
bably a nearly adult male, having got already the red
crown , while the red occipital plumes are not yet replaced
by the gray ones of the adult stage.

Mr. Sharpe (Ibis 1879, p. 241) also throws some light
upon this question , though it is not clear to me , why
H. sordidus, which seems to him to be a distinct species,
would have to bear the older title of H. concretus. As to
the occurrence of H. Hartlauhii , Mr. Sharpe considers the
localities mentioned by Mr. Hume (vide supra) trustworthy
except that of Borneo , and thinks its entirely red crest a
good character for distinguishing the species, but would
nevertheless not be surprised if it afterwards would turn out
to be the very old full-plum aged stage of H. sordidus.

A careful examination of all our Museum specimens of
this genus, amongst which the types of Temminck's Pecws
concretus from Java , Bauka — not Banda , as is errone-
ously mentioned in the letterpress to pi. 90 — and Su-
matra are still contained , convinced me of the impossibility
of keeping more than two species — the entirely red-
crested Javan form {H. concretus) and that with gray postoc-
cipital crest from other localities {H. sordidus) — as really
distinct. Our Museum Collection contains five specimens
from Java, two from Borneo, four from Banka, eight from
Sumatra and one from the Continent (Singapore).
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FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 21

Amongst the Javan specimens are both, the young orange-
red-crested male with the fawncolored forehead and the
adult female, figured on plate 90 (P.O.), and I must say that
figures and coloration are very correct. Besides these two
specimens are a second female and two entirely red-crested
adult males iH. Hartlauhii Malh.), which latter have the
crest of a very lively vermilion instead of orange-red, and
which I think to be nothing but the fully adult stage of
Temminck's P. concretus. All our adult male specimens
from other localities are red-capped with a gray postocci-
pital crest, not excluded those mentioned by Temminck
from Banda (read Banka) and Sumatra. Our material shows
very clearly that Temminck counfounded in some way
Javan with Sumatran specimens, as we possess no entirely
red-crested specimens neither from Banka nor from Sumatra
and when he says, when speaking of the birds generally,
that those with the gray postoccipital crest [H. sordidus)
are young males assuming the plumage of the adult, he
could only mean Sumatra and Banka specimens, as we
possess no such ones from Java.

When speaking of the difference of the Sumatran speci-
mens, he leaves entirely out of consideration those from
Banka, which omission could lead to the conclusion that
the latter would be identical with those from Java , while
they really cannot be distinguished from those from Su-
matra.

As to the specimens from all hitherto known localities,
except from Java, I fully agree with the Marquis of
Tweeddale, that they all undoubtedly belong to one and
the same species, of which the oldest title — that of H.
concretus restricted to the Javan species, figured by Tem-
minck on plate 90 — would be H. sordidus Eyton.

The essential distinguishing characters of both species
can be formulated as follows :

1. Hemicercus concretus^ Temm. P. C. IV. SO (nee descr.
mar. jun.) ; — Rchb. Scansoriae, p. 401, tab. 656, fig.
4361—63.

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22 ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS

Hemicercus Hartlauhii, Malh.

Adult male: Whole upper surface of the head and
whole crest lively vermilion.

Adult female: Upper surface of the head and whole
crest entirely gray, with a more or less olivaceous tinge.

Young male: Entire crown and crest fawn- colored ,
changing afterwards through orange-red into the vermilion
of the adult stage, beginning on the occipital crest and
proceeding afterwards onto the forehead.

H a b. Java , as specimens from other localities , exactly
similar to the Javan fully adult male, are still wanting in
collections.

2. Hemicercus sordidus, Eyt. (V).

Adult male: Entire crown and foremost occipital
feathers deep vermilion , perceptibly deeper than in the pre-
ceding species , though not crimson as Mr. Hume has called
this color ; postoccipital crest olivaceous gray.

Adult female: Exactly similar to that of the prece-
ding species.

Young male: Entire crown and occipital crest fawn-
colored , leaving sometimes the tips to the occipital feathers
brown. In a more advanced stage the fawn color of the
long feathers of the crest changes gradually — apparently
not by a moult — into a dull vermilion, leaving the
olive brown tips, where such existed, intact. Further on
the worn out red feathers of the crest are replaced in the
way of a moult by the gray ones of the fully mature
stage. At the same time , also by a moult , the fawn-
colored crown becomes speckled by young feathers of a
lively vermilion , which at first is the same as in the adult
H. concretus , but soon afterwards , when the whole crown
has changed into red, assumes its darker appearance. The
material upon which these observations are based , is col-
lected by the Dutch Scientific Expedition to Sumatra , in
1877. Now it happens, that the crown assumes its red
appearance before the red crest has changed by moult
into gray; it is most probably upon such specimens that

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FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 23

the name of H. Hartlauhii has been applied whenever this
species is mentioned as coming from somewhere else than Java.

In another young male, from Banka, the red on the
occipital feathers occupies only the bassal portions , the tips
being left fawn-color, and these very worn-looking feathers
are already for a great deal replaced by the young gray
ones of the adult stage, without any beginning of the
appearance of the red feathers on the crown.

All other characters , as differences in the size, and the
coloration of the other parts, as under surface and rump ,
are quite accidental and hardly able to base a species —
not even a local variety or difference in age or sex — upon.

Hab. Malacca, Sumatra, Banka, Borneo.

30. Lepocestes porphyromelas.

Picus porphyromelas, Boie , Biiefe aus Ostind. p. 143 (1832).
Picus rubiginosus, Eyton , Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. XVI, p. 229 (1845),
Lepocestes porphyromelas, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo , p. 48 (1874); id. Ucc.
di Sumatra, p. 181 (1879).

1 specimen (Q).
»Iris blood-red, bill ochraceous, feet dark brown. Native
name : Si ontongy

31. Callolophus puniceus.

Picus puniceus, Horsf. t. c. p. 176; — Temm. P.O. IV. 423.
Callolophus puniceus, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 49 (1874); — Tweedd.

Ibis 1877, p. 288 : — Nicholson , Ibis 1882, p. 54.
Picus miniatus , Snelleman , Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 38 (1884).

4 specimens (ad. cf).
»Iris blood-red , upper mandible brown , lower dirty lemon-
yellow, feet dirty lemon-yellow. Native name: Si ontong."

32. Callolophus mentalis.

Picus mentalis, Temm. P.O. IV. 384 (1826).

Callolophus mentalis, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 51 (1874); id. Ucc.

di Sumatra, p. 181 (1879); — Tweedd. Ibis 1877,p. 288; —

Nicholson, Ibis 1882, p. 55.

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24 ON A. COLLECTION OF BIRDS

5 specimens.
»Iris blood-red, round the eyes and base of bill dirty
chrome-green , point bluish white , only the edge and upper
mandible black, feet dirty green. Native nsune: Si ontong.'^

33. Callolophus malaccensis.

Picus malaccensis, Lath. Ind. Orn. I. p. 241 (1790).

Chloropicus miniatus Malh. Mon. Pic. II. p. 116, pi. 76, fig. 1, 2

(1862).
Venilia malaccensis, Sclat. P. Z. S. 1863, p. 211.
Callolophus malaccensis, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 50 (1874); id. Ucc.

di Sumatra, p. 182 (1879); — Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 289.

18 specimens (8 cT, 10 9)-

»Iris blood-red, upper mandible dark brown, lower whi-
tish blue, feet grayish green. Native name: Si ontong meraJi.''^

Our seven Javan specimens {C. miniatus, Forster) , which
1 compared with those from other localities , seem to me
to be suflBciently distinct to form a really good species, as
they all — even young birds with much yellow in the
postoccipital crest — are easily distinguished by the lively
flame-colored occipital crest and by having the interscapu-
lary feathers entirely washed with red in such a manner
that no pure green feathers are left. Our material from
other localities contains 10 specimens from Borneo , 5 from
Banka and 8 from Sumatra, to which I can join the 18
above mentioned ones, collected by Dr. Klaesi. Alle these exam-
ples differ very strikingly by the duller red of the crown
and occipital crest, by having more yellow postoccipital
crest- feathers and the interscapulary feathers , which are
green and more or less, but never entirely , tinged with red.

Count Salvadori , in his »Uccelli di Sumatra", believes that
the females of this species are distinguished from the ma-
les by the whitish speckles on chin and throat, and there-
fore considers one of his specimens with a uniform rusty
brown throat to be a male though it is labelled as a fe-
male. The great number of sexed specimens at my dis-
posal shows however to evidence , that those whitish spots

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are a character of young birds only , while fully adult
specimens of both sexes have chin and throat uniform rusty
brown.

34. Chry sophlegma my stacalis.

Chrysoplilegma mystacalis, Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra , p. 182 (1879); —
Nicholson, Ibis 1883, p. 242.

3 specimens (9).
» Iris reddish brown , bill lead-color , feet grayish green.
Native name: Si ontong.'"

35. Tig a jav anensis.

Picus javanensis , Ljungb, Act. Stockh. XVIII. p. 134, t. 6 (1797).

Picus iiga, Horsf. t. c. p. 177; — Raffl. t. c. p. 290; — Snelleman,
Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 38 (1884).

Tiga javanensis , Tweedd. Ibis 1877 , p. 288 ; — Salvad. Ucc. di Suma-
tra, p. 183 (1879).

11 specimens (7 cT , 4 Q).
»Iris reddish brown, bill lead color, feet grayish green.
Native name: Si ontong^

36. Tiga Rafflesii.

Picus Rafflesii, Vig. App. Mem. Raffl. p. 669 (1831).

Tiga rafflesii, Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 288.

Gaitropicoides rafflesii, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 54 (1874).

1 specimen (cf).
»Iris reddish brown, bill black'ish. Native name: aSzoti^o/*^."
The plumage of this specimen does not differ from that
of the adult female.

37. Migly ptes grammithorax.

Phaiopicus grammithorax, Malh. Mon. Pic. II. p. 12, pi. 48, fig. 4,
5 (1862).

Meigltfptes trisiis , Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 56; id. Ucc. di Suma-
tra, p. 184 (1879); — Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 290 ; — Nichol-
son , Ibis 1882, p. 55.

Miglyptes grammithorax, Hargitt, Ibis 1884, p. 191.

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26 ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS

4 specimens (1 ^f, 3 9)-

»Iris reddish browu, bill black, feet blackish gray. Native
name: Si ontongy

As Mr. Hargitt, and already before him Mr. F. Nichol-
son (On some Birds from W. Java, Ibis 1879, p'. 164),
pointed out, this species is really distinct from the Javan
M. tristis (Horsf.) which latter is easily distinguished by
its entirely black breast and abdomen. A comparison of
our material in the Leyden Museum — 3 specimens {M.
tristis) from Java , 1 1 from Borneo , 2 from Banka and
9 from Sumatra — has fully confirmed this opinion.

88. Micr opt emus h r achyurus.

Picus hrachyurus, Vieill. N. Diet. XXVI. p. 103 (1818); — Snelle-
man, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 38 (1884).

Picus badius, Raffl. t. c. p. 289.

Micropternus hadius , Reichb. Handb. Picinae, p. 403, pi. 658, fig.
4374; — Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 289; — Salvad. Ucc. di Su-
matra, p. 184 (1879); — Nicholson, Ibis 1882, p. 55.

Micropternus hrachyurus, Hargitt, Ibis 1885, p. 10.

7 specimens (6 cT, 1 9)«
»Iris reddish brown, bill black, feet blackish brown. Na-
tive name: Si ontongT

39. Chry soeoccy X maculatus.

Trogon maculatus, Gm. S. N. I. p. 404.
Chrysococcyx sniaragdinus , Blyth, J. A. S. B. 1846, p. 53.
Chrysococcyx Hodgsoni, Moore, Cat. Mus. E. I. Comp. II. p. 705 (1858).
Cuculus Hodgsoni, Schl. Mus. P.-B., Cuculi, p. 32 (1864).
Laniprococcyx maculatus. Walden, Ibis 1869, pp. 334, 338.

2 specimens (cT cT).

» Iris chocolate-brown , bill black at tip , rest orange-
yellow, feet dark brown. Native name:?"

The beautiful emerald-green color on upper surface,
throat and chest, and the ditto cross-bars on the rest of the
lower surface would not allow to confound these specimens
with such of any other species. One of them has assumed the
fully developed plumage of the adult , the second , in not less

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FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 27

splendid green plumage, has a few feathers on front and
chin still barred with white. Like the adult specimens from
India , contained in our Museum , they both have the nar-
row white longitudinal stripe on each of the three first
primaries , a character which also distinguishes this species
as far as I know from any other of this genus. I do
not find that this species ever before has been recorded
from Sumatra nor from any other Island of the Archipelago.

40. Chr y so c occy X xanthorhynchus.

Cuculus xanthorhynchus, Horsf. t. c. p. 179; — S. Mull. Verb. Land-
en Volkenk. p. 234; — Schl. Mus. P.-B., Cuculi, p. 32 (1864).

Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus, Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 237; — Salvad.
Ucc. di Borneo, p. 62 (1874).

1 specimen (young (ƒ).

»Iris minium-red, edge round the eye chrome-red; bill
black. Native name : ?"

This specimen has all the feathers on the fore-head,
a broad superciliary streak, and the sides of the head white,
with some indications of bronze-green crossbands.

41. Surniculus luguhris.

Cuculus luguhris, Horsf. t. c. p. 175; — S. Mull. Verb. Land- en
Volkenk. p. 178;— ScU. Mus. P.-B., Cuculi, p. 28 (1864).

Surniculus luguhris, Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 287; — Salvad. Ucc. di
Sumatra, p. 184 (1879).

7 specimens (4 cT, 3 9)-
»Iris dark brown, bill black, feet slaty gray. Native
name : Tm'A."

42. Cacomantis pravata.

Cuculus pravata, Horsf. t. c. p. 179.

Cuculus fasciolatus, S. Mull. Verb. Land- en Volkenk. p. 178

(1839 — 1844).
Cuculus Sonnerati, Scbl. Mus. P.-B., Cuculi, p. 23 (partim) (1864).
Penthoceryx pravatus , Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 63 (1874); id.

Ucc. di Sumatra.p. 185(1879); — Nicholson, Ibis 1882, p. 54.

2 specimens (cf and 9)-

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28 ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS

»Iris brown, upper mandible black, lower whitisli blue,
feet grayish green. Native name: Sipitoeh.''

43. Cacom'antis merulina.

Cuculus merulinus , Scop. Del. Flor. et Faun. Insubr. p. 89 (1786);

— Schl. Mus. P.-B., Cuculi, p. 21 (18Ü4).

Cuculus Jlavus , Gm.; — S. Mull. Verb. Land- en Volkenk. p. 177.
Cacomantis merulinus, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 64; id. Ucc. di
Sumatra, p. 185 (1879).

11 specimens (7 ad. cf? 4 9)'
»Iris reddish brown, upper mandible black , lower yellow
at base , yielding to ochraceous towards the tip, feet orange
yellow. Native name: Sipitoeh."

44. Hierococcyx fugax.

Cuculus fug ax , Horsf. t. c. p. 178.

Cuculus varius , Schl. Mus. P.-B., Cuculi, p. 14 (partim) (1864).
Hierococcijx fug ax , Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 65 (1874); id. Ucc.
di Sumatra, p. 185 (1879); — Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 288.

5 specimens (2 (ƒ, 3 9)-
» Iris orange , edged with pale ochre , bill : basal half
and utmost tip greenish yellow, the rest black, bare skin
round the eyes and the feet orange-yellow. Native name : ?"

45. Cuculus concretus.

Cuculus concretus, S. Mull. Verb. Land- en Volkenk. pp. 236, 355;

— Schl. Mus. P.-B., Cuculi, p. 13 (1864); — Salvad. Ucc. di
Borneo, p. 66 (1874).

2 specimens ((ƒ cf).

» Iris pale brown , bill black at tip, rest greenish yellow,
feet yellow. Native name : Pangang kako.^^

In one of the specimens the lower surface is strongly
tinged with fulvous instead of pure white; excepting this
particularity its appearance is quite that of C. concretus,
and not of C. striatus.

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FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 29

46. C occy stes coromandus.

Cuculus coromandus, L. S. N. I. p. 171 (1766).
Cuculus wromandelicus , Mull. Verb. Land- en Volkenk. p. 234.
\Coccystes coromandus, Schl. Mus. P.-B., Cuculi, p. 43 (1864).

2 specimens (cT, 9)-

»Iris brown, bill blackish, feet bluish gray. Native
name : ?"

This species seems to be rare in Sumatra , as it is not
recorded from that Island since S. Muller, from whom one
specimen is contained in our Museum collection. Since Prof.
Schlegel's Catalogue is issued , the Museum has also received
specimens from Banka and some more from Java and Borneo.
The male of Dr. Klaesi's specimens (both in adult dress and
with fully developed crest) has the throat but slightly
tinged with fulvous , which color is very strongly pronounced
in the female.

47. Eudy namis orientalis.

Cuculus orientalis, L. ; — Horsf. t. c. p. 178; — Mull. Verh. Land- en

Volkenk. p. 176; — Schl. Mua. P.-B., Cuculi, p. 16 (1864).
Eudynamis malayana, Cab. & Heine, Mus. Hein. IV. p. 52 (1862);

— Walden, Ibis 1869, pp. 339, 340; - Salvad. Ucc. di Bor-
neo, p. 68 (1874).

1 specimen (young cf).
))Iris carmine. Native name: Temhono (Javan)."
As the question about the different races , united by
Prof. Schlegel under above name , is still far from defini-
tively settled , I prefer to enumerate the Sumatran bird
under this name rather than under that of E. malayana.

48. Rhino rt a chlorophaea.

Cuculus chlorophaeus , Raffl. t. c. p. 288.

Phoenicophaus chlorophaeus, Mull. Verb, Land- en Volkenk. p. 234;

— Schl. Mus. P.-B., Cuculi, p. 51 (1864); — Snelieman , Sum.
Exp. Vogels, p. 34 (1884).

Rhinorta chlorophaea, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 69 (1874); id.
Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 186 (1879); — Tweedd. Ibis 1877 , p. 287;

— Nicholson, Ibis 1882, p. 54; id. Ibis 1883, p. 242.

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30 ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS

6 specimens (4 (ƒ, 2 9)-

))Iris brown , bare skin bluish green , bill sea-green, feet
bluish gray. Native name: Bunai andu^

Amongst the four males there are three in which the color of
the head is not different from that of the other parts and one
with a gray head; all both females have the head gray.

49. Rhopodytes elong atus.

Phoenicophaes elong atus , S. Mull. Tijdschr. Nat. Geschied, en Physiol.
II. p. 342 , pi. 9 , fig. 1 (1835) ; id. Verh. Land- en Volkenk. p.
234; — Schl. Mus. P.-B., Cuculi, p. 55 (1864); — Salvad. Ucc.
di Borneo, p. 70 (1874); — Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels,
p. 34 (1884).

14 specimens.
»Iris blood-red, bare skin carmine, bill sea-green, feet
bluish gray. Native name: Bunai andu^

50. Rhopodytes Diardi.

Melias Diardi, Less. Tr. d'Orn. p. 132 (1831).

Phoenicophaes sumatranus (part.), Schl. Mus. P.-B., Cuculi , p. 53 (1864);
— Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 34 (1884).

Rhopodytes Diardi, Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 287 ; — Hume , Stray Fea-
thers, 1878, p. 163; — Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 186
(1879); — Nicholson, Ibis 1882, p. 53.

10 specimens.

))Iris ashy gray, bare skin round the eyes blood-red,
bill sea-green, feet blackish. Native name: Bunai andu."

Prof. Schlegel, in his above cited Catalogue of the Cu-
culi, erroneously applied the name Phoenicophaes Diardi
to the Indian and Ceylonese specimens of -R/iop. mVic?zVosfWs
(Jerd.) and united the true Ph. Diardi (Less.) with Ph.
sumatranus (Raffl.), supposing that the brown vent and
under tail-coverts would only be an individual character
(»les sous-caudales ordinairement d'un rouge-brun qui se
repend quelquefois sur le ventre, mais cette teinte se
trouve , dans certains individus , et independammant du
sexe et de I'age, remplacee par du noiratre").

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Count Salvador! (Uccelli di Borneo, p. 73) supposes that
the specimens from Borneo with gray vent, mentioned by
Schlegel in his Catalogue under the head of Ph. sumatranus
will belong to his smaller, ochraceous-chested Rhopodytes
borneensis (Bp.). Schlegel however has not mentioned such
specimens at all, all three ones from that Island (No. 1 — 3
of his Catalogue) having the vent brown and thus belong-
ing to the true Rhopodytes sumatranus.

Amongst the specimens however, received since the Ca-
talogue is issued, there are two specimens from Borneo,
one of which, collected by Mr. Bock in the south eastern
part of that Island, undoubtedly belongs to Rhop. Diardi
having no tinge of ochraceous on the chest, while the
other, acquired from Mr. Frank in 1864, is Rhop. bor-
neensis (Bp.) as described by Salvador! (Ucc. di Borneo, p. 72).

The present state of this part of our Collection is as
follows :

Rhopodytes tristis (Less.).

7 specimens (2 Himalaya, 2 Darjeeling , 1 Nepal, 1
Teuasserim, 1 Bootan (young).

Rhopodytes viridirostris (Jerd.).

5 specimens (2 Ceylon, 2 Hindostan, 1 India).
Rhopodytes ■ elongatus (S. Mull.).

2 specimens (Sumatra).

Rhopodytes borneensis (Bp.).

1 specimen (S. E. Borneo).

Rhopodytes Diardi (Less.).

12 specimens (1 Malay Penins. , 1 Penang, 16 Sumatra,
1 Borneo, 1 Banka, 2 locality unknown).

Rhopodytes sumatranus (Raffl.).

14 specimens (3 Sumatra, 5 Banka , 5 Borneo, 1 locality
unknown).

51. Rhamphococcy X erythrognathus.

Cuculus melanognathits , Raffl. (nee Horsf..) t. c. p. 287.
Phoenicophaus viridiru/us , S. Mull, Verb. Land- en Volkenk. p. 234
(partim).

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32 ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS

Phoenicophaens erythrognathus , Hartl. Verz. Mus. Brem. p. 95 (1844);

— Schl. Mus. P.-B., Cuculi, p.49 (1864); — Snelleman, Sum.

Exp. Vogels, p. 34 (1884).
Rhamphococcyx erythrognathus, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 74(1874);

id. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 186 (1879); —Nicholson, Ibis 1883,

p. 242.
Rhopodytes erythrognathus, Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 287.

17 specimens.
»Iris of the male bluish gray, of the female orange-
yellow, bare skin blood-red , upper mandible sea-green ,
lower blood-red , point sea-green , feet leaden gray. Native
name:. Bunai andu.^^

52. Centrococcyx red unguis.

Ceniropus rectunguis , Strickl.; — Schl. Mus. P.-B., Cuculi, p. 67
(1864); —Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 34 (1884).

Centrococcyx javanensis (Dum.),Wald. Trans. Z. S. VIII. p. 58 (1872); —
Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 76 (1874); id. Ucc. di Sumatra,
p. 188 (1879); — Nicholson, Ibis 1888, p. 241.

6 specimens (1 cT» 5 9)-
»Iris red, bill and feet slaty. Native name: Trakot/^
About the synonymy of this species the same must be said
as about that of Eudynamis orientalis.

53. Centropus eury cercus.

Centropus eurycercus, Hay; — Schl. Mus. P.-B., Cuculi, p. 66 (1864); —
Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 288; — Nicholson, Ibis 1882, p. 54; —
Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 34 (1884).

Centrococcyx eurycercus, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 78 (1874); id.
Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 188 (1879); — Nicholson, Ibis 1883,
p. 241.

12 specimens.
»Iris red, bill and feet black. Native name: Boeboet."

54. Buceros rhinoceros.

Buceros rhinoceros, L. S. N. I, p. 153 (1766); — Raffl. t. c. p. 291 ; —
Mull. & Schl. Verb. Zool. Aves, pp. 21, 25, 26; — Schl.
Mus. P.-B., Buceros, p. 3 (1862); — Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra,

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FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 33

p. 191 (1879); — Elliot, Mon. Bucer. pi. 4; — Nicholson,
Ibis 1883, p. 240.

30 specimens (24 (ƒ, 6 9).

Iris and color of bill and feet in adult male, see Ni-
cholson (1. c).

Adult female: » Iris whitish yellow , other parts like in
the male, but without the narrow black stripe, which in the
male separates the upper portion of the horn from the lower."

Young: » Iris ashy gray. "

Native name: •>-> Angang kalongT *

55. Anthracoceros convex us,

Buceros albirostris, Horsf. (nee Shaw) t. c. p. 175.
Buceros malabaricus, Raffl. (nee Gm.) t. c. p. 291.
Buceros convexiis,Tenim. P. C. II. 530 (Q) (1832); — Schl. Mns. P.-B.,

Buceros, p. 7 (18(j2); — Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 33

(1884).
Hydrocissa cotivexa , Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 80 (1874).
Hydrocissa albirostris, Nicholson, Ibis 1882, p. 56.
Anthracoceros convexus, Elliot, Mon. Bueer. pi. 12; — Nicholson,

Ibis 1883, p. 240.

2 specimens (QQ).
» Iris brownish red , bill whitish yellow , marked with
black , bare skin white , tinged with blue , between eye and
bill pale blue. Native name: Angang tiranga.^^

56. Anthracoceros malay anus.

Buceros malayanus, Raffl. t.c. p. 292; — Temm. P. C.II. text (1832);
— Mull. & Schl. Verh. Zool. Aves, pp. 23, 25, 29; — Schl.
Mus. P.-B., Buceros, p. 7 (1862).

Buceros anthracinus, Temm. P. C. II. 529 (1832).

Hydrocissa malay ana, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 83 (1874); — Ni-
cholson, Ibis 1882, p. 56.

Anthracoceros malayanus, Elliot, Mon. Bucer. pi. 15; — Ramsay,
P. Z. S. 1880, p. 14.

1 specimen (9).
»Iris dark rusty, bare skin flesh-color, bill and feet
black. Native name: ?"

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34 ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS

57. Rhytidoceros undulatus.

Buceros undulatus, Shaw, Gen. Zool. VIII. p. 26 (1811).
Buceros plicatus , Lath.; — Schl. Mus. P.-B. , Buceros, p. 2.
Rhytidoceros obscurus, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 85 (1874).
Rhytidoceros undulatus, Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 292; — Salvad. Ucc.

di Sumatra, p. 190 (1879);— Elliot, Mon. Bucer. pi. 35.
Rhytidoceros suhruficollis , Nicholson, Ibis 1883 . 241.

11 specimens (10 cf, 1 9)-

Adult male: »Iris orange-red, a very narrow inner
edge pale ochre , bare skin round the eyes madder- red ,
gular skin pale chrome-yellow with an ultramarine cross-
band , bill horny white , feet slaty black.' '

Young male (with only one faintly developed fold on
the ridge of the culmen) : »lris orange-red, inner edge
mixed with brown , bare skin , bill and feet like in adult
male. Plumage black , only the superciliary region inter-
mixed with yellow feathers."

Adult female (with five folds on the culmen) : » Iris fox-
red , mixed with brown , a narrow inner edge sulphur-yel-
low, bare skin round the eyes wine-red, gular skin pale
blue , with a violet-blue cross-band , bill and feet like in
adult male."

Native name: •»Angang mussin.'^

The deep blue cross-band on the gular pouch in the dried
skin of some specimens is scarcely perceptible , though Dr.
Klaesi has very minutely mentioned it in all his speci-
mens. I feel therefore pretty sure that the specimen col-
lected by Mr. Forbes in Sumatra and mentioned by Mr.
Nicholson (1. c.) as Rh. suhruficollis will belong to Rh.
undulatus.

58. Anorrhinus comatus.

Buceros comatus, Raffl. t. c. p. 339 ; — Temm. P. C. II. text (1830); —
Mull. & Schl. Verh. Zool. Aves, pp. 23, 29, pi. 4 (ad. ^)
(1839—44); -Schl. Mus. P.-B., Buceros, p. 8 (1862),

Buceros lugubris, Begbie, Malay Penins. 1834, p. 513.

Berenicornis comatus, Bp. Consp. Av. p. 91 (1850).

Anorrhinus comatus, Elliot, Mon. Bucer. pi. 39.

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FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 35

3 specimens (ad. cf, ad. 9 ^^^ j^^- (f)-

No soft parts mentioned.

The adult male is black , witli the entire head and neck ,
breast, an anal spot, tail, tips to the quills and under
primary coverts white, while the adult female has only the
crest, entire tail and tips to the wing-coverts white. The
young male, in transitional stage of plumage , agrees quite
well with the description given by Raffles, with the ex-
ception of the bill , which in our specimen is white with
a dark brown spot on each side of the upper mandible.

Another young male, collected at Priaman by Mr. von
Faber, is somewhat more advanced towards maturity, ha-
ving the white tips to the black tail-feathers longer than
is the case with the present specimen.

59. Anorrhinus g aleritus.

Buceros galeritus, Temm. P. C. II. 520 (1831); — Mull. & Schl
Verb. Zool. Aves, pp. 23, 25, 28; — Schl. Mus. P.-B. , Buce-
ros, p. 8 (1862).

Anorrhinus galeritus, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 79 (1874); —
Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 292; — Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p.
189 (1879); —Elliot, Mon. Bucer. pi. 42.

13 specimens (7 cf, 4 9, 2 ?).
»Iris reddish brown, paler towards the edge; bill black,
feet dirty grayish green , toes blackish , naked skin sur-
rounding the eyes , and throat cobalt-blue (cT). Native name :
Angang kéké^

60. Cr anorrhinus corrugatus.

■Buceros corrugatus, Temm. P. C. II. 531 (cf) (1832); — Mull. &
Schl. Verh. Zool. .Aves, pp. 24, 25, 31 (1839 — 1844); —
Schl. Mus. P.-B., Buceros, p. 9 (1862).

Buceros gracilis, Temm. P. C. II. 535(9) (^832).

Cranorrhinus corrugatus, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 86 (1874).

1 specimen (ad. (ƒ), Mount Singalang.
»Iris dark red. Native name: ?"

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36 ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS

61. Rhino pi a X vigil.

Buceros vigil, Forsten, Zool. Ind. p. 40 (1781).

Buceros sculalns, Bodd. Tabl. PI. Enl. p. 55; — Schl. Mus. P.-B.,
Buceros, p. 1 (18G2).

Buceros galeatus, Gm.; — Raffl. t. c. p. 291 ; — S. Mull. Verb. Land-
en Volkenk. p. 439; — Mull. & Schl. Verb. Zool. Aves, pp.
25, 32 (1839-1844).

Rhinoplax scutaUts, Horsf. & Moore ; - Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p.
88 (1874); id. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 191 (1879).

Rhinoplax vigil, Elliot, Mon. Bucer. pi. 10.

5 specimens (3 (ƒ, 2 $).
»Iris fox-red, somewhat paler in the female, bare skin
pale blue with a greenish tinge , marked across with deep
blue vermiculations, posteriorly Berlin-blue (in another fe-
male the ground-color of the bare skin is said to be Na-
ples-yellow) , bill red , anterior part sulphur-yellow , feet
red. Native name: Angang gudun^

62. Merops sumatranus.

Merops sumatranus, Raffl. t. c. p. 294; — Tweedd. Trans. Z. S. IX.

p. 150, pi. 26, fig. 2 (1873); id. Ibis 1877, p. 297; —

Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 192 (1879); — Nicholson, Ibis

1882', p. 56; id. Ibis 1883, p. 243.
Merops badius, Schl. (uec Gm.) Mus. P.-B., Merops, p. 3 (1863); —

Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 36 (1884).

15 specimens (ad. and juv.).
Adult: »lris carmine, bill black, feet bluish gray."
Juv. »Iris brown. Native name: Beri-beri."

63. Ny ctiornis amicta.

Merops amictus, Temm. P. C. IV. 310 (1824); — Schl. Mus. P.-B.,
Merops, p. 13 (1863); — Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p."
36 (1884).

Nyctiornis amicta, Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 298; — Salvad. Ucc. di
Sumatra, p. 192 (1879); — Nicholson , Ibis 1882, p. 56.

10 specimens.
»Iris orange, bill black, feet bluish green. Native name:
Kxcmhang.'''

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FROM WESTl-^RN SUMATRA. 37

64. F elarg op sis javana.

Alcedo capensis, L. S. N. I. p. 180 (1766, ex Briss.).

Alcedo javana, Bodd. Tabl. PL Enl. 757 (1783, ex Buff.),

Alcedo leucocephala , Gra. S. N. I. p. 456 (1788, ex Lath.); — Raffl.
t. c. p. 293; — Schl. Mus. P.-B., Alced. p. 13 (1863); id.
Ois. lud. Neerl., Martins Pêcheurs, p. 46, pi. II, figs. 2,3,
4 (1864); id. Revue Alced. p. 7 (1874) (with synonymy).

Pelargopsis fraseri, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1870, p. 65 ; id. Mon. Alced. pi. 33;
— Tweedd. Ibis 1877 , p. 296; — Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 194
(1879); -Nicholson, Ibis 1882, p. 56; id. Ibis 1883, p. 243.

Dacelo leucocephala, Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 35 (1884).

3 specimens.

»Iris brown, eyelid vermilion, bill and feet lake-red.
Native name: Radjah udang.""

After having carefully examined the numerous specimens
in our Museum, I came to the conclusion, that Prof.
Schlegel was quite right when uniting all the different spe-
cies mentioned by Mr. Sharpe in P. Z. S. 1871 and in
his Monograph on the Kingfishers , as it seems really im-
possible to me to make out the species in all our diffe-
rent specimens of this group , without the aid of the lo-
cality mentioned on the labels. As the Linnean name capensis
must be rejected , Boddaert's name javana will have the
priority above leucocephala Gm.

65. Ceyx rufidorsa.

Alcedo tridactyla, L.; — Raffl. t. c. p. 293.

Ceyx rufidorsa, Strickl. P. Z. S. 1846 , p. 99 ; — Sharpe , Mon. Alced.
text, p. 121; id. P. Z. S. 1868, p. 592; id. P. Z. S.
1869, p. 511; - ïweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 297; — Nicholson,
Ibis 1883, p. 243.

Dacelo rufidorsa, Schl. Mus. P.-B., Alced. p. 48 (1863); id. Ois.
Ind. Neerl., Martins Pêcheurs, pp. 40,67, pi. 16, f. 1 (1864);
id. Mu8. P.-B., Revue Alced. p. 33 (1874) (part.); — Snel-
leman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 36 (1884).

Ceyx innominata, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 97 (1874).

1 specimen ((ƒ■).

Notes from the Leyden Miuseiitii , ^ol. IX.

38 ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS

»Iris dark brown, bill and feet scarlet. Native name:
Sapi udong hetjil.''^

66. Halcyon coromanda.

Alcedo coromanda, Lath. Ind. Orn. I. p. 252 (1790).
Dacelo coromanda, Sclil. Mus. P.-B., Alced. p. 25 (1863); id. Re-
vue Alced. p. 16 (1874).
Halcyon coromanda, Sharpe, Mon. Alced. pi. 57.

2 specimens.
»lris brown, bill and feet orange-red."

67. Halcyon pile at a.

Alcedo pilcata, Bodd. Tabl. PI. Enl. p. 41 (1783).

Alcedo atricapilla, Gm.; — Raffl. t. c. p. 298.

Bacelo pilcata, Schl. Mus. P.-B., Alced. p. 27 (1863); id. Revue

Alced. p. 18 (1874).
Halcïjon pileata, Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 296; — Nicholson, Ibis

1883, p. 243.

1 specimen.
»Iris dark brown, bill and feet red. Native name: Sapi
udang."

68. Sauropatis chloris.

Alcedo chloris, Bodd. Tabl. PI. Enl. p. 49 (1783).

Alcedo chlorocephala , Gm. ; — Raffl. t. c. p. 293.

Dacelo chloris, Schl. Mus. P.-B., Alced. p. 32 (1863); id. Re-
vue Alced. p. 21 (1874); — Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels,
p. 36 (1884).

Sauropatis chloris, Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 296; — Salvad. Ucc. di
Sumatra, p. 194 (1879).

9 specimens.
»Iris brown, upper mandible black, lower whitish at
base, feet ashy gray. Native name: Si kiki.^'

69. Collo c alia fuciphaga.

Hirundo fuciphaga, Thunb. Act. Holm. 33, p. 151, pi. 4 (1772).
Hirundo esculenta, Horsf. (nee L.) , t. c. p. 142; — Raffl. t. c.
p. 315.

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FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 39

Cypselus fuciphagus, S. Mull., Verb. Land- en Volkenk. p. 456

(1839-44).
Collocalia nidl/ica, G. R. Gray, Gen. B. I. p. 55 (1848).
Collocalia fuciphaga, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 120 (1874).

1 specimen.
No soft parts mentioned.

70. Macropteryx longipeniiis.

Hlrundo longipennis, Rafin. Bull. Sc. Soc. Philom. III. p. 158

(1804).
Hlrundo klecho, Horsf. t. c. p. 143.
Cypselus longipennis, Temm. P. C. IV. 83 , f. 1 (1823).
Macropteryx longipennis, Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 299.
Cypselus klecho, Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 38 (1884).

13 specimens.
»Iris dark brown, bill and feet black. Native name:
Lajang."

71. Mac roptery X comata.

Cypselus comatus, Temm. P. G. IV. 268 (1824).

Dendrochelidon comata, Sclat. Cypselidae, P. Z.S.I 865, p. 617; —

Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 123 (1874).
Macropteryx comata, Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 298; — Salvad. Ucc.

di Sumatra, p. 196 (1879); — Nicbolson, Ibis 1882, p. 58.

11 specimens.
»Iris, bill and feet black. Native name: Lajang betuV^

72. Ckaetura coracina.

Acanthylis coracina, Bp. Consp. Av. I. p. 64 (1850).

Cypsebis cor acinus , Schl. Handl. Dierk. I. pp. 221, 479; pi. 2
(Vogels) f. 14 (1857).

Acanthylis leucopygialis , Blyth, J. A. S. B. 1858, p. 809.

Chaetura coracina, Sclat. Cypselidae, P. Z.S.I 865, p. 614; --Sal-
vad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 197 (1879).

2 specimens.
»Iris and bill black, feet brown. Native name: Lajang
ketjil."

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40 ON A COLLECTION OF ntRDS.

73. Hirundinapus giganteus.

Cypselus giganteus, Temm. P. C. IV. 364 ('1825).

Chaetiira gigantea, Sclat. Cypselidae , P. Z. S. 1865, p. 608.

(Sutnatra, Mus. Lngd.).
Hirundinapus giganteus, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 124 (1874).

1 specimen (rf).
This specimen is not different from our typical specimen
with which I compared it, and the rust}^ brown lores are
distinctly visible.

» Iris brown , bill black , feet slaty. Native name : La-
jang gedang."

74. Hirundinapus Klaesii, spec. nov.

H. nudipedi similis, sed minor ; mentum gulaque totis, plumis
occipitis et nucliae dimidio hasali griseo hrunneis.

Very similar to H. nudipes Hodg., but considerably
smaller. Chin and throat, base of the feathers on occiput
and hind neck, and inner web of the innermost secondaries
grayish smoky instead of white. Entire crown, down to
the base of the bill , lores , sides of head and neck , occi-
put, hind neck, lesser wing-coverts, outer web of inner-
most secondaries, a stripe running from the base of the
tibiae to the rump , rurap and upper tail-coverts glossy
bluish green , scapularies and back smoky brown , beco-
ming pale straw-color towards the centre of the back ;
upper surface of wing and tail blackish brown with a so-
mewhat purplish gloss, inner edge of quills, lower surface
of wing and tail , chest , breast , abdomen , flanks and thighs
smoky brown, a stripe from the base of thighs to the root
of the tail and under tail-coverts pure white ; the well de-
veloped spines to the tail-feathers like in H. nudipes.

))Iris dark brown, bill black, naked tarsi , toes and claws
brown."

The comparative measurements of both species in ques-
tion are as follows:

Long. tot. alae cauda spin, culmen tarsi

H. nudipes 18 cm. 19 5,6 0,4 0,9 1,6

H. Klaesii 16,5 => 17,2-17,4 5,1 0,6 0,75 1,6

Notes from the Leyden JMuseum, "Vol. IX.

FROM WESTKRN SUMATRA. 41

Native name: ))Lajang gedang", like in the preceding
species, and killed together with the latter at Loeboe
Gedang, 18 Febr. 1885.

Before describing the two specimens as new, I have much
hesitated , thinking that they afterwards might turn out to
be the young of the first year of H. nudipes on their first
winter migration , and that the gray color on throat and
bases to the feathers of the hind neck and on the inner
web of the innermost secondaries would become pure white
in the second year. On the other hand , however , the fine
metallic gloss on the dark upper parts , so characteristical
in adult birds , in connection with the considerably smaller
size , induced me to consider the birds specifically distinct.
1 can really hardly think that migrating young birds , when
once arrived in Sumatra would still have to grow in or-
der to reach th^ size of H. nudwcs.

I have compared this species with H. nudipes which I
consider to be sufficiently distinct from the Australian H.
caudacutus by the want of the white or grayish white lo-
ral spot, which latter is always found in Australian spe-
cimens. As to the Indian form, so often — and of late by
Mr. Dresser in his Birds of Europe — identified with the
Australian , I cannot believe that any quite authentical
specimen will have the white loral spot , and therefore much
agree with Mr. A. Hume, who decidedly and repeatedly
has defended the same opinion. (See Stray Feathers, IX,
pp. 230, 286).

75. Eurystomus orientalis.

Coracias orientalis, L. S. N. I. p. 159 (1766); — Raffl. t. c. p. 302.
Eurystomus orientalis, Schl. Mu'^. P.-B., Coraces, p. 139 (1867); —

Salvad. Ucc. cli Borneo, p. 105 (1874); — Snelleman , Sum.

Exp. Vogels, p. 37 (1884).

10 specimens (5 cf, 5 9)'
»Iris chocolate-brown, bill and feet coral-red. Native
name: Tionrj lampej."

Peculiarly enough this species is. except by Snelleman ,

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42 ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS

not recorded from Sumatra since Raffles' time. At present
it is represented in our Museum by specimens collected by
the Dutch Sumatra Expedition and by Dr. Klaesi in the
Highlands of Padang, and by Dr. Hagen in Deli (East
coast of Sumatra).

Having looked through our series of nearly 100 speci-
mens of this species, from the most different localities, I
fully adhere to the opinion of the late Prof. Schlegel , that
the specimens of the Indian , Indo-Malayan and Austra-
lian region must be considered as belonging to one and
the same species and cannot be separated into E. orientalis
and pacificus , as Count Salvadori and others propose to do.

76. Psarisomus psittacinus.

Eurylaimus psittacinus. Mull. Tijdschr. Nat. Gesch. en Phys. II.
p. 349, pi. V, f. 6 (1835); — Temm. P. C. III. 297 (1836).
Psarisomus 'psittacinus, Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 198 (1879).

2 specimens (cT and 9)-

»Iris dirty yellosv ((ƒ), dirty rusty red (9); bill and feet
greenish blue. Native name: Pipi lurejany

The female is similar in color to the male. Certainly
the female specimen mentioned by Salvadori (1. c.) with
the head green instead of black and the throat green in-
stead of yellow must be an immature bird. One of our
Museum specimens (Q juu.) agrees exactly with the men-
tioned specimen and has not only the outer web of the
two outermost pairs of tail-feathers entirely green, but
even the inner tail-feathers are strongly tinged with green,
while two newly developed ones have the outer web and
a portion of the inner entirely blue. Count Salvadori ob-
served that specimens from Nepal, (P. JDalhousiae) have
the tail-feathers strongly tinged with green, and that the
tail is constantly shorter. I have found the same in our
two specimens from Nepal , and this being the only distin-
guishing characters of the Nepal birds , it will be advisable
to keep both species as yet united under the name of P.
psittacinus.

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FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 43

77. Eurylaimus oehromelas.

Eurylaemus oehromelas, Raffl. t. c. p. 297 ; — Salvad. Ucc. di Bor-
neo, p. 108 (1874); - Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 317; — Salvad.
Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 198 (1879); — Nicholson, Ibis 1882, p.
64 ; — Snelleman , Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 37 (1884).

Eurylaimus cucullatus , Temm. P. C. III. 261 (1824).

7 specimens (5 cf, 2 Q).

»Iris chrome-yellow; upper maadible at the base pale
ultramarine , resting part green , lower mandible edged
with black, the other parts and feet bluish rosy. Native
name: Templanah."

Count Salvadori says that the female wants the black
pectoral band , but in one of the above said two females
this band is as strongly pronounced as in the adult males ,
while on the other hand in a male (possibly a young one)
this band is wanting. Perhaps the mentioned female may
have been erroneously sexed.

78. Cy m.horhynchus macrorhynchus.

Todus macrorhynchus, Gm. S. N, I. p. 446 (1788).

Eurylaimus letnniseatus , Raffl. t. c. p. 296.

Eurylaimus nasutus, Temm. P. C. III. 154 (1823).

Cymborhynchus malaccensis , Salvad. Atti R. Ac. Sc. Torino, IX,
p. 425 (1874).

Cymborhynchus m.acrorhync}ius , Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 109 ; —
Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 317;— Hume, Stray Feathers VI. p.
92 (1878); — Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 199 (1879); -Ni-
cholson. Ibis 1882, p. 64; id. Ibis 1883, p. 254; — Sugl.
leman. Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 37 (1884).

18 specimens.

»Iris metallic green with a golden gloss , bill ultramarine,
except the lower mandible, which is yellowish green on
its lower surface towards the base , feet black. Native name :
Mugkoplano."

After having gone through the material at my disposal,
altogether about fifty specimens from the Continent , Malacca ,
Sumatra (amongst which specimens from Deli, opposite to
Malacca), Banka and Borneo, I cannot have any doubt as to

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44 ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS

the identity of the specimens from all the mentioned loca-
lities. Amongst Dr. Klaesi's specimens are two in -which
the four exterior pairs of tail-feathers have the oblique
white spot on the inner web decidedly developed, six in
which the white exists on three pairs only, eight with two
pairs, one with two, of which the inner one scarcely
perceptible , and one which shows but a very slight indi-
cation of white at the inner edge of the outermost pair.
About the same is the case with the ten specimens which
were already contained in our collection, amongst which
is one which easily could pass for an entirely unspotted
specimen. All our specimens from Banka (8) show the white
very distinctly, and also do those from Deli, Malacca and
Cambodja. As to our material from Borneo (6 specimens) ,
there are one having three pairs with distinct white spots,
two with two pairs, two very faintly marked with white
on the outermost pair only, and one with no white at all.

70. Cor y don sumatranus.

Coracias sumatranus, Raffl. t. c. p. 303.

Eurylaimus corydon, Temm. P. C. JTI. 297 (1824).

Corydon sumatranus, Sal^ad. TIcc. di Borneo, p. Ill (1874); —

Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 317; — Salvad! ücc. di Sumatra, p.

200 (1879); — Nicholson, Ibis 1882, p. 64.
Eurylaemus sumatranus , Snelleman , Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 37 (1884).

3 specimens (Q 9)'
))Iris brown, bare skin round the eyes and base of bill
rosy , the latter however varied with white ; point of bill
cobalt-blue, feet black. Native name: Limpi limpi.'"

80. Serilophus I u nat us.
Serilophus limatus, Gould, Trans. Z. S. I. pi. 25.

1 specimen (cf).

»Iris golden green, bill orange-red at base, other parts
cobalt blue , feet pale green."

Probably a young specimen , as the narrow white semi-
circular collar round chest and sides of the neck is wanting.

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FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 45

Though our Museum contained already three beautiful
specimens from Sumatra (Kubang) collected by Horner, I
cannot find that this species is hitherto mentioned in lite-
rature as to be found in this Island.

81. Niltava grandis.

Chaitaris grandis, Blyth , J. A. S. B. XI, p. 189; XII, p. 940.
Niltava grandis, Gray, Gen. B. I. p. 264; — Ramsay , P. Z. S. 1880,
p. 14.

2 specimens (cTcf, ad. et jun.).
»Iris dark brown, bill and feet black."
The younger male differs from the adult in having the
whole 'plumage intermixed with ochraceous-tipped feathers.

82. Alseona.v latir ostris.

Mtiscicapa latirostris, Raffl. t. c. p. 312.

Museicapa cinereo-alba , Temm. & Schl. Faun. Jap. p. 42 , pi. 15 (1850).
Alseonax latirostris, Cab. Mus. Hein. I, p. 52 (1850); — Salvad.
Ucc. di Borneo, p. 129.

1 specimen (unsexed).

»Iris dark brown, bill black, base dirty orange-yellow,
feet black. Native name: Bubik.^^

Perfectly according to the above cited plate in the Fauna
Japonica.

83. St oparola thalassinoides.

Glaucomyias thalassoides , Cab. Mus. Hein. I, p. 53 (note) (1850).
Stoparola thalassinoides, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 132 (1874).

1 specimen (cT).

))Iris blue, bill and feet black."

84. Terpsiphone af finis.

Tchitrea affinis, Blyth, J. A. S. B. XV, p. 292.

Tsciiitraea Paradisii, Schl. Dierentuin, p. 147, with fig. (1872).

Terpsiphone affinis, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 137 (1874),

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46 ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS

1 specimen (immature male).

»Iris black, bill and feet cobalt-blue."

85. P hilentoma velatum.

Drymophyla velata, Temm. P. C. III. 384 (rf) (1825).
Philentoma velatum , Blyth , Cat. Birds Mus. A. S. B. p. 204 (1849); —
Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 139 (1874).

2 specimens (cf and 9)-

»Iris blood-red, bill and feet black."
The specimen , labelled 9 ' ^^^^ ^^ ^'^ respect differ
from the male.

86. Artamus leuco gaster.

Ocypterus leucogaster, Valenc. Mém. du Mus. H. N. VL p. 21, t.

VII, f. 2 (1820).
Lanius leucorhynchus , Raffi. t. c. p. 306.
Artamus leucorhynchus , Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 140 (1874); —

Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 313.
Artamus leucog aster , Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 204 (1879); —

Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 42 (1884).

19 specimens.
»Iris dark brown, bill and feet bluish gray. Native name:
Lajang lajang bahV^

87. P ericrocotus xantliogaster.

Lanius xantliogaster , Raffl. t. c. p. 309.

Pericrocotus xanthog aster , Horsf. & Moore, Cat. Birds Mus. E. I. Co.

I. p. 142;— Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 315;— Nicholson, Ibis

1883, p. 246.

10 specimens (6 (ƒ , 4 9)-

»Iris dark brown, bill and feet black. Native name:
Kassumho m.etah ketjil^

A specimen , labelled cT ■, differs from the adult female
only by an orange-red tinge on rump, upper tail-coverts,
throat and lower surface of the tail.

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FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 47

88. Lalage ter at.

Turdus dominicus, L. S. Mull. S. N, Siippl. p. 145 (1776).

Turdtis temt, Bodcl. Tabl. PL Enl. p. 17 (1783).

Lanius striga, Raffl. t. c. p. 305.

Lalage dominica, Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 313.

Lalage terat, Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 206 (1879).

3 specimens.
»Iris dark brown, bill and feet black. Native name:
Kapé kaper

89. Li al age culminata.

Ceblepyris culminatus, Hay, Madr. Journ. XIII. p. 157 (1844).
Ceblepyris fimbriatKs, Müll. Verh. Land- en Volkenk. p. 190 (1889

—1844) (partim).
Volvocivora schierbrandü , Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 148 (1874).
Volvocivora culminata, Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 312.
Lalage culminata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. IV. p. 104(1879).

3 specimens (cf and 9)'
»Iris brown, bill and feet black."

90. Artamides sumatrensis,

Ceblepyris novae guineae, Müll. Verb. Land- en Volkenk. p. 190

(1889—1844) (nee Gm.).
Ceblepyris sumatrensis, Müll. 1. c.
Graucalus sumatrensis, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 150 (1874); —

Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 312.
Graucalus striatum, Snelleman , Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 41 (1884).

8 specimens.

»Iris sulphureous, bill and feet black."

Three of the specimens are labelled as males, though
they cannot be distinguished from adult females in color
and size. If the specimens are really males, they must be
young , having not yet assumed the dress of the adult.

91. I rena crinigera.

Coracias puella, Raffl. t. c. p. 302 (nee Lath.).

Edolius puellus, Temm. P. C. IIL 70, 476, 225 (nee Lath.).

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48 ■ ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS

Irena cyanea, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 15; id. Ucc. di Sumatra,

p. 207 (1879).
Irena turcosa, Sharpe, Ibis 1876, p. 44.
Irena crinigera, Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mas. III. p. 267 (1877);

id. I.e. VL p. 176 (1881); — NicholsoQ, Ibis 1882, p. 60.
Irena puella, Snelleman , Sum. Exp. "Vogels, p. 42 (1884).

42 specimens (both sexes in different ages).
»Iris red, bill and feet black. Native name: Sikurajo.'"
All adult males (27 in number) can easily be distin-
guished from the Malaccan J. cyanea by the under tail-
coverts , reaching nearly or entirely the tip of the tail-
feathers, or even (in several specimens) a little beyond. A
specimen from Deli (Eastern Sumatra) has the under tail-
coverts much shorter and may be considered a true /.
cyanea. I have also compared the adult males with the
only adult one in our Museum said to be from Java, but
although the label bears Temmiuck's own handwriting , I
hardly think that it is the specimen figured in P. C. 70.
On this plate the upper tail-coverts (the lower are not
visible) do not reach the tip of the tail-feathers, while in
the specimen in question they fully do so. This specimen
is in no way distinct from Sumatran ones and if I were
quite certain that it was really from Java , I should not
hesitate a moment to declare /. crinigera identical with
the Javan /. turcosa.

92. Chihia sumatran a.
Dicrurus sumatranus, Ramsay, P. Z. S. 1880, p. 15.

7 specimens (4 (ƒ , 3 Q).

»Iris vermilion, bill and feet black. Native name: Sa-
weh itam."

Beside an original specimen from Mr. Bock's collection ,
our Museum was already in possession of a fine adult spe-
cimen of this species , collected by S. Muller in the High-
lands of Padang, which stood in the collection under the
name of Edolius carhonarius. Mi". Ramsay , in his above
cited original description , compares this species with Ch.

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FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 49

bimaensis Bp. I should rather have compared it with Ch.
carbonaria (Bp.) , which , I think , stands nearer on ac-
count of the dark bases to the fluffy feathers on the sides
of the lower back. The Sumatran species is however at once
distinguished from Ch. carbonaria by its much shorter tail ,
of which the lateral feathers show a slight tendency to
curl out- and upward. The metallic steel-blue spangles on
the feathers of chest and sides of neck are larger than in
both above mentioned species, and the metallic purplish
coronal feathers, which have a strongly pronounced gloss
of steel-green , are broader and larger and form a much
more conspicuous metallic coronal patch than in any other
species of Chibia. Wing 14,3 — 15 cm., tail 10,5 — 11, tars.
2,2, bill from front 3,3—3,5.

93. Chaptia malayensis.

Chaptia malayensis, A. Hay, J. A. S. B. KV, p. 294 (1846); —
Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 153 (1874); — Tweedd. Ibis 1877,
p. 315; — Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 207 (1879); — Ni-
cholson, Ibis 1883, p. 245.

Edolius picimis, Bonap. (apud S. Mull.) Consp. Av. I. p. 352 (1850).

4 specimens (2 cf , 2 9)-
»Iris chocolate , bill and feet black. Native name : Saweh
itam."

94. Buchang a stigmatops.

Buchanga stigmatops, Sharpe , P. Z. S. 1879, p. 247.
Dicrurus cineraceus, Snelleman (nee Hovsf.), Sum. Exp. Vogels, p.
42 (1884).

11 specimens.
»Iris vermilion, bill and feet black. Native name ; Saweh.^''
All these specimens , as well as the two collected by the

Dutch Sumatra Expedition , agree in every respect with

the description given by Mr. Sharpe.

95. Bhring a remifer.

Edolius remifer, Temm. P. C. III. 178.

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50 ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS

Bhringa remifer , Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br, Mus. Vol. III. p. 257 (1877);

— Ramsay, P. Z. S. 1880, p. 14.

Dicrurus remi/er , Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 42 (1884).

5 specimens.
»Iris red, bill aud feet black. 'Nsiiive name: Saiveh itam.'^

96. Dissemurus p latum s.

Dicrurus platurus, Vieill. N. D. IX. p. 588 (1817).

Edolius retifer, Temm. P. C. III. 1823 (together with E. remifer)

(partim).
Edolius hrachyphorus , Bp. (apud Temm.) Consp. Av. I. p. 351 (1850);

— Schl. Handl. Dierk. p. 479 (Vog. pi. 2, fig. 24) (1857).^
Dissemurus hrachyphorus, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 154 (1874).
Dissemurus platurus, Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 313;— Salvad. Ucc. di

Sumatra, p. 208 (1879); — Nicholson, Ibis 1882, p. 67.
Dicrurus paradiseus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. III. p. 258 (1877);

— Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 42 (1884).

37 specimens.

»Iris vermilion, bill and feet black. Native name: Sa-
well itam.^'

Before I received this large collection I had, according
to the view of Salvadori , Tweeddale and others , the Bor-
nean specimens separated from the Suraatran under the
name of D. hrachyphorus. Lord Tweeddale (Ibis 1877 , p.
315) says about the distinctness of both: » Count Salvadori
somewhat doubts the propriety of separating the Bornean
from the Malaccan Dissemurus ; but the much smaller
spatulate termiuation of the outer pair of rectrices seems
to be a constant character in the adults of the Bornean
species ; and I have examined a very large series , both at
Leiden and in my own collection , from Labuan , Sarawak
and Banjarmassing."

In fact, a comparison of the specimens standing in our
Museum before the arrival of Dr. Klaesi's collection was
able to support this view. Though the difference between
the largest spatule in Bornean examples and the smallest
in Sumatran would not signify much , it could not be
denied and was to be considered a distinguishing character.

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The examination of Dr. Klaesi's specimens has entirely upset
my opinion, as amongst the 35 from the 37, which come
into consideration, there are about 12 which with some
possibility might be recognized as Sumatran specimens by
the somewhat larger spatules on the outermost rectrices,
while in the other 23 the spatules are of the same size
and even smaller than the larger ones in Bornean speci-
mens. As there are no other characters to distinguish
Bornean from Sumatran specimens , both are in future to
be united under the name given by Vieillot. Specimens from
Banka belong to the same species, and the same is the
case with another from the Island Salanga, No crested
specimens are found amongst the whole series.

97. Hemipus inter medius.

Hemipus intermedius , Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 209 (1879).

1 specimen (sex not mentioned).
»Iris sienna yellow, bill and feet black."
This little fly-catching Shrike is only distinguished from
Hemipus intermedins by having the upper tail-coverts black
instead of white , and by having not only the four lateral
pairs of tail-feathers , but also the fifth , though very faintly ,
tipped with white. Like the type of Count Salvadori's H.
intermedins^ this specimen has head and back glossy black
like H. picatus , but the distribution of the white color on
the tail-feathers like H. capitalis, which characters are
pointed out by Mr. Sharpe (Cat. Birds Br. Mus. III. p. 305)
as the principal differences between both latter species.

Though the description of H. intermedins is given by
such excellent an authority as Count Salvadori , I can
hardly believe that the upper tail-coverts in that specimen
are really white , while in all known other species of
this genus , H. obscurus included , they are black. A mis-
take however might be possible if the said specimen was
in bad condition , and the tolerably long white feathers of
the rump had been considered to be the upper tail-coverts ,

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52 OM A. COLLECTION OF BIRDS

like undoubtedly Captaiu Legge (Birds of Ceylon, p. 375)
did, as he says in his short diagnose of H. o^scwrws: » the
upper tail-coverts white." It would really be a very peculiar
fact, if in about the same locality two so closely allied
species would be found.

Another specimen from the same locality, presented by
Mr. van Hasselt in 1880 was already in our Museum. It
differs from Dr. Klaesi's specimen only in having the four
exterior pairs of tail-feathers tipped with white , instead
of five.

unless the questions about the identity of H. picatus
with H. capitalis be settled , I consider both our speci-
mens in question to belong to Count Salvadori's H. inter-
medius. It is however quite possible that all three so very
closely allied forms with the white wing-markings once
will turn out to belong to one and the same species,
which will have to bear the name Hemipus picatus.

98. Tephr odor nis gularis.

Lanius gularis, Raffl. t. c. p. 304.

Tephrodornis gularis, Blyth, J. A. S. B. XV. p. 304; — ? Salvad.

Ucc. di Borneo, p. 156 (1874) (partim); — Sharpe, Cat.

Birds Br. Mus. Vol. III. p. 278 (1877).

3 specimens (2 ad. cfi 1 9)-

Adultmale:» Iris chrome-yellow, bill black, feet brown."
Female: »Iris sulphur-yellow, bill horn-brown, feet gray."

As Mr. Sharpe (1. c.) has already pointed out, the Su-
matran and Malaccan birds are specifically distinct from
those from Java [virgatus Temm.) by their larger size, and
by the grayish brown color being much darker and reaching
up to the chin, leaving the moustaches pure white, and
also by the tail-coverts and tail-feathers in adult specimens
being edged with gray instead of being entirely black.

In our three specimens from Borneo , amongst which
only one fully adult male , the bill is considerably larger
and stouter than in those from Sumatra. In the adult

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FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 53

specimen the gray color ou the back is darker , and tail-
coverts and tail are entirely black like in Javan birds.

If the mentioned characters might prove to hold good
in more material than I have at my disposal , I would
propose to separate the Bornean specimens under the name
of T. frenatus , under which name Temminck separated
the mentioned three specimens from Borneo from those
from Java and Sumatra a* a new species , though this
latter, as so many others, were never published.

The only Malaccan specimen in our Museum (from Perak,
Dr. Hagen) is a female or young male , but with regard to
the size of the bill it belongs to the Sumatran form.

99. Lanixis heiitet.

Lanius hentei, Horsf. t. c. p. 144; — Raffl. t. c. p. 304; — Salvad.
Ucc. di Borneo, p. 158 (1874); id. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 210
(1879); — Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 43 (1884).

6 specimens.
» Iris chocolate brown , bill and feet black. Native name :
-Smras."

100. Lanius tig rimes.

Lanius ttgrmus , Drap. Diet. Class. Hist. Nat. XIII. p. 523 (1828);

— Gadow , Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. VIII. p. 289.
Lanius magnirostris , Less. Voy. Belang., et Compl. Buff. II. p. 415

(1834); — Tweedd. Ibis 1867, p. 220 , pi. 6 , fig. 1 & 2; id. 1. c.

1869, p. 242.
Enneoctonus crassirostris (Kuhl) , Bp. Consp. Av. I. p. 862 (1850).

4 specimens (ad. cT, and jun. both sexes).
))Iris ?, bill black , bluish gray at base , feet gray. Native
name Siareh.'^

An examination of the specimens in our Museum
shows that there is only one species of thick-billed rufous-
tailed Shrikes , which we have represented by one speci-
men from Singapore , seven from Sumatra , five from Banka ,
one from Borneo (S. Muller) and five from Java (Kuhl ,
Blume, Junghuhn and others). A peculiarity of this species
is that young (brown-headed) birds have no black stripe

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54 ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS

from the base .of bill through the eye , the lores being
white. In a more advanced stage, in which the crown is
already gray but the flanks are still showing the dark
. cross-bands , the black stripe through the eye has appeared ,
but is still interrupted by the white loral patch, which
afterwards becomes smaller until it disappears entirely in
the fully adult stage , in which the said black stripe is so
much enlarged as to cover the whole front, the loral and
ocular region and the ear-coverts , while the lower surface
of the bird has become entirely white.

The specimen from Singapore is in fully adult, that
from Borneo in immature stage , the other localities are
represented by birds in different stage of plumage.

A revision of the other rufous-tailed Shrikes in the Leyden
Museum shows that they belong to the following four species :

1. Lanius hucephalus , Schl. Faun. Jap. pi. 14.

8 specimens from Japan.

2. Lanius cristatus , L. S. N. I. p. 134 (1766). For further synonymy

conf. Gadow, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. VIII. p. 271 (1883).

8 specimens (Bengal 2 , India 2 , Hindostan 1 , Tenas-
serim 2 , Pegu 1 , Amur 2).

3. Lanius superciiiosus , Lath, (see Gadow, 1. c. p. 273).

8 specimens in different stage , all from Java.
It is not easy to keep the two last-named species dis-
tinct from each other in all the different stages of plumage ,
and even fully adult specimens are found with the broad
white front of superciiiosus and the ashy brown back and
whitish lower surface of cristatus, while on the other hand
a fully adult specimen , also from Java , has all the cha-
racters of the true superciiiosus, except the white frontal
and superciliary band which is as narrow as in the true
cristatus. In consequence of this observation I yield to the
opinion uttered by Capt. Legge in his Birds of Ceylon,
p. 379 , that L. superciiiosus might be a rufous race of
L. cristatus, if these intermediate forms are not the results

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FROM WESTERN SUMATRA, 55

of interbreeding between the two species , as Dr. Gadow
(1. c.) believes.

4. Lanius lucionensis , L. S. N. I. p. 135 (1766). For further referen-
ces couf. Gadow, 1. c. p. 274. ■

31 specimens (China 24 , of which nearly all are col-
lected by Mr. Swinhoe and Dr. G. Schlegel , Colombo 1,
Andamans 2 , Bornjeo 1 , Lu9on 1 , Sanghir 1 , Celebes 1).

A few remarks may be welcome to ornitologists about
the much-disputed specimens from the latter localities.

The bird from Colombo (Ceylon) is undoubtedly a true
and fully adult L. lucionensis. As it is one of Diard's speci-
mens, there can be little 'doubt as to the trustworthiness
of the mentioned locality. Of the Andaman specimens one
is in fully adult, the other in immature plumage. The spe-
cimen from Borneo , collected by Schwaner and called En-
neoctenus Schwaneri by Bonaparte (Consp. Av. I. p. 363)
is a true L. lucionensis. The white superciliary streak is by
no means absent , as Bonaparte says in his short diagnosis,
but merely hidden by the somewhat overhanging feathers
of the crown. The specimen from Lu9on is a true L. luci-
onensis with ashy gray forehead and crown , but having the
lower surface still banded across like young specimens,
thus showing the fully adult stage of plumage on the upper,
the immature stage on the lower surface. The same is the
case in one of our specimens from Chiua. The specimen from
Menado (Celebes), collected by Duyvenbode , is a true L. lucio-
nensis in nearly adult stage of plumage , with the forehead
and fore-part of crown strongly tinged with ashy gray and the
lower surface still, though faintly, crossed with dark zigzag-
bars. I have little doubt that the specimen from the same
locality in the Dresden Museum (Blasius, J. f. 0. 1883, p.
148) will belong to this species and not to tigrinus (mag-
nirostris) which latter species is easily recognized by the
black-barred back in all stages of plumage. The Sanghir
specimen , which was collected by Hoedt , dijffers from the
other specimens of lucionensis by the entire forehead and
crown being tinged with smoky brown instead of gray,

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56 ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS

and therefore stands very near cristatus. At it is , according
to the cross-bands on the lower surface , an immature bird,
the gray color of the forehead may have not been assumed.

101. Aetliopyga siparaja.

Certhia siparaja^ Raffl. t. c. p. 299.

Nectarinea mystacalis (part.), Mull. & Schl. Verh. Zool. Aves, p. 54.

Aethopyga siparaja, Cab.; — Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 301; — Salvad.

Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 212 (1879); — Shelley, Mon. Nect. p.

57, pi. 19 (1878); — Nicholson, Ibis 1883, p. 252.

3 specimens (1 cT, 2 QQ), Padang.
»Iris dark brown, bill and feet black. Native name:
Boerong koemhang.'^

102. Chalcostetha insignis.

Nectarinea pectoralis, Temm. (nee Horsf.) P. CIV. 138, f. 3 (1823); —
Mull. & Schl. Verh. Zool. Aves, p. 57, pi. 9, fig. 2.

Nectarinea insignis, Jard. Nat. Lib. XXXVI. p. 274 (1842), ex Temm,
P. C. li'. 138.

Chalcostetha insignis, Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 302; — Shelley, Mon.
Nect. p. 87, pi. 30 (1877).

3 specimens (cf cf ), Padang , on Cocoanut-palms.
»Iris dark brown, bill and feet black. Native name:
Boerong koembang.^''

103. Cinnyris Hasselti.

Certhia sperata, Raffl. t. c. p. 298 (nee L.).

Nectarinea Hasseltii, Temm. P. C. IV. pi. 376 , f. 3 (1825); — Mull. &

Schl. Verh. Zool. Aves, p. 59, pi. 10, f. 5.
Nectarophila Hasselti, Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 302.
Cinnyris Hasselti, Less.; — Shelley, Mon. Nect. p. 127 , pi. 42 (1877);

— Nicholson, Ibis 1883, p. 252.

1 specimen (cT), Padang.

104. Ar a c knot her a rob re sta.

Arachnuthera rohusta, Mull. & Schl. Verh. Nat. Gesch. p. 68, pi. 11,
fig. 1 (1846); — Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 184 (1874); —
Gadow, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. IX. p. 101 (partim) (1884).

Arachnothera sp. ? Blyth, J. A. S. B. XV. p. 43 (1846) (Java).

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Arachnoraphis rohitsia (partim), Shelley, Mon. Nectar, p. 367, pi.
118 (1878).
' 2 specimens (ad. cf and 9).

»Iris brown, bill and feet dark brownish black."

I cannot agree with Capt. Shelley and Dr. Gadow who
consider A. armata Mull. & Schl. (Verb. Nat. Gesch. p. 68,
pi. 11, fig. 2) to be identical with the present species. All
three typical specimens of A. armata differ from rohusta
by the decidedly grayish olive chin , throat and chest ,
which parts in rohusta are olive green and strongly tinged with
yellow. The bill in armata is much shorter than that of
rohusta , measuring in a straight line from front to tip only
47 mm., while in rohusta it is in all the five specimens
before me 53 — 55 mm. The difference in the length of
the wing is not very remarkable, the wing of the three
males in A. armata measuring 85, that of the three males
in A. rohusta 88 — 90 mm. The two females of the latter
species have the wings considerably shorter, as they are
scarcely as long as in the male of armata.

The specimens from which Capt. Shelley described his A.
rohusta, as well as that from the Turin Museum which is
figured on the accompanying plate, are dXXirue A. rohusta,
and I think that if this excellent observer had really had
before him a true armata, this latter would certainly stand
in his Monograph as a distinct species. There must be
added that the yellowish tinge on throat and chest in A.
armata Mull. & Schl. (pi. 11, fig. 2) is decidedly incorrect
and ought to be represented by a grayish olive color. This
incorrect representation is certainly for a great deal the
reason that the species is not acknowledged by Capt. Shelley.

Besides the typical specimen of A. rohusta, the Museum
Collection contained a specimen (Q) from Sarawak (Borneo),
presented by Mr. Sharpe , and another from Western Su-
matra , presented by Mr. von Faber.

105. Arachnothera mode sta.
Anthreptes modesta, Eyton , P. Z. S. 1839, p. 105.
Arachnothera modesta, Blyth , J. A. S. B. XII. p. 981 (1843); — Sal-
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58 ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS

vad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 183 (\S14); id. TJcc. di Sumatra,

p. 214 (1879); — Shelley, Mon. Nect. p. 353, pi. 113 (1878);

— Nicholson, Ibis 1883, p. 253.
Arachnothera affims , Gadow , Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. IX. p. 106 (1884)

(part.); — Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 41 (1884).
Arachnothera concolor (n. sp.), Schl. (PI. 1 to Snelleman's text of ^.

affinis).

6 specimens.

» Iris brown , bill blackish , lower mandible paler, feet pale
flesh-color. Native name: Pidcmtongy

Dr. Gadow is certainly wrong in uniting this species
with the closely allied A. a^nis. I have before me 10 spe-
cimens of A. modesta , one of which is from Singapore,
the others from Western Sumatra , against 16 specimens
of A. afinis , all of which are from Java. All the specimens
of A. modesta are easily distinguished by the strongly
pronounced greenish tinge on the lower surface, while
these parts in A. affims are gray with very little or no
greenish tinge. In both species throat and chest have olivace-
ous shaft-stripes, which latter are more developed in A. ajjinis
than they are in A. modesta. The difference in size is not
constant, as I have before me specimens of tI. mo<^ésto from
Sumatra, which are fully as large as A. aJJinis from Java.

106. Arachnothera chry sogeny s.

Certhia longirostra , Raffl. t. c. p. 299.

Arachnothera chrysogenys, Temm. P. C. IV. 388, fig. 1 (1826); —
Mull. Verb. Land- en Volkenk. p. 405 (1843); — Mull. & Schl.
Verb. Zool. Aves, p. 69 (1846); — Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo,
p. 181 (1874); id. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 214 (1879); —
Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 301; — Shelley, Mon. Nect. p. 365,
pi. 117 (1879); — Gadow, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. IX. p. 108 (1884).

1 specimen (Q)-
»Iris chestnut brown, bill black, lower mandible at
base pale horny, feet horny gray. Native name: Pidjantong.'^

107. Arachnothera flavigaster.

Anthrepies ftavigaster , Eyton , P. Z. S. 1839, p. 105.
Arachnothera Jlavigastra , Blyth, J. A. S. B. XIV. p. 557 (1845); —
Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 300.

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FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 59

Arachnothera Eytonii, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 182 (1874).
Arachnoraphis Jlavigastra , Shelley, Mon. Nect. p. 373, pi. 120 (1879).
Arachnothera flaviventris , Gadow, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. IX. p. 109
(1884).

4 specimens.
»Iris Van Dijk-brown , bill dark brown , underneath paler,
feet dirty orange. Native name: Pidjantong."

108. Aegithina viridis.

Turdus scapular is , Raffl. t. c. p. 311 (nee Horsf.).

Jora viridis, Bp. Consp. Av. I. p. 397 (1850); — Snelleman, Sum.

Exp. Vogels, p. 40 (1884).
Jora scapidaris , Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 190 (1874).
Aegithina scapular is , Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 304; — Salvad. Ucc. di

Sumatra, p. 216 (1879).
Aegithina viridis, Sharpe , Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. VI. p. 11 (1881).

1 specimen (9)-
» Iris pale ochre , ridge of bill black , edges , lower man-
dible and feet cobalt. Native name: ?"

109. Choropsis zoster ops.

Chloropsis zosterops , Vig. App. Mem. Raffl. j). 674; — Sharpe,
Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. VI. p. 24 (1881); — Nicholson , Ibis
1882, p. 59.

Phyllornis viridis, Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 305.

Phyllornis sonnerati, Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 217 (1879).

7 specimens.
»Iris dark brown, bill and feet leaden black. Native
name : Timai-tinggihJ'^

110. Chloropsis media.

Phyllornis media , Bp. Consp. Av. I. p. 396 (ex Mull. MS.); — Ramsay ,

P. Z. S. 1880, p. 14.
Chloropsis media, Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. VI. p. 27 (1881).

12 specimens.
» Iris dark brown , bill and feet dark leaden gray. Native
name: Djulu Djidu daun.'"'

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111. Chloropsis icterocephala.

Turdus cochinchinensis , Raffl. (nee Gm.) t. c. p. 309.
Phyllornis malaharicus , Temm. (nee Gm.) P. C. IV. 512, fig. 2.
Phyllornis icterocephala, Lesson, Rev. Zool. 1840, p. 164; — Tweedd.

Ibis 1877, p. 305.
Chloropsis icterocephala , Sharpe , Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. VI. p. 30

(1881); — Nicholson, Ibis 1882, p. 59.

4 specimens.
Iris, bill and feet like in the preceding species.

112. Chloropsis cy anopog on.

Phyllornis cyanopogon , Temm. P. C. IV. 512, fig. 1 ; — Tweedd. Ibis
1877, p. 305; — Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 217 (1879).

Chloropsis cyanopogon, Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. VI. p. 32 (1881);
— Nicholson , Ibis 1883 , p. 247 ; — Snelleman , Sum. Exp. Vo-
gels, p. 40 (1884).

2 specimens.
Iris , bill and feet like in tbe preceding species.

113. Chloropsis venu sta.

Phyllornis venusta, Bp. Consp. Av. I. p. 396 (1850).

Chloropsis venusta, Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. VI. p. 34 (1881).

2 specimens (cf cT).

»Iris black, bill black, feet leaden gray. Native name:
Burong hindalo."

One of tbe specimens of this fine species has been col-
lected at Loeboe Soelasi, on the lO^^i of November, the
other at Soerian , on the 23'^'i of the same month. This spe-
cies was hitherto only known from the three typical spe-
cimens in the Leyden Museum.

114. Trachycomus ochrocephalus.

Tardus ochrocephalus, Gm. S. N. T. p. 821 ; — Temm. P. C. II. 136.

Trachycomus ochrocephalus. Cab. Mus. Hein. I. p. 109; — Salvad.
Ucc. di Borneo, p. 196 (1874); id. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 218
(1879); — Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. VI. p. 93 (1881).

Alcurus ochrocephalus, Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 306.

Jxos ochrocephalus, Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 40 (1884).

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FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 61

21 specimens.
»Iris rusty brown, bill black, feet leaden gray. Native
name: Baro ■, haro.^^

115. Pycnonotus bimaciclatus.

Turdits bimaculatus , Horsf. t. c. p. 147.
Ixus bimaculatus, Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 218 (1879).
Pycnonotus limaculatus , Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. VI. p. 138
(1881); — Nicholson, Ibis 1883, p. 247.

1 specimen (ad. 9)-
»Iris dark brown, bill and feet leaden black. Native
name: Braha rimhoJ'^

116. Pycnonotus analis.

Tardus analis, Horsf. t. c. p. 147; — Raffl. t. c. p. 310.
Pycnonotus analis et P. gourdinii, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, pp. 197,

198 (1874).
Ixus analis, Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 306 ; — Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra ,

p. 219 (1879).
Pycnonotus analis , Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. VI. p. 140 (1881).
Tiros psidii, Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 40 (1884).

6 specimens.
))Iris Van Dgk-brown, bill and feet blackish. Native
name: Braba.^''

117. Pycnonotus plumosus.

Pycnonotus phimosus , Blyth, J. A. S. B. XIV. p. 567; — Salvad.

Ucc. di Borneo, p. 198 (1874); — Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus.

Vol. VI. p. 152 (1881);— Nicholson, Ibis 1883, p. 247.
Brachypus plumosus, Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 806; — Salvad. Ucc. di

Sumatra, p. 220 (1879).

5 specimens.
))Iris orange, bill black, feet yellowish brown. Native
name: Braha rimho.^^

118. Pycnonotus simplex.

Pycnonotus simplex, Less. Rev. Zool. 1839, p. 167 ; — Sharpe, Cat. B.
Br. Mus. VI. p. 153, pi. IX (1881); —Nicholson, Ibis 1882,
p. 60.
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1 specimen.

No colors of the soft parts mentioned.

119. Ruhigula dis par.

Turdus dispar , Horsf. t. c. p. 150; — RafB. t. c. p. 310; — Temm.
P. C. 11. 137.

Ruhigula dispar, Blyth, J. A. S. B. XIV. p. 576; — Tweedd. Ibis
1877, p. 306; — Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 220 (1879); —
Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. VI. p. 167 (1881).

7 specimens.
»Iris fire-red, bill black, feet dark brown. Native name:
Braha rimboe

120. Ruhigula cy aniventris.

Turdus sp. 6, Raffl. t. c. p. 811.

India cy aniventris , Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 220 (1879).

Ruhigula cyaniventris, Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. Mus. Vol. VI. p. 169 (1881).

2 specimens {(^ cf ).

))Iris chocolate, bill black, feet dirty brown. Native
name: Kamadja.''''

121. Ruhigula Wehheri.

Ixidia squamata, Salvad. (nee Temm.) Ucc. di Borneo, p. 200 (1874).
Iwidia Wehheri, Hume, Stray Feath. 1879, pp. 40, 63.
Ruhigula Wehheri, Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. VI. p. 171. (Su-
matra).

1 specimen (9).

»Iris fire-red, bill and feet black.

Another specimen of this species, also from Western
Sumatra, was presented to our Museum by Mr. von Faber
in 1880.

122. Micropus melanocephalus.

Lanius melanocephalus , Gm. S. N. I. p. 309.

Turdus melanocephalus , Raffl. t. c. p. 310.

Turdus atriceps, Temm. P. C. II. 147.

Brachypodius melanocephalus, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 201 (1874);

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FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 63

— Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 307; — Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra ,
p. 221 (1879).
Micropus melanocephalus , Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. Mu3. VI. p. 65 (1881).

7 specimens.
»Iris cobalt-blue to sky-blue, bill and feet blackish.
Native Dame: Kamadja.^^

123. Micropus melanoleucus.

Microlarsus melanoleucus, Ej'ton , P. Z. S. 1839, p. 102; — Salvad.

Ucc. di Borneo, p. 202 (1874).
Micropns melanoleucus , Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. Mus. Vol. VI. p. 69 (1881).

1 specimen (n*^. 775).

»Iris chocolate, bill and feet black."

124. Hemixus cinereus.

lole cinerea, Blyth, J. A. S. B. XIV. p. 573 (1845).
Hemixus cinereus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. VI. p. 52 (1881)
(Sumatra). \

2 specimens.

»Iris?, bill and feet black."

125. Hemixus malaccensis.

Hypsipetes malaccensis, Blyth, J. A. S. B. XIV. p. 574 (1845); —
Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 202 (1874); id. Ucc. di Suma-
tra, p. 221 (1879).

Hemixus malaccensis , Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. VI. p. 52 (1881).

5 specimens.
»Ins brown, bill brown, lower mandible paler, feet
brownish yellow. Native name: Braba kampongJ'''

126. Tricholestes criniger.

Brachypodius ? criniger, Blyth, J. A. S. B. XIV. p. 577 (1845).
Tricholestes minutus , Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 205 (1874).
Tricholestes criniger, Tvsreedd. Ibis 1877, p. 306; — Sharpe, Cat. B.
Br. Mus. Vol. VI. p. 89 (1881).

1 specimen.
Color of soft parts not mentioned.

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127. Crinig er gtitturalis.

Trichophorus r/uUuralis , Bp. Consp. Av. I. p. 2G2 (1850).

Grilliger gutturulis, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo , p. 206 (1874) ; — Sharpe ,

Cat. Birds Br. Mas. Vol. VI. p. 80 (1881); — Nicholson , Ibis

1883, p. 247.

7 specimens.
»Iris brown, bill leaden gray, feet pale brown. Native
name: Braha rimbo."

128. lole olivacea.

Jole olivacea, Blyth , J. A. S. B. XIII. p. 386 (1844); - Salvad. Ucc.
di Borneo, p. 210 (1874); — Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 307; —
Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. VI. p. 55 (1881); — Nichol-
son, Ibis 1882, p. 59; id. Ibis 1883, p. 247.

2 specimens {(^ and 9)-

» Iris pale roe-brown , bill blackish , lower mandible
yellowish at base, feet dirty yellow. Native name : ^raia."

129. Pitta coerulea.

Myiothera coerulea, Raffl. t. c. p. 301.

Pitta gigas, Temm. P. C. II. 217.

Pitta coerulea, Vig. App. Mem. Raffl. p. 659; — Schl. Vog. Ned. Ind.

Pitta, p. 1, pi. 1, f. 1, 2, 3 (1863); id. Mus. P.-B., Pitta,

p. 1 (1863); id. Pitta, Revue, p. 1 (1874).

1 specimen (Q).
»Iris dark brown, bill brownish black, feet brown.
Native name: Sintauy

130. Pitta cyanoptera.

Pitta cyanoptera, Temm. P. C. II. 218; —Mull. & Schl. Verh. Zool. Aves,
pp. 7, 17, 20; — Schl. Mus. P.-B., Pitta, p. 9 (1863); id. Pitta,
Revue, p. 15 (1874); — Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo , p. 235 (1874).

1 specimen (ad. 9)-
Soft parts and native name not mentioned.

131. Pitta cucullata.

Pitta cucullata, Hartl. Ann. N. H. 1844, pi. 20; — Schl. Mus. P.-B.
Pitta, p. 4 (1863); id. Pitta, Revue, p. 5 (1874).

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FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 65

Pitta bangJcana, Schl. Vog. Ned. Ind. Pitta, p. 8 , pi. 2, f. 5(1863);
id. Mu3. P.-B., Pitta, p. 3 (1863).

2 specimens.

»lris Van Dijk-brown , bill black, feet flesh-color. Na-
tive name: Si Pindjury

As far as I know this is the first time that this species
is recorded from Sumatra.

132. Myiophoneus flavirostris.

Ttirdus jlavirostris , Horsf. t. c. p. 149.

Myiophoneus metaWcus , Temm. P. C. II. 170 (1823).

Myiophoneus Jlavirostris , Gray , Gen. Birds , I.p. 214 (1846) ; — Sharpe,
Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. VII. p. 7 (1883).

Myiophoneus dicrorhynchus , Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 227(1879);
— Ramsay, P. Z. S. 1880, p. 16; — Nicholson, Ibis 1883,
p. 247; — Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. VII. p. 10 (1883).

2 specimens (1 nearly adult, unsexed, 1 jun. 9)«
»Iris dark brown, bill in the unsexed specimen orange-
yellow, ridge black, in the younger female entirely black,
feet in both specimens black. Native name: Tiong ajer."

Count Salvadori (1. c.) considers the Sumatran specimens
to be distinct from the Javan by the culminal part of the
bill being black instead of yellow, and this opinion is
shared by Mr. Sharpe , Mr. Ramsay and Mr. Nicholson in
their above mentioned publications. If this character would
really be sufficient to base a new species upon, the above
mentioned unsexed specimen would belong to M. dicro-
rJiyncJms and not to jlavirostris. I can however not agree with
the learned author, as amongst the three Javan specimens
in the Leyden Museum , one of which is figured in the
PI. Col. 170, have all the culmen more or less black,
though not as largely as the Sumatran specimen. This latter
has moreover the purplish white tips to the median wing-
coverts as strongly developed as is the case with the spe-
cimens from Java. Only the metallic edgings to the feathers
are less strongly pronounced, which peculiarity might be
attributed to its not fully adult stage of plumage.

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The second specimen , a female with entirely black bill
(like in young black Thrushes only the edges and inner
surface of the mandibles are yellow) is, on account of
this character, certainly a young bird. The point of the
bill is not as strongly bent downward as in adult speci-
mens , the tail is decidedly shorter (probably not fully de-
veloped), measuring only 8,5 cm. instead of IL, while
wings and tarsi are as long as in adult specimens. The
purplish white tips to the median wing-coverts, as well as
the metallic edgings to the feathers on upper and lower
surface i are entirely wanting , but the lower wing-coverts
,show the same peculiar white patch as the adult, both from
Java and Sumatra.

133. Myiop1i0 7ieus melanurus.

Arrenga melamira, Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 227(1879); — Earn-
say, P. Z. S. 1880, p. 16; — Nicholson, Ibis 1882, p. 60;
id. Ibis 1883, p. 247.

Myiophoneus melanurus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. VII. p. 12
(1883).

3 specimens (2 (ƒ, 1 Q).
»Iris chocolate-brown, bill black, feet dark brown. Na-
tive name: Tiong ajer.'^

134. Myiophoneus castaneus.

Myiophoneus castaneus, Ramsay, P. Z. S. 1880, p. 16, pi. 1; —
Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. VII. p. 14 (1883).

■ 2 specimens (cT and Q).

» Iris chocolate-brown , bill and feet black. Native name :
Tiong ajer.'^

135. Turdinus loricatus.

Myiothera loricata , S. Mull. Tijdschr. Nat. Gesch. en Phys. 1835,

p. 848.
Turdinus marmoratus, Ramsay, P. Z. S. 1880, p. 15.
Turdinus loricatus , Sharpe , Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. VII. p. 550 (1883).

3 specimens.

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FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 67

»Iris brown, bill and feet black. Native name : Si Pindjur."

136. Platy I ophus c o ronatus.

Laniits coronatus , Raffl. t. c. p. 306.

Garrulus histrionicus , Schl. Handl. Dierk. I. p. 327 (1857).

Garrulus rufulus , Scbl. Handl. Dierk. I. p. 327 (1857); id. Mus. P.-B.
Coraces, p. 66 (1867).

Platyloplms coronatus, Cab. J. f. 0. 1866, p. 309; — Salvad. Ucc. di
Borneo, p. 280 (1874); id. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 229;— Ni-
cholson, Ibis 1882, p. 59.

7 specimens.
»Iris Yan Dijk-brown , bill and feet lead-color. Native
name: Burong kudok."

137. Garrulax bic o I or.

Garrulax hi color , Hartl. Rev. Zool. 1844, p. 402; — Bonap. Consp.
Av. I. p. 370 (1850); — Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 229
(1879);— Nicholson, Ibis 1883, p. 249; — Sharpe, Cat. B.
Br. Mus. Vol. VII. p. 438 (1883); — Snelleman, Sum. Exp.
Vogels, p. 43 (1884).

6 specimens.
»Iris blood-red, bill and feet brownish black. Native
name: Baligoh.^'

138. Garrulax palliatus.

Janthocincla palliata, Bp. Consp. Av. I. p. 371 (1850).

Garrulax palliatus , Gray, Handl. Birds, I. p. 282 (1869); — Salvad. Ucc.

di Sumatra, p. 230 (1879); — Nicholson, Ibis 1882, p. 61;

— Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. VIL p. 446 (1883).

2 specimens.
»Iris orange-yellow ,■ bill and feet black. Native name:
Girgudei itam.^^

139. Me I a node hi a luguhris.

Janthocincla lugubris, S. Mull. Nat. Tijdschr. 1835, p. 344, pi. 5, f. 2.
Garrulax lugubris, Gray, Handl. Birds, I. p. 281 (1869); — Nicholson,

Ibis 1883, p. 249; — Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 43

(1884).
Melanoctchla lugubris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus.Vol.VII. p. 451 (1883).

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5 specimens.
»Iris dark brown, bill orange-red, feet yellowish green.
Native name: Gudei hinnang^

140. Rhinocichla mitrata.

Timalia mitrata, S. Mull. Nat. Tijdschr. 1835, p. 345, pi. 5 , f. 8.
Janthocincla mitrata, Bp. Consp. Av. I. p. 371 (1850); — Nicholson,

Ibis 1882, p. 61; id. Ibis 1883, p. 248.
Leiotrix mitrata, Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 280 (1879).
Rhinocichla mitrata, Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. Mus. Vol. VII. p. 452 (1883).

13 specimens.
»Iris red, bill and feet orange. Native name: Girgudeiy

141. Mixornis gularis.

Motacilla gularis, Raffl. t. c. p. 312.

Mixornis gularis, Blyth, Cat. Birds Mus. A. S. p. 149 (1849); — Sal-
vad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 228 (1879); — Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br.
Mus. Vol. VII. p. 576 (1883).

1 specimen (cf).
»lris dark brown, bill black, feet dark brown."

142. Eupetes macrocercus.

Eupetes macrocercus, Temm. P. C. II. 516 (1881); — Salvad. Ucc. di
Sumatra , p. 283 (1879) ; — Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. VII.
p. 388 (1883).

1 specimen ((ƒ).

» Iris dark brown , bill and_ feet black. Native name : Si
Pindjur."

143. Henicurus frontalis.

Enicurus frontalis, Blyth, J. A. S. Beug. XVI. p. 156 (1847).
Henicurus frontalis, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 258 (1874); —

Tweedd. Ibis 1877 , p. 310 ; — Sharpe , Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol.

VII. p. 321 (1883).

2 specimens.

»Iris dark brown, bill black, feet yellowish white. Na-
tive name: Murei hatuy

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FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 69

144. Henicurus velatus.

Enicurus velatus, Teium. P. C. ITI. 160 (1823).

Henicurus velatus, Elwes, Ibis 1872, p. 253; — Salvad. Ucc. di Su-
matra, p. 234 (1879); — Nicholson, Ibis 1883, p. 251; —
Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 40 (1884).

Hydrocichla velatus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br, Mus. Vol. VII. p. 320 (1883).

1 specimen (cT).
»Iris dark brown, bill black, feet white. Native name:
Murei ajer."

145. Cittocincla tricolor.

Turdus tricolor, Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. XX. pi. 114 (1802).

Cittocincla macroura (Gm.), Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 309; — Salvad.

Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 236 (1879); — Nicholson, Ibis 1882, p. 60.

Cittocincla tricolor, Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. VII. p. 85(1883),

5 specimens.

))Iris dark browu , bill black , feet reddish white. Native
name: Murei rotan.'"

146. Copsychus musicus.

Lanius musicus, Raffl. t. c, p, 307,

Copsychus musicus, Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 302; — Salvad, Ucc.

di Sumatra, p. 236 (1879); — Nicholson, Ibis 1882, p, 60.

Copsychus saularis (part.) Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. Mus. Vol. VII, p. 61 (1883),

Copsychus mindanensis, Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p, 40(1884),

6 specimens (5 (ƒ, 1 9)'

»Iris dark browu, bill and feet black. Native name:
Murei,"

147. Turdus ob scurus.

Turdus ohscurus, Gm. S. N. I. p, 816 (1788); — Ramsay, P. Z. S.

1880, p, 15.
Turdus pollens. Pall. Zoogr. Ross. As. I. p. 457 (1811 — 1831); —

Temm. & Schl. Faun. Jap. Aves, p, 63, pi. 27 (1850); —

Salvad, Ucc. di Borneo, p. 257 (1874),
Merula obscura, Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br, Mus, Vol. V, p. 273(1881).

1 specimen (9).

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»Iris chocolate, bill dark brown, base of lower mandible
yellowish, feet brownish yellow."

148. Geocichla sihirica.

Tardus sibiricus , Pall. Reis. Ru3s. Reich. III. p. 694 (1776); — Temm.

& Schl. Faun. Jap. Aves, p. 66, pi. 31 (1847); — Ramsay,

P. Z. S. 1880, p. 15.
Geocichla sihirica, Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. V. p. 180 (1881).

4 specimens.
»Iris brown, bill dark brown, feet brownish yellow."

149. Mot a cilia melanope.

Motacilla melanope, Pall. Reis. Russ. Reich. III. p. 696 (1776); —
Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. X. p. 497 (1885).

Motacilla bisirigata, Raffl. t. c. p. 312.

Calobates bistrigata, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 259 (1874).

Calobates melanope, Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 310; — Nicholson, Ibis
1882, p. 62; id. Ibis 1883, p. 253.

2 specimens.
»Iris Van Dijk-brown, bill black, feet brownish yellow.
Native name: Murei hatu."

150. Linionidromus in die us.

Motacilla indica, Gm. S. N. I. p. 362 (1788).

Motacilla variegata, Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. XIV. p. 599 (1817).

Limonidromus indicus, Gould , Birds Asia , pi. 67 (1862) ; — Salvad. Ucc.

di Borneo, p. 261 (1874); — Ramsay , P. Z. S. 1880, p. 15.

2 specimens.
»Iris brown, bill black, lower mandible dirty whitish,
tarsi pale ochre, toes brown. Native name: Pinti pintiy

151. Ant hits r ufu lus.

Anthus rufulus, Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. XXVI. p. 494 (1818).
For further references about the much entangled synonymy,
see Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. X. p. 574 (1885).

1 specimen.

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152. Munia punctulariai^).
2 damaged specimens , probably young , in spirits. Padang.

153. Calornis chalyh aea.

Turdus chalyhaeus , Horaf. t. c. p. 148 ((ƒ')•

Turdus slrigatus , Horsf. ibid. (Q).

Lamprotornis cantor, Temm. (nee Gm.) P. C. II, 149 f. 1 & 2 (1823);

— Müll. Verb. Land- en Volkenk. p. 174 (1839—1844).
Calornis chalyhaea , Salvad. TJcc. di Borneo, p. 271 (1874); — Tweedd.

Ibis 1877, p. 318; — Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 238 (1879);

— Nicholson, Ibis 1882, p. 62.

Aplonis cantor (Temm.), Snelleman, Sum, Exp. Vogels, p. 43 (1884).

8 specimens.
))Iris blood-red , bill and feet black. Native name : Burong
kumhangy

154. Graeula j avanensis.

Corvus Javanensis , Osbeck, Iter. -p. 102 (1757).

Gracida religiosa , EafB. (nee L.) t. e, p, 303.

Graeula javanensis, Blyth, J, A. S. Beng. XV. p. 31 (1846); — Sebl.
Tijdschr. Dierk. I, p. 5 , pi, 1, f. 3 (1863); — Salvad. Ucc.
di Borneo, p. 274 (1874);— Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 319; —
Salvad, Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 235 (1879);— Nicholson, Ibis
1882, p, 63; id. Ibis 1883, p. 255; — Snelleman, Sum.
Exp. Vogels, p. 43 (1884).

13 specimens.
»Iris Van Dijk-brown , bill orange-red, bare skin lemon-
yellow, feet lemon. Native name: Beo.'^

155. Oriolus indicus.

Oriolus indicus, Briss. Orn. II. p. 328 (1760); — Sebl. Mus. P.-B.,
Coraees, p. 102 (part.) (1867); —Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p,
275 (1874).

Oriolus clnnensis , Raffl. (nee L.) t. c. p. 303.

Oriolus coronatus , Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 308; — Salvad. Ucc. di Su-
matra, p. 238 (1879).

Oriolus diffusus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. III. p. 197 (1877).

Oriolus tennirostris , Sharpe, t. e. p. 198.

Oriolus maculatus , Sharpe, t. e. p. 199; — Snelleman, Sum. Exp.
Vogels, p. 42 (1884).

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18 specimens.

»Tris blood-red, bill flesh-color, feet brownish black.
Native name: Mentialo.'"

The black nuchal band in this species having really a
someAvhat bluish tinge under certain lights , perhaps re-
leaved by the surrounding yellow color, I do not hesitate
to adopt the name given by Brisson, but rejected by Mr.
Sharpe and others.

156. Oriolus xanthonotus.

Oriolus xanthonotus, Horef. t. c. p. 153; — Temm. P. C. II. 214
(1823); — Schl. Mu8. P.-B., Coraces, p. 109 (1867); — Sal-
vad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 277 (1874); — Tweedd. Ibis 1877,
p. 308; — Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 239 (1879).

7 specimens.
»Iris blood-red, bill yellowish brown, feet cobalt.

157. Oriolus cruentus.

Leptopteryx cruentn, Wagl. Syst. A v. addit. Leptoptenjx sp. 9.
Ocypterns sanguinolentus , Temm. P. C. III. 499 (1830).
Analcipus cruentus, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 278 (1874); — Ram-
say, P. Z. S. 1880, p. 15.
Oriolus cruentus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. III. p. 221 (1877).

5 specimens.
»Iris brown, bill?, feet blackish gray."
This species stands in our Museum under the MS. name:
Artaniia sanguinolenta.

158. Cissa chinensis.

Coracias chinensis, Bodd. Tabl. Pi. enl. p. 38.

Cissa sinensis, Blyth, J. A. S. B. XIII. p. 934; — Schl. Mus. P.-B.

Coraces, p. 68 (1867).
Cissa minor. Cab. Mus. Hein. I. p. 86, nota (1850 — 1851); —

Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. III. p. 86 (1877); — Salvad.

Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 229 (1879); — Nicholson, Ibis 1883,

p. 244.

7 specimens.

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FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 73

»Iris carmine, round the eye a narrow ring of blood-
red, bill blood-red , feet raisin-red. Native name: Xo/ow^aw."

With the exception of the size, there is absolutely no
difference between Continental and Sumatran specimens ,
and the inferior size of the latter seems to me not striking
enough to base a new species upon. The following are the
measurements of the specimens at present at my disposal:

wing tail tarsi

Himalayas (2 sp.) 13,7—15 cm. 20,5—22,5 4,3
Sumatra (9 sp.) 12,5—13,5 » 15,5—17,5 3,6—3,9

Mr. Nicholson (I.e.) says that »the female will probably
turn out to be much smaller than the male." This however
will hardly prove to be the truth , as a female specimen ,
collected by S. Muller is the largest of the series (wing
13,5 cm.) and another female, from Dr. Klaesi's collection ,
the next in size. Another female of Dr. Klaesi's on the
other hand is really the smallest specimen of the series.
All specimens received from this gentleman have still con-
served their original lively green color of the plumage , and
the quills are still red , tinged with golden brown.

Our Museum contains moreover a specimen which was
kept alive in the Zoological Garden at Rotterdam and died
in January 1885. The locality from where it was brought
is unknown, but its superior size allows no doubt as to
its coming from the Continent. It differs however from both
the Continental and Sumatran specimens by having the
feathers of the crown black , with sea-green tips , which
latter are generally interrupted by a subterminal black bar.
The feathers on the front and a superciliary streak are
pure sea-green , like the whole crown is in the common C.
sinensis. Of course I dare not say if this peculiarity is
accidentally or constant. For the case however that after-
wards the latter might be stated , I propose to call it
Cissa nigrocoronata.

159. Dendrocitta occipitalis.

Glaucopis occipitalis , S. Mull. Tijdschr. Nat. Gesch. & Phys. II. p.
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343, pi. 9, f. 1 (1837); — Schl. Mus. P.-B., Coraces, p. 75
(1867).
Dendrocitta occipitalis, Rp. Consp. Av. I. p. 369; — Sharpe , Cat. Birds
Br. Mus. Vol. III. p. 81 (1877) ; — Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra , p.
239 (1879); — Nicholson, Ibis 1882, p. 58; id. Ibis 1883,
p. 244; — Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 44 (1884).

9 specimens.
»Iris reddish brown, bill and feet blackish. Native name :
lankerulie.^^

160. Platy smurus leucopterus.

Glaucopis leucopterus, Temm. P. C. II. 265 (1824); — Schl. Mus.

P.-B., Coraces, p. 72 (1867); — Snelleman , Sum. Exp. Vogels,

p. 44 (1884).
Platysmurus leucopterus, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 279 (1874); —

Tweedd. Ibis 1877 , p. 318 ; — Sharpe , Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol.

III. p. 90 (1877); — Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 240 (1879);

— Nicholson, Ibis 1882, p. 58; id. Ibis 1883, p. 244.

2 specimens.
))Iris chrome-red , bill and feet black. Native name :
Kamhing , kamhing.^'

161. Corvus validus.

Corvus validus, Bp. Consp. Av. I. p. 385 (1850); — Schl. Bijdr. Dierk.
Corvus, p. 13, pi. 1, f. 22; id. Mus. P.-B., Coraces, p. 29;

— Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 281 (1874); — Tweedd. Ibis
1877, p. 319; — Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels , p. 44 (1884).

Corone enca (part.) Sharpe , Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. III. p. 43 (1877),
(?) Corvus tenuirostris , Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 240 (1879).

13 specimens.

»Iris roe-brown, bill and feet black. Native name:
Ga-ga."

After having compared these specimens with the 9 from
Sumatra, Borneo and Timor already in our collection, and
also with a great series of C. enca, I must consider C.
validus a good species, though Mr. Sharpe (1. c.) unites
it with C. enca. The principal difference lays, beside the
difference in size , in the form and , at a certain degree ,

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FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 75

the size of the bill. This latter is much straighter in va-
lidus than in enca^ where the culraen is more curved and
the whole bill more bent downward towards the point.
Professor Schlegel, with his experienced eye, saw this
difference very clearly , and demonstrated it sufficiently in
the above cited excellent plate with the Crows heads.
A comparison of the figures of validus and enca clearly
shows this difference.

162. Tver on nasica.

Treron nasica, Schl. Tijdschr. v. Dierk. I. p. 67 (1863); id. Mus.

P.-B., p. 55 (187B); — Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 283 (1874);

id. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 241 (1879); — Snelleman, Sum.

Exp. Vogels, p. 47 (1884).
Treron nepalensis, Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 321.

8 specimens (cT cf )•
»Iris: inner ring ultramarine, outer pale rosy ; bare skin
round the eye pale green, bill blood-red at base, point
pale ochre , feet lake-red. Native name : Bunai tinggih."

163. Treron oxyura.

Columha oxyura, Temm. P. C. IV. 240 (1823).

Treron oxyura, Wall.; — Sclil. Mus. P.-B., Columbae, p. 62 (1873); —

Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 286 (1874).
Sphenocercus oxyurus , Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 243 (1879); —

Nicholson, Ibis 1888, p. 255.

20 specimens (10 (ƒ, 7 9? ^ unsexed).
))Iris madder-lake, bare space round the eyes green, bill
cobalt-blue , point yellow, feet chrome-yellow. Native name :
Bunai salung.^^

164. Treron v e mans.

Treron vernans (L.) , ScM. Mus. P.-B., Columbae, p. 49 (1873); —
Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 47 (1884); — Salvad. Ucc.
di Borneo, p. 286 (1874).

Treron griseicapilla , Schl. Tijdschr. v. Dierk. I. p. 70 (1863).

Osmotreron vernans, Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 321; — Salvad. Ucc. di
Sumatra, p. 242 (1879).

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12 specimens (4 cf, 8 9)«

))Iris red, inner ring ultramarine, bill bluish gray, feet
madder-lake. Native name: Bimai.^^

A specimen labelled Q has the full plumage of the adult
male.

165. Carpophaga aenea.

Columba aenea, Linn. S. N. I, p. 283 (1766); — Raffl. t. c. p. 316
• (1822).

Carpophaga aenea, Schl. Mus. P.-B., Columbae, p. 85 (1873); —
Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 290 (1874); — Nicholson, Ibis
1882, p. 65; id. Ibis 1883, p. 254; — Snelleman , Sum. Exp.
Vogels, p. 48 (1884).

3 specimens (1 cf, 2 9)-
»Iris bluish white, eyelid blood-red, bill purplish, point
dirty white, feet purplish. Native name: Pagam'"'

166. Spilopelia tigrina,

Columba tigrina, Temm. & Knip, Pig. t. 43 (1811).

Turtur tigrinus, Schl. Mus. P.-B., Columbae, p. 127 (1873); —

Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 48 (1884).
Spilopelia tigrina, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 296 (1874); —

Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 322; — Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p.

247 (1879).

21 specimens.
» Iris pale orange , bill black , feet red. Native name :
Salam.^'

167. Macropygia leptogrammica.

Columba leptogrammica, Temm. P. C. IV. 560 (1835).
Macropygia leptogrammica, Schl. Mus. P.-B., Columbae, [p. 107
(1873); — Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 247 (1879).

2 specimens (cT and Q).
» Iris rosy, bill black , feet wine-red. Native name :
Limbuaii.^^

168. Macropygia ruficeps.

Columba rxificeps, Temm. P. C. IV. 561 (1835).

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FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 77

Macropygia ruficeps, Schl, Mns. P.-B., Columbae, p. 110 (1873); —
Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 248 (1879),

26 specimens (15 (-f , 11 9)*
»Iris dark brown, feet wine-red. Native name: Upany

169. Geopelia striata.

Columba striata, L. S. N. I, p. 282 (1766).

Columba bantamensis, Raffl. t. c. p. 317.

Geopelia striata, Schl. Mus. P.-B., Columbae, p. 131 (1873); —

Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p, 322; — Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p.

247 (1879); -Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 49 (1884).

4 specimens (2 cf, 2 9)-
»Iris blue, skin round the eyes grayish green, bill and
feet bluish gray."

170. P olyplectron chalcurum,

Polyplectron chalcurum, Temm. P. C. V. 519; — Nicholson, Ibis

1883, p. 255.
Chalcurus inocellatus, Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 248 (1879).

4 specimens ((ƒ cf)*
»Iris orange-red , bill black , feet lead-color. Native name:
Karo-Karo.^^

171. Argusianus argus.

Phasianus argus, L. S. N. I. p. 272 (1766); —Raffl. t. c. p. 320.
Argus giganteus, Mull. Verb. Land- en Volkenk. p. 439 (partim,

sub. nom. Koewau).
Argusianus argus, Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 322; — Salvad. Ucc. di

Sumatra, p. 249 (1879).

4 specimens (adult (ƒ, young (ƒ, 2 9)'
» Iris chocolate-brown , bare skin on head and neck
cobalt-blue , bill dirty white , feet vermilion. Native name :
Kuau.^^

172. Acomus inornatus.
Acomus inornatus, Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 250 (1879).

1 specimen ((ƒ).

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»Iris brown, bare skin on sides of head blood-red, ex-
cept a spot behind the eye which is whitish yellow, bill
lead-color, feet gray. Native name: Ajam merah mata.^^

This specimen exactly agrees with the description given
by Count Salvadori.

173. Gallus ferrugineus.

Phasianus gallus^ L, ; — Raffl. t. c. p. 319.

Tetrao ferrugineus, Gm. S. N. I. p. 761 (1788).

Gallus bankiva, Temm. Pig. et Gall. II. p. 87 (1813).

Gallus ferrugineus y Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 251 (1879): —

Nicholson, Ibis 1882, p. 65; id. Ibis 1883 , p. 255; — Snelle-

man, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 47 (1884).

3 specimens (cf ^).
» Iris orange-red , crest madder-lake , behind the ear
whitish blue , bill light green , culmen purplish , feet grayish
yellow. Native name: Ajam vimbo.^^

174. Peloperdix rubrirostris.

Peloperdix rubrirostris, Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 251 (1879);
— Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 46, pi. Ill (1879).

1 specimen (adult Q).

» Iris brown , bare space round the eye , bill and feet
coral-red. Native name: Buju rimboe

This specimen is the second of this species in our Mu-
seum , the first (9) having been collected by the Dutch
Sumatra Expedition at Alahan Pandjang (1877).

175. Caloperdix oculea.

Perdix oculea, Temm. Gall. Ind. XIII. p. 732 (1815).
Tetrao ocellatus, Raffl. t. c. p. 322.

Caloperdix oculea, Salvad. Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 252 (1879); — Ni-
cholson, Ibis 1883, p. 255.

1 specimen (adult <ƒ).
»Iris brown, bill black, feet lead-color. Native name:
Tarun-tarwu^

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17G. Rollulus roulrouL

Phasianiis roulroul^ Scop. Del. Flor. et Faun. Insubr. U, p. 43 (1780).

Tetrao viridis, Gm.; — Raffl. t. c. p. 322.

Rollulus roulroul, Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 322; — Salvad. Ucc. di

Sumatra, p. 252 (1879); — Nicholson, Ibis 1882, p. 65.
Cryptonyx roulroul, Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 46 (1884).

2 specimens (cf, Q).

»Iris brown, bare skin round the eye, and feet cbrome-
red , bill black , chrome-red at base. Native name : Feniuh.'^

177. Charadrius fulvus.

Charadrius fulvus, Gm. S. N. I. p. 687 (1788, ex Lath.); — Tweedd.
Ibis 1877, p. 322; — Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 50 (1884).
Charadrius pluvialis var., Raffl. t. c. p. 328 (1822).
Pluvialis fulvus, Schl. Mus. P.-E., Cursores, p. 50 (1865).

3 specimens (1 9» ^ unsexed).
»Iris brown."

178. lot anus hypoleucos.

Tringa hypoleucos, L. S. N. I. p. 250 (1766).

Tetanus hypoleucos, (Temm.) Mull. Verb. Land- en Volkenk, p. 22 ;

— Dresser, Birds of Europe, VIII. p. 127.
Actitis hypoleucos, Schl. Mus. P.-B., Scolopaces, p. 80 (1864); —

Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 49 (1884).
Tringoides hypoleucos, Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 322; — Salvad. Ucc.

di Sumatra, p. 252 (1879); — Nicholson , Ibis 1883, p. 256.

1 specimen (9).

179. Gallinag 0 stenura.

Scolopax gallinago, Raffl. t. c. p. 327.

Scolopax sthenura, Kuhl , in Bp. Ann. di Stor. Nat. III. fasc. X (1830).
Gallinago stenura, Schl. Mus. P.-B., Scolopaces, p. 12 (1864); —
Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 334 (1879).

1 specimen (9)«
» Iris brown , bill black , basal part dirty white , feet
grayish yellow. Native name: Baki hete.'"

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180. Erythra phoenicura.

Rallus phoenicurus^ Penn. Ind. Zool. p. 19, pi. 9 (1781); — Gm.
S. N. I. p. 715 (1788).

(?) Rallus sumatranus , Raffl. t. c. p. 328.

Gallinula phoenicura, Schl. Mus. P.-B., Ralli , p. 41 (1865).

Erythra phoenicura, (Rchb.); — Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 323; —
Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 50 (1884); — Salvad. Ucc. di
Sumatra, p. 258 (1879); — Nicholson, Ibis 1882, p. 65.

4 specimens (2 cf» 2 9)*
))lris rusty brown, bill greenish yellow, frontal plate
dirty blood-red, feet dirty yellow. Native name: i^oa-roa."

181. Ortyg ometra cinerea.

Porzana cinerea, (Vieill.); —Schl. Mus. P.-B., Ralli, p. 32 (1865).
Ortygometra cinerea, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 329 (1879) (with
synonymy).

2 specimens (cf, 9)-
»Iris brick-red, bill brown, feet yellowish green. Native
name: Sinta.^^

182. Ao'dea purpurea.

Ardea purpurea, L. S. N. I. p. 236 (1766); — Schl. Mus. P.-B.,
Ardeae, p. 8 (1863); — Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 323; — Salvad.
Ucc. di Sumatra, p. 253 (1879); — Snelleman, Sum. Exp.
Vogels, p. 51 (1884).

16 specimens.
)) Native name: Bango lanta^

183. Demiegretta sacra.

Ardea sacra, Gm. S. N. I. p. 640 (1766) (ex Lath.).

Ardea jugularis , Forst. Icon, ined.; — Wagl. Syst. Av. Gen. Ardeae,

sp. 18 (1827); — Schl. Mus. P.-B., Ardeae, p. 25 (1863).
Demiegretta sacra , Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 346 (1874) ; — Tweedd.

Ibis 1877, p. 323.

1 specimen (dark Q).
»Iris sulphur-yellow, bill and feet yellow. Native name:
Bangoli ajer.^^

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FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 81

184. Herodias i7itermedia.

Ardea intermedia, Wagl. Isis 1829, p. 659; — ScM. Mas. P.-B.,
Ardeae, p. 19 (1863); id. Tijdschr. Dierk. III. p. 348(1866);
— Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 348 (1874);- Nicholson, Ibis
1883,. p. 256.

1 specimen (cf jun.).
))Iris sulphureous, bill yellow, tip black, feet black.
Native name: Bangoh putih."

185. Buhulcus coromandus.

Cancroma coromanda, Bodd. Tabl. PI. enl. p. 54 (1783).
Ardea coromanda, Schl. Mus. P.-B., Ardeae, p. 30 (1863).
Bubulcus coromandus, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 350 (1874); —
Nicholson, Ibis 1883, p. 257.

1 specimen (cT juv.).
»Iris sulphureous, bill yellow, feet black. Native name:
Bangoh putih."

186. Buto rides javanica.

Ardea javanica, Horsf. t. c. p. 190; — Raffl. t. c. p. 326; — Schl.

Mus. P.-B., Ardeae, p. 43 (1863).
Butorides javanica, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 351 (1874); —

Tweedd. Ibis 1877, p. 323 ;— Nicholson , Ibis 1883, p. 256.

1 specimen.

187. Ardetta cinnamomea.

Aixlea cinnamomea, Gm. S. N. I. p. 643 (1788); — Raffl. t. c. p.

326; — Schl. Mus. P.-B., Ardeae, p. 40 (1863).
Ardetta cinnamomea, Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 354 (1874).

3 specimens.
»Iris sulphur-yellow, bill yellow, feet greenish yellow.
Native name: Roah-roah bankeh."

188. Gorsachius melanolophus.

Ardea melanolopha, Raffl. t. c. p. 326 (adult, Sumatra^; — Blyth,

Ibis 1865, p. 38 (Malacca, Aracan, Ceylon, Philippines).
Nycticorax limnophilax, Temm. P. C. V. 581 (1836) (juv. Java).

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Botaurus limnicola, Rch.b. Syn. Av. II. Grallatores, 1. 148, fig. 510

(juv. apud tab. 581 in Temrn. PI. Col,).
Tigrisoma melanolopha, Layard, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 1854, p.

114 (Ceylon).
Botaurus limnophilax, Bp. Consp. Av. U. p. 136 (1855) (apud Temm.);

— Gray, Handl. Birds, III. p. 32 (1871); — Salvad. Ucc. di
Borneo, p. 355 (1874) (Borneo); - Reichenow, J. f. 0. 1877,
p. 247.

Gorsachius goisaki, Bp. Consp. Av, p. 138 (descr. ad. nee non juv. !)
(Japan?).

Gorsachius typus, Pucheran (teste Bp., I. c).

Ardea goisagi, Swinh. Ibis, 1861 , p. 344 (juv. North China).

Ardea limnophylax, Schl. Mus. P.-B., Ardeae,p. 55 (1863) (Philip-
pines, Banka, Java).

Nycticorax melanfilophus , Swinh. P. Z. S. 1863, p. 320 (Tientsin).

Gorsachius goisagi, Swinh. Ibis 1866, pp. 122, 123 (juv. Formosa);
id. Ibis 1866, p. 403 (ad. Formosa).

Ardea philippensis , Martens (nee Gm.) J. f. 0. 1866, p. 28 (Phi-
lippines).

Gorsachius melanolopJius , Blyth, Ibis 1867, p. 173 (partim) and
p. 309 (partim) (Ceylon); — Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 355
(1874) (Borneo?);- Walden, Trans. Z. S. IX (1875) p. 238
(Philippines); — David & Oustalet, Ois. de la Chine, p. 444
(partim); — Hume, Stray Feath. 1878 (Vol. VI), p. 484 (Te-
nasserim); — Sharpe, Ibis 1879, p. 271 (Borneo); — Legge,
Birds of Ceylon, p. 1169 (1880) (Ceylon); — Gurney , Ibis
1883, p. 222 (East Coast of Ceylon).

{?) Goisachius melanolophus , Swinh, P. Z. S. 1871, p. 413 (For-
mosa);— Holdsworth , P. Z. S. 1872, p. 478 (Ceylon).

Goisakius tnelanolophus , Hume, Stray Feath. 1874, p. 312 (Nico-
bars); — Bourdillon , Stray Feath. 1878 (Vol. VII) p. 524
(Travancore) ; — Hume , Stray Feath, 1879, p. 71 (Malacca);

— Hume, Stray Feath, 1880, p, 230 (Nicobars, Tenasserim,
Malay Peninsula, Cachar, Assam, Travancore, Belgaum Dis-
trict (Indian Peuins.)); — id. 1. c. p. 259 (Cachar); — But-
ler, 1. c. p. 435 (Belgaum); - Kelham, Ibis 1882, p. 196
(Singapore).

Botaurus melanolophus, Reichenow, J. f. 0. 1877, p. 240.
Butio Kulteri, Cab. Orn. Centralbl. 1881, p. 159; id. J. f. 0.1881,
p. 425 (Philippines); id, J. f, 0, 1882, pp. 115, 178, pi. III.

1 specimen (full-grown juu. cf).
»Iris sulphur-yellow, bill dark browu, edges of upper

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and whole lower mandible whitish blue, feet dirty yellow.
Native name unknown."

Collected 8 January near Moeara Laboe.

This specimen is , as far as I know , the first instance
for the occurrence of this species in Sumatra , since Raffles
recorded his typical adult bird from that Island. It differs
in no way from the well-known immature plumage of this
species, plainly described in several papers throughout or-
nithological literature , and upon which Temminck has based
his Nycticorax limnophilax.

I do not believe that at present still some doubts exist
as to the identity of G. limnophilax (Temm.) with G. me-
lanophus (Raffl.), as the first name is, with the exception
of Gray (Handl.) and Salvadori (Ucc. di Borneo 1874), no
more applied to any form of this genus, since Schlegel's Cata-
logue of the Ardeae in the Leyden Museum was published.

At that time Schlegel disposed of three specimens of
this species : an adult bird from the Philippines and three
immature though full-grown ones, one of which from
Banka, the two others from Java. Since that time the
Museum received five other ones , i. e. an adult and two
immature from Java, and two adult, one of which is from
Banka , while the other is collected by Teysmann either in
Banka or in Borneo , and this series is now increased by
the above mentioned young male from Sumatra. In this
series is a specimen — n°. 2 of Schlegel's Catalogue — in
immature plumage , but having the sides of head and neck ,
interscapulary feathers and scapularies already very strongly
tinged with the reddish brown, which is so characteristical
in the plumage of the adult. The black occipital feathers
in this specimen are still spotted with white. The specimen
considered by Prof. Schlegel to be adult, has not yet assu-
med its fully adult plumage, though its crest is entirely
black , the dark vermiculations on back , wing-coverts and
tertiary quills being much more intensely expressed than
is the case with the fully adult specimen from Java.

This species seems to range over whole continental India ,

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84 ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS

Ceylon , tlie Nicobar Islands , China , Formosa , the Philip-
pines and the three great Sunda Islands , inch Banka. In
Ceylon and the Nicobars , the Malayan Peninsula and the
Sunda Islands it is only found as a winter-visitant, while
nestlings are recorded from different parts of the Conti-
nent and from Formosa (Swinhoe).

The synonymy of this species is much entangled with
that of G. goisagi (Temm.) from Japan , and hitherto it
was not out of question if the latter be really a good spe-
cies or if it has to be added to the synonymy of G. me-
lanolophus.

A comparative examination of our material of this ge-
nus and the literature in which it is treated of, convinced
me however that both species are to be kept specifically
distinct. The synonymy of the Japanese species would be
as follows:

Gor sachius goisagi.

Nycticorax goisagi, ïemm. P. C. V. 582 (1836) (adult, Japan); —

Hard. & Fiusch, P. Z. S. 1868, p. 8 (Pelew IsL); id. P.

Z. S. 1872, p. 89.
Ardea goisagi, Temm. & Sclil. Fauna Jap. p. 116, pi. 70 (1850); —

Blackiston, Ibis 1862, p. 331 (Northern Japan); — Swinhoe,

Ibis 1865, p. 358 (Formosa).
Gorsachius goisagi, Blyth, Ibis 1865, p. 38 (Japan).
Goisakius melanolophus , Gray, Handl. Birds, p. 33 (1871) (Japan,

Pelew Isl.).
Nycticorax melanolophus, Finsch, Journ. Mus. Godeflfroy, VIII, p.

35 (1875).
'Botaurus melanolophus, Reichenow, J. f. 0. 1877, p. 246.
Goisachius melanolophus, Blackiston & Pryer, Ibis 1878, p. 223

(Japan); — Seebohm, Ibis 1884, p. 176 (Japan).
Gorsachius melanolophus, Ramsay, Ibis 1884, p. 325 (Philippines).

Our series of this species has not encreased since Prof.
Schlegel wrote his Catalogue of the Ardeae. It still consists
of 4 specimens from Japan , and contains the specimens
used for the plates published in the PI. Col. and the Fauna
Japonica (adult and young).

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J

FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 85

The following are the essential differences between both
species :

G. melanolophus : Bill very strong and straight, length from
front in adult specimens 47 mm., in young 41 — 44 ram.
Crown and occipital crest in adult plumage pure black, the
latter composed of much elongated narrow feathers. In the
immature plumage {limnopMlax) the occipital crest is, though
strongly , not as much developed as in the adult, and each
feather of it is spotted with white. Tips to all the pri-
maries , in both adult and young , rusty red and conspi-
cuously terminated with white.

G. goisagi: Bill slightly bent downward towards the tip ,
more slender and shorter than in melanolophus , length 36 —
40 mm. in the adult, 35 mm. in the somewhat younger
specimen. (A comparison of the bills in specimens of about
the same age makes the distinctness of both species quite
evident , though it is not easy to formulate all the distinctive
characters in words).

Crown and occipital feathers in adult specimens rusty
red , the first with narrow black shaft-lines , the latter
but slightly lengthened and not as stiff and narrow as
in its black-crested congener. The younger bird in our
collection (9) ') has the entire crown blackish, and the
slightly lengthened occipital feathers as well as the whole
neck — with the exception of chin and throat — and
whole upper surface dark brown , and all over irregularly
and narrowly vermiculated with rusty brown. The charac-
teristical white cross-patches on the crest in they ouug G.
melanolophus are in this species entirely wanting. It may
possibly turn out afterwards that this specimen is in a very
advanced stage of immature plumage, but hitherto it is
the youngest of all authentical specimens from Japan.

The tips to the primaries are rusty red like in the other
species , but only the first primary is conspicuously termi-
nated with white , i. e. only on the outer web at a length

1) See the posterior figure on plate 582 of the Fauna Japonica.

Notes from the Leyclen IMuseiim , "Vol. IX.

86 ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS

of about au inch pure wliite, this color being but slightly-
perceptible on the second and still less on the third primary.

A chronological revue of the essential papers hitherto
published on both species of the Tiger-Bittern shows the
following results:

The first author mentioning a member of this genus is
Raffles , who described the adult stage of the Indo-Malayan
Tiger-Bittern from Sumatra under the name Ardea mela-

nolopha (» is of a chesnut colour mottled with black ;

tail and crest black; bill rather short....."). In 1836
Temminck (PI. Col.) described and figured the young stage
of A, melanolopha Raffl. under the name of Nycticorax
limnophilax , and says that this bird is a winter-visitant in
Java and probably also in other Islands of the Archipelago.
The figure of this bird (PI. 581) is not very carefully
done and gives but a general impression of the bird which
it ought to represent. At the same time Temminck des-
cribed and figured another species from Japan , Nycticorax
goisagi (PI. Col. V. pi. 582). Of the occipital crest he says
in his tolerably ample description: »L'occiput et la nuque
sont converts de larges et longues plumes qui forment une
ample touffe occipitale", but in the figure the crest, really
present in all our specimens, is entirely wanting.

Temminck and Schlegel (Fauna Jap. 1842) have given
very accurate figures of the Japanese A. goisagi. The ori-
ginal specimens used (both adult and young) are contained
in our collection.

Reichenbach (Grallatores pi. 148, N". 509 and 510 (1846)
has copied the figures of Temminck's PI. Col., but calls
Temminck's Nycticorax limnopliilax •» Botaurus limnicola", and
in 1851 he copied also the figures from the Fauna Japouica
under the name Botaurus Goisagi (Novit. 149, fig. 2566 — 67).

Bonaparte (Conspectus Avium I8b0) mentions Ardea lim-
nophilax as a good species, while on the other hand he
describes a black-crested specimen from Japan (?) as the
adult, and the red-crested {the real Goisagi oïTemm.) a?, the
young stage of Gorsachius goisagi. The generic name Gor-

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FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 87

sachius is here meationed for the first time , though Bona-
parte calls Pucheran the Author of it (Gorsachius typus ^
Pucheran). Though Bonaparte says expressly of the black-
crested specimen: sex Japan, nee Ins. Philippensibus", I
have some doubts as to its really coming from Japan and
rather suspect that it has been brought from elsewhere,
because no authentical black-crested specimen, neither adult
nor young , have ever since been brought from that Island.
G. melanolophus is twice mentioned as having been collected
in Japan (vide antea , sub synonymy of G. goisagi) , but none
of the authors enters upon the question nor do they men-
tion the black crest or any other distinctive character of
this species. But supposed that really black-crested adult
specimens would be found in Japan , I should rather be-
lieve in the occurrence of both species next each other,
than in the identity of G. goisagi with G. melanolophus.

Layard (Ann. & Mag. of Nat. Hist. 1854 , p. 114) restored
the name of Raffles, by calling his Ceylonese black-crested
birds Tigrisoma melanolopha. His two or three specimens were
collected near Colombo during the month of November.

Prof Schlegel, in his Catalogue (Ardeae 1863), was the
first who thoroughly pointed out that the plain black-crested
bird {melanolophus Raffl.) is the adult, and that with the white-
spotted black crest {limnophilax Temm.) the young of one
and the same species , but , being not aware of the descrip-
tion and name given by Raffles , bestowed upon the united
species Temminck's more recent name Ardea limnophilax,
while the red-crested (Japanese) species keeps in his Ca-
talogue the name A. goisagi.

Swinhoe, also in 18G3 (P. Z. S. p. 320), mentions
Nycticorax melanoeephalus , but erroneously considers A.
goisagi from Japan identical with his bird which was col-
lected in Tientsin (China).

Blyth (Ibis 1865, p. 38) considers A. melanolopha Ra^,
to be the young bird of this species, and keeps the red-
crested Japanese bird {A. goisagi) specifically distinct.

In the same year (Ibis 1865, p. 358) Swinhoe described

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88 ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS

the nearly adult Ardea goisagi from Formosa : » Crown and
occiput without crest , each feather marked along the mid-
dle with black. Only the first quill-feather tipped with
white . . . Bill from forehead 1.62 inch . , . Large testes on
dissection. The whole plumage about three parts advanced
to maturity." This description suits so perfectly well the
true Goisagi from Japan , that no further doubt can exist
about the occurrence of this species in Formosa.

A few months afterwards (Ibis 1866, pp. 122, 123)
Swinhoe again sent some notes concerning this matter, i.
e. about two young nearly full-grown birds from Formosa ,
which he considered also to belong to G. goisagi. The des-
cription of these specimens however states clearly their be-
longing to G. melanolophus : » . . . . Coronal and occipital
feathers fine black, with white spots and streaks... Quills
black, broadly tipped with white, which is mottled more
or less with brown. . ." The Island Formosa would thus
contain both G. melanolophus and G. goisagi, and the first
would be found breeding there, as Swinhoe states that
both nearly full-grown nestliags »were taken, with their
mother, from a tree at the foot of the inland mountains",
adding that unfortunately the parent did not reach him.

In the Ibis of the same year (p. 403), and again in P.
Z. S. 1871, p. 413, Swinhoe says that G. melanolophus
and goisagi are identical, the black-crested birds represent-
ing the summer-dress . the entirely red-headed ones the win-
ter-dress , or in other words , that the bird would wear the
black crown and crest only in summer and drop it in the
winter, so as to leave the head and occiput entirely red.

But, as Tweeddale did already observe (Trans. Z. S. IX.
p. 239) , this view cannot be adopted , as all specimens
hitherto known from the Continent and the Archipelago —
and most of them have been collected in winter — wore
the black crest either plain (adult) or intermixed with
white spots (immature).

Blyth (Ibis 1867, pp. 173, 309) adhere to the opinion
of Swinhoe as to the seasonal change of plumage , though

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FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 89

he cannot bring forward any fact to base this opinion upon.

Von Martens (J. f. 0. 1866, p. 28) mentions a Tigor-
Bittern from the Philippines (Bibliotheca militar, Manila)
under the name of Ardea (Botaurus) philippensis Gm., but
does not mention if the specimen has the occipital crest
red or black, and therefore it is undecided to which of
both species the bird belongs.

Hartlaub and Finsch (P. Z. S. 1868, pp. 4, 8) enume-
rate Nycticorax goisagi from the Pelew Islands and add —
on what reason they do not say — that the Philippines
are the transitional station for this bird (p. 4). One can
thus conclude that aforesaid authors consider this bird as
a migrant which , on its trip from Japan to the Pelew
Islands , would have a stop on the Philippines.

G. R. Gray (Handl. III. pp. 32 , 33) enumerates Botau-
rus limnophUax as coming from the Philippines , and Goisa-
kius melanolophus , which he considers identical with G.
goisagi , from Japan and the Pelew Islands , while no other
locality is mentioned as habitat of either of both species.

Holdsworth (P. Z. S. 1872 , p. 478) records Goisachius
melanolophus from Aripo , West Coast of Ceylon , as a win-
ter-visitant, shot in November.

Hume, in different parts of »Stray Feathers" (1874,
1878 Vol. VI, 1879, 1880), considers G. melanolophus and
G. goisagi to be identical , but all his continental , Ceylo-
nese and Nicobar specimens , mentioned under the name
Goisakius melanolophus', of course belong to the first spe-
cies. The same is the case with those mentioned in other
publications in the » Stray Feathers" by Bourdillon (1878
VII) and Butler (1880).

Salvador! (Ucc. di Borneo, 1874, p. 355) again separates
the young G. melanolophus under the name Botaurus
limnophilax, while on the other hand he unites the adult
black-crested bird with the Japanese form , giving this
united form the name Gorsachius melanolophus. The same
way is followed by Reichenow (J. f. 0. 1877^ pp. 246, 247).

Finsch (Journ. Mus. Godeffroy, 1875, Heft VIII. p. 35)

Notes from the Leyden IMuseurn , "Vol. IX.

90 ON \ COLLECTION OF BIRDS

also seems to believe in tlie identity of G. goisagi with
G. melanolophus , as, speakiug of the specimen from Pelew
Isl. already mentioned by him and Hartlaub (P. Z. S. 1868,
p. 8) as Nycticorax goisagi, he now calls it N. mela-
nolophus, though repeating that it agrees completely with
the posterior figure of A. goisagi in the Fauna Japonica.
Finsch considers this specimen , being the only one that
ever was found in the Pelew group of Islands , an acci-
dental visitor and has dropped the idea that the Philip-
pines are to be considered an intermediate station for
this bird.

Lord Tweeddale (Viscount Walden) treated the question
very critically in his Birds of the Philippines (Trans. Z. S.
IX, p. 238). This author believes the Philippine bird to
be G. melanolophus , but is undecided as to the Japanese
bird being entitled to stand as a distinct species.

David and Oustalet (Ois. de la Chine, 1877, p. 444) unite
the different forms under the head of Gorsachius melano-
lophus , fixing the differences between the aduli melanolophus
and goisagi in the following term: » Vertex, nuque et plu-
mes occipitales d'un brun marron foncé ou d'un brun
noiratre foncé, suivant les saisons et les localités*'. And
about the differences between adult and young , thus as
well of the Indian as of the Japanese form, these authors
say: »Chez les jeunes, les teintes des parties supérieures
sont encore moins uniformes, et les plumes de la huppe
offrent en general des taches blanches arrondies."

Blackiston and Pryer (Ibis 1878, p. 223) mention Goi-
sachius melanolophus as coming from Japan , and though
they give no description of the bird , I am pretty sure that
they had G. goisagi , which they considered identical with
G. melanolophus.

Sharpe (Ibis 1879, p. 271) is the first who mentions,
under the name of Gorsachius melanolophus., an authentic
specimen from Borneo.

Legge (Birds of Ceylon, p. 1169 and ff.) , following the
example of previous authors , unites the Japanese bird with

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FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 91

the Indian G. melanolophus , and beside careful descriptions
of different stages of the bird, gives many details about
the habits and a list of the places and dates on which
the bird is hitherto met with.

Lieut. Kelham (Ibis 1882 , p. 196) mentions the true
G. melanolophus from Singapore.

Mr. Gurney (Ibis 1883, p. 222) tells us that a specimen
of the same species ((ƒ juv.) was shot near Lemastotle
(Ceylon), being the first known specimen from the eastern
side of that Island.

Seebohm mentions G. melanolophus from Japan, but as
he says nothing about the crest , it is tolerably certain that
he unites both species, and that his specimen belongs to
G. goisagi.

Ramsay (Ibis 1884, p. 335) has received from the vici-
nity of Manilla a specimen »in immature plumage, which
agrees in the length and shape of the bill with an adult
specimen from Japan", while »it differs from all the spe-
cimens from other localities in this respect." From all that
and what Mr. Ramsay further says, I must conclude that
his specimen was undoubtedly a true G. goisagi^ which
might have visited the Philippines as a straggler, just as
well as has been the case with the specimen which has
been brought from the Pelew Islands.

Cabanis (J. f. 0. 1881, p. 425) accepts the generic name
Bictio, proposed by Dr. Reichenow in the place of Gorsa-
chius , and not only considers G. goisagi a distinct species,
but separates the Philippine bird from G. melanolophus as
a new species, under the name of Butio Kutteri, on ac-
count of its somewhat inferior size. The result of a mea-
surement of the birds in our collection shows really, that
the specimen from the Philippines is somewhat inferior to
the common size of G. melanolophus (with the exception
of the bill), but as one of our specimens from Banka is of
the same size , the Philippine specimens are hardly entitled
to claim specific rank.

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92 ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS

189. Leptoptilos javav.icus.

Ciconia javanica, Horsf. t. c. p. 188.

Ardea duhia, Raffl. t. c. p. 325.

Ciconia capillata, Temm. P. C. V. 312.

Mycteria javanica, Schl. Mus. P.-B., Ciconiae , p. 13 (1864) —

Snelleman, Sum. Exp. Vogels, p. 51 (1884).
Leptoptilos javanieus , Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo, p. 358 (1874); —

Nicholson, Ibis 1883, p. 257.

4 specimens (1 cT, 3 Q).
»Iris whitish, head dirty white, lower surface of bill
dirty purplish , spotted with black , neck lemon-yellow, feet
dark brown. Native name: Bangoh kamhing.'"

Leyden Museum, September 1886.

CORRECTIONS:

p. 6, line 19 (from top), for » Chrysoccyx maculatus {Gm.y

read » Chrysococcyx maculatiis (Gm.)".
p. 59, species 109, for »Choropsis zosterops'^ read

»Chloropsis zosterops'\
p. 62, species 120, between ^Tunlus sp. 6, Raffl." and »Ixi-
dia cyaniventris , Salvad." add:

Pycnonotus cyaniventris, Blyth , J. A. S. Beng. XI, p.
792 (1841).

Notes from the Leyden Museum , Vol. IX.

FROM WESTERN SUMATRA.

93

RECAPITULATION. 0

Falconidae.

Page

1. Microhierax fringillarius (Drap.). 7.

2. Haliaetus leucogaster (Gm). „

3. Polioaetus humulis(Müll &Schl.). «

4. Spilornis bacha (Daud ). 8.

5. Pernis ptilorhynoha (Temm.). 9.

6. Haliastur indus (Bodd). 10.

7. Spizaetus limnaetus (Horsf.). „

8. Astur trivirgatus (Temm.).

9. Accipiter virgatus (Temm.). 11.

Strigidae.

10. Ninox scutulata (Raffl.).

11. Scops lempiji (Horsf.). •

12. Ketupa javanensis (Less.). 12.

13. Phodilus badius (Horsf.).

P sit t acid ae.

14. Psittinus incertus (Shaw). *

15. Loriculus galgulus (L.). „

Tr ogonidae.

16. Trogon erythrocephalus, Gould. 13.

17. „ Mackloti, Mull. 14.

18. » oreskios, Temm. «

Capiton idae.

19. Psilopogon pyrolophus, Mull. „

20. Megalaeraa chrysopogon(Temm.) 15.

21. // mystacophanos(Temm.). „

22. » Henricii (Boie). »

23. „ Oorti (Mull.). 16.

Page

24. Xantholaema haemacephalus

(Mull.), 16.

25. „ Duvaucelii (Less.). „

26. Calorhamphus fuliginosus(Temm.); v

Pic idae.

27. lyngipicus auritus (Eyt.). 18.

28. Xylolepes validus (Temm). «

29. Hemicercus sordidus (Eyt.). ./

30. Lepocestes porpliyromelas(Boie). 23.

31. Callolophus puniceus (Horsf.). »

32. // mentalis (Temm.). „

33. // malaccensis (Lath.). 24.

34. Chrysophlegma mystacalis, Sal-

vad. 25.

35. Tiga javanensis (Ljungh). »

36. „ Kafflesii (Vig.).

37. Miglyptesgrammithorax(Malh.). ,

38. Micropternus brachyurus(Vieill.)26.

Cuculidae.

*39. Chrysococcyx maculatus (Gm.). »

40. „ xanthorhynchus

(Horsf.). 27.

41. Surniculus lugubris (Horsf.). «

42. Cacomantis pravata (Horsf,). »

43. " merulina (Scop.). 28.

44. Hierococcyx fugax (Horsf.). ,,

45. Cuculus concretus, Mull. »

46. Coccystes coromandus (L.). 29.

47. Eudynamis orientalis (L). „

48. Rhinorta chlorophaea (Raffl.). „

49. Rhopodytes elongatus (Miill.). 30.

50. /- Diardi (Less.). ,/

51. RhamphococcYx erythrognathus

(Hartl.). 31.

52. Centrococcyx rectunguis(Strickl.)32.

53. Centropus eurycercus, Hay. «

1) The species prefixed by an * are new for Sumatra.

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94

ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS

Bucerotidae,

Page

Buceros rhinoceros, L. 32.

Anthracocero3 convexus (Temra.) 33.

,, malayaiius (llaffl ) »

Rhytidoceros undulatus (Shaw). 34.
Anorrhinus cotnatus (Kaffl.). »

„ galeritus (Temm.). 35.

Cranorrhinus corrugatiis

(Temm.). „
Rhinoplax vigil (Forst.). 36.

Me ropidae.

Merops sumatranus, Raffl. »

Nyctiornis amicta (Temm.). »

Alcedinidae.

Pelargopsis javana (Bodd.). 37.

Ceyx rufidorsa, Strickl. »

Halcyon coromanda (Lath.). 38.

// pileata (Bodd.). /-

Sauropatis chloris (Bodd.). «

Cypselidae.

CoUocalia fuciphaga (Thunb.). »
Macropteryx longipennis(Rafin,) 39.

„ coraata (Temm.). ,i

Chaetura coracina (Bp.). v

Hirundinapus giganteus (Temm )40.
» Klaesii, Butt. n. sp. «

Coraciadae.

75. Eurystomus orientalis (L.). 41.

Eury laemidae.

54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
59.
60.

61.

62.
63.

64.
65.
66.
67.
68.

69.

70.
71.

72.
73.
74.

76.

77.
78.

79.
*80.

81.

82.

Psarisomus psittacinus (Mull.). 42.
Eurylaeraus ochromelas, Raffl. 43.
Cymborhynchus macrorhynchus

(Gm.). ,,
Corydon sumatranus (Raffl.). 44.
Serilophus lunatus, Gould. «

Mu scic apidae.

Niltava grandis (Blyth).
Alseonax latirostris (Raffl.).

Page

83. Stoparola thalassinoides (Cab.). 45.

84. Ter[)siphone aflinis (Blyth). </

85. Philentoma velatum (Temm.). 46,

Artamidae.

86. Artamus leucogaster (Valenc). „

Ca mpephagidae.

87. Pericrocotus xanthogaster (Raffl.) «

88. Lalage terat (Bodd.). 47.

89. '/ culminata (Hay). „

90. Artamides sumatrensis (Mull.). «

91. Irena crinigera, Sharpe. ,,

D

icrurt

dae.

48.
49.

50.

92. Chibia sumatrana (Ramsay).

93. Chaptia malayensis. Hay.
'94. Buchanga stigmatops, Sharpe.

95. Bhringa remifer (Temm.).

96. Dissemurus "platurus (Vieill.).

Laniidae.

97. Hemipus intermedius, Salvad. 51.

98. Tephrodornis gularis (Raffl.). 52.

99. Lanius bentet, Horsf. 53.

100. ,/ tigrinus, Drap. *

Nectariniidae.

101. Aethopyga siparaja (Raffl.). 56.

102. Chalcostetha insignis (Jard.). «

103. Cinnyris Hasselti (Temm.). n

104. Arachnothera robusta, Mull. &

Schl. «

105. Arachnothera modesta (Eyt.). 57.

106. // chrysogenys, Temm. 58.

107. '/ flavigaster (Eyt.).

M el lip ha gi dae.

59.

45.

108. Aegithina viridis (Bp.).

109. Chloropsis zosterops, Vig. «

110. /, media (Bp).

111. 'I icterocephala (Less.). 60

112. '/ cyanopogon (Temra.). «

113. « venusta (Bp.). „

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FROM WESTERN SUMATRA.

95

Brachypodidae.

Page

114. Trachycomus ochrocephalus

(Gm.). 60.

115. Pycnonotus bimaculatus

(Horsf.). 61.

116. „ analis (Horsf.).

117. » plumosus, Blyth. «

118. « simplex, Less. »

119. Rubigula dispar (Horsf.). 62.

120. H cyaniventris (Blyth). «

121. » Webberi (Hume). «

122. Micropus melaiiocephalus(Gm.) //
"123. • melanoleucus (Eyt.). 63.

124. Hemixus cinereus (Blyth).

125. n malaccensis (Blyth). «

126. Tricholestes criniger (Blyth). „

127. Criniger gutturalis (Bp.). 64.

128. lole olivacea, Blyth.

Pittidae.

129. Pitta coerulea (Raffl.).

130. // cyanoptera, Temm.
*131. -, cucullata, Hartl.

Tim e Hid ae.

"132. Myiophoneus fiavirostris(Horsf.)65.

133. // melanurus (Salvad.). 66.

134. » castaneus, Ramsay. «

135. Turdinus loricatus (Mull.). „

136. Platylophus coronatus (Raffl.). 67.

137. Garrulax bicolor, Hartl. «

138. „ palliatus (Bp.).

139. Melanocichla lugubris(Müll.). »

140. Rhinocichla mitrata (Mull.). 68.

141. Mixornis gularis (Raffl.). »

142. Eupetes macrocercus, Temm. »

Saxicoliidae.

143.
144.
145.
146.

147.
148.

Henicurus frontalis, Blyth. 68.

/, velatus, Temm. 69.

Cittocincla tricolor (Vieill.). „

Copsychus musicus (Raffl.). »

Tu rdidae.

Turd as obscurus, Gm. »

Geocichla sibirica (Pall.). 70.

Motacillidae.

Page

149. Motacilla melanope. Pall. 70.

150. Limonidromus indicus (Gm.). »

151. Anthus rufulus, Vieill. >,

Fringillidae.

152. Munia punctularia (L.)? 71.

Sturnidae,

153. Calornis chalybaea (Horsf.). »

154. Gracula javanensis (Osb.). „

Oriolidae.

155. Oriolus indicus, Briss. «

156. „ xanthonotus, Horsf. 72.

157. // cruentus (Wagl.). «

Corvidae.

158. Cissa chinensis (Bodd.). 72.

159. Dendrocitta occipitalis (Mull.). 73.

160. Platysmurus leucopterus

(Temm.). 74.

161. Corvus validusj Bp. »

Treronidae.

162. Treron nasica, Schl. 75,

163. // oxyura (Temm.). »

164. // vernans (L.). »

165. Carpophaga aenea (L.). 76.

Columhidae.

166. Spilopelia tigrina (Temm.). „

167. Macropygia leptogrammica

(Temm.). -r

168. „ ruficeps (Temm.). «

169. Geopelia striata (L.). 77.

P hasianidae.

170. Polyplectron chalcurum, Temm. „

171. Argusianus argus (L.). «

172. Acomus inornatus, Salvad. «

173. Gallus ferrugineus (Gm.). 78.

Notes from the Leyden IVIxTseum, "Vol. IX.

96

ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS.

Rollulidae.

174. Pelopeidix rubrirostris, Salvad

175. Caloperdix oculea (Temm).

176. Rollulus roulroul (Scop.).

Charadriidae.

177. Charadrius fulvus, Gm.

Scolopacidae.

178. Totanus hypoleucos (L.).

179. Gallinago stenura, Schl.

Page

.78.

Rallidae.

Page

180. Erythra phoenicura (Penn.). 80.
'181. Ortygometra cinerea (Vieill.). „

Ardeidae.

182. Ardea purpurea, L. «

183. Demiegretta sacra (Gm.). ,,

184. Herodias intermedia (Wagl.). 81.

185. Bubulcus cororaandus (Bodd.). »

186. Biitorides javanica (Horsf). »

187. Ardetta ciunamomea (Gm.). »

188. Gorsachius melanolophus

(Kaffl.). .

Ciconiidae.

189. Leptoptilos javanicus (Horsf.). 92.

.N'otes from the Leyden IMuseum, "Vol. I.X.

AIONILIGASTER IIOUTENfl. 97

NOTE II.
DESCRIPTIONS Of EARTHWORMS.

BY

Dr. R. HORST.

I.

Moniligaster.Houtenii n. sp.,

a gigantic earthworm from Sumatra.

(Plate 1, fig. 1—3).

Some time ago our Museum received from Mr. van
Houten a large earthworm , found on his coffee-plantation
in Tapanoeli (Sumatra). Though we know gigantic earth-
worms (of more than 1 'M. in length) to exist in several
tropical countries : Ceylon {Megascolex coeruleus Tempi.) '),
Cayenne {Anteus gigas Perr.) ^), Brasil [Titanus hrasiliensis
Perr.) ^), Cape Colony {Microchaeta Rappi Bedd.) *) and
Australia ^), I hitherto never heard of their presence in
the Malayan Archipelago.

Our animal measures 1.50 M. in length; unfortunately
it is not very well preserved , but rather soft and extended ,
so I think it will not be its exact length during its
lifetime. The number of segments amounts to 443 and
the body attains its greatest thickness in the anterior re-
gion , its circumference measuring here about 55 m.m. The
wall of the buccal cavity is somewhat extruded, therefore
I could not recognize the shape of the cephalic lobe. No
clitellum is visible and the pori dorsales seem also to be

1) Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. Vol. XV, 1845, p. 59.

2) Nonv. Arch. Muséum d'Hist. Nat. Vol. VIII, 1872, p. 50.

3) Id. id. p. 57.

4) Trans. Zool. Soc. Vol. XII, 1886, p. 63.

5) Fletcher, in Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, Meeting 30 June 1886.

Notes from the Leyden IMuseum, "Vol. IX.

7

08 MONILTGASTER HOUTENII.

absent. The setae are arranged in pairs in 4 series ; the
distance between the dorsal and the ventral pair is half
as large as that between the two ventral pairs. The setae
(fig. 3) are small, about 1 ra.m. long ; they are faintly curved, *
almost straight, with the usual thickening in the middle
of their length. Their distal extremity is provided with
small undulating lines , perhaps due to the presence of
narrow ribs , like in the setae of Criodrilus. At the ven-
tral side of the body there are two couples of fissures ,
the first of them between the 8*^ and 9'li ring, the se-
cond between the ll^h and 12'h segment, situated in a
line with the dorsal pairs of setae ; moreover I observed
a pair of smaller pores on the 14^^ segment, in front of
the ventral setae.

The internal anatomy (fig 1) presents several points of in-
terest; therefore 1 regret that the condition of the worm is in-
sufficient for histological study , so that many gaps will
appear in the description of the structure of difi'erent or-
gans. The pharynx is attached to the body-wall by nume-
rous septum-shaped muscular bands; the Q^^ — 9''i septum
are extraordinary thick and muscular , fitting like funnels
one into another. The following septa have the usual
structure, but beginning with the 23'^ septum, behind the
gizzard , they are again strongly developed. A curious fact
that I wish to call attention to , is the situation of the
septa ; these not always correspond exactly to the limit
between two subsequent segments. I found the 10"'' septum
not situated between the lO'h and 11"> ring, but fixed
to the body-wall in the middle of the ll'l' segment; the
ll'h septum lies nearly on the boundary of the i2*h and
131'^ segment and the 12th septum between the 13*^^ and
14th ring, immediately in front of the 13'h septum (see
the following page). In the 9'^ segment on each side of the
dorsal surface of the oesophagus is a kidney-shaped pouch ,
attached by 'a mesenterial fold to the posterior side of
the 8th septum; each vesicle is furnished with a long,
slender, coiled tube, communicating with the exterior by

JN'otes from the Leyden üMuseum, "Vol. IX.

MONFLIGASTER HOUTENII. 99

one of the above-mentioned pores between the S^^ and 9*^
ring. I believe bundles of spermatozoa could be recogni-
zed within them and therefore these two pouches may
be regarded as the spermathecae. In the 11th j-ing He two
long, narrow, tubular glands, opening on to the exterior
by the fissures between the 11th and 12th segment; not
only by their shape but also by their colour these bodies
are quite agreeing with the prostate-glands of Acantho-
drilus a. o., so that they undoubtedly correspond with
them. I have not been able however to find out the vasa
deferentia.

At the posterior side of the IQth septum there are at-
tached two large, flat, pale brown organs, which I sup-
pose may represent the seminal reservoirs (testes), although
a microscopical examiuatiou did not reveal any trace of
spermatozoa in them , but only the presence of innume-
rable gregarine-capsules. In the 14th segment the anterior
septum bears a broad, brown vesicle !3 m.m. long and
extending into the two following segments; this pouch
has a glandular wall and is coated at the internal side
with a dense net-work of blood-vessels. As stated before
the 12th and 13th septum are placed close against each
other ; these two septa seem to form together on each side
a sort of funnel , the inferior part of which commu-
nicates with one of the pores on the 14th ring. Although
the ovaries could not be found, I suppose that this funnel
may functionate as an oviduct and that the vesicle repre-
sents a receptaculum ovorum , as we find fixed to the ovi-
duct of Lumhricus , Criodrilus a. o.

The nephridia (^fig. 2) are very obvious , attached to the an-
terior septum of each segment ; their external apertures lie
in a line with the dorsal pairs of setae, but they are not
plainly visible. The glandular portion of each nephridium
consists of a loop , the two limbs of which are spirally
wound round each other; this part of the organ opens
into the distal portion of a long, wide coecum , which
with its proximal end extends on to the middle of the dor-
Notes from the Leyden Afuseuin, "Vol. IX.

400 MONILTGASTER HOUTENII.

sal wall of the intestine. The nephridium communicates
with the exterior by a long and slender tube; but I have
not been able to detect its internal opening.

About the vascular system I could observe, that the
dorsal vessel has divided in the 11*^ segment in two tu-
bes, lying quite close together, as in Aconthodrilus , Me-
gascolex ^) a. o. according to Beddard's observations. In
the 6tli — 11th segment there are transverse hearts, passing
from the dorsal trunk to the venti-al vessel; especially the
two posterior pairs of them are very large. The intestine
appears to be furnished in the \h^^ — 22»'! segment with
four different gizzards , because its muscular wall is inter-
rupted there by four fibrous annular intervals. In this re-
markable disposition of the gizzard , our specimen agrees
with the species of the genus Moniligaster. This genus
was established by Perrier on a single specimen from Cey-
lon {M. iJeshayesi Perr.) ^); a second species {M. Barwelli)
was afterwards described by Beddard ^), who examined a
number of examples collected in Manilla. According to the
descriptions of Perrier and Beddard however there seems
to exist rather a great difference in the disposition of the
genital organs of the two species. M. Deshayesi Perr.
should be characterized by the presence of two pairs of
testes , situated at some distance from each other , in the S^h
and 10*^ segment respectively. The vasa deferentia of the
anterior pair of them open on to the exterior by a pore
between the 7>h and 8'^ segment and are furnished with
two large glands, situated in the 7th ring. It might be
suggested that these glands , considered by Perrier as ac-
cessory organs of the vasa deferentia, correspond to the
copulatory pouches of our specimen; for in M. Barwelli
Bedd. there is also in the 8th segment a pair of sperma-
thecae , communicating with the exterior by a long and

1) Proc. Royal Phys. Soc. Edinburgh, Vol. VIII, p. 424.

2) loc. cit. p. 130.

3) Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. Vol. XVII, 1886, p. 94.

]Sote8 from the Ueyden Aluseum, "Vol. IX.

MONILIGASTER HOUTENII. 101

coiled duct. The prostate-glands of M. Houtenii may per-
haps be identical with the elongate, yellow reservoir (ve-
sicule seminale), communicating with the second pair of
testes in M. Deshayesi Perr. and opening exteriorly by a
pore between the lO^'i and lltli ring. In M. Barwelli
Bedd., like in our specimen, only a single pair of tes-
tes is to be found , furnished with a thin , coiled vas
deferens , that opens on to the exterior between the 9^ii
and lOtti segment, in the vicinity of a small, oval gland
(prostate).

Finally it may be pointed out, that besides the dispo-
sition of the gizzard , there are some other points in the
structure of M. Houtenii in which it agrees with M. Des-
hayesi'. \° the structure of the skin in the anterior part
of the body differs from that of the other segments by
being much thicker (the hypodermis as well as the mus-
cular layer), resembling somewhat, as stated by Perrier,
the clitellum of other Lumbriciuae; 2° the numerous trans-
verse bands, having the appearance of septa, by which
the pharynx is attached to the body- wall; 3° the absence
of a clitellum. However on the last character (although
also present in M. Barioelli) not much reliance can be
placed , because it is a negative one and our specimen
might be in an immature state. If our specimen belongs
to the genus MonHig aster ^ as I believe, it undoubtedly
represents a gigantic form , M. Deshayesi Perr. measuring
150 m.m. and M. Barioelli Bedd. only 37 m.m.

Rhinodrilus 7 enkatei, n. sp.
(Plate 1, fig. 4—8).

We owe to the kindness of Dr. H. ten Kate, the well-
known traveller, a number of earthworms from Surinam, which
appear to be referable to the genus Rhinodrilus. This genus ,
belonging to Perrier's Lombriciensintraclitelliens'), is

1) loc. cit. p. 65.

Notes from tlie Leyden IMuseuiu , "Vol. IX.

102 RHINODRILUS TENKATEf.

characterized by having the cephalic lobe prolonged in a
small muzzle and by its setae , which , instead of being
smooth , are provided with chitinous arches over their
distal portion.

Our examples are about as large as our common earth-
worm; the longest specimen measures 115 ra.ni. and the
number of its segments is 160. The anterior third part
of the body is cylindrical , but its posterior two-third is
rather flattened. The cephalic lobe (fig 4) has the shape of a
little muzzle, 2 m.m. in length; however this character is
not visible in all the spirit-specimens , in some of them
the prostomium is entirely retracted , in others it looks
like the cephalic lobe of a Lumbrinis-STpecimen. The se-
cond segment is very short , but the ten following rings
are very long , and marked by a transverse groove ; those
of the remaining part of the body have only half their
length. The colour of the animal is usually reddish brown
on the dorsum , yellowish at the ventral side , moreover
several examples show an olive-green ring around the body
from the 12ih (U'h)- 15th (I6th) segment. The external
apertures of the nephridia are very obvious, situated close
behind the anterior margin of each ring , near the dorsal
pair of setae ; in the anterior segments , where the segmen-
tal orifices are the largest, they lie somewhat upwards
from the dorsal bristles, bat in the 13^^ and following
segments they lie in one line with them. The first ne-
phridiopore is visible on the 3rd ring ; jn front of this
orifice there is a narrow, longitudinal groove , running over
the second segment. The setae are arranged in 4 series ;
the distance between the two ventral pairs is somewhat
larger than that between a ventral and a dorsal pair. In
each dorsal pair the setae are placed close to each other ,
in the ventral pairs there is a distance of about ^/j m.m.
between them.

The clitellum is fully developed only in two specimens
and extends from the 20tt {2l^i)—2Qi^ (27th) segment;
at the dorsal side there is not much visible of the glan-

Notes from the Leyden Museum, Vol. IX.

RIIINODRILUS TENKATEI. 103

dular developmeut , but aloug the edge of the ventral
side between the dorsal and ventral series of setae a glan-
dular ridge occurs, consisting of 7 tubercula pubertatis.
In Perrier's Rhiiwdrilus paradoxus the clitellum enteuds
from the 19th — 21st segment and is also characterized by
a ridge-shaped thickening on each side of the ventral sur-
face. In the 26*1' segment each ventral pair of setae is
surrounded by a glandular wall and the setae themselves
are modified in penial setae; therefore I suppose this seg-
ment contains the male genital orifices , though I was
unable to recognize them with certainty and though in R.
parddoxus these pores are situated much more forward ,
between the 19tii and 20*^ ring. The penial setae (fig. la) are
not only longer, but also straighter than the other ones ; the
usual thickening does not lie in the middle of the bristles ,
but in their inferior third and they have a length of 0.9
m.m., whereas the ventral setae are 0.6 m ra., and the dorsal
ones only 0.42 m.m. in length. The distal end of each penial
seta is peculiarly provided with semi-lunate excavations ; in
the ordinary setae (fig. 76) these are not so apparent and only
faint lines are visible. In one specimen the ventral setae
of the 17*11, X'^Va. and 19*11 segment were also replaced by
a fascicle of four bristles , quite similar to the penial setae.
As was demonstrated by Hering') and Beddard^) in
Lumhricus and Acanthodrilus the modification of the setae
is neither always confined to the setae in the neighbour-
hood of the genital orifices.

In dissecting our worm ^) I was surprized by the enor-
mous development of the nephridia in the anterior seg-
ments of the body (fig. 5) ; the fifst pair of them , belonging to
the third segment, is the largest and consists of two vast
glands , situated at the inferior side of the oesophagus and
entending into the 9tli ring. The six following pairs of

1) Zeitschr. wissensch. Zoölogie. Bd. VIII, p. 418.

2) Proc. Zool. Soc. 1886, p. 173.

3) A more detailed account of the anatomy of this species will be published
elsewhere.

I*3^otes from the Ley den IMuseuEn , Vol. IX.

104 RHINODRTLUS TENKATEI.

nephridia reach with the proximal extremity of their loop
to the middle of the dorsal surface of the intestine. Each
nephridium (fig. 8) has a long, tubular duct, forming a loop (a),
which consists of a limb that ascends and one that des-
cends along the wall of the intestine; the inferior portion
of the descending limb is widened before passing into a
narrower tube, which somewhat farther bends again, runs
back till about half its length and forms here a new loop (6).
The ascending limb of this loop leads into a thicker tube,
which forms another large loop (c) , of which the limbs are
spirally wound around each other. The descending limb
of this loop runs a short way parallel with the widened
portion of the duct, forms again a U-shaped bend {d) and
terminates in a narrow tubule , bearing at its end the
funnel-shaped internal opening.

There are 3 pairs of spermathecae , opening on to the
exterior between the Q^^ and T^'i, the 1^^ and 8*^1, the S^^
and 9^^ segment, close before the orifices of the nephridia;
they consist of long , flat pouches , about equally broad over
their whole length , only narrowing a little in the vicinity
of their external opening. The anterior pair of them is
the shortest, the posterior pair is the longest and extends
over five segments. Perrier could find no trace of copu-
latory vesicles in R. paradoxus , as I suppose , because his
specimens were in immature condition; in some of my spe-
cimens they are also absent. In the 12tli and 13*^ segment
lie two pairs of seminal reservoirs (testes); they consist of
an oblong, kidney-shaped organ, furnished at the notch
with a smaller lobe (fig. 6). Each pair of reservoirs is covered
by a common membrane , in which are also enclosed the two
ciliated rosettes of the sperm-ducts; the two sperm-ducts
of each side unite on a short distance from the reservoirs
in a single vas-deferens of which I was however unable
to detect the terminal portion. Perrier observed in R. pa-
radoxus only a single pair of seminal reservoirs , close
behind the gizzard , enclosing also the ciliated rosettes of
the vasa-deferentia. There is a single pair of ovaries; in

Notes from the Leyden Museum ,5 Vol. IX.

RHINODRILUS TENKATEI. 105

examining a dissected animal I could not find them out,
but by microscopical examination of transverse sections
they are plainly visible. I believe they are situated in the
14th segment ; however because the septa are strongly dis-
placed by the development of the seminal reservoirs , it is
difficult to determine their real situation. Each ovary is
a lobed organ, fixed to the posterior surface of the ante-
rior septum , on each side of the ventral vessel ; they con-
tain every gradation in development of the ova. Opposite
each ovary, on the anterior side of the posterior septum,
lies the funnel-shaped mouth of an ovid uct , which , passing
through the septum , opens on to the exterior in the line
of the ventral setae. I could not identify any structure
as a receptaculum ovorum.

The alimentary canal commences by a wide buccal ca-
vity, passing into a large pharynx, which extends into
the 5tli segment and is attached to the body-wall by nu-
merous radiating muscular bands. The wall of the pha-
rynx is not only muscular, but contains in its posterior
two-thirds a large glandular mass , very obvious in trans-
verse sections, as described also in Pontodrilus^) by Per-
rier. The oesophagus then follows , reaching into the lO^t
ring ; its posterior boundary is marked by a large , mus-
cular gizzard with the same nacreous appearance as in
Lumbricus and extending over three segments. Behind the
gizzard the tubular intestine commences and is furnished
here on each side with six coecal diverticula, the first of
which is divided in a superior and an inferior portion; in
transverse sections these glands appear to be dilatations of
the intestine , having their lumen divided by radiating
folds of their wall in a great number of lamelliform cavi-
ties, resembling the structure of the oesophagean glands
in Lumbricus. A rudimentary typhlosole seems to be present.

The vascular system consists of four main vessels: the
dorsal trunk, two ventral vessels and a subneural vessel;

1) Arch. Zool. Expérim. T. IX, 1881, p. 197, pi. XVIII, fig. 40.
Notes from the Leyden Miuseuzn, Vol. IX.

■106 RHINODRILUS TENKATEI.

moreover there lies a typhlosolar trunk above the intestine
behind the gizzard. The dorsal trunk is a simple tube ,
which in the region of the intestine appears to be ampul-
late and tubular anteriorly. In the 12»'^ and 13"' segment
it gives off three pairs of large vessels , passing around the
intestine. However the commissural vessels around the
oesophagus, the » lateral hearts" seem to want here. The
subneural vessel , which exists also in Lumbricus , but is
absent in Perichaeta a. o. , is a very thin tube , only visible
in transverse sections. A vascular sinus could be detected
around the intestine, between the muscular layer and the
epithelium ; from this sinus the blood is collected in a
superior longitudinal vessel , the typhlosolar trunk. This
trunk gives off between the l^^ and 2nd, the 2nd and 3 '"J in-
testinal coecum , two pairs of large » intestinal hearts" pas-
sing around the intestine to the inferior ventral vessel.
The superior of the two ventral vessels lies close beneath
the intestine and seems to receive vessels , passing directly
from the wall of the intestine.

EXPLANATION OF THE PLATE.

Fig. 1. General view of the contents of the body-cavity of 31. Houfenii
Horst (natural size); ne. nephridium; sp. spermatheca ; jr. seminal
reservoir; pr. prostate gland; ro. receptaculum ovorum?;^. gizzard.

Fig. 2. A. nephridium of the same species. X 3 diam.

Fig. 3. A pair of setae of the same species. X 36 diam.

Fig. 4. Side view of the anterior portion of the body of 2?/*. TeukateiMioTsi.
X 3 diam.

Fig. 5. General view of the internal organs of the same species; the ne-
phridia in the posterior segments have been omitted (X 4 diam.);
ne. nephridium; ?/j. spermatheca; sr. seminal reservoir; oo. ovarium;
od. oviduct.

Fig. 6. The two pairs of seminal reservoirs of the same; on the left side
a great part of them has been removed to show the ciliate roset-
tes and the sperm-ducts.

Fig. 7. a. A penial seta; b. an ordinary seta of the same. X 50 diam.

Fig. 8. A nephridium of the same. X 23 diam.

Notes from the Leyden Museum , "Vol. IX.

CATHARSIUS BRADSHAWI. ' 107

NOTE III.

CINQ ESPÈCES NOUVELLES DE

COLÉOPTÈRES EXOTIUUES APPARTENANT Aü

MÜSÉE DE LEYDE.

DÊCRITES PAR

J. W. van LANSBERGE.

Scarahaeidae.

1. Catharsius Bradshatvi,]sTpec. nov.

Maximus , niger , nitidus , elytris hasi opacis , capite tho-
raceque granvlatis , elytris suhtiliter striatis , subtus rufopilo-
sus. Mas : capite cornu valido ohliquo , tliorace medio elevato

l^transversimque carinato , carina sinuata, utrinque hidentata ,
dente extemo valido , liorizontaliter retro ducto. Fem. : capite
inter oculos carinato , thorace inermi^ disco medio utrinque
plaga laevissima. — Long. 30 — 37 mm.

Male. Noir, brillant, la base des élytres mate, Ie des-
sous et les pattes raunis de poils roux. Tête ridée, les ri-
des se changeant sur l'occiput en granulations , prés des
yeux et du bord postérieur un"' petit espace lisse ; chaperon
arroudi, ayant seulemenf au milieu un vestige d'échancrure,
surmonté d'une corne rugueuse], comprimée de chaque cóté ,
dirigée en avant. Prothorax grauulé^", ses bords latéraux
parallèles, un peu sinués prés de^Vaugle antérieur qui est
largement arrondi , Ie devant obliquement tronqué , la tron-
cature terminée par une carène sinuée , formant au milieu
un petit espace aplati et silloué, se • terminant de cliaque

• cóté par deux dents aiguës dout l'externe^ est horizontale,

Notes from the Leyden ]\2useuiu , Vol. IX.

108 CATHARSIUS BRADSHAWI.

dirigée en arrière et dépassant de beaucoup les élytreis prés
de l'angle postérieur; derrière la carèae il y a de chaque
cóté ua petit espace presque lisse. Ely tres fiaement striées ,
les stries tres faiblemeat ponctuées , la carèae qui accora-
pagne la huitième strie se terininant vers Ie tiers . les in-
tervalles converts de petits points a peine perceptibles , plus
distincts postérieurement. Cuisses forteraent ponctuées a
l'extréraité.

Femelle. Tête plus fortement ridée, a chaperon inerme
séparé du front par une carène droite ; prothorax bombé ,
plus court , non carèné , impressionné au milieu en arrière ;
de chaque cóté de l'impression un espace lisse.

Hah. Afrique orient.: Zambèze (Bradshaw). — Se trouve
également dans la collection de Natura Artis Magistra a
Arasterdam et dans celle de l'auteur.

Reconnaissable a sa grande taille, a son prothorax dé-
passant de beaucoup les élytres a la- base dans Ie male et
aux élytres mates a la base dans les deux sexes.

2. Onth\ophagus Heynei, spec. nov.

Aeneo-niger , viridi-micans , elytris hasi apiceque interdum
rufo-maculatis , prothorace convexo , dense grcmulato-punctato ,
elytris leviter striatis , interstitiis planis , obsolete punctatis.
Mas : Capite f ere laevi , clypeo paulo porrecto , margine medio
elevata truncatoque^ carina f rontali ni.v perspicua, vertice lamina
apice spinosa armato , thorace antice gibboso , medio foveolato.
Fem.: capite breviore, rugoso , clypeo subrotundato , carina
frontali arcuata, occipite tuberculo compressor triangidari,
thorace bituberculato. — Long. 6 — 8 mm.

Male. De forme raccourcie, d'un noir bronze a teintes
verdatres , les élytres tachetées de fauve a la base, ayant
parfois une tache de la même couleur a l'extrémité , la
massue des antennes grise. Tête subogivale, a ponctuation
pen marquee, un peu granuleuse sur Ie chaperon; celui-ci
rebordé seulement au milieu , subtrouqué , séparé du front
par une carèae anguleuse, a peine indiquée; front se ter-

Notes from the Leyden IMuseum , Vol. IX.

ONTHOPHAGUS HEYNEI. 109

minant en arrière par une lame incliriée , parallèle a la base ,
puis bombée et s'élargissant un peu pour finir de chaque
cóté en une petite dent tandis que Ie centre est surmonté
d'une épine recourbée , comprimée, comme dans VO. Au-
striacus. Prothorax* tres convexe , couvert de granulations
plus rares antérieurement , se changeant en points vers la
base, Ie devant subtronqué, muni d'une fossette pour la
reception de la lame cépbalique , Ie disque ayant un sillon
obsolete qui devient plus marqué dans la fossette antérieure,
la base rebordée. Elytres ponctuées en rape , a stries ob-
solètes, brillautes, crénelées et intervalles plus mats , plans.
Pygidium ponctué. Dessous du corps et pattes converts de
points squamiformes. Tibias médiocres , métatarse dentelé
extérieurement.

Femelle. Tête plus fortement ponctuée, a chaperon plus
court, entièrement rebordé et carène frontale distincte ; sur
l'occiput une courte lame triangulaire; prothorax moins
convexe, non sillonné longitudiualement, sans fossette an-
térieure , mais armé de deux tubercules assez prononcés.

Hab. Afrique orient. : Somalis (Heyne). — Se trouve
également dans la collection de l'auteur.

Tres voisin de VO, Schaufussi Harold, ayant la raême
forme, la même armature et une ponctuation identique,
mais en différant, outre par la couleur, par la lame cé-
pbalique du male qui est parallèle et la carène occipitale
de la femelle qui est droite dans VO. Schaufussi. Les ely-
tres de celui-ci sont en outre moius brillantes.

3. Diastellopalpus^) infernalis , spec. nov.

Niger ^ nitidus ; clypeo subogivali, rugoso , fronte carina
medio elevata , arcuata , subtridentata , occipite carina ele-
vata , leviter emarginata ; thorace antice medio retuso , parte

1) Voir les «Notes from the Leyden Museum", 1886, pp. 90 et 91, ouj'ai
exposé les caractères du genre Diasiellopa/pus. Ces caractères se retrouvent ex-
actement dans Tespèce dont il s'agit. Je crois done qu'on a affaire ici ^ plus qn'un
sous-genre.

^otes irom the lueyden ]Mii8eiim, "Vol. IX.

110 DIASTELLOPALPUS INFRRNALIS.

elevata carina recta instructa , sub carina excavata , utrinque
fovea magna; elytris sat latis , crebre punctatis , leviter stria-
tis j striis haud profundis; corpore subtus griseo-setoso. —
Loug. 22 mm.

Entièrement noir, brillant, orné de soies brun-grisatres
sur Ie prothorax et la poitrine. Tête subogivale, Ie chape-
ron rebordé , couvert d'uue pouctuation squamiforme , séparé
du front par une carène arquée , élevée au milieu , subtri-
dentée ; sur l'occiput , entre les yeux , une carène élevée ,
tranchante , un peu échancrée ; l'espace entre les deux ca-
rènes tres brillant, moius densément ponctué que Ie cha-
peron. Prothorax médiocrement large , s'avan9ant en pointe
entre les élytres, entièrement rebordé, les bords latéraux
sinués en arrière, l'angle postérieur tres obtus, Ie devant
présentant trois fossettes assez larges et profondes, dont
celle du milieu surplombée d'uue gibbosité limitée en avant
par une carène presque droite ; ponctuation fortement gra-
nuleuse prés de la carène dorsale, les granulations se chan-
geant iusensiblement en points a mesure qu'elles s'éloignent
de la dite carène , ces points deveuant tres fins au milieu de
la base; celle-ci ayant de chaque cóté un espace lisse,
plus mat, limité par une légere gibbosité oblique, plus
fortement poilue que Ie reste. Elytres assez courtes, pres-
qu'aussi larges que Ie prothorax , fortement et densément
ponctuées, les stries peu marquees mais les intervalles con-
vexes. Pygidium convexe, Metasternum convexe, ayant
quelques gros points. Cuisses larges et courtes, tibias pos-
térieurs fortement évasés , métatarse grèle , inerme. Massue
des antennes testacée.

Hab. Afrique Occident. : Humpata (v. d. Keilen). — Un
seul exemplaire.

4. Clinteria serdangensis , spec. nov.

Nigra , velutina , subtus nitida , thorace punctis duobus al-
bidis , elytris macula magna laterali alteraque apicali aurau"
tiacis , abdomine macidis nonnullis albidis — Long. 14 mm.

D'un noir profond, velouté, ne laissant voir que tres

M^otes from the Leyden museum. Vol. IX.

CLINTERIA SERDANGENSIS. Ill

superficiellemeut la ponctuation qui n'a rien de saillant;
sur Ie prothorax deux petits points blancbatres; sur les
élytres une grande tache laterale , un peu en carré oblong ,
orange, et vers l'extrémité une autre tache plus petite,
transversale et écbancrée en dessus , de même couleur. Dessous
du corps brillant, noir avec quelques petites tacbes blancbatres
sur l'abdomen et parfois sur les épisternes. Quant a la forme ,
elle est a peu prés celle du C. hilaris Burm., c'est a dire
plus raccourcie que les C. Jlavomarginata , dices ,JJ.avonotata
etc. La saillie sternale est bien moins allongée que dans
Ie C. Jlavomarginata , en cone oblique, mais plus pronon-
cée que dans Ie C. hilaris. Sous ce rapport Ie C. serdan-
gensis se rapprocbe beaucoup du C. Jlavonotata G. & P.
et c'est probablement des exemplaires de l'espèce dont il
s'agit que Mr.. Mobnike a pris a tort pour des représen-
tants du C. Jlavonotato, (üebersicbt der Cetoniden der Sunda
Insein, p. 19). Le C. ^awno^a^a se trouve dans l'Hindoustan,
la coloration des tacbes en est jaune et non orange , et la
taille en est un peu plus petite , mais ce qui distingue
principalement les deux espèces , c'est la forme des élytres
dont la base est au niveau du prothorax chez Ie C. fia-
vonotata , tandis qu'elle fait une saillie tres prononcée chez
Ie C. serdangensis. Chez Ie C. flavonotata leur forme est
en outre plus cunéiforme quoique pas plus allongée. Quant au
C. dives Voll., que Mr. Mobnike réunit également au C. flavo-
notata, il en difière, outre par la couleur orange des tacbes
et par l'absence des petits points sur Ie prothorax, par la
plus grande longueur des élytres, dont les épaules sont
tres saillantes, et par la saillie sternale, qui est plus allon-
gée , presqu'aussi grande que celle du C. flavomarginata.

Un seul exemplaire , oöert par Ie Dr. B. Hagen , qui
Fa trouvé a Serdang (Sumatra orient.). J'en possède aussi
un exemplaire venant de Cocbinchine.

Ceratnbycidae.

5. Pliantasis occidentalis , spec. nov.
Fusca , crassa, abdomine pedibusque flavO'maculatis ; thorace

J^otes from the Leyclen. M!useuixi , "Vol. IX..

112 PHANTASIS OCCIDENTALIS.

spinoso, spinis aliquantum retro versis, disco guadrituherculato ;
elytris tricostatis , costis undulatis^ inter costas granulis ni-
tidis j apice singulatim emarginatis , palpis ovalihus , apice
truncatis. — Loug. 30 — 35 ram.

Massif, de la couleur ordinaire des Phantasis , deux ta-
ches sur Ie front, les deux premiers articles des antennes
en dessous , la base et l'extrémité des cuisses et ciuq ran-
gées de taches sur l'abdomen jaunatres. Tête ayant en avant
et sur l'occiput quelques gros points épars , celui-ci peu
creusé; yeux tres rapprochés en dessus; tubercules anten-
nifères médiocremeut saillants , leur carène terminée en avant
par un petit tubercule moins saillant que chez d'autres es-
pèces [gigantea , zanziharica) ; antennes tomenteuses non
rugueuses, a article l'^'" épaissi au bout. Prothorax forte-
ment épineux , les épines un peu dirigées en arrière , cou-
vert de grosses rides, ayant sur Ie disque de chaque cóté
un gros tubercule fendu au milieu et en avant du sillon
antérieur deux autres tubercules obliques en forme de vir-
gule. Elytres trois fois aussi larges que Ie prothorax, tres
convexes , tricarènées , les carènes formées par des tuber-
cules obliques allant alternativement dans une direction
opposée , les intervalles entre les carènes a surface tres iné-
gale parseraée de petits tubercules brillants , Ie long de la
suture une série de tubercules; extrémité arrondie sépa-
rément , sinuée au milieu. Palpes ovalaires , arqués et tronqués
au bout. Métatarse allonge.

Hah. Afrique Occident.: Humpata (v. d. Keilen). — Trois
exemplaires.

C'est avec Ie Phrissoma (Phantasis) retrospinosa Harold
la seconde espèce du genre qui se trouve dans l'Afrique
occidentale. Toutes les autres habitent l'Afrique oriëntale.
Elle est reconnaissable a sa grande taille , les carènes des
élytres et les épines du corselet un peu recourbées en ar-
rière. En ceci elle est voisine du P/t. re^rospz/iosa d'Angola,
mais elle en difière positivement par ses palpes ovalaires,
caractère qui Ie distingue en outre de toutes les autres
espèces voisines.

]N'otes frora the Ley den M.iiseiim , "Vol. IX.

DISTICHOCERA SUPERBA. 113

NOTE IV.

DESCRIPTION OF A NEW GENUS AND FOUR NEW
SPECIES OF LONGICORNS.

J. R. H. NEERVOORT van de POLL.

Cerantbycini.

1. Distich ocera superba, v. d. Poll.

Q. Caput nigrum, ititer antennarum tuherculos linea longi-
tudinaliter impressum , in frorite et in vertice puhe aureo-fusca
tectum; antennarum articulus primus niger , ceteri atro-caerulei.
Prothorax , scutellum , elytra , pro- , meso- , et metasternum
laete ferruginea , omnino tomento aureo-fusco ohsita. Pro-
thorax suhtrapezoidalis , antice valde angustatus , postice an-
gulis late rotundatis, in disco leviter gibbösus. Scutellum magnum,
semicirculare. Elytra ad humeros oblique truncata, apicem
versus gradatim angustata , ad apicem truncata , suturam versus
incurvata, partem apicalem abdominis liaud obtegentia ; sin-
gula elytra lineis ternis indistincte elevatis. Abdomen atro-
caeruleum , pilis minutissimis obtectum ; femora anteriora et
intermedia , genubus nigris eicceptis , ferruginea , femora postica ,
tibiae et tarsi omnia atro-caerulea.

Length 30 mm. (the uncovered portion of the abdomen
included) , breadth at the shoulders 8 mm., length of the
antennae 19 mm.

Head longitudinally impressed between the anten nary
tubers , black , covered in front and on the vertex with a
velvety reddish-brown pubescence, eyes red-brown; the
antennae in comparison with those of the other species,

Notes from the Leyden IMuseuin, "Vol. IX.

8

114 DISTICHOCERA SUPERBA.

very slightly serrate , dull bluish-black , the scape black.

The prothorax , the scutellum , the elytra and the pro-,
meso- aud metasteruum of a pale reddish-brown color , clo-
sely covered with a velvety shiuing pile of the same color ,
though much clearer and with bright golden tinges.

The prothorax is subtrapeziform , rather strongly nar-
rowed towards the top , the hinder angles broadly rounded ,
the sides somewhat gibbous, the disk shows some indis-
tinct gibbosities and wrinkles.

The scutellum is large and semi-circular.

The elytra are obliquely truncated at the shoulders,
gradually narrowed behind , and truncated at the apex in
a curved line which is directed inwardly; each elytron is
provided with three indistinct raised longitudinal lines.

The abdomen is dark blackish-blue , covered with very
minute hairs of that color; above it remains partly unco-
vered by the truncated elytra. The femora of the forder
and middle legs are ferrugineous with the knees black, the
posterior legs and the tibiae and tarsi of the anterior and
intermediate legs bluish-black.

This species , decidedly the most beautiful of the genus ,
is not nearly allied to any of the already known species;
moreover it is so very distinctly colored that a comparison is
superfluous.

The single female specimen I possess , is labelled » Clarence
River (New South Wales)."

Observation. In the foregoing volume of the » Notes
from the Leyden Museum" (p. 222) I made already the
observation that Distichocera mutator Pasc. is identical with
Distichocera Kirhyi Newm. Having now carefully compared
that species with all the other known species of the genus,
I observed such striking differences, chiefly in the struc-
ture of the antennae , that it is impossible to place it to-
gether with those species into one and the same genus,
and I therefore propose a new genus for its reception ,
under the name of Paradistichocera.

Notes irom th.e Leyden IMuseutn , "Vol. llC

PARADISTICHOCERA.

115

In order to make a comparison of the differences of the
corresponding parts as easy as possible , I thought it would
be useful to point them opposite.

Uis tichocera.

(ƒ. Antennae. Third joint
large , longer than the next
following , thickened at the
top, with rudimental lamellae
only; the 4*^ — lO^h joints
gradually, though slightly,
decreasing, the lamellae be-
coming longer the more and
more, those of the outerside
somewhat longer than those
of the innerside ; the termi-
nal joint lamelliform, slightly
overreaching the lamellae of
the foregoing joint.

Prothorax more or less
trapeziform, with the hinder
angles strongly rounded , the
sides unequal and gibbous.

large

seraicir-

Scutellum
cular.

Elytra indistinctly costate ,
covered all over with a close
velvety pubescence.

Paradistichocera.

cf. Antennae. Third joint
very small , half the length
of the next following , broad,
somewhat cuplike, provided
with lamellae as long as the
4th and 5tli joint together;
the 4tli — lO^h joints gradu-
ally, though slightly , increas-
ing, the lamellae remaining
all of the same length as
those of the 2>'^^ joint, and
equally long at the outer
and at the innerside; the
terminal joint lamelliform ,
overreaching the lamellae of
the foregoing joint with about
the half of its length.

Prothorax in front almost
of the same width as at the
base, slightly constricted be-
fore and below the middle ,
which is provided with a large
but rather obtuse spine.

Scutellum triangular, trun-
cated at the top.

Elytra very distinctly cos-
tate , between the ridges dull
which is due to a very close
punctuation, filled with a very
minute and scarce pile.

Notes from the Leyden Museum , "Vol. IX.

116 TYPHOCESIS FLOCCOSA.

2. Typhocesisfloccosa, v. cl. Poll.

cf . Brunnea , omnino tomento holosericeo obtecta. Caput in
medio longitudinaliter valde sulcatum, vertice sparse puncta-
tum , argenteo-pilosum ; antennae nigrae , articulis 3 — 6 ad
basin, 7 et S parte majore alhis; articuli 3 — 6 articulis 7 — 11
multo validiores et intus dense nigro-ciliati. Prothorax supra
deplanatus , laterihus in medio f ere parallelis apicem versus
valde rotundato-angustaiis , post medium fortiter arcu emar-
ginatis , base paene recta , in disco dense subtiliterque rugo-
sus; argenteo-pilosus , densius in lateribus. Elytra ad basin
recta , humeris rotundatis , sat parallela , ad apicem separa-
tim rotundata; pubescentia densa griseo-brunnea tecta, Jloccis
numerosis minutis argenteis intermixta. Pars infera pedesque
pubescentia argentea obsita , epidermidis tamen colore brunneo
internitente.

Length 16 mm., breadth at the shoulders ö^/g mm., length
of the antennae 27 mm.

Derm brown , all over covered with a velvety shining
tomentum. The head is clothed with a thin silvery pubes-
cence, in the middle deeply grooved in a longitudinal
direction and deeply punctured on the vertex; the anten-
nae are black with the base of the 3'''' — 6*^ joint and the
greater basal half of the 7*^ and S^^ joint covered with short
white hairs, the 3'''^ — 6*^ joints are very strong and provi-
ded at the innerside with a dense fringe of long black hairs,
whilst the three terminal joints are also, though very thinly ,
fringed.

The prothorax is covered above with a rather thin sil-
very pile, which becomes however very close along the
sides; the base is nearly straight, the sides are almost pa-
rallel in the middle, strongly narrowed and rounded towards
the top and deeply emarginated below the middle, the
disk is flattened , finely and densely rugose.

The scutellum is concealed by a silvery tuft.

The elytra are straight at the base, rounded at the
shoulders, parallelsided, and separately rounded at the apex,

Pfotes from the Ley den muHeiim, Vol. LX.

TYPIIOCESIS FLÜCCOSA. 117

entirely covered with a close greyish-brown pubescence,
which is intermixed with numerous very small silvery tufts.

The undersurface and the legs are also clothed with
silvery hairs, however not so thickly to conceal the brown
color of the derm.

Although having exactly the same outline as 1. Mac
Leayi Pasc, in consequence of its vesture this beautiful
species is totally unlike its congener.

I received a single male specimen from Northern Queens-
land, and I have seen a specimen of the same sex in the
collection of the British Museum.

Xjamiini.

3. Phar salia alhomaculata (de Haan Mss) , v. d. Poll.

Picea , omvino puhescentia tecta. Caput griseum , genae
fascia^ vertex in medio lineis duabus Jiavescentibus ornatus ;
antennarum ariiculi i et 2 grisei , 3 — 5 grisei partihus ma-
ximis apicalibus nigris , ceteri nigri. Prothorax aniice et pos-
tice valde constrictus , in medio rugis duabus^ transversalibus
irregulariter instructus, hiteraliter spina valida , nonnihil
retro curvata , armatus ; griseus , supra lineis quatuor dilute
/lavis longitudinalibus ornatus. Scuiellurn , apice rotundato\
flavescens. Elytra apicem versus gradatim angustata , apice
rotundato , humeris prominentibus granulis aliquot obsitis ,
ad basin prope scutellum utrinque fortiter gibbosa, sparse et
grosse punctata ; brunneo-nigra , pars basalis maculis parvis
numerosis flavescentibus ornata , ante medium macula magna
marginem attingente , post medium macula magnaj angulari
et ante apicem, macula longitudinali alba notata. Pars in/era
grisea et ochracea variegata , pedes ochracei.

Length cT 22 mm., 9 18 — 22 mm,, breadth at the shoul-
ders cf 8 mm., 9 6^2 — 8 mm., length of the antennae
in the male 70 mra.^ (the antennae of both the 9 specimens
are broken).

Piceous , entirely covered with a 'close pubescence. The
upper surface of the four specimens I have at my disposal

Notes from tlie Xjeyden !Mu.sen.xn, "Vol. IX.

118 PHARSALIA ALROMACULATA.

is partly glabrous , but as it are all old specimens I
have little doubt as for the exactness of my statement,
that they ought to be entirely covered with pubescence.

The head is grey with a yellowish band at the cheeks
and two flavous stripes at the vertex along the median im-
pressed line , the front shows a longitudinal raised line ;
the antennae are black , the two first joints and the basal
portion of the three next following joints clothed with a
short grey tomentum.

The prothorax is strongly constricted anteriorly and pos-
teriorly , the lateral spines are strong and slightly curved
backward , the disk is provided with two irregular trans-
verse ridges , the undermost forming a pointed tubercle in
the middle; covered with a greyish pile and ornated above
with four longitudinal yellowish bands , of which the two
lateral ones are more or less interrupted by the spines.

The scutellum is broadly rounded at the apex , flavous.

The elytra are gradually and strongly narrowed towards
the top , the shoulders are prominent , sharp, and provided
with a few large granules, at the base there is on each
side a large and pointed gibbosity , the basal portion is
covered with large but sparse punctures, and at the apical
part four raised lines may be observed, only the innermost
being distinct ; all over clothed with a velvety brownish
black pubescence , mixed at the basal part with numerous
small yellowish spots , the remainder is ornated with three
(on each elytron) large white spots , the first a very large
one before the middle , touching the outermargin , the se-
cond below the middle of a somewhat angular or zigzag
shape, and the third a longitudinal spot between the fore-
going and the apex , moreover there is a row of small spots
along the suture.

The undersurface is covered with a mixture of a grey
and ochraceous pile , the legs are ochraceous.

The female only differs by the shorter antennae and less
narrowed elytra.

A comparison Avith any one of the hitherto described

Notes from tUe Leyden !Museu.ra , Vol. IX.

PHARSALIA ALBOMACULATA. 119

species should be of no value , this species being very dis-
tinct and aberrant, according to the large clear spots on
a dark ground , its pattern somewhat resembles that of
Combe Brianus White. The couple in the Leyden Museum
is labelled »Reinwardt: Java", and bears the manuscript name
of Mr. de Haan, which I have retained; the locality of
the pair in my own cabinet is not stated.

4. P eriaptodes frater^ v. d. Poll.

Brunneo-niger , prorsus pubescentia densa grisea tectus ;
elytra ad basin circum scutelbim macula communi magna
trapezoïdali notata , ab humeris usque ad medium, suturae
fascia oblique incurvata brunnescente, retro gradaiim diffluente
ornata ; pubescentia capitis , prothoracis , antennarum , partis
inferioris pedumque setis pallidis sparse intermixta. Anten-
narum scapus rugosus. Discus prothoracis granulis parvis
ob situs , spinae laterales validae , houd ver o forte supra ductae.
Elytra ad humeros dente parvo , obtuso instructaj parte
basali gramdis parvis perpaucis , lateraliter subtus humeros
sat numerosis , obtecta ; ad apicem truncata , nonnihil emar-
ginata , dente pervalido marginali armata.

Length 41 mm., breadth at the shoulders 13 mm,, length
of the antennae 60 mm.

Derm dark brown , entirely covered with a greyish scale-
like pubescence; the elytra ornated at the base with a
large brown trapezoidal blotch , common to both and enclo-
sing the scutellum , and an oblique curved brownish band,
shading ofi insensibly behind , beginning below the shoul-
der and terminating at the suture somewhat below the
middle. The pubescence of the head and the prothorax is
intermixed with a few very short pale setulose hairs, which
become longer and much more numerous on the antennae ,
the under surface and the legs.

The scape of the antennae is rather strongly rugose in
a transverse direction , the third joint is as long as the
6th and 7th together, the 4th — lOth gradually decreasing,
the terminal joint not quite twice as long as the foregoing.

Notes from the JLieyden Museum, "Vol. IX.

t!20 PERIAPTÜDES FRATER,

The disk of the prothorax is covered with minute gra-
nules, which are however rather indistinct by the covering
pile , and there is a small naked spot in the middle ; the
lateral spines are long and acute, but not strongly di-
rected upwards.

The scutellum is triangular, broadly rounded at the top.

The elytra are sensibly narrowed below the shoulders,
swelling out behind the middle and then slightly conver-
ging towards the marginal spines , which are very strong ,
the apical truncation is feebly emarginated ; the shoulders
are armed with a small , obtuse tooth , the shoulder region
is thickly covered with small granules , and there may be
observed also a few scattered ones at the base and below
the brown blotch.

This species is not unlike any of the formerly described
species, it is however nearest allied to P. luctator Pascoe,
with which it corresponds in size and in having a rugose
scape and elytra destitute of setulose hairs, but it may be
easily distinguished from that species by the presence of
granules on the elytra.

The specimen in the collection of the Leyden Museum
(ex mus. Godeffroy) is labelled » New-Britain" , whilst the
specimen in my own collection was captured at Cape York
(Queensland).

^otes from the Lieyden JMuseum , Vol. IX.

LANQURIIDAE. 121

NOTE V.

A NEW GENUS AND NEW SPECIES

OF LANGURIIDAE FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE

LEYDEN MUSEUM.

DtSCKIBED BY

the Rev. W. W. FOWLER.

Among a number of Languriidae sent to me for exami-
nation by Herr Ritsema, I have found several very inte-
resting species. The most interesting to myself vp-as a spe-
cimen of the handsome Compsolanguria concinna which I
have lately described (with figure) in the Transactions of
the Entomological Society of London, 1886, Prt. Ill, p.
315; the only other specimen hitherto known is in the
collection of the British Museum ; the Leyden Museum
specimen is labelled » America meridionalis , S*e Paulo d'Oli-
ven9a , M. de Mathan , Mai 1883." Other species worth men-
tioning are Callilanguria Wallacei Crotch , hitherto almost
unique (a^ specimen from Borneo : Dr. Schwaner) , Langu-
riosoma Brooki Crotch (three specimens from East Sumatra :
Dr. B. Hagen) , Oxjjlanguria acutipennis Crotch (a specimen
from East Sumatra: Dr. B. Hagen), Languria cuveiformis
Crotch (a specimen from East Sumatra : Dr. B. Hagen) ,
and Languria Calabarensis , a species lately described by
myself from Western Africa (a specimen from Liberia :
Biittikofer). ' The majority of the specimens consisted of the
very puzzling forms withj red thorax and cyaneous elytra
which are so characteristic of the fauna of the Philippine
Islands, Borneo, and the islands between these and Nor-
thern-Australia; among them however there appear to be
two or three new species and one distinct new genus which

Notes froiu the Leyden IMuseum, "Vol. IX.

122 LANGURIA RAVASSAE.

seems to bear a relation to Pachylanguria on the one
side and to Trapezidera on the other. I am also strongly
of opinion that two other of the species will ultimately
have to be referred to a new genus.

Languria Ravassae, n. sp,

Ohlonga , parallela , capite prothoraceque piceo vel rufo-
piceo , elytris nigro-cyaneis ; antennis et pedibus nigris , illis
clava h-articulata; prothorace subquadrato, ad basim striola
longa fortiter impresso , lateribus vix rotundaiis , disco dif-
fusius fortiter punctato, latera versus fere laevi] elytris for-
titer punctato-striatis , humeris callosis, apicibus truncatis]
lineae coxales obsoletae. — Long. 7 mm.

Oblong , parallel ; head triangular , finely punctured ; an-
tennae with 5-jointed club, joints 9 — 11 rather strongly
dilated; thorax subquadrate, with sides slightly rounded,
and but slightly contracted before base , posterior angles
prominent, base depressed and punctured, basal striae strong,
divergent, disc strongly and diffusely punctured , sides nearly
smooth ; elytra strongly punctured in rows , with apices
truncate ; abdomen almost smooth in centre, with large and
rather scattered punctures at sides ; coxal lines obsolete.

Sumatra: District of Rawas (Scient. Sum. Exp.). A single
specimen. — Languria spec. 3 , in » Midden-Sumatra , Co-
leoptera, p. 184."

This species rather closely resembles L. plebeia Har., but
is easily distinguished by the more parallel-sided and more
strongly punctured thorax , and by the coxal lines on ab-
domen being very indistinct; in L. plebeia they are very
distinct and reach nearly to the apex of the first segment.

Languria long ic o His, n. sp.

Elongata , sublinearis , tota testacea ; capite triangulari ,

diffuse punctato, ocnlis prominentibus ; antennis longis , testa-

ceis , clava fusca solutiori, triarticulata ; prothorace latitudine

fere duplo longiore, diffuse fortiter punctato , lateribus leviter

Notes from the Leyden MuseuiTi, Vol. YXL.

LANGURIA LONGICOLLIS, 123

rotundatis^ ante basim sinuatis , angulis postiris acutis , pro-
minulis; elytris elongatis , sat fortite.r striato-punctatis , api-
cibus f ere rotundatis , sntura angustissime fusca ; corpore
subtus diffusius punctato ; pedibus testaceis. — Long. S'/j —
6 mm.

Elongate , sublinear ; head broadly triangular , diffusely
punctured, witli prominent and coarsely granulated eyes;
'antennae testaceous with the club fuscous , 3rd joint nearly
twice as long as 2nd, 8th slightly dilated, 9 — 10 forming
a distinct and not very compact club; thorax nearly twice
as long as broad , almost narrower than head with eyes ,
with sides moderately rounded , and sinuate before poste-
rior angles which are sharp and prominent , base bisinuate ,
much depressed, without the usual striae, upper surface
strongly and diffusely punctured ; elytra subparallel , sides
slightly sinuate in middle , rather strongly striate-punctate ,
apices rounded or almost rounded ; legs testaceous with
knees sometimes narrowly fuscous; underside diffusely punc-
tured , metasternum more thickly than abdomen ; coxal lines
wanting.

East Sumatra : Tandjong Morawa , Serdang (Dr. B. Ha-
gen). Two specimens.

Languria approximata, n. sp.

Praecedenti simillima, sed pedibus nigris, clava antenna-
rum minus soluta et dilatore, thoracegue multo minus forti-
ter punctato facile distinguenda. — Long. 6 — 7 mm.

Very like the preceding, but larger, and easily distin-
guished by the broader and more compressed club of the
antennae , the less strongly punctured thorax , and black
legs. It may possibly be a sex or variety of the preceding,
but I am inclined to think that it is distinct.

The peculiar facies of this and the preceding species ma-
kes it probable that they may eventually form the types
of a new genus.

Sumatra: Boenga mas, Palembang (J. C. van Hasselt).
A single specimen.

Notes from the Leyden Museum, "Vol. TX..

124 TRAPEZIDISTES.

Trapez-idistes , n. g.

Elongata , postice acuminata , elytris apicibus truncatis ,
denticalatis , antennis modicis , clava compressa, dilatata,
rotundata , A-articulata ; prothorace latitudine longiore , late-
ribus rotundatis, ante basim sinuatis , angulis posticis pro-
minulis , acutis ; lineae coxales obsoletae vel nidlae.

This genus superficially resembles Trapezidera Crotch,-
but is easily distinguished by the difierently shaped thorax ,
and the very different formation of the club of the an-
tennae , which resembles that of Pachylanguria Crotch ;
no species of Trapezidera has as yet been found except in
Tropical America.

Traps zidistes Ritsemae , n. sp.

Viridi-aenea , capite thoraceque nigro , illo triangulari ,
fortiter punctato , prope oculos obsoletius impresso , oculis via;
prominulis ; antennis clava 4-articulata , dilatata , compressa ;
prothorace latitudine longiore , lateribus leviter rotundatis , ad
basim sinuatis , diffusius leviter punctato, basi bisinuata ^ an-
gidis posticis acutis, prominulis; elytris sat fortiter punctato-
striatis ; abdomine fere glabro , segmento ultimo (an maris
solum'i) fortissime punctato; pedibus nigris; lineae coxales
obsoletae. — Long. 11 mm.

Metallic green , with head and thorax black ; antennae
with a large compressed club of which the first and last
joints are smaller than the two middle ones ; eyes finely
granulate ; thorax longer than broad , plainly margined ,
rather finely and diffusely punctured, with sides slightly
rounded and almost obtusely angled in middle , and si-
nuate before posterior angles which are sharp and projec-
ting , base bisinuate , depressed , and strongly punctured ,
with a small depression on each side; elytra gradually
narrowed to apex , rather strongly punctate-striate , apices
denticulate; abdomen, except last segment , almost impunc-
tate ; coxal lines obsolete ; legs moderately long , black , fe-
mora somewhat metallic.

Notes from the I^eyden IMuseam , "Vol. IX.

TRAPEZIDISTES RITSEMAE. 125

Sumatra: Highlands of Palembang (Scient. Sum. Exp.).
A single specimen. — Languria spec. 5, in » Midden-
Sumatra, Coleoptera, p. 184."

Among the beetles in the collection there are a number
of specimens of the variable leiralanguria splendens Wied,
(= elongata Fabr., pyramidata Mac L. etc.).

One of the varieties from Taudjong Morawa (Serdang : East
Sumatra) seems fairly constant and , were it not connected
with the type forms by various gradations , might be accoun-
ted a separate species; it is robust, with the elytra broad
at shoulders which are strongly marked , and gradually
narrowed to apex; the thorax is of a golden brassy colour,
and the elytra brassy with a slight greenish reflection;
the legs are in part at least reddish. For this variety I
propose the name of var. a ene a. I should be inclined to
consider it a new species, were it not for the fact that one
or two specimens show a distinct tendency in the colou-
ring of the thorax to revert to the pyramidata form.

There is hardly any species, among the Coleoptera that
varies so much as this in size , shape and colour. In the
collection before me there is a small quite parallel specimen
about 7'/2 mm. long, and several others about 18 mm.
long with the breadth varying from 1^/4 or 2 mm. at apex
of elytra to 4 mm. at their base.

Notes from the Ley den Mnsenxn, "Vol. IX.

126 TRACHYS FRENCIII.

NOTE VI.
NOVA SPECIES BUPRESTIDARUM.

DESCRIPSIT

J. R. H NEERVOORT van de POLL.

1 rachy s Fr enchi, v. d. Poll.

Parva, cuneiformis , nitida, supra laete aureo-aenea^
regulariter sparsimque punctis setiferis tecta (setae longae
a.urescentes) ^ subtus nigro-aenea; elytra later a liter cost ata. —
Long. 2— 2^/- mm., larg. I'/s — I'/g mm.

Caput inter oculos paullo excavatum , in vertice sparsim
punctatum. ProtJiorax brevis, latus, antice valde oblique
angustatus ; lateribus fere rectis , augulis posticis nonnihil
intus directis, retrorsuiu promiuentibus , acutis; ad basin
fortiter bi-sinuatus, in medio late lobatus (lobus ante scu-
tellum arcu emarginatus) ; regulariter punctatus, singula
puncta setifera capitis thoracisque orbiculo inscripto cir-
cumdata. Scutellum sat magnum , triangulare. Elytra sub-
depressa , prothoracis base paullisper latiora, ad humeros
modice rotundata, apieem versus gradatim attenuata , ad
apieem late et coujunctim rotundata; lateraliter costa va-
lida acuta instructa ; punctis grossis setiferis sat dense ob-
tecta, infra scutellum plaga magna glabra notata. Pars in-
fera punctis aliquot, orbiculis vel arculis circumdatis, in-
structa; prosternum breve , latissimum ; metasternum in medio
annulum subovale elevatum ferens.

Haec species mibi videtur T, setosulae H. Deyr. afifinis.

Habitat Queensland bor. — Haec est prima species generis
Tracheos Australiensis , nuperrime transmissa ab entomo-
logo diligentissimo French, in cujus lionorem ei dedicavi.

Notes from the Leyden Alneeura, Vol. IX.

CHLORIDOLUM KLAESII. 427

NOTE VII.

A NEW SPECIES OF THE -LONGICORN GENUS
CHLORIDOLUM, THOMS.

DESCKIBED BY

C. RITSEMA Cz.

Chloridolum Klaesii, n. sp. ^.

A large species, strongly resembling the South-American
CaUichroma suturalis Fabr. It differs however from that
species, besides by the generic characteristics, by the gla-
brous (not velvety) thorax and scutellum, by the shortened
glabrous sutural stripe, etc.

Length 40 — 50 mm., breadth at the shoulders 10 — 12
mm.; length of the antennae 120 — 150 mm. — Above
metallic green, strongly shaded with coppery and purplish
tinges. Beneath purple. Antennae and legs dark steelblue ,
the former with green tinges ; mandibles , upperlip and apical
margin of the abdominal segments black, the mandibles
shaded with green at the base.

Head shining , with fine scattered punctures on the face ,
vertex and cheeks , and with strong wrinkles behind the
eyes and beneath; a deeply impressed line runs from be-
hind the inter-antennary ridge down to the base of the
clypeus where it ends in a double curved transverse line ,
thus forming an anchor-shaped figure I . The antennae
are three times as long as the insect; the scape is rather
strongly punctured , toothed at the top on the outside,
and shallowly , although distinctly , grooved in front ; it is
half as long as the S""*! joint, which is more or less cur-
ved, strongly punctured at the basal half, and provided
with black hairs beneath; joint 3 is as long as 4, 5 so-

Notes from the Leyden Museum , "Vol. IX.

12S CHLORIDOl.UM KLAESII.

mewhat longer than 4 and as long as 6 , 7 a little shor-
ter than 6 and as long as 8 , 9 as long as 10 and of the
same length as 6, 11 somewhat more than twice as long
as 10; the 3'^ and following joints are longitudinally fur-
rowed beneath.

Thorax glabrous, shining , strongly spined at the sides;
the anterior and posterior portion transversely wrinkled;
the disc with patches of transverse striae ^) and a few
punctures , and with some faint^ elevations laterally. The
scutellum glabrous, rather broadly triaugular with curved
sides, and with transverse wrinkles at the tip.

Elytra green , covered with a black tomentum which
leaves however a narrow sutural and a broader discal
stripe free; the sutural stripe disappears a little beyond
the middle , the discal one , which runs over the shoulder ,
extends from the base up to the apex of the elytra; the
sculpture of these bare stripes (which are bright coppery)
is transverse and very coarse, that of the tomentose portion
exceedingly fine and dense.

Body beneath glabrous , shining ; the prosternum den-
sely covered with small punctures and very fine transverse
wrinkles , and provided with a smooth line along the mid-
dle ; the metasternum remotely punctured , the abdomen
almost impunctate. The anterior and intermediate femora
strongly punctured , the posterior ones (which are very
elongate) much finer; the tibiae of the posterior legs are
strongly compressed , flat , and slightly sinuate , the meta-
tarsus of the same pair nearly as long as the three fol-
lowing joints taken together.

Two male specimens from West Sumatra (Dr. C. Klaesi).

I have named this species in honour of its discoverer , who
has done so much to increase our knowledge of the Avi-
fauna of Sumatra.

1) These patches of transverse striae are very obsolete in the smaller specimeD.

N'oteiB from the Leyden AXuseuxn , "Vol IX.

GYMNODACTYLUS ANTILT-ENSIS. 129

NOTE VIII.

ON A COLLECTION OF REPTILES AND FISHES
FROM THE WEST-INDIES.

Dr. Th. W. van LIDTH de JEUDE.

(Plate 2).

During the Dutch Expedition to the West-Indies the
following reptiles and fishes were collected by Mr. J. R. H.
Neervoort van de Poll , the Zoologist of the Expedition , who
afterwards presented them to the Ley den Museum.

Liuceiftilia.

1. Gymnodacty lus antillensis, nov. spec. (PI. 2, fig. 1).

Head a fourth of the length of the body without tail ,
earopening oval , snout as long as the diameter of the
orbit , pupil vertical. Back covered with uniform , juxta-
posed round tubercles all of the same size, except those
on the median line , which are smaller. Rostral large ,
broader than high, with a median cleft, followed by two
rather large scales separated one from another by a small
azygos shield , situated just behind the cleft of the rostral.
Nostril pierced between the rostral , the large shield behind
the rostral , two smaller nasalia and '^the first labial. Six
upper and four or five lower labials. The first lower labial
being very large, the last labials always small. Mental large,
subcampanuliform , followed by one rather large shield ,
which is surrounded by scales gradually decreasing in size ,
passing in the very small granules of the throat. Abdomi-
nal scales in 16 rows, round, imbricate, larger than the

Notes from the Leyden Museum, Vol, IX.

9

'130 GYMNODACTYI-US ANTITXENSIS.

dorsal tubercles. No femoral or praeaual pores. Tail very
fragile , cylindrical , covered with small round imbricate
scales , those of the median series of the underside being
much lar<i;er than the rest.

Brown above, with darker spots forming bands across
the back , two dark brown U-shaped lines from eye to
eye , the first and upper over the crown of the head , the
second, lower, over the nape. Lower surface whitish.

Total length 70 m.m.

Head 9 m.m.

Fore limb 11 m.m.

Hind limb 14 m.m.

Tail 33 m.m.

Many specimens were captured in Cura9ao and Aruba.
2. Phyllodactylus Martini, nov. spec. (PI. 2, fig. 2 and 3).

Head large , oviform , very distinct from neck ; the skin
confluent with the cranial ossifications , crown of the head
and interorbital space convex, a longitudinal shallow
groove on the snout. Distance between the earopening and
the orbit nearly as large as the diameter of the orbit,
length of the snout one and two thirds the diameter of the
orbit. Limbs moderate, digits inferiorly with one row of
scales , distal expansion subcordiform , moderately large.

Head covered with very small, polygonal scales, flat on
the snout, somewhat convex on the interorbital space and
on the crown of the head. Rostral large , twice as broad as
high ; nostril pierced between the rostral , three nasalia
(the anterior, upper, being by far the largest) and
the first labial. Mental pentagonal, followed by. one rather
large scale , the others decreasing in size. Upper surface of
the body covered with rather large keeled shields, serially
arranged and leaving but very little space for fine granula-
tions between them. Thé arrangement of those shields is very
regular on the middle of the back, where a broader median
streak , covered with fine granulations , separates two or three

Notes Iron» the Leyden M^useum , ^"ol. IX.

PHYLLODACTYLUS MARTINI. 131

longitudinal rows of' shields on both sides of the back i^tig. 3) 5
but on the flanks the shields are not so regularly arranged ,
so that it is difficult to fix the real number of longitudinal
rows, about 14 a 16. Abdominal scales smooth , round , im-
bricate. Tail with rather large scales (not so large as in
fig. 2) with a series of large undivided iufracaudals over
the whole length of the tail. Hind limbs covered on the up-
per surface with keeled shields , on the lower surface with
flat scales ; forelimbs wholly covered with flat scales.

Light gray above , with a longitudinal dark streak be-
ginning between the shoulders and running along the
median line up to the commencement of the tail , and two
longitudinal dark streaks running on each side on the
flanks and beginning on the crown of the head.

A single specimen was captured in Curasao.

I dedicate this species to Dr. K. Martin , Professor in
Geology and Paleontology at the University of Ley den ,
one of the leaders of the Expedition to the West-Indies,
who most readily gave me very interesting informations as
to the native names and the habitat of some of the cap-
tured animals.

3. Thecadactylus rapicaudus, Houtt.

Specimens from Curasao and Aruba. (Native name: pega-
pega).

4. A 710 lis alligator, D. & B.

Six specimens from Martinique.

5. Anolisllineatits, Daud.

Eight specimens Avere collected in Cura9ao , five in Aruba.

6. Iguana tuherculata, Laur.
Two specimens from Aruba.

7. Cne mid 0 p h 0 rus murinus, Laur.
Eleven specimens from Cura9ao.

Notes from the Leyden Museum, \^ol. IX.

132 CNEMIDOPHORUS NTGRICOLOR.

8. Cnernidophorus lemnisc atus , Daud.
Three specimens from Caracas (Venezuela).

9. Cnernidophorus nig rieolor ^ Ptrs.

Four specimens from Los Roques (small islands north
of Venezuela).

10. Cnernidophorus aruhensis , nov. spec.

This species shows a great resemblance on one side with
C. murinus , on the other side with C. lemniscatus. It agrees
with C. lemniscatus in the number of the rows of ventrals ,
viz. 8 ; as to the coloration it resembles C. murinus.

Head moderate. Nostril between the two nasals. Parie-
tals five, supraoculars four, five or six supralabials , no
freno-orbital , anterior gular scales subequal, without enlarged
medians; mesoptychium with three or four rows of enlarged
scales , separated from the free edge of the collar by four
or five rows of small granules. Dorsal scales small , gra-
nular, smooth. Ventral plates in eight longitudinal and
thirty-five till thirty-seven transverse series. Generally three
large praeanals forming a triangle, but sometimes the fo-
remost of the three divided in two parts. The anterior row
of the brachials larger than the following, though not so
large as those in C. lemniscatus', the ante-brachials in two
rows, the inner largest, the outer extending only half
down the inner; forearm entirely granular inferiorly. Femorals
in six or seven rows , one of which is large ; tibials in two
or three rows , the outer very large. Femoral pores gene-
rally thirty, in one specimen twenty-six and twenty- seven.
Male with a spine on each side of the vent.

Olive above , sides with a great many rather large blue
spots ; these spots extend to the outer series of ventrals
and cover the hinder limbs as far as the toes, no whitish
longitudinal band on the hind side of the thighs.

Two of the eight specimens have four bluish longitudinal
bands on the upper part of the body, extending from the head

JVotes from the 1-ieyd.eii IVIuseuxn, "Vol. LX.

CNEMIDOPllORUS ARUBENSIS. l-'^^'

to the tail, but moreover they show the blue ocelli on the
sides and the hind limbs. Both these specimens are females.
Eight specimens were captured in Aruba. (Native name :
blausana).

11. Gymno phi kalmus quadrilineatiis , L.
Many specimens from Cura9ao.

Serpentes.

1. Dromicus a7itillensis, Schl.
One specimen from Cura9ao.

2. Lep to phis liocercus , Neuw.
One specimen from Surinam.

3. Dip sas annul a ta^ L.
Two specimens from Aruba.

4. Crotalus horridus , var. u7iicolor, v. L. d. J.

One specimen of a rattle-snake from Aruba has three
pairs of large scales behind the rostral, 166 ventrals ,
one undivided anal and 22 caudals , the first of which is
divided in two. It shows no sign of streaks behind the
eye , nor any marking whatever. It is on the back of a
uniform gray color, somewhat lighter on the ventrals; the
very short tail is darker than the body, and its lower part
of a bluish black color. This specimen measures about 62 cm.

On examining the rattle-snakes in the collection of the
Leyden Museum, I found a specimen without indication
of locality , presented to our Museum by the Royal Zoolo-
gical Society »Natura Artis Magistra" at Amsterdam,
which specimen agrees very well with the specimen from
Aruba. It is of nearly the same length , of the same
color without any marking , and shows also the bluish
black lower surface of the end of the tail. The tail of this

Notes from, the Leyden Miuseuxu, "Vol. IX.

i'U CROTALUS HORRIDUS, VAR. UNICOLOR.

specimen is longer than that of the snake from Aruba. As
to the arrangement of the scales on the head it wholly
agrees with the first mentioned .specimen , nnd has 160
ventrals, one undivided anal and 28 caudals, the first of
which is divided in two.

Moreover, two specimens from Aruba are still living in
the Zoological Gardens of the R. Z. Society »N. A. M."
at Amsterdam. They were also collected during the Expedition
and have been presented to the forenamed Society. One of
them resembles the first mentioned specimen in color and
in the total absence of any marking , the other is also
of the same color, but shows on the back a trace of
lozenge-shaped spots. Both have the bluish black color on
the lower surface of the end of the tail.

JBuifnchin.

1. '^ Rana Co pit, Blgr.

One specimen with tadpoles from Aruba. According to
the inhabitants of the island, this specimen is not the
»dori" (the native name of the frog common in Aruba) ,
which frog creeps into the ground during the dry period,
and consequently was not to ',be seen when the Expedi-
tion visited Aruba.

2. Dendrohates trivitfatus, Spix.
One specimen with tadpoles from Surinam.

3. Phryniscus cruciger, Mart,
Many specimens from the coast of Coro (Venezuela).

4. B ufo tnarinus , L.
Two specimens from Surinam.

5. Hyla maxima., Laur.
One specimen from Surinam.

Notes from the Leyden Museum, Vol. XX.

MYlUPRlSTlt; JACOBUS. 135

Pisces.

The collection of fishes, though a small one, is very interest-
ing The marine fishes n" 1 — 5 and n^ 8 were presented to
Mr. Neervoort van de Poll by Mr. van Lier at Curacao.
The numbers 6, 7 and 9 were captured by Mr. Neervoort
van de Poll himself.

The rarest of all is certainly Serrarms tigrinus^X. {n^ 2)^
a fish the origin of which was up to this time supposed to be
the East-Indian sea, and which in this collection is found
together with Myripristifs jacobus Cuv. & Val., Pomacanthus
paru BL, Gobius soporator Cuv. & Val., and Muraena ca-
tenata BL, all well-known West-Indian forms.

Blennius crinitus Cuv. & Val. (n" 5) , originating , accord-
ing to Cuvier, from the sea in the neighbourhood of la Ro-
ebelle, was captured near Cura9ao, which sustains Giin-
ther's statement, who mentions a specimen from Pernambuco.

The freshwaterfishes (n" 6 and 7j , belonging to the
curious family of C y p r i n o d o n t i d a e , were captured
in the very small rivulets of Curasao and Aruba. As to
the habitat of these small viviparous fishes , Prof K. Mar-
tin informs me, that when the Expedition visited Aruba (in
the dry period) the water of the pool filled a groove of a
width of about ^/j meter and a depth of only some centi-
meters. The rivulet of Curacao was not so destitute of water
as that of Aruba , whereas in the pool of Bonaire almost
no water was to be seen.

1. My ripristis jacobus , Cuv. & Val.
D. 11/^4-,. A. 4/12. V. 1/7.
One badly preserved specimen from Curasao.

2. Serranus tigrinus , Bl.

D. 10/12. A. 3/8.

Our specimen has a length of 93 ra.m, and differs from
the figures of Bloch (t. 237) and Seba (III. 27. 15 instead
III. 27. 5 as is quoted by Cuvier and Günther) , in having
the back of a dark color and only 4 cross-bands , viz. :

Notes from the Leyden M.useuixi, "Vol. IX.

1 36 SERRANUS ÏIGRINUS.

the 1st midway betweeu veutral- and anal fin ;

the 2'"i at the beginning of the aual fin;

the 3'J nearly at the middle of the anal fin;

the 4^^ between anal- and caudal fin.

The end of the tail and the beginning of the caudal is of
a dark color. Dark, oblong spots, serially arranged in a
direction from the root of the pectoral to the lower part
of the tail , are placed between the cross-bands. The dark spot
betweeu the 3'^ and 5^^ ray of the dorsal fin is very charac-
teristical.

Our specimen has the middle spine on the operculum
very well developed , and the caudal fin notched as figured
by Bloch, and not truncate as in Cuvier's and Seba's specimen.

One specimen, very well preserved but somewhat disco-
lored by the action of the alcohol. — Cura9ao.

3. Pomacanthus paru^ Bl.

One young specimen with 5 distinct cross-bands without
white crescents or brown spots (Gthr. Cat. of Fishes. 11.
p. 56. C : Pomaeanthus quinquecinctus Cuv.). — Curasao.

4. Go bill s sopor ator ,C\iY. & Val.
Nine specimens from Cura9ao.

5. Blennius crinitus ^ Cuv. & Val.

Two specimens (from Curasao) 'with 12 -|- 15 dorsal and 2
-}-^ 16 anal rays , with some little filaments above the eye , and
a filamentous crest on the nape of the neck. The snout is ob-
tuse , with the anterior profile abruptly descending. They both
have a somewhat larger tooth between the teeth of the
underjaw.

One of the specimens very clearly shows the spot be-
tween the 1^' and the 2"'i dorsal spine , the other specimen
is too darkly colored (probably under the action of the al-
cohol) to show the dark spot.

This second specimen has another particularity mentioned
by Cuvier and not quoted in Giinther's Cat, of Fishes,

Notes from the Leyden IVXuiseuni, "Vol._IX.

BLENNIUS CRINITUS. 137

viz. : »les excroissances en champignon" of the first and second
anal ray.

6. Poecilia F'tt/K/gpo/Zf , nov. spec. (PI. 2, fig. 4 and 5).

D. 8. A. 9. V. 5. P. 14 a 15. L. lat. 25—27. L. transv. 9.

The height of the body is contained nearly four times
in the length with caudal fin (thrice without caudal).
The narrow part of the tail is half the height of the
body. Diameter of the eye one third the length of the
head. Distance between the root of the pectoral and the
tip of the snout as large as the height of the body. In
the females the anal fin 'is nearly opposite to the dorsal,
a very little behind ; in the males the anal fin is placed in
advance of the dorsal fin and transformed in an intromit-
tent organ , having the S^^^ , 4*h and 5*h ray much elongate ,
and an adipose spooulike appendix on a small distance
from the tip of the fin (fig. 5). The second ray of the
ventrals is also much elongated and put against the anal fin.

An outer series of large curved teeth with a band of
small conical teeth behind. Both the curved and the coni-
cal teeth, especially the former, have a brown colored top ,
and are somewhat moveable , the underpart of the tooth
being inserted on an excrescence of the jawbone with a
kind of joint.

The color of the back and of the tail is a yellowish
brown , the belly and the lower surface of the head being
silvery. Behind the interorbital region is a dark spot con-
tinued in a dark line, running along the median line of
the back up to the beginning of the caudal fin. Dark
colored lines, running along the margin of the scales, form
a dark brown reticulation on the back and the tail. A
blackish lateral line. Several specimens have 6 shadowy
crossbands on the tail.

Two of the males with a round black spot (as large as
the eye) a little above and behind tlie root of tlie pectoral.

Length of the largest female , measured with caudal fin
35 m.m.

JVotes from the Leyden Museum , Vol. IX.

138 POECILIA VANDEPüLLI.

Length of the largest male , measured with caudal fin
31 m.m.

Many specimens were collected in Curasao.

I dedicate this species to Mr. J. R H. Neervoort van de
Poll, the Zoologist of the Expedition, to whom the Leyden
Museum is indebted for this interesting collection.

7. Poerilia VandepoUi, var. arubensis, v. L. d. J.
(PI. 2, fig. 6—10).

Agrees with the former in the number of finrays , the
arrangement and insertion of the teeth (see fig, 7 — 10),
the number of scales, and the form of the intromittent
organ in the males, but differs in the proportions of the
different parts of the body and in the color. The proportion
between height and length is in this variety as one to
three and a half without caudal fin, or as one to four
and a half with the caudal fin. The height of the narrow-
est part of the tail is two thirds of the total height of the
body. Anal fin in the females somewhat more advanced
than in the former species and opposite to the dorsal fin.

Color brown , yellowish brown on the belly. A dark spot
on the head behind the interorbital space , continued in a
line which runs up to the beginning of "the dorsal fin. Dark
reticulation as in the former , but lateral line nearly invi-
sible. Most of the specimens have 6 or 7 shadowy cross-
bands on the tail. Dorsal and caudal fin with black lines
and spots.

Total length of the largest female 57 m.ra. A female
with embryos measured 50 m.ra.

Total lencfth of the largest male 36 m.m.

Many specimens were captured in Aruba.

8. Muraena eaten at a, Bl.
One specimen from Cura9ao.

9. Cheilic hthy s psittacus, Bl. 8chn.
Five specimens were captured at Paramaribo. Length

Notes from the Leyden JMuseum , Vol IX.

CHEILICHTHYS PSITTACUS. 139

about 25 m.m. They differ from Steiadachner's description
and figure (Verb. Zool. Bot. Ges. Wien. 1861. p. 141 ; taf.
4) in having 7 crossbands. Between the band in the neigh-
bourhood of the pectorals and that at the root of the
dorsal two distinctly separated bands are present (as in
the figure in Bloch-Schneider , pi. 95) and not one broad
crossband as in Steindachner's specimen.

Five specimens from Surinam already in the collection of
the Leydeu Museum and much larger (from 58 to 95 m.m.)
have also seven crossbands , just as the newly obtained
specimens.

Explanation of the plate.

Fig. 1. Dorsal tubercles of Gymnodactylics antillensis

V. L. d. J., X 25.
Fig. 2. Phyllodactylus Martini v. L. d. J., natural size.
Fig, 3. Dorsal shields of the same, enlarged.
Fig. 4. Poecilia Vande.polli v. L. d. J., natural size.
Fig. 5. Anal fin of a male of the same species modified

into an intromittent organ , x 26.
Fig. 6. Poecilia VandepoUi, var. aruhensis v. L. d. J.,

natural size.
Fig. 7. Teeth of this variety, x 50.
Fig. 8. A large curved tooth of the outer series of the

same, x 130.
Fig. 9. A small conical tooth of the inner band of the

same, x 130.
Fig. 10. Excrescences of the jawbone, whereupon the

teeth are fixed , x 130.

Notes from the Leyden ]VIuseu.m , Vol. IX.

140 INOPEPLUS OLI,lFFr.

NOTE IX.
NOVA SPECIES CUCUJIDARUM.

AUCTORE

J. R. H. NEERVOORT van de POLL.

I no peplus Olliffi^ v. d. Poll.

Nitidissimns ^ aterrimus, mandibulis palpisg''^ rufotesta-
ceis , labro , antennarum articulis duobus basahc as , tarsisque
dilute testaceis ; elytra abdominis segmenta guatuor xdtinia haua
obtegentia. — Long, 4 mm.

Caput latum , juxta oculos impressione profunda instruc-
tum, commati transverse posito simili (^ ) grosse et sat
dense punctatum. Thorax latus brevisque , capite haud
latior ; lateribus anguste margïnatis , antice rotundatis , basim
versus valde angustatis et paulisper emarginatis ; angulis
anticis prominulis, posticis dentiformibus prominentibus ;
basi late bilobata ; evidenter sed sparse punctatus. Elytra
longitudine aequa capiti protlioracique conjunctis, thorace
latiora, apicem versus arapliata , punctis aliquot, fere haud
conspicuis, irregulariter instructa. Abdomen elytrorum lon-
gitudine, paulo augustius , postice rotundato-angustatum ;
segmento ultimo conferfcim , ceteris tribus segmentis obso-
lete punctatis.

Haec species milii videtur I. terminato C. Waterh. affinis.

Habitat Queensland bor.

Entomologo doctissimo Sidney OllifF, auctori Revisionis
Cucujidarum Australiensium banc speciem dedicavi.

Notes irom the Leyden M.iiseum , Vol. IX.

PSILOPTEflA MONOCiLYPTA. 141

NOTE X.

DESCRIPTION D'UNE ESPÈCE NOUVELLE DE
BÜPRESTIDE DE L'AERiaUE.

J. W. van LANSBERGE.

Psiloptera monogly pta, speó. nov.

Modice elongata , obscure aenea , suhtus indumento griseo
tecta , elytris thoracisgue plagis nipreo marginatis; tliorace
callis sex ornato., quorum duobus mediis maximis , sulco lon-
gitudinali sat prof undo; elytris interstitiis alternis f oveolatis ;
abdomine utringue callorum serieinstnicto. — Long. 20 — 32,
lat. 8—12 mm.

De forme elliptique allongée , assez large entre les épau-
les , les élytres terminées en ogive , d'un bronze obscur
passant au cuivreux dans toutes les impressions , avec un bord
corrode rouge cuivreux autour des élytres, les tarses bleuatres ,
Ie dessous couvert de poils gris mêlés a un enduit gris-
rougeatre, qu'on trouvera probablement aussi sur les im-
pressions de dessus dans les exemplaires frais. Tête cou-
verte de rugosités allongées , les yeux tres grands. Prothorax
couvert d'une ponctuation irreguliere , assez fortemeut sil-
lonné , un peu impressionné transversalement avant la base
qui a un petit rebord formant triangle en face de l'écusson;
prés des angles antérieurs de chaque cóté une callosité ar-
rondie au dessous de laquelle se trouve une seconde callo-
sité allongée, se dirigeant obliquenient vers Ie centre; sur
Ie disque deux tres grandes callosités ovalaires, ces diffé-
rentes callosités reliées parfois par d'autres plus petites.
Élytres a stries régulières, les intervalles plans, plus ou

Notes from tlie Leyden IMuseum , "Vol. IX.

142 PSILOPTERA MONOGLYPTA.

raoins régulièrement pouctués , parfois ridés , les impairs
ornés d'uue raugée de fovéoles arrondies, Ie troisiènie Ie
plus lisse , u'ayaut guère de pouctuation en dehors des fo-
véoles, les épaules saillautes, Ie bord bisinué eu dessous de
l'épaule. Sternum orné de plaques lisses , Ie prosternum
légèrement bituberculé en avant. Abdomen orné au milieu de
rugosités lisses , les 2™^ , 3me et 4""' segments ayant de
cbaque coté une callosité lisse , ovalaire , assez grande.

Cette espèce , originaire de la Caffrérie oriëntale (coll.
de l'auteur) et d'Ovumbo (Musée de Leyde) , est voisine
du P. A-oculata Boh., qui a a peu prés les mêmes callosités
protboraciques , mais dout Ie protborax est moins élargi
en avant, a peine sillonné, et qui a les stries des élytres
plus larges, dorées dans Ie fond, et les intervalles sans
fovéoles. Elle appartient a la division indiquée par Mr.
ïbomsou sous Ie uom de Damarsila.

Notes from the Leyden Museum, \'ol. IX.

AEGOSOMA GRANULIFERUM. 143

NOTE XL

DESCRIPTION D'UNE- ESPÈCE NOUVELLE DE
• CÉRAMBYCIDE DE SUMATRA.

J W. van LANSBERGE

Aeg 0 soma g ranuliferuni , spec, no v.

Rufo-hrunneum , puhe fiava tectum , elytris pedihusgue di-
lutioribus ^ antemiis scabris , rapite rugoso , thorace medio
opaco , laterihus scahro, elytris basi gronulatis ^ bicostatis,
circa scutellum fosta abbreviata , apice medio breviier spinosis.
— Long. 19 mm.

Brun , les élytres , les pattes et Ie bout des| antennes
fauves, reconvert en dessus et sur la poitrine de soiesjau-
nes tres caduques , pouctiformes sur les élytres, plus al-
lougées sur la poitrine. Tête rugueuse, creusée entre les
antennes et les yeux, ceux-ci largement séparés; épistome
enfoncé, triangulaire; antennes courtes, a art. 1 — 5 forte-
raent scabreux, les suivants mats, allant en s'élargissant,
Ie dernier acuniiné au bout. Protborax trapézoïdal , aplati
et mat sur Ie disque , granule en avant et de cóté , a an-
gles postérieurs aigus, saillants, et base rebordée, faible-
ment bisinuée. Ecusson en fer^ de lance, scabreux et forte-
ment villeux. Élytres couvertes de granulations tres fortes
a la base, allant en dimiuuant vers l'extrémité, mates, la
suture brillante, les granulations sur les épaules et sur les
cótes a la base plus fortes et brillantes; extrémité légère-
ment épineuse , la cóte centrale seuleraent distincte , s'éva-
nouissant avant l'extrémité , la cóte intérieure réduite a un
rudiment ue dépassant que pen l'écusson , la cóte humérale

Notes from the Leyden !M-usei\m , 'Vol. IX.

144 AEGOSOMA GRAXULIFERUM,

tres faible raais cependaat distincte , disparaissant un peu
passé le milieu. Tarses courts, mais la longueur relative
des articles la même que dans les autres espèces.

h^Aegosoma granidiferum a été trouvé a Tandjong Morawa
(Sumatra orient.) par Mr. le Dr. B. Hagen. L'exemplaire
qu'il en a envoyé au Musée de Leyde est une femelle. Le
male aura, comme de raison, les antennes plus allongées,
raais elles seront probablement comme celles de la femelle
plus courtes'et plus epaisses que celles des autres espèces.
Le reste des caractères et le facies étant cependant complè-
tement ceux des Aegosoma^ il n'y a pas lieu de Ten séparer.

Notes from the Leyden Museum, Vol. IX.

CEBRIORHIPIS UNIFORMIS. "145

NOTE XII.

COLÉOPTÈRES NOUVEAUX OU PEÜ CONNUS
DU MUSÊE DE LEYDE.

DÉCRITS PAR

L. PAIRMAIRE.

Cehrionidae.

Cebriorhipis U7iiformis, n. sp.

Long. 13 millim. — Eloogatus, modice convexus , rufus,
modice nitidus, capite iufuscato , tulvo-pubescens, subtus
cum pedibus dilute rufeacens , tarsis obscuris ; capite summo
fortiter puuctato , antice transversim late impresso et subtilius
sed densius puuctato , labro rufescente , late sinuato ; an-
tennis paulo pallidioribus, basin protlioracis sat valde supe-
rantibus, flabellatis, flabello gracili, articulo longiore; pro-
thorace elytris haud angustiore , antice parum attenuate ,
margine antico cum augulis late rotundato , margine postico
utrinque fortiter sinuato , angulis posticis longe retroversis,
gracilibus, sat acutis, basin elytrorum amplectantibus , dorso
sat fortiter dense punctato , basi medio elevato , utrinque
arcuatim leviter impresso ; scutello ogivali , leviter concavo ,
subtiliter punctulato ; elytris post medium attenuatis , dense
sat fortiter punctatis, rugulosis, sed basi multo minus, su-
tura anguste et [leviter elevata , utrinque lineolis vage ele-
vatis, humeros versus oblonge sat fortiter impressis, margine

Notes from the Leyden ]Miiseiziii, "Vol. IX.

10

146 CEBRIORIIIPTS TJNII'ORMIS.

fulvo-ciliato ; subtus pubesceus, pectore dense , abdomine vix
perspicue punctato , calcaribus posterioribus iuaequalibus, ex-
terno breviore, leviter arcuato.

Hah. Chine: Amoy (Buddingb). — Un seul exemplaire.

Cet insecte ressemble extrêmemeut au basipennis Fairm.,
deSumatra ; il s'en distingue par sa coloration uniforme, plus
claire, la tête moins foncée , a impression antérieure bieu moins
triangulaire au sommet , l'écusson un peu plus large , plus
ogival , les élytres un peu plus courtes, plus obtuses a l'ex-
trémité , plus rugueuses , ayant , vers l'épaule , une impres-
sion allongée bien marquee, a peine indiquée chez Ie basi-
pennis^ et sur Ie disque quelques lignes un peu élevées, a peine
distinctes. Quant aux antennes , la difference de longueur
entre les deux espèces provient probablement de sexes dif-
férents.

Rhipidoceridae.

Callirhipis maculosa, n. sp.

Long. 16 a 19 millim, — Oblongo-elongata, fere elliptica,
sat convexa , squalide picea , subopaca , capite prothoraceque
dense fulvo-sericeis , elytris plagulis numerosis fulvo-seri-
ceis marmoratis ; capite rugoso-punctato , antice impresso et
utrinque ante oculos acute angulato , inter antennas sulcatulo ;
autennis concoloribus, opacis, nudis , articulo 1° obscuro, se-
riceo , flabellis medium corporis paulo superantibus; protho-
race transverso, antice angustato et convexo, postice ad scu-
tellum foveis 2 oblongis , approximatis, utrinque sat fortiter
impresso, disco paulo ante medium foveolis 2 sat minutis
signato , margine postico ad scutellum sat acute emarginato,
utrinque sinuato ; scutello orbiculari , medio strigato ; elytris
fere a medio angustatis , sutura et utrinque costis 3 sat
elevatis, 3» post medium tantum distiucta , ante apicem
cum 2a coeunte, basi prope scutellum costula brevissima,
intervallis paulo iuaequalibus , sat fortiter parum dense punc-
tatis ; subtus subtiliter densissime punctata; cf.

Notes from the Leyden IMLuseum, "Vol. LX>

CALLIRIIIPIS MACULOSA, 14-7

Eab. Chine: Amoy (Buddingh). — Deux exempl aires.

Ce Callirhipis ressemble extrêmement au C. Dejeanii Latr.,
d'Amboine ; il n'en dififère que par les antennes moins lon-
gues, ne dépassant pas les ~j^ de la longueur du corps,
tandis qu'elles atteignent au moi-ns les */. chez Ie C. Dejeanii ;
en outre Ie corselet est rugueux, moins sinué surlescótés,
sans sillon median, paraissant au contraire avoir au milieu
de la base une petite ligne faiblement élevée entre les deux
fossettes , la base est plus déprimée de chaque cóté , Ie bord
postérieur est plus largeraent et plus faiblement sinué de
chaque cóté; les élytres sont moins nettement marginées,
plus fortement pouctuées , les cotés sont un peu plus
saillantes surtout vers la base, et la petite cóte juxta-scu-
tellaire est distincte.

Callirhipis orientalis ., Cast.
(Ann. Soc. Ent. France. 1834, p. 247).

Long. 14 raillim. — Oblonga, postice leviter attenuata,
^lodice convexa, piceo-brunnea, sat nitida, pube cinereo-
fulva sat dense, elytris rarius vestita; capite dense punc-
tato, fere rugoso, inter oculos vix impresso; an tennis me-
dium corporis parum superantibus , haud dilutioribus , ar-
ticulo 1» dense punctato , palpis rufescentibus ; prothorace
transverso , a basi antice angustato , lateribus leviter arcua-
tis , dorso sat sabtiliter dense rugosulo-punctato , antice
convexo , postice planiusculo , basi medio leviter bifoveato ,
spatio interraedio paulo elevato , disco utrinque medio fo-
veola sat profunda signato , margine postico ad scutellum
integro et obsolete ' impresso , utrinque breviter sinuato ;
scutello subrotundo , ruguloso , dense transversim pubescente ;
elytris sat grosse punctatis , punctis sat irregulariter seria-
tis sutura et utrinque costulis 4 parum elevatis, exter-
nis basi obsolescentibus ; subtus paulo magis picea, densius
pubescens , subtiliter densissime punctulata ; (ƒ .

Hab. Sumatra occ. : Benkoelen (Candèze). — ün seul
exemplaire.

JS'otes from tlie Leyden IMuseuxn , Vol. IJX.

148 CALLIRHIPIS ORIENTALIS.

Get individu est conforme au type de Castelnao ; il m'a
paru utile d'en redonner la description.

Le C. angustior Fairra. lui ressemble beaucoup : il est
un peu plus petit, plus étroit , les 2 petites fossettes au mi-
lieu de la base du corselet sont plus faibles, l'espace interme-
diaire ne parait pas relevé, l'écussou est moius arrondi,
presque tronqué , couvert également d'une pubescence trans-
versale partant du milieu , ce qui fait paraitre une ligne
longitudinale médiane; le l^r article des antennes est moins
gros , moins fortement ponctué et proportionellement un
peu plus long, les antennes sont un peu plus courtes.

Callirhipis impressicollis , n. sp.

Long. 14 millim. — Praecedenti simillima , postice raagis
attenuata, densius fulvo cinereo-pubescens , prothorace
utrinque late impresso, foveolis praescutellariis fere nullis,
margine postico ad scutello integro , utrinque profundius
sinuato , angulis posticis minutis sed evidenter retroversis,
scutello subquadrato , elytris fere a basi postice attenuatis.

Hab. Sumatra sept. : Atjeh (W. Albarda). — Un seul
exemplaire.

Malgré sa ressemblance avec le C. orientalis, cette espèce
en est bien distincte par ses élytres plus atténuées en ar-
rière, et par l'impression large et bien marquee qui creuse
le corselet de chaque cóté en arrière ; les fossettes préscutel-
laires sont a peine distinctes , transversales , derrière elles
le milieu du bord postérieur est un peu relevé, entier; les
fossettes dorsales sont perdues dans les larges impressions,
mais on en aper^oit la place.

Callirhipis scute II at a ^ n. sp.

Long. 12 millim. — Oblongo-elongata , postice leviter
attenuata, castauea, nitida , glabra, elytrorum sutura
margineque brunneis, scutello subrotundo, pube pallida den-
sissime obtecto; capite sat dense punctato, antice fortiter
impresso, oculis sat distantibus; antennis medium corporis

Notes from the Leyden Museum , Vol. IX.

CALLIRHIPIS SCUTELLA.TA. 149

fere attingentibus , vix dilutioribus ; protliorace a basi an-
tice angustatü , lateribus medio impresso, sinuato, convexo,
antice rotundato , dorso subtiliter dense punctulato , basi ad
scutellum foveolis 2 , ante medium utrinque foveola pro-
funde impresso , utrinque ante angulos posticos sat late
depresso ; elytris post medium angustatis , apice obtusis , sat
dense mediocriter punctatis , sutura elevata , utrinque li-
neis 3 anguste et vix sen sim elevatis; subtus dense fulvo-
pubescens , metasterno' profunde sulcato ; cT.

Hab. Sumatra or. : Tandjong Morawa , Serdang (Dr. B.
Hagen). — ün seul exemplaire.

Cette espèce est facile a reconnaitre par son écusson cou-
vert d'une pubescence pale extrêmement serrée, Ie dessus
du corps glabre , Ie corselet convexe , non déprimé a la base
qui embrasse la base des élytres avec les angles postérieurs
un peu prolongés en arrière. Elle se rapproche du C. U-
neata, dont elle diffère par Ie corps glabre , les fossettes du
corselet plus marquees , les élytres moins fortement ponc-
tuées avec des lignes a peine saillantes et non pubescentes.

Callirhipis lineata, Waterh.
(Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1877, p. 387).

Long. 10 a 11 millim. — Elongata, postice attenuata,
modice convexa , castaneo-rufescens , nitida, antennis dilu-
tioribus , prothorace parum dense griseo-cinereo sericante ,
basi densius , elytris sutura et utrinque lineis 4 (la bre-
vissiraa) dense griseo-cinereo serieels ; capite sat dense punc-
tato , antice profunde foveato , epistomate valde impresso ,
antice sinuato et utrinque acute augulato ; antennis medium
corporis baud superantibus ; prothorace antice a basi at-
tenuato , antice rotundato , angulis posticis brevibus , acutius-
culis et retroversis , dorso dense parum fortiter punctato ,
foveolis dorsalibus sat impressis, scutellariis fere obsoletis;
scutello subrotundato , depresso; elytris ante medium pos-
tice attenuatis , fortiter lineato-punctatis, punctis apicem
versus sat irregularibus, intervallis subtilissime punctulatis,

Notes from the Leyden Museum, Vol. IX.

150 CALURHIPIS LINEATa.

sutura et utrinque lineis 4 vix elevatis; subtus subtiliter
dense punctata et pubeseens; cT.

Hah. Sumatra or.: Tandjong Morawa, Serdang (Dr. B.
Hagen). — Cinq exemplaires.

C'est avec un peu de doute que je rapporte eet insecte
au C. lineata Waterh., de Borneo; la taille, la coloration ,
les lignes de pubescence sont a peu prés les mêmes ; mais
dans notre espèce la tête présente , au dessous des anten-
nes , une impression assez profonde , avec les angles du
chaperon dentiformes , et non une petite plaque lisse. Les
fossettes discoïdales sont bien distinctes, tandis que les scu-
tellaires sont peu marquees ; les élytres présentent 4 lignes
pubescentes chez les individus tres frais, la lère vers l'écus-
son fort courte; cette pubescence soyeuse est plus épaisse
a la base de ces lignes, dont la suturale, la 1^ et la 2^ sont,
Ie plus souvent , seules distinctes. Les yeux sont un peu
reconverts par un lobe que forment les angles du corselet.

Callirhipis laticeps , n. sp.

Long. 10 raillim. — Praecedenti affinis, et similiter colo-
rata , sed magis angustior et elytris baud vittatim pubescen-
tibus , capite latiore , oculis partem prothoraces anticam paulo
superantibus facile dignoscenda ; capite dense subtiliter punc-
tato , summo breviter sulcato , antice transversim impresso,
an tennis articulo 1^ valde arcuato ; prothorace parum trans-
verso , antice parum attenuato , lateribus fere rectis , dorso
subtiliter densissime punctato , utrinque medio ad latera
transversim impresso , disco utrinque foveola minuta signato,
antice medio sulcatulo , basi medio late foveato , utrinque
obsolete impresso , margine postico medio et utrinque levi-
ter sinuato ; scutello subrotundato , fere Isevi ; elytris ante
apicem attenuatis , sat dense seriatim crenato-punctatis , in-
tervallis longitudinaliter anguste convexiusculis , sutura vix
elevata; subtus densissime subtilissime punctata, pubeseens,
metasterno medio glabro , laxe grosse punctato ; tibiis poste-
rioribus apice inermibus; cf.

Notes from the Ijeyden Museum, Vol. IX.

CALLIRHIPIS LATICEPS. 151

Hah. Sumatra mer. : Soekadaaa, Lanipongs (J. C. van
Hasselt). — Un seul exemplaire,

Ressemble au C. lineata , mais la tête est plus large , les
yeux paraissent plus gros , n'étant pas couverts en partie
par les angles du corselet , ce dernier a une forte impression
transversale sur Ie milieu des cótés et est a peine sinué
de chaque cóté de la base.

Callir/iipis pinguis , n. sp.

Long. 23 millim. — Oblongo-elliptica , crassa, valde con-
vexa , castanea , nitida , glabra , capite prothoraceque paulo
obscurioribus , palpis antennisque dilutioribus ; capite punc-
tato-rugosulo , inter oculos late sat fortiter impresso ; antennis
brevibus , basio prothoracis vix superantibus , flabellis mo-
dice elongatis; prothorace transverso, a basi antice angus-
tato , lateribus medio leviter sinuatis , margine antico valde
arcuata, dorso antice gibbosulo, sat dense punctato , postice
rarius ac tenuius , basi medio fortiter oblonge bifoveato ,
utrinque ante angulos late impresso , disco medio utrinque
fovea profunda subovata signato , margine postico ad scu-
tellum fortiter emarginato , bilobato , utrinque sat fortiter
sinuafco ; scutello fere rotundo, depresso , subtiliter punctato;
elytris amplis , apice obtusis , sutura et utrinque costulis 4
sat elevatis, costula 1^ paulo post medium suturam attin-
geute, 2^ longiore, ante apicem cum 4» coeunte, 3» 4^ que
basi paulo obsoletis et connexis , apice coeuntibus , inter-
vallis fortiter dense punctatis, paulo inaequalibus et rugosu-
lis ; subtus subtiliter densissime punctata ; Q .

Hab. Chine: Amoy (Buddingh). — ün seul exemplaire.

La taille de eet insecte et la forme des cótes sur les élytres
Ie rendent facile a distinguer , bien que ce soit une 9- Le
C. gausapata Waterh., de Burmah, qui semble s'en rapprocher,
est encore plus grand (26 millim.), Ie corselet est noir , la tête
n'a pas d'impression au sommet , Ie corselet est régulièrement
arqué sur les cótés , la base n'ofire au milieu que 2 faibles
impressions et n'en a pas vers les angles , les élytres ont
des points ■ étoilés et leurs cótes sont a peine distinctes.

Notes from the Leydeii Museuna, Vol. IX.

152 HOMCEORHIPIS.

Horaworhipis y n. g.

Ce nouveau genre a la plus grande ressemblanee avec les
Callirhipis, mais il se distingue facilement par les yeux moins
gros , plus écartés , les articles des antennes allonges et non
courts et serres, Ie corselet plus convexe dans sa partie posté-
rieure , les élytres sans cotes, les 4 tibias autérieurs tres fine-
ment crénelés au bord interne et les tarses un peu com-
primés, Ie 4^ article plus long que les precedents réunis.
Le corps est un peu plus épais , plus convexe , et les élytres
sont moins longues, moins atténuées presque dès la base.
Leurs yeux sont bien moins gros, plus écartés, et les fla-
belles des antennes sont moins longues , surtout les pre-
mières qui sont toujours plus courtes. Le facies de ces in-
sectes et leur système de coloration rappellent certains
Eucnémides et différent assez notablement de ceux des Cal-
lirhipis.

Homceorhipis croceosellata , n. sp.

Long. 14 millim. — Oblonga, convexa, fusca, niti-
da, glabra, abdomine et elytrorum vitta media lata, trans-
versali aurantiacis , prothorace ad angulos posteriores ma-
cula similiter colorata sed vage limitata signato ; capite dense
fortiter punctato , medio sulco basi profundo , inter oculos
transversim impresso , antice concavo , apice truncato ; an-
tennis medium corporis baud attingentibus , fuscis, opacis ,
articulo 1" excepto , parum longe flabellatis ; prothorace sub-
conico , a basi attenuato , antice rotundato , angulis anticis
breviter acutis , dorso dense punctato , basi medio late fo-
veolato , et utrinque leviter impresso , ante medium utrinque
sat profunde foveato , antice medio leviter sulcato , margine
postico ad scutellum breviter emarginato , utrinque sinuato ;
scutello leviter concavo, subtiliter punctulato; elytris ante
apicem atteuuatis , apice conjuuctim obtuse rotundatis , dorso
grosse subseriato-punctatis , punctis ocellatis , fere ovatis ,
sutura et utrinque lineis 3 leviter elevatis; subtus subtili-
I^otes trom. tlie"!Leydeii Museum', Vol. IX.

HOMCEORHIPIS CROCEOSELLA.TA. 153

ter densissime punctata; pedibus sat brevibus, validiuscu-
lis; 9.

Hab. Sumatra (S. Muller). — ün seul exemplaire.

Homceorhipis mesomelcena^ n. sp.

Long. 12 millim. — Oblonga, convexa, ocbreo-auran-
tiaca , parum nitida , pube fulvescente subtili vestita , elytris
fuscis, tibiis apice tarsisque infuscatis, unguibus ocbraceis;
capite fusco , antice ocbraceo , sat fortiter dense punctato ,
summo medio sulcato , inter oculos leviter impresso , episto-
mate fere truucato , leviter elevato ; anteunis , articulo 1" ex-
cepto, opacis et paulo dilutioribus , medium corporis supe-
rantibus, articulis oblongis, baud appressis , longe flabellatis;
protborace ante medium antice attenuato , parum fortiter
dense punctato , medio sulcatulo , sulco basi foveolato , dorso
utriuque foveato et ad latera foveato-impresso, antice con-
vexo , margine postico ad scutellum breviter emarginato ,
utriuque late sinuato , angulis posticis breviter acutiusculis ;
scutello aurantiaca , fere circulari , depresso ; elytris grosse
lineato-punctatis , intervallis convexiusculis , sed costis vix
sensim distinctis , sutura paulo elevata ; subtus subtilissime
dense punctulata; cf.

Hab. Sumatra (S. Muller). — ün seul exemplaire.

Cette espèce est remarquable par sa coloration qui rappelle
celle de la variété tnesomelas du Campylus linearis , et sur-
tout par la forme allongée des articles des antennes qui sont
deux fois aussi longs que larges et non serres et courts
comme cliez les vrais Callirhipis. Le corselet est uu peu dif-
férent a cause des fossettes latérales qui rendent les cótés
un peu sinués ; les yeux sont aussi bieu uioins gros et plus
écartés.

Somrporhipis usta., n. sp.

Long. 10 millim. — Oblonga , convexa , ochraceo-flavida,
modice nitida, subtiliter fulvo-pubescens, capite nigro, ely-
tris apice macula nigra siguatis , tibiis apice late tarsisque

Notes from the Leyden ]Mii«euiii, Vol. IX.

154 HOMCEORIilPIS USTA.

fuscis , unguibus rufis ; capite dense punctato , summo lon-
gitudiualiter valde sulcato , aatice transversim impresso ;
anteunis medium corporis paulo superantibus , lougo flabel-
latis ; prothorace brevi , antice angustato , lateribus basi fere
parallelis , medio leviter siuuatis , margine antico rotundato,
angulis valde deflexis , breviter acutis , dorso subtil iter sat
dense punctato, medio utrinque transversim profunde sul-
cato , medio parum profunde striato , basi medio profunde
foveato , utrinque ante angulos leviter transversim impresso,
margine postico fusco anguste marginato , ad scutellum emar-
ginato , utrinque late sinuato ; scutello breviter ovato , de-
presso , fere laevi; elytris punctis grossis seriatis, utrinque
lineis tribus vage longitudinaliter elevatis , sutura sat forti-
ter convexo; subtus densissime punctulata ; cT.

Hah. Sumatra (S. Muller). — Un seul exemplaire.

Distinct des precedents, en outre de la taille et de la co-
loration , par la sculpture du corselet qui est bien plus fine.

Genre Simianus, Blanch.
(Voy. Pole Sud, p. 82).

Ce genre , que Ton a reuni aux Callirhipis dans le Cata-
logue de Muuich , me parait pourtant en différer notable-
ment par la tête moins verticale , saillante , les yeux bien
plus petits quoique tres saillants , bien plus écartés entre
eux et ne touchant pas le bord du corselet , les antennes a
articles allonges, les élytres parallèles , arrondies a l'extré-
mité , a cotes plus nombreuses , saillantes ; le 5^ article des
tarses est au moins aussi long que les precedents reunis.
Ce caractère distingue ce genre du G. Ennometes Pasc, qui
lui ressemble pour le facies et pour les articles allonges des
antennes, mais ces dernières n'ont pas les flabelles aussi
développés que chez les Simianus, Les mêmes caractères
qui séparent le G. Simiamis des Callirhipis le distinguent
aussi des Homoeorhipis ^ sauf Tallongement des articles des
antennes qui est a pen prés le même; les élytres sont aussi
moins solides, moins atténuées et plus arrondies en arrière,
avec des cotes plus nombreuses et plus saillantes.

Notes from tUe Leyden Museum, Vol. IX.

HYLECCETUS JAVANICUS. 155

Simianus terminatus , n. sp.

Long. 9 millim. — Eloagatus , subparallelus , sat con-
vexus , rufus , opacus , elytris apice plus rainusve infuscatis ,
sericeo pubescens , subtus cum peclibus fuscus , nitidior, abdo-
mine obscure rufescens ; capite obliquo , basi utrinque ma-
cula sat magna , antice macula subtriangulari rufis , dense
punctato, aequali, summo medio breviter sulcatulo , antice
baud concavo , oculis globosis , valde distantibus ; antennis
medium corporis valde superantibus , articulo P arcuato ,
intus ciliato , flabellis modice elongatis , articulis 2 aut 2^/3
baud longioribus ; protborace elytris augustiore , antice at-
tenuato , angulis anticis valde deflexis , margine infero utrin-
que spinula acuta verticali armato , dense subtiliter rugosulo,
utrinque medio sat fortiter impresso , pleuris impressis , mar-
gine postico medio acute emarginato , utrinque sinuato ,
angulis posticis baud retroversis , basi media impressiuscula;
scutello orbiculari ; elytris parallelis , postice vix ampliatis ,
apice conjunctira rotundatis , sutura et utrinque costulis 4
sat elevatis, externis parum distinctis , bis costis cum inter-
vallis basi dense pubescentibus, intervallis sat fortiter seriato-
punctatis ; subtus subtiliter pubescens , femoribus intus dense
pubescentibus.

Hah. Sumatra orient.: Tandjong Morawa, Serdang (Dr.
B. Hagen). — Un seul exemplaire.

JOytneccylonidae.

Hy lecoetus j av aniens ^ Chevr.
(Icon. Règ. Anim. p. 57, pi. 16, fig. 9).

Long. 15 a 16 millim. — Filiformis, cylindricus , piceus ,
sat nitidus, elytris fulvo-piceis , interdum basi obscuris, ca-
pite , protborace scutelloque dense sericeis ; oculis magnis ,
antice contiguis ; antennis medium protboracis superantibus,
acute serratis , articulis penultimis angustioribus , ultimo
graciliore, acuminato ; protborace latitudine longiore, antice

JN'otes from the Leyden IMuseuixi, Vol. IX.

156 HYLECCETUS JAVANICUS.

paulo latiore , margine antico arcuato , basi fere truncate ,
angulis rectis, dorso laevi ; scutello obloiigo-quadrato , trun-
cato ; elytris valde elongatis , prothorace vix latioribus , ad
humeros valde rotuudatis , apice obtuse rotuadatis , subtiliter
alutaceis et basi subtilissime punctulatis, sutura et utrinque
lineolis 2 vix elevatis , postice obliteratis ; subtus cum pedi-
bus fulvo-picescens , tarsis filiformibas , longissimis.

Hah. Nouv. Guinee sept. : Andai (v, Rosenberg) et Su-
matra orient.: Tandjong Morawa, Serdaug (Dr. B. Hagen). —
Quatre exemplaires. ^

Ces individus correspondent a la description de Chevrolat ,
qu'il m'a paru utile de refaire a cause de sa brièveté.

Get Hylecoitus est bien plus filiforme que notre dermes-
toides ; il est remarquable par la pubescence soyeuse qui
recouvre la tête et les cótés du corselet , moius apparente sur
le dos; les palpes et les antennes sout semblables dans les
deux sexes; seulement chez les Q I'abdomen depasse les
élytres , dont les petites cotes sont un peu plus marquees
cbez les cf.

Hylecoetus later.itius , n. sp.

Long. 10 millim. — Filiforrais, rufotestaceus , subtiliter
fulvo-sericans, capite prothoraceque opacis, hoc lateribus
fusco sat late marginato , elytris dilutioribus , nitidulis , basi
extus infuscatis, corpore subtus cum pedibus dilutiore, ni-
tidiore, segmento abdominali ultimo supra lateribus et apice
infuscato ; antennis brevibus , medium prothoracis hand at-
tingentibus , sat angustis, serratis, articulo ultimo longiore,
acuniinato ; prothorace oblongo , lateribus fere parallelis , ad
angulos anticos tantum obliquatis , vix rotundatis , margins
postico fere recto , ante angulos posticos vix sinuato , an-
gulis subacutis, dorso subtilissime dense asperulo , margine
laterali carinata ; scutello truncato ; elytris apice angustatis
et obtusis, subtilissime dense asperulo punctulatis, abdo-
mine hand brevioribus , utrinque lineolis 2 obsoletissime
elevatis; abdomine apice paulo latiore, tarsis filiformibus,
valde elongatis.

Notes from tlie Xjeyden IMuseum, Vol. IX.

HYLECCETUS LATERITIUS. 157

Hab. Suriname (Dr. H. ten Kate). — Un seul exemplaire.

Le H. hrasiliensis Lap. est bien plus grand (18 mill.),
cl'un brun clair avec les élytres jaunatres, le corselet tres
long , releve en avant, et les antennes fortement pectinées.
Dans notre espèce ces dernières sont assez étroites , seulement
dentées en scie, les articles paraissant plus aigus a Tangle
apical parce qu'il est prolongé par quelques poils.

Melandryidae.

D ap silo der u,s , n. g.

Caput basi liaud angustatum, breve. Oculi sat minuti,
transversim reniformes. Antennae ante oculos sub froutis
margins insertae, medium corporis attingentes, articulis 3 — 10
latis , valde compressis , apice angulatis , 11° praecedenti paulo
angustiore, appendiculato. Labrum transversum. Palpi maxil-
lares elougati , compressi , sat lati , articulo ultimo ovato ,
penultimo breviore. Protborax trausversus , elytris fere latior,
lateribus rotundatus et marginatus. Scutellum subquadra-
tum. Elytra elongata , costata. Coxse anticge valde prominen-
tes et interraediae contiguae, postiche vix separatge. Pedes validi,
femoribus latis , paulo compressis , tibiis anticis apice bi-
mucronatis , posterioribus longioribus , tarsis sat elongatis ,
subtus dense pubescentibus , anticis latioribus, 4 posticis
tibiis longioribus, articulo 1° ceteris conjunctis longiore ,
penultimo apice leviter emarginato , ultimo angusto , integro ,
unguibus simplicibus. Abdomen 5 segmentis compositum.

Au premier abord le facies de eet insecte rappelle les
Pseudohjcus ; mais la conformation de la tête , des palpes, du
corselet , ne permet pas de le classer parmi les Oedémerides
et sa place me parait être avec les Mélandryides prés des
Hypulus , les éperons des tibias étant assez courts et robustes.

Daps il oderus co stipennis , n. sp.

Long. 15 millim. — Elongatis, subparallelus , apice tan-
tum angustatus, niger, sat nitidus, prothorace elytrisque

Notes from the Leyden IMuseum, Vol. IX.

158 DAPSlLODERUS C'OSTIPF.NNfS.

miuiaceo-rufis , opacis , Lis apice nigris , capite summo ma-
culis 2 miniaceo-rufis ; capite autice truncato, inter oculos
impresso; antennis opacis, articulo 1° mediocri, leviter ar-
euato , 2° miuutissimo , ceteris sequalibus ; prothorace antice
et basi sequaliter angustato , lateribus cura angalis anticis
rotuudatis , basi recta , angulis breviter retroversis , autice me-
dio depresso et linea nigra impressiuscula , basi obsolete triim-
presso , lateribus extus rotuudatis , infra margiuatis ; scutello
sat lato, truncato; elytris parallelis, elougatis, ante apicem tan-
tum angustatis, apice separatim rotundatis, sutura et utrinque
costis 4 sat elevatis, 1» longiore, S-^ externa parum distiucta,
medio obliterata , 4^ submarginali sat elevata , intervallis con-
cavis , subtiliter alutaceis ; subtus subtilissime pubescens , me-
tasterno medio glabro , nitido , medio impressione oblonga
acute marginata signato.

Hal). Sumatra orient. : Tandjong Morawa, Serdang (Dr. B.
Hagen). — Un seul exemplaire.

La coloration de eet insecte est analogue a celle du Si-
mianus terminatus , mais c'est Ie seul rapport qui existe
entre les deux espèces.

Casnonidea variipennis , n, sp.

Long. 18 millim. — Elongata, convexa , piceo-brunnea ,
modice nitida, elytris ante medium plaga communi trans-
versa fulva, valde dentata, marginem baud attingente sig-
natis , post medium fulvis , intervallis alternatim maculis
parvis brunneis variegatis , ore magis piceo ; capite antice
tantum punctatulo , inter oculos sat fortiter sulcato , oculis
valde approximatis , sulco clypeali arcuato profundo ; an-
tennis dimidium elytrorum attingentibus , articulo ultimo 4
praecedentibus conjunctis fere sequali; prothorace elytris di-
midio angustiore, lateribus antice arcuatis, basi sinuatis,
margiue postico valde elevato , angulis posticis extus forti-
ter productis , dorso sat fortiter sat dense punctato , obso-

I>^otes from the Lieyden IMuseum Vol. IX.

CASNONIDEA VARIIPENNIS. 159

letissime biimpresso ; scutello laevi , apice puncto impresso ;
elytris elongatis , post medium leviter ampliatis , fortiter ac
dense crenato-striatis , intervallis convexis , puuctis piligeris
alternatim laxe seriatis , apice oblique truncato , angulo
suturale dente acuto termiuato , externe obtuse ; subtus ni-
tidior , pectore lateribus sat fortiter punctato.

Hab. Sumatra orient. : Tandjong Morawa , Serdang (Dr.
B. Hagen). — Un seul exemplaire.

Cette espèce ressemble extrêmement au C. [Nemostira)
uncipennis Fairm., du même pays; elle en difiere, outre la
coloration , par Ie corps plus convexe dans Ie sens de la
longueur, la tête fortement sillounée entre les yeux , les ély-
tres un peu plus courtes , simplement tronquées et non
échancrées a Textrémité ; leur sculpture est identique , mais
l'angle externe de la troncature apicale est obtus.

Malgré la ressemblance de ces insectes avec les Nemostira
de Madagascar , ils doivent rentrer dans Ie genre Casnonidea
avec les N. truncata et crenato striata Fairm., de Sumatra
et de Saleyer.

Ces grandes espèces ont un facies un peu différent des C.
Iiolomelcena et atriceps Fairm., mais leurs caractères s'accor-
dent avec ceux de ces dernières. Chez les vrais Nemostira les
yeux se rejoignent en dessous, et la saillie intercoxale de
l'abdomen est largement tronquée , tandis que dans Ie genre
Casnonidea les yeux, quoique gros, sont notablement écar-
tés en dessous et que la saillie intercoxale est étroite , par-
fois aiguë, se prolongeant au dela des hancbes postérieures
dans une écbancrure du métasternum. En outre l'épistome
est un peu rétréci en avant et Ie labre assez fortement ré-
tréci a la base, ce qui laisse a découvert une assez notable
portion des mandibules qu'on voit a peine chez les Nemostira.

Casnonidea apicicornis, n. sp.

Long. 9 millim. — Elongata, convexa, valde nitida , fus-
co-coerulescens , elytris cyaneis , pedibus , palpis autennisque

Notes from the Ley den IMuseum , Vol. IX.

160 CASNONIDEA APICICORNIS.

piceo-bruuneis , his articulo ultimo lacteo , penultimo apice
pallidiore; capite Isevi, inter oculos impresso , bis minus ap-
proximatis, sulco clypeali valde impresso; an tennis medium,
corporis attingentibus ; prothorace elytris dimidio angustiore,
longitudine latiore, lateribus ante basin sinuatis, margiue
postico elevato , angulis extus productis, dorso Isevi, ante
medium utrinque pancto impresso ; scutello ovato , impresso;
elytris apice valde obtusis, fortiter ac dense striato-crena-
tis, striis postice minus impressis, intervallis sat angustis,
convexis, Isevibus, suturali tantum punctis piligeris valde
distantibus impresso; pectoris^^ lateribus grosse punctatis,
abdomine ad latera minus punctato.

Hab. Sumatra orient. : Tandjong Morawa, Serdang (Dr. B.
Hagen). — ün seul exemplaire.

Cette jolie espèce est remarquable par la coloration du
dernier article des antennes.

Casnonidea nucea, n. sp.

Long. 7 millim. — Oblon ga /postice paulo ampliata, sat
convexa , brunneo-castanea , nitida , pilis griseis longe parum
dense hirta, capite inter oculos puncto parum impresso et
ad oculos puucto piligei'o signato , labro rufo-testaceo , liasi
punctato et vix angustato; antennis sat gracilibus , medium
corporis baud attingentibus , articulo ultimo duobus penul-
timis conjuuctis vix aequali ; prothorace capite vix , sed
elytris dimidio angustiore , ante basin sat fortiter constricto ,
lateribus ad angulos anticos valde rotundatis , dorso fere
Isevi , medio sparsim punctulato , lateribus magis punctato ,
basi trausversim impresso, margine postico reflexo ; scutello
triangulari-ovato , apice truncato , Isevi ; elytris postice le-
viter ampliatis, apice conjunctim obtusis, dorso sat fortiter
crenato-striatis , striis postice profundioribus, punctis roi-
noribus, intervallis convexiusculis , punctis piligeris distan-
tibus impressis; subtus lateribus punctata.

Hab. Sumatra orient.: Tandjong Morawa , Serdang (Dr. B.
Hagen). — Un seul exemplaire.

IS'otes from the Leyden Museum , "Vol. IX.

CASNONIDEA NUCKA. 161

Cette espèce se rapproche du C. crenato striata Fairm, par
ses élytres hérissées de poils et obtuses a rextrémité , et par
Ie dernier article des palpes maxillaires moins cultriforme ;
les yeux sont plus visiblement échancrés que chez les autres
espèces et Ie labre est plus court.

Cuntharidae.

Z 011 it is holoxantha ^ n. sp.

Loug. 11 millim. — Oblonga, postice ampliata , con-
vexa , tota flava , nitida , raandibulis apice fuscis ; capite
ovato, antice angustato , punctato, basi densius, labro an-
gusto, obscuro, epistomate transversim impresso; antennis
sat gracilibus , articulis 2" 3"que aequalibus , sequentibus
paulo brevioribus; prothorace elytris valde augustiore, la-
titudine vix longiore, antice a medio sat fortiter angus-
tato , dorso punctato , antice paulo minus , medio obsolete
impresso , margine postico leviter elevato, angulis posticis
paulo exsertis; scutello dense punctato, medio impresso,
apice valde obtuso ; elytris densissime punctatis , unde mi-
nus nitidis , sutura et utrinque lineolis 3 anguste vix ele-
vatis, externa vix distinguenda; subtus cum pedibus subti-
lissime ac densissime punctulata.

Hah. Sumatra orient.: Tandjong Morawa, Serdang (Dr.
B. Hagen). — Un seul exemplaire.

O edetneridae .

A nan ca sculpticollis, u. sp.

Long. 19 millim. — Elongata, convexiuscula , obscure
castanea, subtiliter sat dense griseo-sericans , parum nitida;
capite inter oculos impressione sat profunda , antice prolon-
gata et dilatata signato , postice transversim impresso;
mandibulis apice fuscis; antennis corporis medium superan-
tibus , articulo primo leviter arcuato , secundo tertioque con-

Notes from the Ley den IMusetam, "\''ol. IX.

U

162 ANANCA SCULPTFCOLLTS.

junctis sequali , hoc quarto valde longiore, articulis 4 — 11
sequalibus ; prothorace laiitudiue antica hand longiore, a
basi antice latiore , lateribus fere rectis , basi abrupte con-
strictis , emarginatis , angulis posticis extus productis , dorso
medio late lougitudinaliter iinpresso, hac impressione basi
profundiore ac dilatata, margine antico sulco transverso
intus limitato , utrinque antice impressione lata , extus den-
tata et postice spatio leviter elevato , ruguloso, sat abrupte
limitato ; scutello minuto , obtuso ; elytris medio paulo am-
pliatis , apice angustatis , angulo sutnrali acute spinoso ,
dorso subtiliter densissime granulatis , sutura et utrinque
costis 2 sat acute elevatis , bis postice obsoletis ; subtus
densius pubescens.

Hah. Sumatra orient.: Tandjong Morawa, Serdang (Dr.
B. Hagen). — Un seul exemplaire.

Cet insecte , qui se retrouve en Cochincbine, est remar-
quable par la sculpture du corselet et surtout par I'epine
aigue qui termine la suture de cbaque cote; les cotes bien
marquees des élytres ne se retrouvent guère chez les autres
espèces du genre.

Notes from the H-eyden Mmbpiitti, "Vol. IX.

ONTHOPIIAGüS CASTETSI. 163

NOTE XIII.

DESCRIPTION D'UN GENRE NOUVEAU ET DE SIX

ESPÈCES NOUVELLES DE SCARABAEIÜES

DES INDES ORIENTALES.

J. W. van LANSBERGE.

Coprini.

Onthophagus Castetsi, spec. nov.

Ovafus ^ sat convexus , niger , antennarum clava grisea, sub-
tus rufopilosus ; capite semicirculare , cli/peo medio subrecto ,
rugoso , occipite bitubercvlato , tuberculis juxta oculos sitis ;
thorace riigoso-punctato , antice tuberculis duobus approxima-
tis armato ; elytris fortiter striatis , striis transverse puncta-
tis , interstitiis valde convexis. Fem. — Long. 8 mm.

De forme ovalaire , brillaut , eutièrement noir , la mas-
sue des auteuues grise , Ie sternum et les pattes ciliés
de bruu fauve. Tête rugueuse , les rugosités transversales
sur Ie chaperon ; celui-ci semicirculaire , mais presque droit
dans son milieu , sans vestige de separation frontale ; entre
les yeux deux tubercules coniques largement séparés entre
eux. Prothorax convexe , assez large , couvert de gros points
confluents en avant, non rebordé a la base, ses bords la-
téraux dilates et abaissés , sinués prés de la base ; prés du
bord antérieur deux tubercules situe's en face de ceux de la
tête. Elytres dilatées en dessous de l'épaule , puis allant en
se rétrécissaut assez fortement , fortement striées , les stries
ornées de points transversaux entamant les intervalles ; ceux-
ci tres convexes , ayant quelques points espacés , irréguliers.

Notes from the Leyden JMueeuca, Vol. IX,

1()4 ONTIIOPIIAGÜ.S CASTETSI.

Pygidium forteraeut pouctué. Pattes et tarses courts mais
solides , métatarse unideuté. Femelle.

Hab. Indes orientales: Moiits Kodeieanel. — Trouvé par
M. J. Castets auquel il est dédié.

Facilement recouuaissable aux quatre tubercules de la
tête et du corselet, et a ses élytres fortemeut striées. Cette
espèce ne se rapproclie d'aucun autre Outbophagus décrit ').

« Cetonini.

Clint er ia valida, spec. nov.

Vicina C. guttiferae Burm. sed major ^ aliter colorata.
Obscure viridi-cyanea , nigricans , opaca , subtus nitida , epi-
meris i elytris abdomineque aurantiaco-maculatis. - — Long.
18—20 mm.

De forme massive , d'uu vert bleuatre tres foucé , pres-
que noir dans quelques exemplaires, mat en dessus, bril-
lant eu dessous. Tête finement ponctuée , a chaperon pro-
fondément écbancré, ayant une elevation longitudinale qui
part du bord postérieur et continue , en s'élargissant tou-
jours, jusqu'a l'extrémité du chaperon qu'elle occupe en-
tièrement. Prothorax a ponetuation nulle au milieu , espacée
de cóté, notablement plus large que long. Elytres le'gère-
ment cunéiformes , largement arrondies a l'extrémité , a suture
et cotes peu saillantes , les stries et Ie bord ornés de points
larges mais peu profonds ; sur Ie disque vers Ie milieu deux
assez grandes taches lunulées , uu peu plus bas vers Ie
bord extérieur deux petites taches , et vers Textrémité , en

1) Au moment de mettre sous presse, je re9ois ile Mr. R. Obcrthür Ic m&le
de cefte es])èce dont je n'avais dccrit que la femelle. Il s'en distingue par les
caractèrcs suivants: Chaperon presque lisse, non séparé du front lequel n'a éga-
lement aucun vestige de ponetuation; entre les yeux et tout pres deceux-ci deux
comes obliques et droites dans leur partie basale, puis courbées en avant et
arquées dans leur moitié terminale, joues fortement ponctuées. Prothorax ayant
en avant, en face des comes cej)halique3, deux carèncs qui partent Au. bord an-
térieur, se dirigent en haut oii elles se terminent par un tubercule, et forment
entr'elles et autour d'elles trois impressions lisses et brillantes.

Notes from the Leyden M.useutn., Vol. IX.

CLINTKRIA VALIDA. 165

face du callus apical , uue quatrième taclie arrondie , toutes ces
taches de couleur orauge velouté, de mêiue que celles
qui se trouvent sur les épimères mésotlioraciques. En des-
sous sur les épisternes et sur cbacun des segments de l'ab-
domen une tache analogue. Sur Ie pygidium deux petits
traits transversaux prés de la base de même couleur et qui
manquent cbez la femelle. Saillie 'mésothoracique tres mas-
sive , en cone dirigée en bas.

Tres voisin du C. guttifera Burm., 'raais plus massif, la
couleur différente, Ie protborax plus court et sans les
tacbes qui parfois ornent Ie guttifera , les tacbes des ély-
tres , des épimères et de Tabdomen oranges et non jannes ,
les tacbes latérales des élytres les plus petites, tandis qu'elles
sont les plus grandes dans Ie guttifera. Dans cette dernière
espèce Ie pygidium a en outre de cbaque cóté une grande
tacbe, tandis que dans Ie C. valida il y a deux petits
traits a la base. Enfin la saillie mésotboracique est plus
grande et plus épaisse dans Ie C valida.

Hah. Indes orientales: Monts Kodeicanel (Castets).

Taeniodera crucicollis, spec. nov.

Nigra , opaca , elytris rufs aid nigris , quadri nigro-vittatis ;
capite vittis duobus cercinis , thorace.Jtaterihus cruceque media
cervinis f elytris cervino variegatis , subtus nitida , flavo-varie-
gata. — Long. 14 mm.

Noir , opaque en dessus, brillant en dessous, les élytres par-
fois fauves avec deux bandes noires , l'une discoïdale se
réunissant vers Ie milieu avec celle de l'autre élytre et n'at-
teignant pas l'extrémité, l'autré allant de l'épaule parallèle-
ment au bord extérieur et n'atteignant pas nou plus l'ex-
trémité ; tout Ie corps orué 9a et la de tacbes testacées en
dessus, jaunatres en dessous. Tête a cbaperon élargi, fai-
blement sinué , oruée de deux bandes lougitudinales eu-
foncées jannes. Protborax un pen moins long que large, a
bords parallèles , médiocrement rétréci en avant , lobe
basal large , assez fortement impressionné , orné de cbaque

Notes from, tlie Leyden M^useum, Vol. IX.

1(JG TAENIODERA CRUCICOLLIS.

cóté d'une bande testacée qui n'atteint pas la base, et au
milieu de deux baudes obliques qui se rejoiguent vers les
deux tiers, de maniere a former un V dont les deux jam-
bes sont continuées en are jusque vers la base de maniere
a former une espèce de croix V . Ecusson allonge , testacé.
Elytres du double plus larges a la base que Ie prothorax,
a bords droits, médiocremeut rétréeies vers l'extrémité, les
cótes peu prononcées , les mouchetures testacées plus nom-
breuses sur les parties noires et Ie long de la suture, for-
mant vers les bords latéraux deux ou trois petites bandes
transversales et prés de l'extrémité autour de la suture une
espèce de croix; ponctuation invisible. Pygidium striolé
transversalement, a fond jaune soyeux , orné de deux taches
noires. Sternum densément ponctué; abdomen presque lisse
au milieu; taches rebordant les différentes parties de la
poitrine et de l'abdomen formant sur celui-ci de chaque
cóté deux rangées.

Hah. Indes orieutales: Monts Kodeicanel (Castets).

Taeniodera Oberthüri, spec. nov.

Nigra., sericea , capite iitrinque alhovittato; thorace vittis
grHseis quatuor , quarum duobus raediis obliquis, scutello basi
apiceque griseo , elytris juxta suturam griseo maculatis . ma-
culis fascia arcuata simulantibus , lateribus et postice non-
nullis maculis griseis , pygidio vix maculato , pectore abdo-
mineque nitidis, albo-maculatis. — Long. 16 mm.

Noir , a reflets métalliques bronzes , soyeux en dessus ,
brillant en dessous , ayant 9a et la des taches grises. Tête
fortement ponctuée, carénée longitudinalement , Ie chaperon
distinctement bilobé , dilate ; de chaque cóté une ligne plus
OU moins interrompue de poils blanchatres. Prothorax
heptagonal , presqu'aussi long que large , légèremeut dilate
a la base, les angles postérieurs abaissés, au milieu une
impression longitudinale large, peu distincte au sommet,
mais s'élargissant notablement vers la base dout Ie lobe
est assez prononcé , presque droit au milieu ; de chaque

Notes from the Leyclen Museum , "Vol. IX..

TAENIODERA OBERTHURI. i67

cóté un bourrelet oblique se dirigeant vers Ie milieu du
disque et limitant l'enfouceraeDt basal ; Ie centre presque
lisse, les bords couverts de gros points squamif ormes , sur
Ie disque deux bandes lougitudiuales blanchatres partant
du sommet, se rapprochant vers Ie milieu, puis s'éloignant
uu peu dans l'enfoncement basal ; de chaque cóté une
bande laterale moius distiucte, située dans un enfoncement
parallèle au bord. Ecusson entouré de taches grises. Ely tres
beaucoup plus larges que Ie protborax a la base, allant
en se rétrécissant assez fortement vers l'extrémité , a épau-
les arrondies et cótes distinctes, lisses, la ponctuation se
composant de stries longitudinales aciculées en dedans des
cótes et de rides transversales saillantes en debors de cel-
les-ci ; autour de l'écusson un bord gris , vers Ie milieu
deux bandes obliques un peu arquétïs, se rejoignant vers la
suture et un peu plus bas deux taches de même couleur;
a l'extérieur des cótes quelques taches transversales. Pygi-
dium avec une raie longitudinale grisatre. Dessous du corps
brillant , orné de taches d'un blanc jaunatre , la poitrine
oruée en outre de poils gris , a ponctuation espacée au
milieu, squamiforme latéralement.

Cette jolie espèce est également originaire des Monts
Kodeicanel , oü elle a été trouvée par Mr. J. Castets.
L'exemplaire décrit provient de Mr. R. Oberthür auquelje
me fais un plaisir de dédier Tespèce.

Taeniodera h umilis, spec. nov.

Lata, nigra, nitida, undique squamoso-rugidata , capite
viridi micante, punctato, glabro, thorace toto indumento
brunneo-testaceo plus minusve ohtecto , elytris latis , parallelis ,
eodem indumento tectis , costis glabris , pygidio utrinque gri-
seo-maculato , abdominis segmentis albo-marginatis. — Long.
17—18 mm.

Noir, brillant, a reflets bronzes, la poitrine et les pat-
tes ciliées de testacé. Tête densément ponctuée , presque
glabre , ayant une elevation longitudinale , Ie chaperon dilate

N'otes from the Leyden ÜMuseuin, Vol. IX.

168 TAENIODERA IIUMILIS.

au bout, sinué de maniere a former deux lobes arroudis
et margiués. Prothorax uu peu plus large que loug, paral-
lèle dans sa moitié postérieure , s'arrondissant en avant a
partir du milieu , les angles postérieurs droits , Ie lobe basal
large , plus rond que triangulaire , la depression discoïdale
large et peu prononcée, la surface couverte de rides squa-
miformes et d'un enduit gris-brunatre. Ecussou en trian-
gle allonge, a surface egale a celle du prothorax. Elytres
beaucoup plus larges que le prothorax , planes , a peine
rétrécies a Textrémité, faiblemeut échancrées prés de la
suture, a epaules arroudies et siuus lateral peu profond,
la cote extérieure lisse, tres prononcée, l'intérieure se ter-
minant un peu au dessous de l'écusson , le reste couvert de
rides squamiformes et d'un enduit gris-brunatre , plus dense
autour de la suture et vers l'extrémité, et formant deux
taches latérales vers le tiers et les deux tiers. Pygidium
a rides transversales , lisse , avec une petite tache de cha-
que cóté. Dessous du corps brillant, faiblement ponctué et
ridé ; de chaque cóté de l'abdomen une double rangée de
taches transversales jaunatres.

Hah. Indes orientales : Monts Kodeicanel (Castets).

Gnorimidia, gen. nov.

Voisin des Macronota mais ayant le facies d'un Osmo-
derma ou d'un Gnorimus. Bouche et antennes des Macro-
nota. Chaperon court, fortement dilate et arrondi en avant.
Prothorax aussi long que large, non dilate a la base,
celle-ci formant un lobe tres large mais peu prononcé.
Ecusson tres grand, en triangle allonge. Elytres beaucoup
plus larges que le prothorax, planes, a bords a peu prés
parallèles et sinus lateral a peine visible , épaules nou sail-
lantes , épimères mésothoraciques formant un gros bourrelet
en avant de l'épaule. Poitrine et pattes des Macronota ^
celles-ci plus fortes et plus larges.

La brièveté et la forme du chaperon , de même que le
manque presque total de sinus lateral aux élytres, sépareut

Notes from the Leyden Museum, Vol. IX.

GNORIMIDIA. 169

principalement ce genre des Macronota. En outre Ie lobe
protlioracique est autrement fait et les épimères métatho-
raciques sont plus petits. Cet ensemble de caractères lui
donne tout a fait Ie facies d'un Trichide, groupe dont il
est cependant exclu par ses épimères mésothoraciques for-
tement saillants. Au total c'est bien un Macronotide aber-
rant, relié aux Taeniodera par les M. flavomaculata et
patricia.

G 71.0 ri midi a Toyae , spec, no v.

Nigra, nitida, plana ^ elytris interdum rufovittatis , tho-
race elytrisque cervino-maculatis , clypeo excavato , rugoso ,
thorace reticulato-rugoso , vittis duobus mediis ohliquis cer-
vinis , alterisque lateralibus , elytris parallelis , reticulato-
rugosis , absque costis , maculis cervinis tribus lateralibus ,
quorum ultima apicali, disco maculis nonnullis minoribus;
abdominis segmentis macularum serie unica ornatis. — Long.
18—24 mm.

Plan, brillant, glabre en dessus , orne sur la poitrine
et les pattes de quelques polls gris, entièrement noir, les
élytres ayant parfois une bande longitudinale fauve. Tête
fortement ponctuée , Ie chaperon concave , avec une ligne
élevée peu prononcee qui se prolonge entre les yeux , entre
les antennes un simulaire de ligne transversale , sur Ie
vertex deux petites taches jaunatres. Prothorax arrondi
latéralement en avant, se rétrécissant un peu vers la base,
qui forme un lobe large mais peu saillant, un peu creusé
sur Ie disque , reconvert de gros points vermiculés et squami-
formes , ayant deux bandes jaunatres allant obliquement des
angles antérieurs vers Ie milieu; a la base et prés des bords
latéraux quelques taches de la même couleur. Ecusson
ponctué et tacheté de même. Elytres presque deux fois
plus larges que Ie prothorax, parallèles, planes, a épaules
arrondies , les cótes usuelles a peine visibles , striées comme
les Macronota , couvertes de rides squamiformes vers les
bords latéraux qui sont ornés de trois taches testacées , la

Notes from the Leyclen IVIuseuin, Vol. IX.

170 GNORIMIDIA TOYAE.

première vers Ie tiers antérieur, la seconde vers Ie tiers
postérieur, la troisième plus grande occupant Textreraite
mais n'atteignant pas la suture; sur Ie disque quelques
taches plus petites de même couleur. Pygidium ridé trans-
versalement. Dessous du corps tres brillant, faiblement
ponctué, l'abdomen ayant de chaque cóté une série de
petites taches transversales jaunatres.

Hah. Indes orientales: Monts Kodeicanel (Castets).

^otes Iroxn the Leyden IMuseuin , Vol. IX.

MAMMALS FROM MOSSAMEDES. '171

NOTE XIV.
ON MAMMALS EROM MOSSAMEDES.

Dr. F. A. JENTINK.

February 1887.

Mr. P. J. vau der Kelleu , a young Dutchman , was one
of the Members of an expedition to the Cuneue-River under
the head of Mr. D. D. Veth, sou of Dr. P. J. Veth, for-
merly Professor in Leyden. This expedition scarcely was
in Mossamedes so Mr. Veth fell sick and soon afterwards
died and by his death the expedition finished. Mr. v. d.
Keilen having arranged the affairs of his late friend Veth
resolved not to return home, but, being the naturalist of
the named expedition , to explore Mossamedes and the in-
terior of South-Africa and to make zoological collections
for the Leyden Museum.

He is collecting in every branch of zoology and what
he collected up to this date is in the Leyden Museum ,
with the exception of a couple of specimens and some du-
plicates, which are now in the hands of Mr. W. Schlüter
at Halle a/S.

A short account of his collections will bear a very great
scientific interest as the country where v. d. Keilen is
hunting may be called , zoologically spoken , a terra incognita;
and although among the 26 species of Mammals hereafter
enumerated is not a single one new to science, for the
greatest part they belong to rather rare species and have
a very high scientific value as to the locality.

Notes from the Leyden Museum , Vol. IX.

13

172 MAMMALS FROM MOSSAMEDES.

Iwo species are from the Congo, where he landed and
where he lived during about two months before his going
to Mossamedes.

All the Muridae , Euryotis , Georyclms , the Insectivora ,
with exception of Erinaceus and all the Chiroptera are pre-
served in spirits.

1. Felis leo Linné.

Lions are very common. Nearly every night v. d. Keilen
beared their roaring. Once , being with a Boer in the field
he had a » rencontre" with three specimens: male, female
and young.

2. Proteles lalandei Geoffroy.

One specimen, an adult female, from Otjipahe, neigh-
borhood of Huilla, 22 February 1886.
Iris light-brown.

3. A onyx in unguis Cuvier.

One specimen, an adult female, from Otjipahe, 19 Fe-
bruary 1886.
Iris dark-brown.

4. Kobus ellipsiprymnus Ogilby.

One skull , with horns , of an adult male , from the Cu-
nene-river, 15 October 1885.

n. i. Litzieja. Called by the Boers »Meerbok."

5. Eleotragus eleotragus Lichtenstein.

One skull, with skin and horns, of an adult male , from
Otjiporapenima , 4 November 1885.
Called by the Boers »Rietbok."

6. Cephalophus hemprichanus Ehrenberg.

One skull , with horns , of an adult male , from Otjipom-
penima, 12 January 1886.
Iris light-brown.

Notes from tlie Ley den Mixseum, Vol. IX.

MAMMALS FROM MOSSAMEDES. 173

7. Pediotragus tragulus Porster.

One skull of an adult female, from Otjipompenima , 9
January 1886.
Iris light-brown.

8. Aegoceros leucophaeus Pallas.

One skull with horns and tivo pairs of horns, without
locality or date.

I am not sure that they belong to the same species as
there are differences in the number and form of the rings.
I hope that v, d. Keilen shall be able to procure me skins
and more skulls and horns.

Called by the Boers » Bastaard Gemsbok."

9. Aepyceros melampus Lichtenstein.

One skull with horns, no lower jaws, of an adult male,
from the Cunene-River , 15 October 1885.
Called by the Boers »Rooibok."

10. Strepsiceros strepsiceros Pallas.

One skull with horns , no lower jaws , of an adult male,
from Otjipompenima, 2 November 1885.
Called by the Boers »Koedoe."

11. Rhinoceros sp.

One horn, without date or locality.

12. Sciurus congicus Kuhl.

One specimen, an adult female, from Humpata, 13 Fe-
bruary 1885.
Iris dark-brown.

Notes from tlie Ley den IMuseiim , "Vol. IJX.

174 MAMMALS FROM MOSSAMEDES.

13. Mus pumilio Sparrmann.

Thirteen specimens, from Humpata , June and July 1885.
Iris dark-brown,

14. Mus nigricauda O. Thomas.

One specimen, an adult male, from Otjipahe, 11
March 1886.

The type-specimen, a male, described in 1882, has been
collected in Great Namaqualand, Hountop-river , by Mr.
Andersson in 1862. A stuffed specimen, an adult female,
is since the year 1876 in the collections of the Ley den
Museum: it has been collected on the same date (1 June
1862) as the type-specimen and is from the same locality
(Hountop-river) : it therefore apparently has belonged to
Mr. Andersson's collection. Another stuffed specimen , an
adult female , from West-Africa and presented by Sunde-
vall is also in our Museum. In Mr. Oldfield Thomas' opi-
jiiou — and I agree with him — it belongs to Mus ni-
gricauda. This specimen was labeled Mus paedulus nov. sp.,
but uever has been described.

The specimen collected by v. d. Keilen is larger in all
dimensions than the type; head and body 6". 7 (type 6".2),
tail 6".8 (type 5."8), earconch 0".9 (type 0".65).

15. Mus couch a Smith.

One specimen, a young male, from Humpata, June or
July 1885.

Mr. Oldfield Thomas has seen this specimen and believes
that it belongs to this species. He has procured me a trans-
cript of Smith's description , which I reproduce here : » above
irregularly clouded , black and tawny , the later the pre-
vailing tint , particularly on head , back of neck and sides ;
beneath grey white ; tail moderate , brown above , white
beneath , and thinly covered with rigid hair. Length of body

r^otes from the Leyden IMuseucn , "Vol. IX.

MAMMALS FROM MOSSAMEDES. 175

5^/4 inches. Inhabits the country between the Orange River
and the Tropic."

Andersson (P. Z. S. L. 1882, p. 266) procured one
specimen, from Elephant's Vley, 1859. In our collections
are two stufied specimens of this species, viz.: a female
from the Cape by von Horstock and a male from Damara-
land. The latter probably has been collected by Andersson
for it bears the date and locality »24 August 1866,Otjim-
bingue" and at that time Mr. Andersson was there (P. Z. S.
L. 1882, p. 266: Mus silaceus, Otjimbingue, August 19
and 27, 1866).

Here are sorae measurements of v. d. Kellen's specimen :

m. m.

Length of head and body 86

» » tail 80

» » hind foot 20

» » earconch 15.5

Muzzle and feet are pure white , forming a striking con-
trast with the colour of the other parts, especially if in
spirits.

16. Eur y Otis irrorata Brants.

Three specimens , adult females , from Humpata , 29 June
and 2 July 1885.

Iris black. There are six well developed mammae.

Brants says nothing concerning sex or locality of the
type-specimen, but gives very exactly drawn figures of the
animal, its skull and dentition. Lichtenstein's figure of the
animal is very bad and incorrect (tail is always shorter in
reality): he reports that »das Vaterland dieses Thiers ist
die Ostküste des südlichen Africa, wo Herr L. Krebs es
in den Waldungen ziemlich haufig antraf und mehrere
Exemplare davon fur das Berliner Museum praparirte."
Smith's figures are very good; he observes »this is the
species which the collector, who commences his labours
near Cape Town , will first acquire."

Gray (P. Z. S. L. 1862, p. 181) has given the name

Notes from the Leyden IVtusemxi, Vol. IX.

176 MAMMALS FROM MOSSAMEDES.

Euryotis irrorata as a neio specific title to a Rat from the
Camerooa Mountains (Burton's collection) and added»! am
not certain about this species until I can compare the
skull with those of the other species of the genus from
Africa, as they are all very similar externally." Perhaps
Gray's specimen has nothing in common with the true Eu-
ryotis irrorata Brants.

17. Georychus hottentotus Lesson.

It may be called a hopeless labor to make out how
many species are to be grouped in the genus Georychus ,
as without exception they have been described insufficiently
and mostly figured incorrectly. Only a study of all the
types and in the first instance a comparative examination
of the skulls , especially of the teeth , may here throw some
light. Gray (P. Z. S. L. 1864) divided the species into
two groups according to their fur and into four groups by
the form (and number) of the grinders. According to Gray
Georychus capensis has ~^ grinders, and he thinks that
Heliophohius has ^^ grinders, that Heliophohius argenteo-
cinereus Peters is his Georychus pallid us , and that the ^~
grinders in Peters' species must have been an anomaly in
the type-specimen. (NB. Peters had three skeletons !). As
far as I can judge Georychus capensis in a fullgrown state
and with a complete dentition has ^^ grinders as well as
the other species of the genus, and, as to the number
and shape of the molars, Peters' genus Heliophohius is
quite distinct from Georychus. In our Museum is one of
the types — a rather young stuffed specimen — of Peters'
species. The skull was in the skin; I removed it the other
day and find 4 grinders in each upper jaw , but 5 in each
lower jaw. My specimen measures 120 m.m. and Peters'
type 185 m.m., and it therefore is clear why in my spe-
cimen all the grinders are not yet developed. Peters was
quite right, for my young specimen again demonstrates
that, although externally there are no generic differences.

Notes from tlie I-ieyden IMuseum, "Vol. IX.

MAMMALS FROM MOSSAMEDES. 177

there is however constantly a larger number of molars in
Heliopliohius than in Georychus.

After this deviation , revenons a nos moutons. There
are in v. d. Kellen's collections four specimens belonging
to the genus Georychus. They agree the best with Lesson's
description (not with the very bad figure) of G. hottentotus ;
later investigations based upon the study of the types may
make out if this species is synonymous with another spe-
cies. Although the four specimens before me differ very much
in size, they have ungrooved incisors and ^ molars without
folds ; the smallest one has a small white spot on the back
of the head, a somewhat larger specimen has a very large
white spot on the back of the head , a still larger speci-
men has the white spot of a size intermediate between the
two smaller specimens , meanwhile the largest specimen has
no trace of such a white spot on the head. So that I
hardly can believe that this white spot is a specific character.

head and body, hind foot.

Noi. Otjipahe, 15 March 1886. 127 m.m. 22 m.m.

NO 2. Humpata, 27 July 1885. 141 » » 23 » »

NO 3. Catumbella, 26 June 1885. 165 m.m. 24 m.m.

N» 4. Otjipompenima, 12 Nov. 1885. 193 » » 25 » »

There is no difference in color, the hairs are mouse-co-
lored, tipped with a rich goldbrown, only in the younger
ones the latter tinge is less developed.

18. he pus ochropus Wagner.

One specimen , a nearly f ullgrown male , from Humpata,
11 February 1885.

Iris light-brown.

T remember here that I described in the Notes from the
Leyden Museum, 1880, p. 57 , a quite different species,
Lepus salae , collected by the late Sala in Mossamedes.

19. Macroscelides intufi Smith.
This beautiful species seems to be very rare in collec-

r^otes from the Leyden museum. Vol. IX.

178 MAMMALS FROM MOSSAMEDES.

tions although its geographical distribution is a rather
wide one. The type , a female , described by Smith was
obtained upon the banks of a river near to the Tropic of
Capricorn, Peters collected several specimens in Mozam-
bique; he reports that »man sie nicht haufig antriflt."
Kirk (Mammals of Zambesia, P. Z. S. L. 1864) believes
this to be the species seen on the river Rovuma , in lat.
IP South.

In V. d. Kellen's collections is a single specimen , an
adult male, from Suppe , 8 June 1885.

Iris black.

20. Erinaceus frontalis Smith. ^)

One specimen , a female , from Humpata, 8 February 1885.
Iris dark brown. Called by the Boers »Krimpystervark."

21. Crocidura mariquensis Smith.

Tioo female-specimens , an adult and a nearly adult one,
from Humpata, 27 June 1885 and 2 July 1885.

Iris brown.

The two type-specimens seen and described by Smith
were obtained in a wooded ravine near the Tropic of the
Capricorn.

The specimens before me agree very well with Smith's
description and figure, but without having had the types
in hands I cannot be sure of my identification. Every one will
be convinced that the study of the Soricidae is a very dif-
ficult one , and in my case the difficulty increases as Smith
gives no measurements of the hind feet and says nothing
else about the teeth as that the incisors are white.

I find a large difference in the length of the hind feet
of my specimens compared with Smith's figure. It seems
to me that as to the hind feet his figure is misdrawn and
indeed in looking at that figure one gets the impression

1) Cf. Dobson, a Monograph of the Insectivora, 1882, Part I, p. 18.
Notes from the Leyden Museum , "Vol. IX.

MAMMALS FROM MOSSAMEDES. 179

as if that part really has been represented abnormally large,
it measures 0".85 , meanwhile the same in v. d. ^Kellen's
adult female-specimen measures 0".55.

The incisors are white ; the total number of teeth is 28.

22. Rhinolophus aethiops Peters.

The types, cT and 9» o^ ^^^^ species are in the Berlin
Museum ; in the British Museum were five specimens as
Dobson wrote his Catalogue (in 1878). The types are from
Damara-land, Otjimbingue; one specimen in the British
Museum from Angola (Monteiro's collections) and four
others from the same locality.

The three specimens in v. d. Kellen's collections agree
exactly with Dobson's description (Catalogue p. 122); one
specimen, an adult male, is from Humpata, 27.6.1885,
the two others, an adult male and a ditto female, are
from Otjipompenima, 6.11.1885.

23. Rhinolophus capensis Lichtenstein.

One specimen, an adult male, from Otjipahe, 12 March
1886.

24. Phyllorhina fuliginosa Temminck.

One specimen, an adult male, from Otjipompenima, 15
January 1886.

This is the first representative of the species in South Africa.

25. Ny eter is hispid a Schreber.

Two adult males, from Banana, Congo, 16 September
and 25 November 1884.

26. Vesperugo nanus Peters.

One adult male, from Vista or Vesta, Congo, 19 No-
vember 1884.

Notes from the Ley den IVIuseuixi., Vol. IX.

180 MAMMALS FROM MOSSAMEDES.

27. Scotophilus horbonicus Geoffroy.

One specimen, an adult female, larger (forearm 2". 3)
than the specimen measured by Dobson (forearm 2"), from
Otjipompenima , 14 January 1886; one female-specimen
also larger (forearm 2''.15), from the same locality, 15
January 1886; one female of the same size (forearm 2")
as Dobson's specimen, from the same locality, 14 January
1886. The belly of the latter specimen is not pale yellow-
ish white , but more olive-brown like the back ; this spe-
cimen is in a very bad condition.

Notes from tlie Leyden Museum, Vol. IX.

TRACHYS APICALIS. 181

NOTE XV.

DESCRIPTION D'UNE TRACHYS NOUVELLE
ET QÜELaUES REMARaUES BUPRESTEROLOGiaUES

PAR

J. R. H. NEERVOORT van de POLL.

Trachy s apicalis , v. d. PoH.

Supra laete aenea, regulariter sparsimque setts fulvescenti-
bus tecta ; elytrorum pars apicalis plaga magna rotunda ,
obscure cupreo-aenea , setis brunnescentibus obsita, notata ;
subtus nigro-aenea. Caput inter oculos valde excavatum , sat
dense punctatum; epistoma fortiter emarginatum. Prothorax
brevis , antice modice angustatus , lateribus fere rectis, an-
gulis posticis nonnihil prominulis , acutis , lobo medio late
rotundato ; spar sim punctatus , punctae setiferae arculis cir-
cumdatis. Scutellum parvum , acutum. Elytra lateraliter haud
costata , pone humeros paulo emarginata , post mediam partem
gradatim attenuata , ad apicem late et conjunctim rotundata ;
sat dense punctata. Pars in f era punctis et lineolis , orbiculis
vel arcidis circumdatis , obtecta. Prosternum angustum. —
Long. 2^/. mm., lat. l^/g mm.

D'un bronze clair en dessus ; les élytres ornées d'une
seule taehe ronde, assez grande, d'un bronze cuivreux obs-
cur, occupant toute la partie apicale; en dessous d'un
bronze noiratre avec quelques reflets violatres. Le dessus est
couvert d'une pubescence jaunatre eparse, qui devient un
peu plus serree autour de la tache elytrale et change en
brun rougeatre sur ladite tache.

Notes from the Leyden IMuseum, "Vol. IX.

182 TRACHYS APICALIS.

Tête fortement creusée au milieu . ponctuation assez grosse;
épistome assez étroit , finemeut rugueux , séparé du front
par une ligue un peu anguleuse au milieu , échaucré en arc
de cercle en avant, ses angles anterieurs assez prolonges et
mousses. Protliorax mediocrement rétréci d'arrière en avant,
ses cótés en ligne presque droite , arrondies prés des angles
anterieurs, les angles postérieurs assez prominents et aigus;
son lobe median mediocre , largement arroudi. La ponctua-
tion est peu serree, chaque point sétifère étant entouré
d'un petit cercle.

Ecusson petit , en triangle aigu.

Elytres a peine plus larges que le prothorax , ayant les
épaules assez prononcées , sans être saillantes , sinuées légè-
rement en arrière de celles-ci , puis rétrécies en ligne courbe
reguliere jusqu'au bout, ou elles sont assez largement ar-
rondies; absence de carènes latérales; ponctuation assez
forte et serree , quelque peu rugueuse lelong de la moitie
basilaire de la suture.

Prosternum étroit, pubescent; mésosternum légèrement
échancré en avant , couvert de quelques rides et de gros
points ombiliqués ; l'abdomen entièrement couvert d'une
sculpture écailleuse, extrèmement fine et offrant en outre
quelques petits cercles interrompus en arrière avec une petite
linéole au milieu , tandisque le premier segment présente au
milieu quelques fossettes longitudinales profondes.

Il me semble que cette espèce doit prendre place auprès
de la T. cupripyga H. Deyr. — L'exeraplaire unique que
j'ai a ma disposition fut capture a Tomboegoe (Celebes orient.),
par Mr. H. Kiihn.

En publiant tout récemment dans les » Notes" (vide ante
p. 126) la description de la Trachjs Frenchi, j'ai dit a tort
qu'elle fut la première espèce de ce genre découverte en
Australië, Mr. Gestro ayant déja décrit une espèce (T. a ms-
tralasiae) de Somerset , Cape York. J'ai été induit en erreur
par I'indication inexacte (Amur) de la localité dans I'Euu-
mération des Buprestides de Mr. Kerremans.

Notes f rora tlie Leyden Mluseum , "V ol. IX.

NOTOGRAPHUS. 183

Il peut être utile a ceux qui s'occupent de l'étude des
Buprestides de leur signaler l'existence d'une Appendix
prima de l'ouvrage intitule »Typi Buprestidarum Musaei
Thomsoniani" de Mr. J. Thomson, Cet opuscule, publié en
1879, semble être peu connu, les 5 coupes génériques et
les 187 espèces uouvelles y décrites font défaut aux » Zoolo-
gical Records", de même on ne les trouve pas dans TEnu-
mération des Buprestides de Mr. Kerremans. Un de ces
genres nouveaux , Notographus (H. Deyr. Mss.) Thoms., a
été décrit antérieurement par Mr. Mac Leay (Trans, of the
Ent. Soc. of N. S. W. Vol. II (1873) p. 243), souslenom
de Notograptus , taudisque l'espèce sur laquelle Thomson
fonde son genre nouveau N. sulcipennis (Mac Leay Mss. ?)
Thoms., n'était pas du tout une espèce in litt. de Mac Leay,
vu qu'elle a été décrite par ce savant en même temps qu'il
a publié son genre Notograptus. Ce qui est étrange c'est
que Mr. Kerremaus , quoique l'opuscule de Thomson lui fut
inconnu , cite dans son Enumeration un genre Notographus
qu'il n'attribue pas au veritable auteur Thomson , mais a
Mac Leay. Le nom Notographus , donné par Thomson ,
devra pourtaut être adopté, vu que le nom Notograptus
avait été déja employé (en 1867) par Günther pour un genre
dans la classe des Poissons.

Notes from tlie Ley den IMuseum, Vol. UU.

184 ROSENBERGIA MEGALOCEPHALA.

NOTE XVI.

ON THE MALE OE
ROSENBERGIA MEGALOCEPHALA, v. d. POLL.

BY

J. R. H. NEERVOORT van de POLL.

In the foregoing volume of the » Notes", I have described
(p. 32) a 9 specimen of a Batocerid belonging to the genus
Rosenhergia Rits. , on which I bestowed the specific name
megalocephala on account of the enormous development of the
head. Having been fortunate enough to procure lately a (ƒ■
specimen, I think it will be of interest to point out the
sexual differences, which do not only consist of the usual
characteristic of the antennae. Firstly the head and man-
dibles are not extraordinarily developed but are well pro-
portioned to the size of the insect; the antennae are of
course more robust and longer , measuring 75 mm., thus
overreaching the body with 30 mm. The thoracic spines are
slightly directed upwards , the humeral tooth is somewhat
larger, and the flattened granules are less numerous on the
apical portion of the elytra. Very misleading is the orange
pile on the cheeks along the eyes , as well as the presence
of an orange stripe on each elytron , beginning just belovs^
the shoulder and nearly touching the apex. Now it is a well
known fact that the spots of the Batocerids are reddish or
orange when the insect is alive , but almost all the speci-
mens we receive have lost this coloration and show white
spots. The 9 I described formerly has also entirely lost this
peculiarity, and the orange stripe is only indicated by a
streak of more closely set white hairs. As both the typical
species [mandihularis and vetusta) have been described from
(f specimens , it remains an interesting question whether
the large head of the 9 will prove to be a sexual diö'e-
rence for the whole genus , or not.

Notes from the Xjeyden iMiiseum, Vol. LX.

I3ICHR0S0MA LANSBERGEI. 185

NOTE xvn.

SYNONYMICAL REMARKS
ABOUT DICHROSOMA LANSBERGET, KRTZ.

J. R. H. NEERVOORT van de POLL.

In a paper on the Cetoniidae captured by Mr. C. Ribbe
in the Aru-Islands (Deutsche Entomolocrische Zeitschrift.
XXIX (1885). p. 81—93), Dr. Kraatz has established the
genus » Dichrosonia' for the reception of an insect upon
which he bestowed the specific name ■» Lansbergei.^' Accor-
ding to the author this new genus is a very distinct one,
although rather difiicult to characterize, being not closely
allied to any of the already known genera , and perhaps it
should be best placed after Sternoplus.

Having acquired of late the unique specimen (type) of
this species, I was at first sight surprised by the great resem-
blance it shows in outline with Diaphonia Bassi White, an
insect upou which Kraatz has established his genus Plate-
delosis (Deutsche Ent. Zeitschrift XXIV (1880). p. 198),
and after a careful examination of both the species , I feel
quite sure that there is not a single characteristic to justify
a generic separation. Happily 1 remembered the existence
of a Platedelosis-s]pecies from New-Guinea, n'vl. '. PL pinguis
0. Jans. (Cist. Ent. II. p. 605 (1882). pi. XI, f. 2), and a
careful comparison of PI. Lanshergei with the description
and figure of PL pinguis convinced me that it is quite the
same species , the coloration only being somewhat different ,

Notes from the Leyden IVIuseuiu, "Vol. IXl.

186 DICIIROSOMA LANSBERGEr.

viz. : the black of the thorax is much reduced , the sides being
broadly edged with yellow , the black oblique median spots on
the elytra are larger and touch the outermargin, and there
is an additional black spot at the shoulders and a narrow
black stripe along the greater apical portion of the suture,
the abdomen is entirely black, and also the greater part of
the legs.

PL pinguis seems to be widely distributed, as Mr. Jan-
son told me some time ago , that he had seen a specimen
from Northern Australia.

Notes from the ILieyden IVfuseuna, Vol. IX.

SEMIOTOPSIS. 187

NOTE XVIII.

DESCRIPTION D'UN ÉLATÉRIDE NOUVEAU DE
L'AMÉRiaUE MERIDIONALE.

E. CANDEZE.

Semiotopsis, nov. geu.

Frons marginata , inermis.

Antennce breves , haud serratce , ciliatce.

Mesosternum triangulare prominulum , Jiorizontali , a me-
tasterno sutura distinctum.

Lamince coxales sat latce , haud angulatce.

Tarsi articvlis 2 et S breviter sed distincte laminatis; ungu-
lis crassis , ante apicem dentatis.

Ce genre est établi sur l'espèce suivante. Il differs essen-
tiellement des Semiotus , dans la deruière section desquels
OU serait teute de Ie ranger , par la structure des antennes,
du mesosternum et surtout des ongles, qui sont construits
sur Ie modèle d'un autre Elatéride des environs de Bogota,
1' Ypsilostethus semiotulus , si ses tarses franchement lamellés
ne Ie rangeaient pas dans la tribu des Sémiotides.

Je ferai remarquer a cette occasion , que 1' Y. semiotulus^
a facies de Semiotus ainsi que son nom l'indique , possède
des tarses absolument dépourvus de lamellés.

Semiotopsis ungulata, nov. spec.

Nigra , nitida fere glabra ; fronie mutica , quadrata ; an-
tennis brevibus, articulis gradatim breviusculis et pilosulis ; pro-
Notes from tlie Xjeyden IMuseuxn, "Vol. IX.

13

188 SEMIOTOPSIS UNGÜLATA.

thorace conico , antice fortius punctato , sparsim pilosulo ;
elytris glaberrimis , a bast attenuatis , apice emarginatis et
spinosis , seriatim pimctatis, dimidia parte antica flavis ; tibiis
tarsisque brunneis. — Long. 15 mill., lat. 3'/4 mill.

Nouvelle Grenade: Vallée de Cauca. Je n'ai vu qu'un
exemplaire de ce tres interessant Elatéride, dont je n'ai sü
determiner Ie sexe , dans la collection de M. Neervoort
van de Poll.

]N'otes Iroiu the L<cyden jMuseum , Vol. VX..

AGRYPNUS HAGENI. 189

]^OTE XIX.

aUATRE ESPÊCES NOIJVELLES D'ÉLATÉRIDES DE
L'lLE DE SUMATRA.

DÉCRITES PAR

E. CANDÈZE.

1. Agrypnus H agent, nov. spec.

Piceus , piibe fulva suhsericea dense obductus; antennis ar-
ticulo tertio quarto breviore; prothorace latitudine longiore ,,
creberrime punctata , medio longitrorsum et late elevato, angu-
lis posticis tenuibus, valde divaricatis , apice acutis ; elytris tenui-
ter punctato-seriatis , apice breviter emarginatis. ■. — Long. 30
mill. , lat, 8 mill.

Sumatra orient.: Serdang , Tandjong Morawa (Dr. B. Ha-
gen). — Deux exemplaires.

Les rapportes de cette espèce sout avec les A. mucrona-
tus , resectus et politus , mais elle ne peut être confondue
avec aucuue de ces deruières qui toutes ont quelque parti-
cularite caracteristique qui mauque a celle-ci. Ainsi elle est
bien moins massive que V A. politus; les angles postérieurs
du prothorax ne sont pas trouques , comme chez le resectus,
mais au contraire longs , grêles et tres aigus. Sa pubescence
est jaune fauve comme chez le mucronatus , mais plus soyeuse.
Elle ne forme pas deux taches pileuses aussi nettes sur le
prothorax comme on le remarque chez ce dernier ; elle pa-
rait seulement plus dense a I'endroit oü le mucronatus est
nettement tachete.

JNotes from ttie Leyden IMuNeuxzi, "Vol IX.

190 AGRYPNUS HAGENI.

Ce qui la distingue le plus c'est sa forme générale allon-
gée surtout du cote du prothorax. Les élytres sont plus
lisses que ee dernier.

2. Agrypnus sobrinus, nov. spec.

Piceus , subnitidus, tenuissime sat dense pube fulvo^brunnea
obductus ; antennis articulo tertio quarto fere oiquali; protho-
race latitudine vix longiore , tenuiter et inegaliter punctato ,
medio nitidiore [linea media gracili la-vique elevata , angulis
posticis divaricatis , acutis; elytris tenuissime seriatim punc-
tatis, lateraliter fortius punctato-striatis, apice distincte emargi-
natis et mucronatis. — Long. 32— 35 mill., lat. 10 — 11 mill.

Sumatra orient. : Serdang , Tandjong Morawa (Dr. B.
Hagen) , 2 exemplaires ; Palembang, Boenga mas (J. C. van
Hasselt), un exemplaire.

Tres voisin de mucronatus. Sa pubescence est plus fine,
plus dense , plus courte , en un mot sensiblement moins rude,
et ne forme pas ces deux taches pileuses, nettemeut limitées,
qui se remarquent dans l'espèce de Borneo. Le mucro de
l'extrémité des élytres est moins prononcé et les stries des
élytres sont encore plus efifacées , au moins au milieu. En
outre l'écusson est dépourvu de saillie au milieu. Sa tour-
nure générale est moins svelte que celle du Hageni.

3. Lacon pallidus , nov. spec.

Fusco-ferrugineus , dense et f ere mqualiter pallide squamu-
lis vestitus ; prothorace latitudine longiore , parum convexo ,
medio parum dilatato , angulis anticis et posticis prominulis ,
his divaricatis et apice truncatis; elytris medio parum ampli-
atis , punctato- striatis ^ setulis nigris erectis dense adspersis;
sulcis tarsorum quatuor bene dejinitis. — Long. 15 mill.,
lat. 4 mill.

Sumatra orient.: Serdang, Tandjong Morawa (Dr. B. Ha-
gen). — Un seul exemplaire.

Comme les L. lutosus, setiger, judax et setulosus ^ celui-ci
présente sur les élytres, outre la vestiture squamiforme

Notes from the Leyden IM-useum , "Vol. IX.

LACON PALLIDUS. 191

habituelle , des poils noirs , raides et dresses , ea même temps
que Ie caractère des quatre sillons du dessous du corps, des-
tines a loger les tarses autérieurs et moyeus quand l'ani-
mal contracte ses pattes.

Il diffère de to us les quatre; les trois premiers sont du
Nepal et de Chine; Ie dernier seul , de Sumbawa, pouvait
être confondu avec lui, mais il est plus petit, plus bombé,
plus dilate, plus obscur, que l'espèce que je viens de décrire.

4. Mei a no. van thus granum, nov. spec.

Totus nigerrimus , opacus , nigro parum distincte pubescens ;
antennis a basi sensim dilatatis ; prothorace latitudini longitu-
dine f ere ceguali , antice tumido et paulo latiore , crebre gra-
nulatim punctato , angulis posticis brevibus , acutis , retrorsum
productis ; elytris brevibus, tenuiter striato-punctatis , intersti-
tiis qramdatis; subtus cum pedibus concoloribus. — Long. 4^/3
mill'., lat. 11/4 mill.

Sumatra orient. : Serdang , Tandjong Morawa (Dr. B. Ha-
gen). — Deux exemplaires.

A rapprocber du M. morio , de Celebes , avec lequel il a
en commun une couleur entièrement noire. Mais il est plus
petit et plus étroit, en proportion de sa longueur.

JNotes from tlie JLieyden IMuseuxn, Vol. IX.

492 CASNONIDEA DIMIDIATA.

NOTE XX.

DESCRIPTION D'ÜNE ESPÈCE NOUVELLE DU GENRE
CASNONIDEA, EAIRM.

L. FAIRMAIRE

C a snonidea dimi dj ata^ nov. spec.

Long. 11 mill. — Oblonga, testaceo-rufa , valde nitida,
capite elytrisque (tertia basali parte excepta) nigris , an-
tenuis fuscis, pedibus nigris, femoribus basi excepta ; capite
Isevi , antice cum ore piceo , inter oculos puncto impress© ,
inter antennas biimpresso ; antennis medium corporis fere
attingentibus , articulo ultimo duobus praecedentibus con-
junctis Eequali; prothorace elytris fere dimidio angustiore ,
vix transverso , subquadrato , lateribus basi valde sinuatis ,
antice cum angulis valde rotundatis , margine postico ele-
vato , intus trausversim impresso , ad pleuras profundius ,
angulis extus productis , dorso convexo , polito ; scutello
minuto , triangulari , leevi ; elytris post medium leviter am-
pliatis, apice obtuse conjunctim rotundatis, dorso laxe sat
longe pilosis , sat fortiter punctato-striatis , striis basi magis
ac latius impressis , postice obsolescentibus , intervallis fere
planis , basi convexiusculis , laevibus, alternatim punctis sat
grossis, subocellatis parum dense impressis; subtus Isevis,
pectoris lateribus punctulatis.

Hab. Hes Arou (v. Rosenberg).

Tres voisine de la C. crenatostriata Fairm., mais plus
grande , d'une coloration bien différente , avec la tête sans
impression transversale , Ie corselet lisse et les intervalles
des stries alternativement marqués de points assez gros et
espacés.

^otes from the Leyden IMuseum, Vol. IX.

HORIA MACROGNATMA. 193

NOTE XXI.

DESCRIPTION DE CINU ESPÈCES NOUVELLES DE LA
EAMILLE DES CANTHARIDES.

PAB

L. PAIRMAIRE.

Ho r ia macrognatha, nov. spec.

Long. 25 a 27 mill. — Oblonga, subparallela , rufa,
nitida , antennis , pedibus , mandibulisque fusco-brunneis ,
his femoribusque basi rufo-piceis ; cT capite inflate , protho-
race latiore , basi utrinque angulato-rotundato , lateribus
punctulato , antice transversim impresso , margine antice
late leviter sinuato , truncate , utrinque subtus ad mandibu-
larum basin dente acuto arraato ; mandibulis deflexis , mag-
nis , capite paulo longioribus , basi intus angulatis , apice
acutis; antennis apicem versus attenuatis , articulo Pcrasso,
secundo longiore, 3^ ceteris parum breviore; prothorace
transverso , longitudine duplo latiore , elytris angustiore ,
antice a basi levissime attenuate , margine postico fere recto ,
angulis obtuse rectis, margine antico medio sat fortiter
emarginato , dorso Isevi , lateribus pilosulo , ad angulos pos-
ticos fortiter , medio basi parum impresso ; scutello apice
rotundato ; elytris subparallelis , ad humeros rotundatis , su-
tura et utrinque lineis 3 parum elevatis, intervallis dense
punctulatis , margine externo basi sat fortiter marginato ;
subtus subtiliter coriaceus , sericans ; 9 capite multo minore ,
prothorace fere angustiore , brevi , sat dense punctato , pla-
niusculo , mandibulis brevibus , medio capitis hand longio-

Notes from tlae Leyden IMuseum, "Vol. IX.

194 HORIA MACROGNATHA.

ribus ; prothorace lateribus antice cum angulis valde rotun-
dato , subtiliter punctulato , basi medio et ad angulos for-
titer impresso ; scutello breviore , punctulato ; elytris eviden-
tius costulatis.

Hab. Afrique occid. : Liberia et Cóte d'or.

Cette nouvelle espèce se distingue facilement de 1'^. ce-
phalotes par sa tête renflée , presque carrée , déprimée sett-
lement au bord autérieur , ses mandibules plus longues ,
plus arquées en dessous , les joues armées d'une forte dent
au dessous de la naissance des mandibules , son corselet
moins court, un peu plus étroit que la tête et les élytres,
droit au bord postérieur, échancré au milieu du bord an-
térieur et son écussou arrondi a l'extrémité.

On ne peut confondre cette Horia avec la senegalensis
Cast., qui est d'une taille plus faible, avec la tête non renflée
derrière les yeux , avec les mandibules tres petites.

Zonitis macro.vantha, nov. spec.

Long. 22 mill. — Oblouga, convexa, fulvoflavida, ca-
pite prothoraceque nitidis , elytris subopacis , antennis (ar-
ticulis 2 primis exceptis) fuscis, palpis maxillaribus articulis
2 ultimis, labialibus ultimo fuscis, tibiis (basi excepta)
tarsisque fuscis ; capite triangular! , subtiliter punctato ,
mandibulis apice fuscis ; antennis elongatis , fere '/^ ely-
trorum attingentibus , articulo 2^ primo vix breviore , 3°
secundo longiore et quarto paulo breviore , ceteris subsequa-
libus; prothorace elytris valde angustiore, longitudine vix
latiore, antice a medio sat fortiter angustato, lateribus
postice levissime sinuatis, basi marginata, angulis paulo
exsertis , dorso subtiliter punctulato et breviter hirtulo ,
medio transversim et basi medio leviter impresso ; scutello
dense punctulato , apice obtuse rotundato ; elytris magnis ,
parallelis , apice extus rotundatis , subtiliter deusissime punc-
tulato-rugosulis, sutura et utrinque lineolis 3 angustis
paulo elevatis; subtus dense sat subtiliter coriacea.

Notes from the Ueyden ^usenra , Vol. IX.

ZONITIS MACROXANTHA. 195

Hab. Sumatra or.: Serdang, Tandjong Morawa (Dr. B.
Hagen).

Ce Zonitis est remarquable par sa grande taille; il rap-
pelle un peu Ie Z. fuscimenibris Fairm., du Yunnan, mais
en outre de la diflférence de taille Ie corselet est moins
rétréci en avant, les élytres sont plus amples, moins ar-
rondies a l'angle sutural et les tibias ne sont pas entière-
ment bruns.

Zonitis marginiventris, nov. spec.

Long. 21 mill. — Prsecedenti simillima, sed minor, an-
ten nis fuscis , articulo 1° basi flavo , palpis piceis , pedibus
fuscis , femoribus basi flavis , abdomine rufescente , seg-
mentis apice anguste fusco- margin atis , prothorace paulo
densius punctato, medio haud transversim impresso, postice
medio breviter sulcatulo , basi medio paulo impresso , antice
transversim obsolete depresso.

Hab. Batjan (Dr. Bernstein).

Zonitis geniculata, nov. spec.

Long. 14 mill. — Sat gracilis, flavida fulvescens, ni-
tida, antennis, tibiis tarsisque paulo obscurioribus , genubus
infuscatis ; capite sat dense punctato , antice angustato ,
epistomate apice Isevi , labro medio impresso ; antennis gra-
cilibus , corpore parum brevioribus , articulo 2° tertio paulo
longiore , ultimo longiore ; prothorace elytris dimidio an-
gustiore , antice a medio angustato , basi transversim de-
presso et marginato , dorso dense punctato , postice medio
sulcatulo , sulco medio obliterate et utrinque impressione
rotunda signato ; scutello densissime punctulato , apice ro-
tundato; elytris subtiliter densissime punctatis, sutura et
utrinque lineolis 3 leviter elevatis, externa sub humerum
incipiente; subtus subtiliter dense punctulata, fulvo-pubes-
cens, segmento ventrali ultimo utrinque fortiter foveolato.

Hab. Gorontalo (Celebes) et iles Sanghir.

Chez la 9 le 2^ article des antennes est égal au 3^ , la

Notes from tlie Leyden IMuseum , "Vol. IX.

196 ZONITIS GENICULA.TA.

coloration des pattes est plus foncée , les élytres sont moins
attéuuées en arrière , les nervures sont indistinctes et Ie der-
nier segment ventral ne présente pas les deux fossettes.

Ce Zonitis est voisin de Vholoxantha Fairm., mais plus
grand , non élargi en arrière , avec Ie corselet moins rétréci
en avant, les élytres aussi brillantes que Ie reste du corps
et les pattes brunes, sauf les femurs.

Le Zonitis pallida Fabr., indiqué des iles de l'Amérique
meridionale par eet auteur, et des Indes-orientales par le
Catalogue de Munich , ce qui est plus probable , doit être
bien voisin de cette espèce ; malheureusement la description
pourrait convenir a plusieurs Zonitis. ^)

Zonitis tenuemarginata, nov. spec.

Long. 15 a 17 mill. — Oblonga, convexa, parum ni-
tida, testaceo-rufa , elytris fuscis , griseo-pubescentibus , an-
gustissirae testaceo-margiuatis , genubus, tibiis tarsisque
fuscis , antennis infuscatis , articulo l'^ rufo ; capite sat
dense punctato , inter oculos impresso , epistomate apice
laevi , palpis infuscatis ; antennis elytris brevioribus , sat
gracilibus , articulis 2^ S'^que eequalibus ; prothorace elytris
angustiore , antice a medio angustato , dense sat fortiter
punctato , basi subtiliter marginato , dorso antice transver-
sim et postice oblonge leviter impresso ; scutello subtilissirae
dense punctulato , apice fere truncate ; elytris postice levi-
ter ampliatis, densissime subtiliter punctulatis , vage liueo-
lato-impressis; subtus dense subtiliter punctulata, fulvo-
pubescens; segmento ventrali 4° profunde emarginato , 5"
toto fisso.

Hab. Ambon , Ternate.

La coloration des élytres, d'uu brun ardoisé, rend cette
espèce facile a reconnaitre.

1) Sequentibus major. Caput et thorax testacea, oculis magais, nigris. An-
tennic nigrse, articulorum apicibus parum ferrugineis. Elytra parum pallidiora,
immaculata. Pedes nigri , femoribus tibianimque basi pallidis.

Notes from tlie Ley den Museuna , "Vol. IX.

MUTILLOIDES. 197

NOTE XXII.

DESCRIPTION D'UN GENRE NOUVEAU DE LA
FAMILLE DES CLÉRIDES.

L. PAIRMAIRE.

Mutilloides, nov. gen.

Tarsi quadriarticulati. Prothorax hand marginatus , la-
teribus cum pleuris confusis. Oculi antice emarginati , sub-
tiliter granulati. Antennas breves, ab articulo 5<^ late ser-
ratae , articulo 4" brevissimo . ultimo emarginato , apice sat
acuto. Palpi oranes articulo ultimo elongato , acuto. Elytra
apice rotundata. Pygidium hand occultura. Pedes validi ,
femoribus posticis incrassatis , elytris brevioribus, tarsis
omnibus quadriarticulatis, articulo l*^ iudistincto, subtus
dense pilosis , baud lamellatis , unguibus validis , simplicibus,

Ce genre est assez difficile a classer, car si le corselet
n'est pas marginé latéralemeat , les tarses n'oat que 4 ar-
ticles , le premier étant tellemeat rudimentaire qu'on ne le
voit pas ; la tête est courte , le labre est entier ; les élytres
élargies et tres anguleuses aux épaules , un peu déhiscen-
tes a l'extrémité , la tête un peu inclinée en dessous et
les femurs postérieurs renflés donnent a eet iusecte uu fa-
cies particulier rappelant celui des Mordellides.

Mutilloides albidofasciatus, nov. spec.

Long. 10 mill. — Oblongus , postice attenuatus , fuscus ,
vix nitidulus , protborace scutelloque basi rubris , elytris

Notes from the Leyden Museam , Vol. IX.

198 MUTILLOIDES ALBIDOFASCIATUS.

olivaceis, lateribus et apice prsesertim infuscatis , albido-
hirtulis, macula minuta fere suturali ante medium et vitta
transversa paulo post medium albido-pilosis , subtus niti-
dus , metasterno apice et lateribus femoribusque 2 posticis
supra dense griseo-pilosis ; capite prothorace vix angustiore ,
dense punctulato, inter oculos impresso; his intus acute
emarginatis; prothorace convexo , lateribus leviter rotundato ,
angulis posticis obtuse rotundatis, dense sat fortiter punc-
tato , basi transversim anguste depresso ; scutello truncato ,
fortiter punctato ; elytris prothorace latioribus , ad hume-
ros latioribus et valde angulatis , lateribus late sinuatis ,
apice separatim rotundatis , dehiscentibus , basi planiuscu-
lis, sat dense punctatis , extus paulo fortius; subtus punc-
tatis, pedibus griseo-pilosis , tibiis omnibus leviter arcuatis ,
unguibus rufis.

Hah. Natal (Finsch).

M'otes from the Leyden IMuseum, "Vol. IZ!C*

TROX SEMMELINKI, 199

NOTE XXIII.
TROGIDES NOUYEAÜX.

DECEITS PAR

J. W. van LANSBERGE.

Trox Semmelinki, spec. nov.

Ovatus , niger , indumento griseo tectus , ore antennisque
rufo-ciliatis ; capite tubercuUs duabus transversis , crebre punc-
tato , medio laevi; thorace antice dilatato ^ lateribus bisinuato ,
haud crenulato ; scutello aspidiformi ; elytris humeris acutis ,
seriebus tuberculis oblongis ornatis , quarum secunda carini-
formi, margine integro; tibiis anticis inermibus. — Long. 14 mm.

Ovalaire , noir , couvert d'un enduit grisatre , la bouche
et les antennes ornées de polls roux , l'écusson en fer de
lance, Ie protkorax et les élytres a bords simples, tous les
tibias inermes. Tête munie de deux tubercules subtransver-
saux , séparés , Ie chaperon triangulaire mais non aigu , la
ponctuation dense , laissant au milieu de l'occiput un petit
espace lisse. Prothorax assez petit, assez densément ponctué
hormis sur Ie bord antérieur , sa plus forte largeur en avant,
se rétrécissant ensuite, sinué prés des angles postérieurs,
les antérieurs largement arrondis, un second sinus moins
profond en arrière de ceux-ci , Ie sillon dorsal large, n'at-
teignant pas l'extrémité, disparaissant longtemps avant Ie
milieu de la base qui est en lobe triangulaire, creusé mais
non caréné, les 4 tubercules basilaires a peu prés égaux.
Elytres a angles huméraux aigus , ayant des séries de tuber-
cules allonges a base lisse , Ie reste spongieux , la deuxième

Notes from the Leyden ÜN^tisetim, Vol. IX.

200 TROX SEMMELINKI.

série élevée, caréniforme , la quatrièine composée de tuber-
cules plus éloignés , la sixième en comptant encore moins
et moins saillants , les séries intermédiaires formées par
des tubercules beaucoup plus petits et plus éloignés , en outre
des stries de points assez gros , sur la partie postérieure du
bord marginal une série de petits tubercules disparaissant
avant l'extrémité, la série suturale composée de petites lig-
nes élevées. Dans les exeraplaires frais il y aura probable-
ment des callosités lisses. Saillie prosternale a peine marquee.

Un seul exemplaire trouvé a Tjilatjap (Java mérid.) par
Ie Dr. Semmelink, qui en a fait don au Musée de Leyde.

Cette espèce est voisine des Irox indicus, chinensis et in-
clusus , mais différente de tous par ses tibias antérieurs
inermes et son protborax élargi en avant.

Trox Gastel 71 aui, spec. nov.

Maximus in genere, niger, ovatus; capite crebre punctato,
tuberculis vix conspicuis; thorace lato , disco tuherculis magnis
ornato , lateribus deplanatis , crenidatis , rotundatis; scutello
parvulo , quadrato; elytris convexis , subtiliter granulatis ,
seriebus trïbis tuberculorum magnorum, ornitis , margine late-
rali fortiter dentato ; tibiis anticis tridentatis. — Long.
28 mm.

En ovale allonge , presque parallèle , noir , couvert d'une
substance grisatre; les tubercules lisses, brillants; antennes
noires. Tête densément ponctuée; Ie cbaperon déprimé au
milieu , faiblement anguleux ; les tubercules peu apparents ,
n'émettant pas de lignes obliques comme dans Ie T. gigas.
Protborax gibbeux en avant, tres convexe sur Ie disque,
avec ses bords latéraux aplanis , arrondis , crénelés , un peu
courbés en dessous vers la base, de maniere a faire dispa-
raitre les angles postérieurs; au milieu une ligne élevée de
chaque coté de laquelle s'élèvent les tubercules ordinaires;
ceux-ci tres gros, allonges au milieu, ovales latéralement,
presque juxta-posés; l'espace en dehors des tubercules den-
sément ponctué. Ecusson tres petit, carré, presque cache

Notes iroxxx the Leyden Museum, Vol. IX.

TROX CASTELNAUr. 201

par Ie bord élevé , tranchant des élytres, Celles-ci densément
granulées, a bords latéraux arrondis, sans trace d'augle a
l'épaule , la suture élevée co u verte de petits tubercules obli-
ques; sur Ie disque trois rangées de gros tubercules, la
première composée de 8 de ces tubercules dont Ie premier
partant de la base ovale , les trois suivants arrondis , les 4
derniers coniques, la deuxième composée de 5 tubercules
dont Ie premier tres grand , au niveau du 2"^*^ de la première
rangée, les autres coniques, la troisième composée de 4
tubercules dont Ie premier basal , rudimentaire , et les autres
situés au milieu , coniques ; Ie bord muni en entier de grosses
dents coniques. Pattes antérieures tridentées; les dents for-
te ment séparées entre elles.

Australië. — ■ Un seul exemplaire dans la collection de l'au-
teur, provenant de Mr. de Castelnau.

Voisin du Trox gigas Harold , mais plus allonge , Ie cha-
peron non caréné , les tubercules des élytres plus gros et
moins nombreux, etc.

Phaeochridius, gen. nov.

Dans les »Notes" de l'année 1880, p. 195, et dans
» Midden-Sumatra , Coleoptera," p. 28, Mr. de Harold a
décrit un petit Trogide de Sumatra , qu'il a nommé Lipa-
rochrus derasus, tout en avouant qu'il avait un facies par-
ticulier, plus voisin de celui des Phaeochrous et des Hybo-
sorus. Il Ie classe cependant parmi les Liparochrus parce
qu'il n'a que cinq segments a l'abdomen , ce qui n'est
évidemment pas un motif suffisant vu que ce caraetère est
commun a tous les Trogides. Or, en examinant atfcentive-
ment l'insecte dont il s'agit, on s'aper9oit qu'il s'éloigne
sous plusieurs aspects des Liparochrus, genre appartenant
a la faune Australienne. Il n'a ni la faculté contractile de
ces insectes, ni Ie prothorax ample qui en est la conse-
quence. En outre ses pattes sont tout autrement construites.
Par contre il appartient a un groupe voisin , représenté en
Amérique par les Anaides efc dans la Malaisie par Ie genre
Phaeochroops Candèze (Ann. Soc. Ent. Beige. 1876. C. R.

J<ï"otes from the Leyden ÜMuseiiixi, "Vol. IX.

202 PHAEOCHRIDIUS.

p. LXIV), et par un autre genre qu'on trouvera plus loin.
Comme il ne peut cependant rentrer dans Ie genre Phaeo-
chroops , dont il s'éloigne par la construction de ses pattes ,
il devra former un genre nouveau auquel j'ai donné Ie nom
de Fhaeochridius et dont les caractères sont ceux des Li-
parochrus sauf les differences suivantes: Labre saillant, en
carré transversal; chaperon beaucoup plus court; tête forte-
ment rétrécie en avant des yeux; prothorax non evasé laté-
ralement, se rétrécissant d'arricre en avant, beaucoup plus
étroit que les élytres et ne pouvant par conséquent pas les
emboiter ; pattes grêles , allongées , les 4 tibias postérieurs
unicarénés sur leur tranche externe.

Pantolasius, gen. nov.

Tête oblongue, acuminée. Yeux grands, saillants. Labre
en carré equilateral , convexe. Mandibules visibles d'en bant,
arquées , concaves en dessus. Menton allonge. Palpes raaxil-
laires a article dernier beaucoup plus long que les autres ,
un peu renflé au milieu, les labiaux plus petits, a article
dernier cylindrique. Antennes de dix articles, tous plus ou
moins ciliés , la massue grande , a l^r article emboitant for-
tement les autres, Ie dernier en forme d'opercule. Protbo-
rax plan, beaucoup plus étroit que les élytres. Ecusson
petit, en triangle transversal. Élytres recouvrant Ie pygi-
dium , convexes, élargies en arrière. Pattes grêles, les
jambes antérieures denticulées e"^térieurement , armées a
l'extrémité de deux dents assez longues et s'en détachant a
angle droit. Corps entièrement reconvert de polls plus ou
moins longs.

L'espèce sur laquelle ce genre est établi est un curieux
petit insecte a facies d'Bybosorus , mais appartenant aux
Trogides par son abdomen compose de cinq segments. Le
genre se rapproche des Fhaeochridius qui precedent ainsi
que des Phaeochroops. II se distingue des premiers par ses
tibias postérieurs non carénés, du second par son ecusson
non allonge et ses palpes autrement faits, de tous deux

Notes from the Leyden JMusetim, Vol. IX.

PANTOLASIUS. 503

par ses yeux saillants qui donnent a sa tête Ie facies de
celle d'un Cistélide.

Pantolasius VethL spec. nov.

Brunnéus , nitidus, humeris pedibusque dilutioribus, totus
longe pilosus ^ crebre fortiterque punctatus ; thorace bast bi-
sinuato, angulis rectis ^ lateribus marginatus; elytris vix stri-
atim punctatis , sutura elevata , lateribus marginatis. —
Long. 3 mm.

Brua, avec Ie devant de la tête , les bords du protborax,
les épaules et les pattes testacés, brillant, couvert de gros
points de cbacun desquels s'élève uu long poil. Tête pe-
tite, forteuient rétrécie en avant des yeux. Protborax deux
fois plus large que long , a base bisinuée et angles posté-
rieurs droits ; Ie disque convexe ; les bords latéraux aplatis
de maniere a former une marge , crénelés et ciliés , se rap-
procbant vers l'exirémité, a angles antérieurs droits, Ie
sillon antérieur largement interrompu. Ecusson impressie nné
a l'extrémité. Elytres assez largement rebordées , ayant
leurs points disposes plus ou moins en raies, la suture
saillante. Dessous du corps plus finement ponctué que Ie
dessus; les cils des pattes postérieures tres longs.

Un seul exemplaire appartenant au Musée de Leyde et
rapporté de Sumatra (Alaban pandjang) par l'expédition
scientifique (voir: Midden-Sumatra. Coleoptera. p. 28).

Je dédie cette espèce a la mémoire du regretté membre
de cette expedition.

Cloeotus viridis, spec. nov. ^)

Aeneo-viridis , nitidissimus , glaber; capite spar sim , irre-
gulariter punctato ; thorace laevi., lateribus impresso , punctis
perpaucis ornato ; scutello subtiliter punctalato ; elyiris puncto-
rum seriebus ornatis , apice impressis bicarinatisque ; subtus cU'
prascens. — Long. 2^ mm.

1) Pour les noras de genre j'ai suivi la revision des Acanthocérides de Mr.
de Harold, Col. Hefte. XII. p. 26 seqq. Quant aux dimensions je les calcule
d'après la longueur de l'insecte pendant la contraction.

Notes from the Leyden Museum, "Vol. IX.

14

204 CLOEOTUS VIUIDIS.

D'un vert foncé, métallique, tres brillant en dessus, bruii
cuivreux en dessous, glabre. Tête peu convexe, un peu en
toit au milieu, s'abaissant brusquement prés des yeux, Ie
chaperon déprimé , évasé , a bords cuivreux ; ga et la des
groupes de points tres distincts , Ie bord occipital ponctué ,
cuivreux. Prothorax rebordé, convexe sur Ie disque, dé-
primé latéraleraent , la base presque droite, les bords la-
téraux a peu pres parallèles , légèrement sinués , arrondis
en avant avec les angles postérieurs et antérieurs légèrement
arrondis; complètement lisse excepté prés des angles posté-
rieurs et dans l'impression laterale, oü il y a quelques
points. Ecusson ponctué a la base, transversalement im-
pressionné vers Ie soramet. Elytres ornées de rangées de points
distants les uns des autres, peu apparents, n'atteignant
ni la base ni l'extrémité ; strie suturale sillonnée passé Ie
milieu; l'extrémité ayant une impression assez large, dans
laquelle se trouvent quatre sillons assez courts , correspon-
dant aux stries, et qui est limitée par deux carènes dont
l'extérieure dépasse Ie milieu et l'intérieure est beaucoup
plus courte; bord lateral entier. Tibias postérieurs ayant
quelques stries longitudinales a la base, lisses et tres éva-
sées, vert-dorées a l'extrémité.

Mexique. — Collection de l'auteur.

Que je sache cette espèce n'a d'analogie avec aucun autre
Cloeotus décrit.

Cloeotus pustulosus , spec. nov.

Niger, nitidissimus , pedibus rujis, capite thorace.que con-
fertim punctulatis ; Ulo trituberculato , Jioc lateraliter depla-
nato; scutello fortiter transverse plicato; elytris punctis nullis
sed striis profundis munitis , interstitiis apice midtituherculatis,
margine suhcrenulato. — Long. 3 mm.

D'un noir profoud , tres brillant, les cótés du prothorax
a transparence rongeatre , Ie dessous du corps brun. Tête
couverte de rides transversales sur Ie chaperon , circulaires
sur Ie vertex , munie de trois tubercules arrondis , peu éle-

Notes from the Leyden iMuseum, Vol, IX.

CLOEOTUS PUSTULOSUS. 205

vés , dont deux sur Ie front et un prés du chaperon ; celui-
ci légèreraent acuminé au bout. Prothorax tres court mais
beaucoup plus large que les élytres, entièrement rebordé,
convexe sur Ie disque, impressionné latéralement, couvert
d'une ponctuatiou fine sur Ie dos, grossière et moins dense
sur la partie dépriraée ; base droite ; bords latéraux paral-
lèles, assez fortemeut sinués au milieu, arrondis en avant.
Ecusson ayant une forte impression transversale. Ely tres
sans trace de ponctuation mais profondément et régu-
lièrement striées , les intervalles converts , a partir du tiers
antérieur, de tubercules qui deviennent plus distincts et
plus allonges , même 9a et la caréniformes , a mesure qu'on
s'approche de l'extrémité , surtout les trois extérieurs qui
forment des carènes prolongées presque jusqu'a la base ; bord
extérieur tranchant, subcrénelé; extrémité embrassaut Ie
corps en dessous. Tibias postérieurs carénés longitudinale-
ment et finement striés.

Un exemplaire , provenant de la Nouvelle Grenade , dans
la collection de l'auteur.

Comme on Ie voit par la description qui precede, cette
espèce appartient a la section des vrais Cloeotus de Germar,
mais elle est bien distincte de ses congénères par ses te-
guments brillants , les tubercules dont sont ornées ses ély-
tres et la forme des tubercules céphaliques.

Acanthocerus suturalis^ spec. nov.

Aeneus , vitidus , capite crebre punctulato , thorace lateribus
sat fortiter punctato , elytris punctato-striatis , striarum
punctis ohlongis , stria suturali integra , apice undulata , striis
4 — 8 apice volde profundis , tihiis strigosis. — Long. 5 mm.

Bronze, tres brillant , les bords de la tête, du protho-
rax et de l'écusson ayant une teinte rosée. Tête formant
un angle obtus en avant, deusément pouctuée surtout dans
l'enfoncement antérieur et prés des yeux. Prothorax tres
convexe au milieu , un peu déprimé de chaque cóté en
avant , lisse sur Ie disque , mais ayant de chaque cóté un

Notes from the Leyden IMuseum , "Vol. IX

206 ACANTHOCERUS SUTURALTS.

espace assez fortement ponctué , parallèle aii bord lateral ,
la strie marginale antérieure interrorapue au milieu. Elytres
faibleraent striées , les stries disparaissant en avant , com-
posées de points allonges fort éloignés les uns des autres,
la strie suturale presqu'eutière a la base , ondulée vers l'ex-
trémité, la strie laterale profoncle, atteignant l'épaule, en
outre cinq sillons profonds, correspondant aux stries exté-
rieures, n'atteignant pas Ie milieu de l'élytre, et allaut en
se raccourcissant a mesure qu'ils se rapproclient de la su-
ture. Tibias postérieurs converts de stries obliques tres fines,
atteignant ie bord qui est finement dentelé.

Un seul exemplaire. — Musée de Leyde.

J'ai conserve a cette espèce, originaire de Cayenne, Ie
nora sous lequel Mr. A. Deyrolle l'a envoyée dans Ie temps
au Musée de Leyde.

Comme on Ie voit par la description qui precede, elle réunit
les caractères des A. pyrüosiis et undulatus , ce qui la rend
facile a reconnaitre. Un autre caractère saillant est la forme
allongée des points des stries des élytres.

Acanthocerus hrasiliensis , spec. nov.

Aeneus , nitidus , glaher , capite , thorace , scutello elytro-
rumque disco omnino laevihus , sutura clypeali suhtiliter punc-
tulata; elytris stria suturali marginaligue tantum conspicuis,
praetei'ea postice sulcis profundis sex; tibiis posticis latis,
squamoso-striolatis. — Long. 5 mm.

D'un bronze verdatre , tres brillant, Ie dessous rougeatre.
Tête lisse , la suture clypéale seulement finement ponctuée.
Prothorax régulièremeut convexe, coraplètement lisse, plus
large que les élytres , ses bords latéraux arrondis , la strie
marginale antérieure largement interrompue. Ecusson lisse.
Elytres complètement lisses sur Ie disque , la strie suturale
seule visible. Celle-ci commence bien au dessous de l'écusson
et est formée de points qui se cbangent vers les deux tiers
en un sillon assez profond. Ce sillon se réunit a l'extrémité
au sillon lateral lequel est profond et se prolouge jusqu'au

Pï^otes froïxi tbe Leyden Museum , "Vol. IX.

ACANTHOCERUS BRASILIENSIS. 207

dessus de l'épaule. En outre il y a six autres sillons dont
l'extérieur s'étend jusqu'au milieu et les autres vout en
diminuaut a mesure qu'ils s'approchent de la suture. Dans
ces sillons on voit des traces de points qui indiquent les
stries et les intervalles sout alternativement costiformes.
Tibias postérieurs tres larges , converts de rides squamiformes
peu profondes. Anteunes testacées.

Brésil. — Ün seul exemplaire dans la collection de l'auteur.

Cette espèce se distingue de tous les autres Acanthocerus
a élytres lisses sur Ie disque par les sillons profonds qui
ornent ces organes a l'extrémité. En ceci elle se rapproche
de V AcantJwcer'us undulatus et espèces voisines , mais celles-
ci ont toutes Ie disque des élytres strié. Une autre parti-
cularité est la largeur insolite des tibias postérieurs.

Acanthocerus putictulatus , spec. nov.

Aeneus , nitidus , glaber , copite laevi , vertice tantum punc-
tulato , tliorace laevi, hasi hiimpresso, scutello suhtiliter punc-
tulato , elytris striato-piinctatis , interstitiis suhtilissime punc-
tulatis , posfice sulcis sex minus profundis , quorum externa
hrevissimo , tihiis posticis oblique striolatis , margine laevi. —
Long. 6 mm.

Bronze, brillant, Ie dessous cuivreux tres foncé. Téte
tres convexe sur Ie front, Ie chaperon aplani , couvert d'une
ponctuation a peine visible , Ie bord postérieur de l'occiput
distinctement ponctué. Protborax lisse, régulièrement con-
vexe , ayant a la base , en face des angles scutellaires, deux
petits enfoucements correspondant a une petite depression
du mésothorax qui ne s'étend cepeudant pas jusqu'a l'ély-
tre; ses bords latéraux sinués et un peu relevés prés des
angles autérieurs ; strie marginale antérieure tres fine , rap-
prochée du bord , a peine interrompue. Ecusson couvert
d'une ponctuation excessivement fine. Élytres ornées de
stries de points peu profonds , assez éloignés les uns des
autres , n'atteignant pas la base , la strie suturale sillonnée
a l'extrémité ; toute la surface couverte d'une ponctuation

Notes from the Leyden IVXuseura, Vol. IX.

208 ACANTHOCERUS PUNCTULATUS.

tres dense mais visible seulement a la loupe; sillon lateral
eutier, profond , contournant l'épaule; en outre six sillons
terminaux médiocrement profonds , abrégés prés de l'extré-
mité , dont l'extérieur tres court , les deux suivants plus al-
longes , les autres diminuant graduellement de longueur ;
intervalles non caréués. Tibias postérieurs couverts de fines
stries obliques qui u'atteignent pas Ie bord.

Pérou. — Collection de l'auteur.

Cette espèce , la plus grande que je connaisse , est voisine
de 1'^. hasilicus , dont elle diffère entre autres par la ponc-
tuation de l'écusson et des élytres.

A cant hoc er us clypealis, spec. nov.

Aeneus , nitidus , glaher , capite modice convexo , clypeo
dense punctulato; thorace laevi, antice hiimpresso; scutello
medio laevi, laterihus subtilissime punctulato; elytris striato-
punctatis , striis antice evanescentibus , postice sulcis sex, in-
ter stitiis alternis carinatis; tihiis posticis vix striolatis. —
Long. 4j mm.

Plus petit que les espèces précédentes , bronze , tres bril-
lant, cuivreux en dessous. Tête médiocrement bombée , lisse,
deusément pouctuée sur Ie chaperon et en avant des yeux.
Prothorax régulièrement convexe , entièreraent lisse , en
avant , de cbaque cóté , une petite impression arrondie ; a
la base , en face des angles de l'écusson, une petite échan-
crure indiquant une légere impression ; les bords latéraux
un peu relevés et sinués en avant; la strie marginale anté-
rieure excessivement rapprochée du bord , presque entière.
Ecusson lisse au milieu , finemeut pointillé a l'entour. Ély-
tres ornées de stries de points peu profonds et assez éloig-
nés les uns des autres; ces stries disparaissant antérieure-
ment; la strie suturale abrégée en avant, creusée en sillon
en arrière ; Ie sillon marginal s'arrêtant a l'épaule ; en outre
a l'extrémité six autres sillons, dont les 3 extérieurs at-
teignant Ie milieu et les intérieurs diminuant de longueur
a mesure qu'ils se rapprochent de la suture; les intervalles

P^'otes from the Leyden Museum , "Vol. IX.

ACANTHOCERUS CLYPEALIS. 209

entre ces sillons alternativement carénés. A la loupe la
surface de l'élytre semble pointillée comme dans l'espèce
précédente. Tibias postérieurs munis de rides parallèles au
bord mais peu apparentes.

Pérou. — Un exemplaire dans la collection de l'auteur.

Cette espèce n'a d'analogie qu'avec la précédente, dont
elle diffère par son chaperon fortement ponctué et par
d'autres particularités , parmi lesquelles la ponctuation des
tibias postérieurs est la principale.

Synarmostes aurora^ spec. nov.

Viridi aeneus , roseo micans , nitidissimus ; capite suhtiliter
crebre punctidato , vertice laevi ; thorace scutelloque laevissimis ;
elytris laevibus, circa suturam suhtiliter punctulatis ; tïbiis
strigosis. — Long. 21 mm.

D'un bronze verdatre tres brillant, a reflets roses, sur-
tout sur la tête , autour du prothorax , a la base des ély-
tres et Ie long de la suture , Ie dessous du corps d'un
bronze obscur. Tête lisse sur Ie vertex, tres finement et
densément ponctuée en avant , Ie chaperon angulaire mais
non en forme de bec au milieu. Prothorax tres convexe,
entièrement lisse, peu dilate latéralement; Ie sillon mar-
ginal antérieur largement interrompu. Ecusson lisse, les
parties des élytres et du mésosternum qui l'entourent noi-
ratres. Elytres lisses sauf la partie centrale (de chaque cóté
de la suture) qui est finement et densément ponctuée , Ie
sillon lateral profond , n'atteignaut pas Tépaule , une seconde
strie, parfois peu distiucte, intérieurement , la partie posté-
rieure des élytres non repliée en dessous comme dans les
S. Gestroi , ignitus , et autres. Tibias couverts de stries
longitudinales qui deviennent obliques prés du bord ex-
térieur.

Sumatra: Deli (J. Semmelink). — Musée de Leyde.

Synarmostes punctatissimus, spec. nov.
Aeneus , subnitidus , totus creberrime punctulatus , prae-

Notes from the Ley den ]Museuiii , Vol. IX.

210 SYNARMOSTES PUNCTATISSIMUS.

sertim capite tlioraceque , capite vix convexo , clypeo acuto ;
thorace lateribus dilatato ; elytris praeter sulcum lateralem
absque striis , sutura elevata ; suhtus testaceus , tihiis aeneis ,
suhtiliter strigosis. — Long. 3 mm.

Bronze , avec des reflets cuivreux , testacé en dessous avec
les tibias et les tarses bronzes , peu brillant par suite de
la densité de la ponctuation. Tête peu convexe, a reflets
verdatres , couverte de points granuleux moins denses sur
Ie front; Ie chaperon formant un angle obtus qui se ter-
mine par une espèce de dent. Prothorax assez fortement
dilate en avant, tres convexe, ses angles postérieurs ar-
rondis mais distincts , entièreraent couvert d'une ponctuation
tres dense , confluente , presque granuleuse et orné sur Ie
disque de quelques petites impressions longitudinales. Ecus-
son densément ponctué. Elytres couvertes d'une ponctuation
analogue a celle du prothorax, un peu moins serrée en
avant mais devenant rugueuse a l'extrémité ; la suture sail-
lante; du reste pas Ie moindre vestige de cótes ni de stries ;
sillon lateral peu prononcé , n'atteignant pas l'épaule ; partie
terminale des élytres bombée, repliée en dessous. Tibias
finement et irrégulièrement striolés.

Presqu'ile de Malacca (Castelnau). — Collection de l'auteur.

Sy narmostes striatulus, spec. nov.

Aeneo-brunneus , pellucens , nitidissimus , glaher ; capite tlio-
raceque suhtiliter punctulatis ; scutello punctulato , hasi laevi;
elytris suhtiliter punctata- striatis ^ striis antice evanescentibus.
— Long. 2| mm.

D'un bronze brunatre transparent; tres brillant, glabre,
Ie dessous plus rougeatre. Tête médiocrement convexe , fine-
ment ponctuée, Ie chaperon aplani, angulaire mais non
acuminé en bec , couvert de points plus gros et plus espa-
cés. Prothorax tres finement ponctué , régulièrement con-
vexe, se rétrécissant notablement en avant, pas plus large
que les élytres, les bords latéraux arrondis , Ie sillon mar-
ginal antérieur entier. Ecusson lisse a la base, finement

Notes from tlie Leyden. Museum , Vol. IX.

SYNARMOSTES STRIATULUS. 211

ponctué a rextrémité. Elytres ornées de stries formées
par des points allonges , irréguliers , disparaissant vers la
base ; Ie sillon lateral atteignant la base ; partie terminale
des élytres tres convexe mais pas repliée en dessous. Tibias
postérieurs couverts de stries tres fines, longitudinales in-
térieurement , obliques extérieurement.

Borneo. — ün exemplaire dans la collection de l'auteur.

Sy narmostes r eticul atus ^ spec, no v.

Piceus , suhnitidus , glaher , totus densissime reficulato-
punctatus , rugosus , thorace cupreo micante ; clypeo subrotun-
dato ; elytris stria tis , sti'iis postice costis simulantibus. —
Long. 3 mm.

D'un noir de poix , avec des reflets cuivreux sur Ie pro-
thorax , brillant mais paraissant presque mat par suite de la
densité de la pouctuation ; celle-ci formant un réseau gros-
sier sur la tête et Ie prothorax, plus fin sur les élytres et
Ie dessous du corps. Tête faiblement convexe ; Ie chaperon
tres court, arrondi , avec une petite dent au milieu. Prothorax
plus large que Ie corps, tres convexe, bisinué a la base,
entièrement rebordé , largement et régulièrement arrondi
latéralement, sans trace d'angles postérieurs, brusquement
rétréci en avant, les angles antérieurs tres obtus. Ecusson
presque reconvert dans la contraction , la partie recouverte
plus grossièrement réticulée que la partie apparente qui est
en outre déprimée , tres pointue. Elytres ornées de stries
élevées , irrégulières , se changeant postérieureraent en ca-
rènes interrompues , et qui n'atteignent pas l'extrémité;
sillon lateral entier , fin ; extrémité des élytres tres arrondie,
embrassant Ie corps en dessous. Tibias postérieurs couverts
de fines stries transversales.

Celebes : Menado. — Un exemplaire dans la collection de
l'auteur

Tres voisin du *S. Wallacei Pascoe, mais plus petit, les
bords latéraux du prothorax non sinués, les cótes des ély-
tres moins prouoncées , etc.

Notes from tlie Leyden Museum , "Vol. IX.

212 APOLEON.

NOTE XXIV.
SUR IE GENRE APOLEON, GORH.

PAR

L. PAIRMAIRE.

Dans les » Notes from the Leyden Museum", vol. VII
(1885) p. 51, Mr. Gorham a décrit sous le nom. d' Apoleon
un nouveau genre de Bostrycbide, eréé pour un insecte de
Malacca, rencontre aussi au Laos, a Borneo et a Sumatra,
A. edax. Ce genre est identique avec le genre Dysides
Perty , dont le type , D. obscurus Perty, est fort rai'e dans
les collections et provient de la Colombie et de I'Equateur;
il appartient aux Ptinides a raison de la conformation des
antennes , mais il a tout a fait le facies d'un Apatide. II
a été représenté par Mr. Westwood dans le Magasin de
Zoölogie, 1835, pi. 123.

Notes from the Leyden Museum, Vol. IX.

COLEOPTERA FROM RIOUW. 213

NOTE XXV.

ON A PEW
COLEOPTERA FROM THE ISLAND OF RIOUW.

BY

C. RITSEMA Cz.

In two bottles with Reptiles and Fishes from the island
of Riouw (lying south of Malacca) sent over by Mr. A.
H. G. Blokzeyl, formerly Resident of the Riouw Archipe-
lago , and kindly presented by him to the Leyden Museum,
were also a few Arthropods. Of these , eleven species be-
long to the Coleoptera , and as there is , as far as I know ,
nothing known of the Coleopterous fauna of this group of
islands, I thought it not without interest to give a list
of these species , all belonging to the families Scarabaeidae
(4 spec.) and Cerambycidae (7 spec).

Scafnbaeidae.

1. Ancylonycha {Haplidia) hidentata Burra.

One example. — The specimen described by Burmeister
(Handbuch , IV, 2; p. 316, n°. 14) is indicated as origi-
nating from Java. In the Leyden Museum were already
specimens from Banka and West Sumatra.

2. Anomala (Euchlora) viridis Fabr.

One example. — A common Chinese species (Burm.,
Handb. IV, 1 ; p. 275 , n°. 57) which , according to Hope
(Ann. of Nat. Hist. IV. p. 345, n°. 1), is also found at
Singapore , Assam , in Bengal and in the island of Ceylon.

IS^otes from tlie Leyden IMuseum , Vol. IX..

214 COLEOPTERA FROM RIOUW.

In the Leyden Museum tins species was represented only
by specimens from China.

3. Dipelicus lohatus Lausb. (Ann. Soc. Ent. Beige. XXII.
C. R. p. CLIII, n°. 23).

One example, cf. — The typical specimen has been
described (/. c.) from Amboyna , and as these different
habitats could leave some doubts as to the correctness of
my identification , Mr. van Lansberge most courteously sent
me two of his specimens for comparison. The result of
my examination is that the Riouw specimen undoubtedly
belongs to the same species as those from Amboyna.

Perhaps future investigations will show that Dipelicus
lohatus Lansb. (the female sex of which is not yet known)
is really the cT of Dipelicus Cantori Hope , the type of the
genus and described from the collections made by Dr.
Cantor in Chusan. At least, in 1867 Mr. Chas. 0. Water-
house described (Trans. Ent. Soc. London. 3rd ser. vol.
V. p. 532 ; pi. 27, fig. 2 and 3) a male Dipelicus from
Java as the male of Cantori, and this description corres-
ponds exactly with the Ambon and Riouw insect. But as ,
still yet, we do not know male specimens of Dipelicus
Cantori from Chusan (China), I am not convinced that the
specimens from Java , examined by Mr. Waterhouse , really
belong to this species.

In the mentioned paper Mr. Waterhouse describes also
a male specimen of Dipelicus Geryon Fabr. said to be from
Java. — Neither Geryon nor Cantori are represented in
the Leyden Museum , but a few other species from the Ma-
lay Archipelago and New Holland , reckoned , chiefly on
account of the shape of the apical joint of the labial palpi,
to the genus Dipelicus are present. As however these species
(as well as an already described one , viz. : Dipelicus nasutus
Bates '), from Duke-of-York island) differ from the ty-
pical ones by the reflexed, more or less bidentate front-

1) Proc. Zool. Soc. London. 1877. p. 153; pi. 24, üg. 4.

Notes from tlie Leyden ^luseum , Vol. IX.

COLEOrTERA FROM RIOUW. 215

margin of' the clypeus ^), and by the different shape of the
stridulating organs '^), I thiuk it to be advisable to separate
these species generically from Hope's genus Dipelicus. 1
propose the name Neodipelicus for the new genus.

4. Xylotrupes Gideon Linu. var.

A male and a female. — ■ The cT is of intermediate deve-
lopment; its elytra are very distinctly punctured (each
puncture with a short erect hair), not strongly shining ,
the apical half of their lateral margin and their apex opaque.
The 9 is of a remarkable elongate and parallel shape. —
1 believe this form to be Xylotrupes Beckeri Schaufuss
(Horae Societ. Entom. Rossicae XIX (1885), p. 193) from
Singapore.

Ceranthycidae.

5. Eurycephalus Lundi Fabr.

One example , 9- — Represented in the Leyden Museum
by specimens from Java, Sumatra, Banka and Borneo.

6. Epepeotes luscus Fabr.

One example, 9» — Represented in the Leyden Museum
by specimens from Java , Sumatra , Banka , Billiton and
Timor.

7. Monohammus Jistulator Germ.

One example , 9' — Represented in the Leyden Museum
by specimens from Java , Sumatra and Saleyer.

8. Batocera Thomsoni Javet.

One example , cf . — Represented in the Leyden Museum
by specimens from Borneo , Sumatra and Banka.

9. Coptops lichenea Pasc. var. ?

One example , 9- — Perhaps it may prove to belong to

1) lu tlie true Dipelicus-species the head is triangular in front, and the
frontmargin not reflexed.

2) lu the true Dipelicus-s\^ticies the stridulating organs (on the middle of
the propygidiura) have the shape of a broad V, indistinctly divided by a some-
what smoother mesial line, in the abeiraut ones however, they occupy a parallel-
sided, rather narrow streak on the middle of the propygidium

Notes frora the Leyden ]VIuseuin, "Vol. IX.

246 COLEOPTKRA FROM RIOUW.

a distinct, although closely allied species. In the Leyden
Museum were already a male and a female from Palembang
(East Sumatra), — The typical lichenea Pasc. is described
from Malacca, but it occurs also in East Sumatra (Tand-
jong Morawa, Serdang: Dr. B. Hagen).

10. Olenecamptus optatus Pasc.

One example, 9- — Represented in the Leyden Museum
by a specimen from Billiton and from East Sumatra (Tand-
jong Morawa, Serdang).

11. Praonetha melanura Pasc.

One example, 9- — Other specimens, determined by
Mr. Pascoe himself, have been brought home from Sumatra
by the Scientific Sumatra Expedition.

ISTotes from the Leyden Museum, Vol. IX.

PSEUDODIPSAS HELENA. 217

NOTE XXVI.

NOUVELLE ESPÈCE DE LÉPIDOPTÈRE DE LA
EAMILLE DES LYCAENIDES.

DÉCKITE PAR

P. C. T. SNELLEN.

P seudodipsas Helena, nov. spec.

Deux males et deux femelles, Envergure 28 — 33 mra.

Male : Surface des ailes d'un brun noiratre , chatoyant
en bleu- violet foncé assez terne, sans dessins. Le bord
postérieur des ailes est presque noir mais se fondant in-
sensiblement dans la couleur générale. La frange des ailes
supérieures est brunatre a bout blanchatre , celle des ailes
inférieures , dont le bord arrondi est un peu dentelé , est
blanche, marquee de points noirs au bout des nervures.
Dessous d'un gris foncé, absolument sans dessins; frange
comme en dessus mais devenant blanche aux ailes supéri-
eures en approchant du bord intérieur. Sur les ailes infé-
rieures les points noirs de la frange sont un peu plus forts
et dans les cellules P a 3, elle est précédée d'une ligue
ante-marginale noiratre.

La femelle est un peu plus grande que le male , le bord
postérieur des ailes supérieures plus arrondi , les dentelures
des ailes inférieures seniblent un peu plus fortes parce que
les taches noires au bout des nervures sont plus étendues.
La couleur de la surface supérieure des ailes est un brun
terreux raat uniforme , marquee sealement d'un petit nuage
bleu , sur le milieu de la moitié intérieure des ailes supé-

Notes from the Leyden IMuseura, "Vol. IX.

218 PSEUDODIPSAS HELENA.

rieures. Ce nuage, fortné d'écailles bleues clair-semées ,
est obloQg et une raince trainee d'écailles bleues s'étend
de lui vers la base de l'aile. La fr .mge des ailes super 'eures
a la moitié extérieure plus distinctement blanche que chez
Ie male et marquee de faibles poiuts noiratres au bout des
nervures. Le dessous est d'ua gris-blauc uu peu brunatre
et aiusi beaucoup plus clair que chez le male.

Les antennes sont noires , faiblement annelées de blanc
pur; leur massue allongée est noire, -i extrémité brunatre.
Yeux lisses , en segment de cercle comme chez les Ly-
caenides d'Europe. Palpes médiocres , relevés , leur dernier
article assez pointu. lis sont presque noirs chez le male,
d'un blanc bleuatre a extrémité noire chez la femelle.
Pattes courtes, de forme normale, presque lisses; les pos-
térieures avec une paire d'ergots faibles ; leur couleur est
noiratre, marquee de blanc. Corps d'un noir brunatre en
dessus; le ventre de la couleur des ailes en dessous.

Cette espèce vient se placer a cóté du Pseud. innotatus
Miskin, Ent. Mo. Mag. XI (1874—75) p. 165, dont la
surface inférieure des ailes est aussi saus dessins, marquee
seulement de deux petits points noirs vers la moitié de la
cellule \i des ailes inférioures. Ces poiuts raanqueut chez
ma nouvelle espèce; de plus, V Innotatus est en dessous
d'un blanc pur et en dessus la moitié apicale des ailes su-
périeures et le bord postérieur des ailes inférieures sont
noirs, distinctement séparés du reste qui est d'un bleu
d'outremer clair, uu peu luisant, totalement différent du
bleu d''Helena.

Hah. lie de Roon dans la baie de Geelvinck (Nouvelle-
Guinée) : uu male dans ma collection , pris par Mr. H. P.
Netscher, lieutenant de marine. — Waigeoe , Morotaï et
Ternate : uu male et deux femelles , pris par feu le Dr.
Bernstein (Musée de Leyde).

Ce Musée possède aussi uu male du Pseud. innotatus
Misk., provenant des chasses du Dr. Bernstein et pris par
lui dans l'ile de Ternate.

^oteH from the Leyden Museum , Vol. IX.

THE SPECIES OF BATOCERA. 249

NOTE XXVII.

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE DESCRIBED SPECIES
OF THE LONGICORN GENUS BATOCERA, CAST.
WITH INDICATION OF THE SYNONYMS ').

BY

C. RITSEMA Cz.

Adelpha Thorns. — E. ludia.

Aeneonigra Thorns. — Teruate , Halmaheira , Morty , Wai-

giou.
Ajax (Dej.) Thorns. — Java, Bauka, Celebes.
{Alhertiana Thorns. — Gaboon) = Wyliei Chevr. — Okl

Calabar.
Alhofasciata de Geer. — E. India, E. I. Archipelago.

Ammon Pasc. — Amboyna probably = Armata Oliv.

Andamana Thorns. — Andaman islands. — Revue etMag.

de Zool. 1878. p. 54.
Aphetor Newra. — Philippine islands will probably

prove to belong to the genus A prion a Chevr.
Armata Oliv. — Aiuboyna , Ceram , Aru islands, Celebes.
[Attila Pasc. — Sumatra) = Helerm Thorns. — Siam (teste

van Lansberge).
Boisduvali Hope. — Australia.
Browni Bates. — Duke-of-York island , N. Australia. —

Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1877. p. 157; tab. 25, fig. 1.

1) The synonyms are in parenthesis.

Bafücera Devrollei Kaup (from Sylhel) and pulchellator Westw. (from the
Philippine islands) of the Munich Catalogue do not belong to this genus. The
former is an Apr ion a-, the latter a Pja?-o»««i «-species.

Notes frotn tlae Leyden IMuseum , Vol. IX.

15

220 THE SPECIES OF BATOCERA.

Bruyni Lansb. — Saugbir islands. — Ann. Soc. Eut. Beige.

1880. Bull. p. 138.
Calanus Parry. — Assam not = Roylei Hope, but

a distinct species [vide Notes Leyden Museum. 1886. p. 29).
{Catenata (de Haan) Voll. — Japan) ^ Liveolata Chew. —

Japan.
Celebiana Thorns. — North Celebes.
Chevrolati Thorns. — E. India.

[Chinensis Thorns. — China) = Lineolata Chevr. — Japan.
{Chlorinda Thoms. — E. India) = Rubus Linn. var. (teste

van Lansberge).
Cinnamomea Pasc. — Sula probably = Armata

Oliv.
Claudia Pasc. ^) — locality unknown.
[Cruentata Gmel. — E. India) = Rubus Linn., in the Munich

Catalogue.
Davidis H. Deyr. — China. — Ann. Soc. Ent. France.

1878. p. 131.
[Doicnesi Hope. — Sylhet) = Albofasciata de Geer, in the

Munich Catalogue.
Eurydice Thoms. — Java. — Revue et Mag. de Zool. 1878.

p. 53.
{Fabricii Thoms. — Java. — Revue et Mag. de Zool. 1878.

p. 54) = (Megacriodes) Guttata Voll. — Sumatra.
(Ferruginea Thoms. — Ceylon) = Titana Thoms. — E. India

(teste van Lansberge).
FrencJd v. d. Poll. — Australia. — Notes Leyden Museum.

1886. p. 30; pL 1, fig. 4.
Gerstaeckeri Thoms. — Sula.
Gigas Drap. — Java, Borneo.
Guttata Voll. — Sumatra, Java. — (Described as a species

of the genus Megacriodes Pasc).
Hector Thoms. — Java.
Helena Thoms. — Siam , Sumatra.
Hercules Boisd. — Celebes.

1) Only occasionally mentioned by the author.

Notes iroin the Hieyden Museum , Vol. IX.

THE SPECIES OF BATOCERA. 221

Horsfieldi Hope, — Assam.

Humeridens Tborus. — Timor (not Java, teste van Lansberge).

Irregularis Voll. — Celebes , Saughir islands. — (Belongs to

the genus Abatocera Thoms.).
{Javanica Thoms. — Java) = Titana Thoms., var. with

inconspicuous red spots on the thorax (teste van Lans-

berge , who possesses the type specimen).
[Lacordairei Thoms. — E. I. Archipelago) = Armata Oliv.

9 (teste van Lausberge).
Lactifiua Fairm. — New Britain. — Ann. Soc. Ent. Beige.

XXVII (2). p. 50.
Laena Thoms. — Aru islands , New Guinea.
Leonina Thoms. — Celebes , Sanghir islands. — (Type of the

genus Abatocera Thoms.).
Lineolata Chevr. — Japan , China.
{Magica Thoms. — Java) = Albofasciata de Geer, var.

without the red spots on the thorax (teste van Lans-

berge, who possesses the type specimen).
Meleager Pasc. — Bouru.

Metallescens Pasc. — South Celebes . probably va-
riety of Celehiana Thoms.
Mniszecld Thoms. — Philippine islands.
Nebulosa Bates. — Duke-of-York island. — Proc. Zool. Soc.

Lond. 1877. p. 158. tab 24, fig. 1.
Numitor Newm. — Philippine islands.
Obliqua Voll. — Bouru, Boano.

{Octomaculata Fabr. — E. India) = Albofasciata de Geer.
{Orcus Pasc. — Ceram) = Armata Oliv. var. cf (teste van

Lansberge).
{Orpheus Pasc. — Morty) = Plutonica Thoms. — Morty.
{Parryi Hope. — Sylhet) = Roylei Hope, in the Munich

Catalogue
Plutonica Thoms. — Morty.
{Porus Parry. — Assam) = Roylei Hope {vide Notes Leyden

Museum. 1886. p. 30).
{Princeps Redtenb. — Himalaya) = Roylei Hope , in the

Munich Catalogue.

Notes from the Leyclen IMuseum , "Vol. JLX.

222 THE SPECIES OF BATOCERA.

{Proserpina Thoras. — New Guinea) = Wallacei Thorns, var.
{Pulverosa Pasc. — Timor) = Humeridens Thorns, (teste

vau Lansberge , who possesses the type specimen of the

latter).
Rixator Newm. — Philippine islands will probably

prove to belong to the genus Apr ion a Chevr.
Rosenhergi Kaup. — Flores,

Roylei Hope. — E. India. [= Megacriodes ebenina Voll.).
{Rubiginosa Voet. — E. India) = Rubus Linn., in the

Munich Catalogue.
Rubus Linn. — Mauritius, Bourbon, Reunion, E. India.
{Rubus Fabr. — Timor) = Wieneckei Kaup — Timor , in the

Munich Catalogue (forte).
{Rufomaculata de Geer. — E. India) rr^ Rubus Linn., in the

Munich Catalogue.
Sabina Thorns. — Borneo , Sumatra. — Revue et Mag. de

Zool. 1878. p. 52.
{Sappho Thorns. — Cape York. — Revue et Mag. de Zool.

1878. p. 51) = Laena Thoms. var.
{Sarawakensis Thoms. — Borneo) = Albofasciatade Geer, var.
{Stigma Voet. — Tranquebar) = Albofasciata de Geer, in the

Munich Catalogue.
{Thomae Voet. — Asia orient.) = Armata Oliv.
Jhomsoni Javet. — Borneo, Banka, Sumatra, Riouw.
{Thysbe Thoms. — Cochinchina. — Revue et Mag. de Zool.

1878. p. 52) = Rubus Linn. var. (teste van Lansberge).
Titana Thoms. — E. India, Ceylon, Sumatra, Java.
Una White. — New Hebrides.
Victoriana Thoms. — Borneo.
Wallocei Thoms. — Aru islands.
( TFAifói Kaup. — Celebes) = .4 rw a to Oliv., but neither =

Leonina Thoms. (Munich Catalogue) , nor = Ajax (Dej.)

Thoms. (Tijdschr. v. Entom. XXVIIL p. 103).
Wieneckei Kaup. — Timor.
( Woodlarkiana Montrouz. — Woodlark) = Boisduvali Hope

— Australia , in the Munich Catalogue.
Wyliei Chevr. — Old Calabar , Gaboon , Congo.

Notes from the Xjeyden. IVJEuseuixi , Vol. IX.

I

SOUTH-AMERICAN MAMMALS. 223

NOTE XXVIII.
ON THREE RARE SOUTH-AMERICAN MAMMALS.

BY

Dr. P. A. JENTINK.

May 1887.

(Plate 3).

Some weeks ago I procured a small collection of Mam-
mals and Birds collected by Mr. J. H. (I have not been
happy enough to investigate the name) in the years 1880
and 1881. The specimens labeled 1880 are from Nauta;
those with the label 1881 are from Samiria. Nauta is a
locality in North-Eastern-Peru on the Marafion-River , vis-
a-vis the mouth of the Ucayali-River. Samiria is a name
quite new to me and not on the maps, but I think that
this locality is to be found in the neighborhood of Nauta and
is perhaps the same as Chambira on the maps : and if this
supposition is right then it is a locality in Ecuador , on the
River of the same name, a branch of the Maraiïon. That
it is not without interest to know the exact situation of
the latter locality will be clear if I say that just from Samiria
(Chambira?) are two Mammals in the above quoted col-
lection , which belong to two of the most beautiful and
at the same time of the rarest among the South- American
species of Mammals.

Notes from the Leyden IVIuseum, Vol. IX.

224 SOUTH-AMERrCAN MAMMALS.

Dactylomy s typus Is. Geofifroy.

The type of this rare and splendid species is in the
Paris-Museum : its exact locality is unknown. The second
recorded specimen , a male , from Natterer's voyage , is in
the Vienna-Museum and has been shot on the banks of
the Rio-Negro. Deville records that »les différents sujets
rapportes par I'expedition (de Castelnau et Deville) viennent
de la Mission de Sarayacu , riviere de I'Ucayale , Pampa
del Sacramento." Two specimens are in the British-Museum,
from the Rio-Napo (P. Z. S. L. 1876, p. 743). Our spe-
cimen — an adult male — has been collected in North-
Peru or Ecuador by Mr. J. H., 7 August 1881. The certain
patria of this species thus is North- West-Brazil , Ecuador
and Northern- Peru.

Our specimen presents the following measurements:

m.m.
Length of body from tip of nose to root of tail . 328

» » tail 406

» » hairy basal portion of tail 90

» » hind foot 59

» » fore foot 32

» » skull 78

» » nasal bones 26

Width of skull 37

Length of upper molar series 20

» » lower » » 21

Distance between incisor and first molar (upper jaw) 17
» » » » » » (lower jaw) 9

As there is in the two British-Museum specimens no
skull and as Wagner is silent on this point in the descrip-
tion of Natterer's specimen , I think that up to this time
the only known skulls of this species are those in the
Paris-Museum and the skull in the Leyden Museum.

There is a very badly drawn figure of the type-specimen
in the »Magasin de Zoölogie, 1840, pi. 20." The skull has
been tolerably well figured in the »Nouvelles Anuales du

Notes from the Xjeydeu Museum, Vol. IX.

SOUTH-AMERICAN MAMMALS. 225

Muséum d'Histoire naturelle, 1832, pi. 19, figs 5 et 6" ;
the molar- series several times has been figured; the only
good figures however of these parts are to be found in
the »Revue et Magasin de Zoölogie, 1852, pi. 16, figs. 1
and l;i (Deville)."

As to the bony parts M. Deville correctly observed that
the fore feet have five digits as well as the hind feet and
that the fifth digit of the fore feet is very small so that
M. Is. Geoffroy has overlooked it in describing the feet
after the very badly preserved type-specimen.

Echimys hrevicauda Günther.

A male-specimen, labeled Samiria, 19 December 1881
and collected by Mr. J. H. , agrees exactly with Water-
house's description of an £cAm?/s-specimen (Mammalia, T.
II, p. 498, foot-note). Dr. Günther (P. Z. S. L. 1876, p.
750) assures that Waterhouse's specimen is a tailless indi-
viduum of E. hrevicauda Günther, and I thus give to my
specimen the latter name. The only difference in Güuther's
figures of the skull and the skull of my specimen is that
in the latter the nasal bones are much more produced and
longer. The Samiria-specimen moreover is larger in all its
dimensions.

Another specimen, a young (only three molars present)
female from the same collection is from Nauta, 12 Sep-
tember 1880. I think it to be a young of this species ,
with which it agrees in form and distribution of colors
(f. i. hairs of underparts are pure white to the root and
separated by a well-marked line from the dark color of
the sides of the body) : there are however no harsh hairs.

This species thus is to be found in Southern-Ecuador?,
Peru and Bolivia.

Didelphy s lanigera Desmarest.

This species is nearly as rare in collections as Dacty-
lomys typus Is. Geoffroy.

Notes from. th.e Leyden ÜVEusetxm , "Vol. IX.

226 SOUTH-AMERICAN MAMMALS.

The type of Azara's Micouré laineux is from Paraguay ,
Caazapa; another specimen — a male — from the neigh-
borhood of Sainte Marie de la Foi has been presented to
d'Azara. This species also was represented in Rengger's col-
lections from Paraguay, Villa Rica. Mr. Oldfield Thomas
informs me that there are several specimens in the Bri-
tish-Museum, from Panama (Chefo) , Columbia (Medellin),
Ecuador and Peruvian Amazons (Chamicuros). Natterer's
specimen in the Vienna-Museum is from Cai9ara, Sou-
thern-Brazil; it was the first specimen of this species in
any European-Museum. Another specimen — a male —
from Natterer's voyage — if Sii ]ea,si Didelphys ochro pus Nat-
terer is a mere variety of D. lanigera , as 1 suppose — is
from Barra do Rio-Negro. Mr. Huet writes me that there
is a single specimen — a female — in the Paris-Museum,
from J. Verreaux in 1854 and indigue comme venant d' Austra-
lië! In the Leyden Museum is a stuffed specimen — a
male — from Demerara, British Guiana (Frank, 1877).
Our other specimen — a female — is from Ecuador or
Northern Peru, 4 August 1881, collected by Mr. J. H.

The above given localities show that this species has a
very wide area of geographical distribution, viz. : from Pa-
nama to Paraguay and from Peru to British Guiana.

The species has been figured under the name of Didel-
phys ornata Tschudi — I believe with Mr. Oldfield Thomas
that the specimen described by Tschudi in his Fauna Pe-
ruana under this new name belongs to our .species — but
this figure cannot be called very correct, especially the
colors do not agree with the description. Didelphys derhiana
Waterhouse belongs perhaps too to our species, but I never
saw the figure in the Naturalist's Library (Marsupialia)
Vol. XI , PI. 2 (Waterhouse). Alston's figure of DideJphys
derhiana (Biologia centrali-americana , pi. XXII) is taken
from an original sketch from the life by Mr. Smit , and
lets no doubt that the female and young specimen?! , living
in May 1877 in the Zoological Society's Gardens, belonged
to the true Didelphys lanigera. Both our specimens show

Notes from the Leyden Museum, Vol. IX.

SOUTH-AMERICAN MAMMALS. 227

the dark spots on the naked part of the tail , as figured
in Alston's above mentioned book; in Tschudi's figure of
his D. ornata these spots are wanting. The descriptions
given by Tschudi and Wagner are sufficiently correct. The
skull nowhere has been figured or described. The figures of
the skull of our Samiria-specimen will discharge me of a
description. I now wish to compare it with skulls of other
Didelphys-s-peciea in our collection. All. the teeth are pre-
sent and it shows all characteristics of a fullgrown skull.
There is no sagittal crest like in skulls of adult specimens
of the other Didelphys-s^ecies of the same or of larger
size. The postorbital process of frontal bone is much more
developed than in any other Didelphyss-pecies at my dis-
posal , and in no species the skull is so short in proportion
to its broadness: the skulls of Didelphys philander figured
by Temminck in his »Mammalogie, T. I, pi. 6" are also
very short , they have been removed from young specimens
as the dentition indicates. The first premolar in upper and
lower jaw is very small. The second upper premolar is very
stout and much stronger than the third upper premolar,
the latter reaching about three quarter of the length of
the second upper premolar , meanwhile in the other Didel-
^/«?/s-skulls the second and third upper premolars are about
of the same size or sometimes the third is higher than
the second. The second lower premolar attains about three
quarter of the size of the third lower molar and thus ap-
proaches more what I find in D. opossum , D. cancrivora
and D. azarae, although in these species in a lower de-
gree , meanwhile in the other species the second and third
lower premolar are nearly of the same size ; in D. tri-
striata the third lower premolar is somewhat higher than
the second.

I think that a closer examination of larger series of
Didelphys-^^ViW^ than I have at my disposal, will bring us
to divide the Opossum-iamWy in some genera and to se-
parate D. lanigera in a peculiar genus, perhaps together
with D. philander: for the skull and dentition of D. la-

Notes from tlie Leyden JMuseum , Vol IX.

228 SOUTH-AMERICAN MAMMALS.

nigera has in several parts a striking resemblance with
the skull and dentition of D. philmider , figured under the
name of Philander cayopollin in Burmeister's »Erlauterungen
zur Fauna Brasiliens , 1856, PI. XI, figs. 5, 5^1- and S^";
if Philander dichura Bur meister is a good species (I can-
not judge about this because I never saw a specimen like
it) then it may enter too in the same division.

Notes from ttxe Xjeyden Museum, Vol. IX..

LACTICA SUTURALIS. 229

NOTE XXIX.

DESCRIPTIONS OF SOME NEW GENERA

AND SPECIES OF PHYTOPHAGOUS COLEOPTERA

CONTAINED IN THE LEYDEN MUSEUM.

MARTIN JACOBY.

MalticintiB,

Lactica suturalis, n. sp.

Black; head and thorax impunctate; elytra very finely
punctured , flavous , a sutural triangular patch from the
middle to the apices, as well as a small spot at the apex
of each elytron , black. — Length 2V2 lines.

Head entirely impunctate, the frontal tubercles strongly
raised , the carina short but distinct ; the lower edge of
the clypeus obscure testaceous; labrum and palpi black;
antennae half the length of the body , black , the apices of
the three lower joints more or less stained with fulvous ,
the second joint very short, the third and following ones
of nearly equal length. Thorax more than twice as broad
as long, the sides rounded, narrowly margined, the ante-
rior angles obliquely rounded , the posterior ones acute ,
the surface entirely impunctate, broadly transversely sal-
cate near the base , bounded at the sides by a distinct
perpendicular groove. Scutellum black. Elytra broadly ovate,
rather convex , very finely punctured , bright flavous , with

Notes from tlie Leyden. jNXuseum. , Vol. IX.

230 LACTICA SUTURALIS.

an elongate black triangular mark , common to both elytra,
comraenciug a little before the middle and extending nearly
to the apices where it is very pointed , and connected by
the suture with a small black spot placed at the extre-
mities of the elytra. Below and the legs black; the poste-
rior tibiae with a small spine; the first joint of the posterior
tarsi as long as the two following ones together; claws
appendiculate ; anterior coxal cavities open.

Hab. Sumatra or.: Tandjong Morawa, Serdang (Dr. Hagen).
— Two specimens.

The only difference in regard to structural details, when
the species , described here is compared with some of the
more typical forms from the New World , is the strong
development of the frontal tubercles which in Lactica are
generally obscure. L. suturalis is the second species now
known from Sumatra.

Aphthona{?) cyanea, n. sp.

Below black ; antennae long , the three first joints and
the tibiae and tarsi , flavous ; above metallic blue ; thorax
very finely , elytra distinctly and closely punctured. —
Length V/^ ^i^^.

Head impunctate , metallic blue , lower part of face ob-
scure piceous; the frontal tubercles in shape of narrow
transverse ridges , the clypeus with a strongly raised cen-
tral ridge; antennae nearly as long as the body, black,
the three lower joints fulvous or flavous , the second and
third joints very short, moniliform , the fourth as long as
the three preceding ones together , the others still more
elongate. Thorax transversely subquadrate , about one half
broader than long, the sides nearly straight, slightly nar-
rowed towards the base, the anterior angles obtuse, fur-
nished with a single hair, the surface with a few fine
punctures, very obsoletely depressed across the disc. Scu-
tellum broadly trigonate. Elytra parallel , narrow , the
shoulders scarcely produced, rather strongly and closely

Notes from th.e Ley den MLuseuxn, "Vol. IX.

APHTHONA CYANEA. 231

punctured , the punctures arranged in semiregular rows ;
femora obscure piceous , the posterior ones black ; the knees,
tibiae and tarsi flavous.

Hah. Sumatra or.: Taudjong Morawa, Serdang (Dr. Hagen).
— Two specimens.

The present insect agrees in all particulars with Aphthona
with the exception of the long antennae and their short
second and third joints which are equal. In the absence
of other species similarly constructed I have placed the
present species in Aphthona.

Sph aero derma parvula , u. sp.

Fulvous ; thorax extremely minutely punctured ; elytra
closely semipunctate-striate , metallic blue, the apices ful-
vous. — Length P/s line.

Head impuuctate , the frontal elevations slightly raised
but distinct , of broadly trigonate shape ; labrum dark ful-
vous ; antennae entirely flavous or fulvous , the second joint
but slightly smaller than the third or fourth joint, the
terminal ones more elongate and slender; thorax about
twice and a half broader than long , distinctly widened at
the middle, the sides straight, the anterior angles obli-
quely truncate , the surface scarcely visibly and closely
punctured, with a very short perpendicular groove at each
side at the posterior margin; scutellum fulvous; elytra
broader at the base than the thorax , very rounded and
convex , very closely but not very regularly punctate-striate,
the interstices also very minutely punctured , the extreme
lateral margin impressed by a row of deep punctures , the
punctuation disappearing at the apices , the latter , in
shape of a triangular spot , fulvous , rest of the surface me-
tallic blue ; elytral epipleurae broad , extending to the
apices, fulvous; the underside and legs of the same colour ;
prosternum longer than broad; mesosternum obsolete; an-
terior coxal cavities open ; posterior femora moderately but
very distinctly iucrassate , their tibiae slightly curved, armed

j>Jotes from the Leyden JMuseum , "Vol. IX..

232 SPHAERODERArA PARVULA,

with a small spine ; the first joint of the posterior tarsi longer
than the two following joints together ; claws appendiculate.

Hah. Sumatra or.: Tandjong Morawa, Serdang (Dr. Hagen).
— Three specimens.

Although the short perpendicular grooves , placed at the
posterior margin of the thorax, are strange to the genus Spliae-
roderma, I have, in the absence of other characters of
distinction, placed S. parvula in that genus for the pre-
sent. Several closely allied species have been described («S.
cyanipennis Jac, apicipennis Baly, apicalis Baly). S. parvula
differs from either in the unicolorous flavous antennae,
from S. apicalis and 5. apicipennis in the metallic blue co-
lour of the elytra and their more closely placed and stronger
punctures arranged in rows, the interstices being finely
punctured ; from S. cyanipennis , -S. parvula differs in its
larger size and the fulvous apices of the elytra, as well
as the colour of the antennae.

Erystus clypeatus, n. sp.

Broadly ovate , subdepressed , pale testaceous ; terminal
joints of the antennae and the breast piceous ; thorax trans-
verse , minutely punctured; elytra finely punctate-striate ,
the lateral margin flattened. — Length P/g line.

Head broader than long , extremely finely punctured ,
with an oblique short groove near the inner margin of
the eyes; the frontal tubercles elongate, trigonate, divided
by a longitudinal groove and bounded behind by a trans-
verse groove ; clypeus transversely thickened , narrow ; an-
tennae half the length of the body, the four lower joints
fulvous, the others black, the third joint rather longer
than any of the following joints ; thorax three times broa-
der than long , the sides strongly rounded , narrowly mar-
gined , the surface scarcely visibly punctured ; elytra widened
at the middle , the lateral margin broadly flattened , the
surface finely punctate-striate, pale testaceous; legs short,
the tibiae widened towards the apices ; all the femora di-

Notes from the Leytlen Museum , Vol. IX..

ERYSTÜS Cr,YPR.\TUS. '233

lated , the posterior ones more distinctly than the others ;
prosteruum broad ; elytral epipleurae very broad , conti-
nued below the middle.

Hah. Timor (Wienecke). — Two specimens.

This is the second species belonging to the genus Erystus,
described by myself in Genoa Annals (1885, p. 39). From
jE". celehensis, the present insect differs in being only half
the size of that species and in having a distinctly thickened
transverse clypeus.

Cleonica, nov. gen.

Oblong-ovate; eyes small, entire; palpi with the penul-
timate joint thickened ; antennae filiform , all the joints
with the exception of the second one , elongate ; thorax
short, very transverse, the surface transversely sulcate ;
elytra irregularly punctured, their epipleurae continued
nearly to the apices; posterior femora moderately incras-
sate ; tibiae simple, unarmed; the first joint of the posterior
tarsi as long as the three following joints together; claws
appendiculate ; anterior coxal cavities open.

This genus approaches in its structural characters Licyllus
Jac. from Australia but differs in the small eyes , the diffe-
rent shape of the thorax which has the posterior angles not
obliquely cut as in Licyllus , also in the want of an elytral
basilar depression and their prolonged epipleurae.

Cleonica quadriplagiata , n. sp.

Piceous; abdomen testaceous; antennae black, the first
joint fulvous, the eighth flavous; head and thorax ful-
vous , impunctate ; elytra finely punctured , black , the middle
of the disc and the apices pale yellow, the sides with a
longitudinal costa. — Length 2^/^ lines.

Head longer than broad , impunctate , the vertex swol-
len ; the frontal tubercles narrowly transverse , bounded by
a deep groove behind, and divided by the apex of the

!N"otes from the Leyclen ÜMuseum, Vol. IX,

234 CLEONICA QUADRIPLAGIATA.

clypeus; palpi testaceous; antennae, more than half the
length of the body, the first joint fulvous and shining,
the second one piceous, the five following and the three
apical joints black, pubescent, the eighth nearly white.
Thorax three times broader than long , the sides nearly
straight at the base , slightly rounded before the middle ,
the angles not produced , the surface transversely sulcata
through its entire length, impunctate, fulvous, shining;
scutellum black, its apex broadly rounded; elytra scarcely
visibly punctured, black, the middle of the disc occupied
by a large yellowish white patch , extending from before
to below the middle but not quite to the sutural or lateral
margin , another triangular spot of half the size is placed
at the apex of each elytron; from the shoulder to below
the middle a more or less distinct costa extends, preceded
by one or two obsolete longitudinal sulcations; anterior
legs dark fulvous , the posterior ones as well as the under-
side piceous.

Hab. Sumatra: Padang (Muller), Serdang (Dr. Hagen).
— Two specimens.

GttlerMcintie.

L up erodes javanensis ^ n. sp.

Ovate, convex, piceous; antennae and legs pale fulvous ;
above dark brown , opaque , extremely minutely punctu-
red. — Length 2 — 2^2 lines.

Head impunctate , opaque , the vertex dark brown , the
lower portion paler ; antennae two thirds the length of
the body, the second and third joints short, nearly equal;
thorax one half broader than long , the sides nearly straight
and parallel , the posterior margin rounded , the surface
extremely finely granulate, and visibly punctured only,
when seen under a very strong lens; elytra gradually wi-
dened posteriorly, punctured like the thorax, dark brown,
the sides below the middle nearly black ; underside piceous;

ffotes from the Leyden Museum, Vol. IX,

LUPERODES JAVANENSIS. 235

legs flavous; the first joint of the posterior tarsi half the
length of the tibiae , the latter with a long spine ; elytral
epipleurae continued below the middle; anterior coxal ca-
vities open.

Hah. Java: Batavia (Sijthofi). — Two specimens.

The opaque, almost silky appearance and the uniform
brown colour of the thorax and elytra will help in the
recognition of the present species.

Galerucella Hageni, n. sp.

Oblong-ovate , pale testaceous , closely pubescent ; inter-
mediate joints of the antennae black ; head and thorax
finely punctured; elytra closely pubescent, the basal roar-
gin and a lateral narrow stripe extending to the middle ,
fuscous. — Length 2^/^ — 3 lines,

var. Elytra entirely pale testaceous.

Head closely punctured, with a central longitudinal groove ;
the frontal tubercles obsolete ; clypeus triangular ; palpi
slender; antennae about half the length of the body, the
two basal joints fulvous , the five following ones black ,
the four last joints testaceous , the third joint one half
longer than the second but shorter than the fourth. Thorax
nearly three times as broad as long, the sides straight at
the base , subangulate before the middle , the angles not
produced ; surface with an obsolete lateral and longitudinal
central depression , closely rugose-punctate and finely pu-
bescent ; elytra rather convex , broadly ovate , very finely
and closely rugose and covered with rather long greyish-
white pubescence , the basal margin narrowly piceous and
connected with a similarly coloured stripe which commences
at the shoulder and extends to the middle ; tibiae unarmed ;
the first joint of the posterior tarsi as long as the two follow-
ing joints together ; claws bifid ; anterior coxal cavities open.

Nab. Sumatra: Tandjong Morawa, Serdang (Dr. Hagen),
Moeara Laboe , Rawas and Lebong (Sumatra Expedition). —
A few specimens.

Notes from the Leyden Miuseum , Vol. IX.

16

236 GALERUCELLA FUNESTA.

GalerucellaiJ) fu nesta, n. sp.

Elongate, narrow, subparallel, black; thorax deeply im-
pressed at the sides and middle; elytra finely pubescent,
irregularly and finely punctured , the sutural and lateral
margin , as well as a longitudinal discoidal narrow stripe ,
whitish-grey. — Length 2 lines.

Head not longer than broad , finely rugose at the sides ,
the middle with a short longitudinal groove; the frontal
tubercles trigonate, distinctly raised. Antennae less than
half the length of the body, the second joint half the
length of the first, the third one longer than the fourth,
the terminal joints shorter and slightly thickened. Thorax
twice as broad as long , the sides angulate at the middle,
the angles produced in shape of a small tubercle , the pos-
terior ones placed at some distance from the posterior
margin , the surface at each side with a deep oblique depres-
sion which is finely pubescent within , the middle of the
disc shining, longitudinally depressed but interrupted by
another transverse depression near the base. Scutellum fi-
nely pubescent, its apex broadly truncate. Elytra broader
at the base than the thorax, closely and distinctly but
finely punctured, the punctuation divided here and there
by some obsolete longitudinal raised narrow ridges, finely
covered with greyish pubescence which assumes the shape
of a narrow whitish stripe from the shoulder to the apex
of each elytron , the sutural and lateral margin being also
marked with whitish hairs when viewed sideways , elytral
epipleurae continued to the apices ; underside and legs black,
finely clothed with greyish pubescence ; tibiae unarmed ; the
first joint of the posterior tarsi scarcely longer than the
folloAving one; claws bifid, the inner division short; an-
terior coxal cavities open.

Hah. Africa occ. : Congo river (Veth and v. d. Keilen). —
A few specimens.

This curious little species, which may be recognized by

Notes from the Leyden IMuseum, Vol. IX.

GALERUCELLA FUNESTA. 237

its entirely black colour and the narrow whitish pubescent
stripes of the elytra, has most of the structural characters
of Galerucella , but differs principally in the shape of the
thorax and its discoidal depressions; the posterior angles
are indicated by a small but very distinct tubercle placed
below the middle; from there to the posterior margin the
sides are obliquely cut.

Cynorta sumatrana, n. sp.

Obscure greenish aeneous below ; lower part of the face
and the legs , testaceous ; above metallic green ; head and
thorax impunctate , the latter biimpressed ; elytra finely
punctured, the interstices obsoletely rugose. — Length
2 lines.

Head very convex at the vertex , metallic green ; eyes
large , entire ; frontal tubercles well defined , almost con-
tiguous , lower part of the face and the labrum , obscure
fulvous ; palpi piceous ; antennae slender , filiform , piceous ,
the two or three basal joints more or less testaceous below,
the second joint very small , the third one more than three
times as long , the fourth as long as the two preceding
joints together. Thorax about one half broader than long,
the sides slightly rounded before the middle , straight at
the base , the anterior angles blunt , slightly oblique , the
disc with two large transverse depressions , which are scar-
cely interrupted at the middle , metallic green , impunctate.
Elytra wider than the thorax at the base, narrowly parallel,
closely punctured , the interstices very finely granulate
and transversely rugose, especially at the sides. The first
joint of the posterior tarsi as long as the three following
joints together. Anterior coxal cavities closed.

Hah. Sumatra: Solok and Soepajang. (Sumatra Expedi-
tion). — Two specimens.

C. sumatrana differs from C. porrecta Baly in the metallic
green thorax and dark antennae.

Notes from ttie Leyden IMuseum , Vol. IX,

238 ANTIPIIA CAPITATA.

An tip ha capitata, Jac.
(Notes Leyden Museum, 1884. p. 51).

var. Elytra fulvous, a spot at the base and a trans-
verse band at the middle, flavous.

Hab. Sumatra or. : Deli (Schagen van Leeuwen) , Tandjong
Morawa, Serdang (Dr. Hagen). — Two specimens.

The only difierence I can find in the above variety is
the different colour of the elytra, the type having been
described from specimens having unicolorous fulvous elytra.
The species may be recognized by the black vertex of
the head.

An tip ha bimaculata, Jac.
(Annali Museo civico Genoa. 1886).

var. a. Elytra with an additional flavous spot at the base.

var. b. Elytra entirely black.

Hab. Java (Muller and Hekmeyer) ; Sumatra or.: Deli
(Schagen van Leeuwen). — Three specimens.

It is quite possible that this species with the above varie-
ties represents but another form of A. capitata which seems
a most variable species; the only difierence is that of colour
in regard to the elytra. Here as in A. capitata the vertex of
the head is black.

Antipha multicolor ^ u. sp.

Pale testaceous ; head black at the vertex ; thorax trans-
verse; elytra finely punctured, the base and the apices
fulvous , the intermediate space piceous , including a pale
fiavous transverse spot. — Length 2'/2 lines.

Head rather broader than long, the vertex piceous, im-
punctate, lower part of the face, fiavous; labrum piceous;
palpi slender, obscure piceous; antennae two thirds the
length of the body , testaceous , the terminal joints fuscous,
third joint double the length of the second but only half
the length of the following one ; thorax three times broader

Notes from the Leyden lMu.seu.tn , Vol. JLX.

ANTIPHA MULTICOLOR.

239

than long, the sides rounded at the middle, the posterior
margin obliquely rounded at the angles, the surface im-
punctate, without depressions, pale flavous; scutellum ful-
vous ; elytra slightly dilated posteriorly , the base somewhat
swollen, the surface finely punctured , the punctuation ar-
ranged in semi-regular lines, a transverse broad band at
the base occupying the first third of the length, fulvous,
the following portion black or piceous with the exception
of a triangular sutural space near the apices, which is
fulvous , a transverse irregular shaped flavous spot occupies
the middle of each elytron; breast obscure fulvous; abdo-
men and legs flavous; tibiae unarmed; the first joint of
the posterior tarsi nearly as long as the three following
joints; claws appendiculate ; anterior coxal cavities closed;
prosternum very narrow but distinct; elytral epipleurae
broad at the base, indistinct below the middle.

Hah. Java: Buitenzorg (Muller and Semmelink). — Two
specimens.

Antipha apicipennis , n. sp.

Fulvous ; antennae flavous ; thorax obsoletely depressed ,
scarcely punctured ; elytra black , closely and distinctly
punctured, the extreme apices fulvous; tibiae black. —
Length 3 lines.

Head impunctate , reddish fulvous , the frontal tubercles
in shape of strongly raised transverse ridges ; clypeus broadly
triangular, extending upwards between the frontal ele-
vations ; labrum testaceous ; antennae slender , entirely
flavous , the third joint three times the length of the se-
cond , the following very slightly thickened , the extreme
apex of the terminal joint fuscous. Thorax more than twice
as broad as long , the sides perfectly straight , the anterior
angles obliquely truncate , the surface not visibly punc-
tured , obsoletely transversely depressed , reddish fulvous.
Scutellum fulvous. Elytra closely and very distinctly punc-
tured , black , the extreme apices fulvous , their epipleurae

Notes from the Leyden Musetiin , Vol. IX.

240 ANTIPIIA APICIPENNIS.

obsolete below the middle. Legs black , the femora some-
times fulvous; tibiae unarmed ; anterior coxal cavities closed.
Hah. Sumatra or.: Tandjong Morawa, Serdang (Dr.
Hagen) , Deli (Schagen van Leeuwen). — Three specimens.

Ozomena (Theopea) variabilis , n. sp.

Violaceous blue ; antennae (the two apical joints excepted)
black ; thorax transverse , deeply impressed , impunctate ;
elytra closely and distinctly punctured , the interstices
obsoletely rugose. — Length 2^/3 — 3 lines.

cf . Antennae filiform, long and slender, strongly pubescent.

9. Antennae with shorter and broader joints.

var. Elytra cupreous.

Head impunctate , deeply grooved between the eyes ; the
frontal tubercles in shape of a narrow transverse ridge ;
eyes large; labrum and jaws black; antennae as long as
the body , black , the apex of the 9^^ joint , and the two
apical ones , flavous , extreme apex of the terminal joint
black. Thorax about one half broader than long , the sides
nearly straight and slightly narrowed in front , the disc
with a deep sinuate transverse groove , not extending to
the sides, impunctate, metallic violaceous blue. Scutellum
black. Elytra closely punctured, the punctures for the most
part arranged in irregular double rows near the suture,
but irregularly at the sides , where the interstices are trans-
versely rugose. Anterior coxal cavities closed. Tibiae un-
armed. Claws appendiculate.

Hab. Sumatra or.: Tandjong Morawa, Serdang (Dr. Hagen).
— Five specimens.

There is a considerable difference in the shape and struc-
ture of the thorax between this species and several of its
congeners , notably 0. impressa Fabr. In the latter the
thorax is square-shaped with two deep foveae , in 0. varia-
bilis the thorax is transverse and the two impressions are
replaced by a sinuate groove. Nevertheless I cannot find
sufficient other marks of distinction to separate this species

Notes from the Ley den Museum , Vol. IX.

OZOMENA VARIABILIS. 244

from the others, the pubescent antennae, closed cavities
etc. being all characters peculiar to Ozomena. The second
joint of the antennae iu the male insect is very short, the
following joints however are very slender , elongate and of
nearly equal length. In the specimens upon which I look as
the females and which differ in no other way except in
the shape of the antennae, the latter are much shorter
and the joints more flattened , and instead of three flavous
apical joints there are only two. The elytra show no traces
of the geminate rows of punctures but are irregularly punc-
tate. The absence of any longitudinal costae of the elytra
will help to distinguish 0. variabilis from its allies.

I)oridea(?) metallica, n. sp.

Obscure bluish black below ; head , antennae , thorax and
legs fulvous; thorax obsoletely biimpressed; elytra metallic
blue , very closely and finely punctured and obsoletely ru-
gose. — Length 3 lines.

Head not longer than broad, impunctate, transversely
grooved between the eyes ; antennae about half the length
of the body , the second joint very short , the third one three
times as long, and as long as the fourth joint; thorax nearly
twice as broad as long , the sides very slightly rounded , the
surface impunctate , with a shallow transverse depression at
each side ; scutellum fulvous ; elytra somewhat flattened ,
nearly parallel , the shoulders slightly prominent and smooth,
the rest of the surface very closely punctured, the inter-
spaces finely transversely wrinkled ; tibiae unarmed , the
first joint of the posterior tarsi as long as the three fol-
lowing joints together; claws appendiculate ; anterior coxal
cavities closed ; elytral epipleurae broad at the base , obso-
lete below the middle.

Hah. Sumatra : Rawas and Loeboe gedang (Sumatra Ex-
pedition). — Two specimens.

I am not certain whether I refer rightly the specimens
before me to Doridea of which they possess all the cha-

Notes from the Ley den IVIxiseiam , "Vol. IX.

24ti DÜRTDEA METALLICA

racters; they are however evidently females and the male
insect probably differs in the structure of the antennae.

Medythia, nov. gen.

Ovate , convex ; palpi and antennae filiform , the third
joint of the latter one half longer than the second ; thorax
not broader than long, narrowed at the base, the surface
without depressions ; elytra ovate , pointed at the apices ,
irregularly punctured ; legs long and slender , the posterior
tibiae with a distinct spine; the first joint of the posterior
tarsi as long as the three following joints together; claws
simple; anterior coxal cavities open.

The ovate , convex general shape , the long , posteriorly
narrowed thorax, slender legs and the simple claws distin-
guish Medythia from any of the other numerous genera of
Galerucinae.

Medythia quadi'imaculata, n. sp.

Fulvous ; the head and the lower joints of the antennae,
piceous ; thorax minutely punctured ; elytra a little more
strongly punctate, a square-shaped spot at the shoulder
and a triangular one near the apices, piceous. — Length
1 line.

Head rather longer than broad , piceous , the vertex im-
punctate , the frontal tubercles strongly developed , tri-
gonate; the clypeus with a distinct central longitudinal
ridge , strongly punctured at the sides ; palpi piceous , the
terminal joint slender , elongate and pointed ; antennae
scarcely shorter than the body, the three basal joints ob-
scure fulvous, the four following ones black , the 8*^, 9th and
10th whitish, the terminal joint black; thorax strongly
narrowed at the base, the posterior angles obliquely rounded,
the anterior ones thickened in shape of a more or less
distinct tubercle, the surface extremely finely punctured,
only visible under a strong lens, shining, fulvous; elytra

^otes from the X^eyden JMuseum , Vol. IX.

MEDYTHIA QUADIUMACULATA. 243

widened towards the middle, convex, finely but more dis-
tinctly punctured than the thorax, their epipleurae con-
tinued below the middle, a square-shaped spot at the
shoulder , extending to the sides but only half the distance
from the suture and a triangular-shaped spot placed near
the apex , half way between the lateral and sutural margin,
piceous or black ; underside and legs fulvous , the base of
the tibiae slightly stained with piceous.

Hab. Sumatra or. : Medan , Deli (W. Dates). — Two
specimens.

Correction: In the Ent. Mo. Mag. XXIII. p. 208 (May
1887) Mr. J. S. Baly publishes »Notes on Galerucinse" etc.
In one of these the genus Malaxia Fairmaire (Ann. Soc.
Ent. France. 1878. p. 139) is said to be synonymous with
the genus Glytolus Jacoby (Notes Leyd. Mus. 1884. p. 62).
This is however not quite correct , as the latter name does
not be written Glytolus but Glyptolus.

C. R. Cz.

Notes from the Leyden IMuseum , "Vol. IX.

244 HYDATICUS CONSIMILIS.

NOTE XXX.
DESCRIPTION D'ÜN DYTISCIDE NOUVEAU.

PAR

M. RÉGIMBART.

Hydaticus consimilis, spec. nov.

H. capicolae Aubé valde siynüis , sed statura midto major
et suhtilius punctulatiis ; supra rufotestacea , capite signaturis
nigris , protJwrace vitta transversa fusca ornatis; elytris cre-
herrime nigro irroratis , margine externo sat late rufo , vitta-
que juxta suturali angustissima rubroferruginea ; scutello nigro.
Subtus nigro-piceus , prosterni laterihus , antennis pedibusque
anticis ru/is, abdomine pedibusque posticis ferrugineis. —
Loug. 15 mill.

Cette grande espèce est extrêmement semblable a l'^".
capicola Aubé d'Afrique meridionale, mais s'en distingue
immédiatement par sa grande taille. Les autres caractères
tirés de la forme et de la coloration sont identiques, mais
la ponctuation du consimilis est plus fine et nettement for-
mée de tres petits points serres et accompagnés d'autres
moitié plus gros et beaucoup moins denses; la reticulation
du fond des élytres est également plus subtile et moins
apparente ; enfin les points sériaux des élytres sont plus
espacés et moins gros.

Hab. Australië: Queensland (French). — Deux feraelles
de la collection de Mr. Neervoort van de Poll.

r^Totes from the Ley den Mnseiam, Vol. IX.

DINEUTES FAIRMAIREI. 245

NOTE XXXI.
REMARQUES SUR TROIS ESPÊCES DE GYRINIDES.

PAR

M. RÉGIMBART.

1. Dineutes Fairmairei Rég., Ann. Soc. Ent. France.
1882. p. 394. — La série d'exemplaires des iles Viti que
vient de me communiquer Mr. Ritsema , et qui appartient
a Mr. Neervoort van de Poll , se compose d'individus dont
la taille, la forme et la coloration varient d'une fa9on tout
a fait extraordinaire et indépendante du sexe , au point
qu'en voyant les formes les plus éloignées il est impossible
de croire qu'elles aient la moindre parenté entre elles. La
taille varie dans les limites extremes de lOVg et de ISVa
mill. La coloration dominante est Ie bleu d'acier qui est
plus OU moins rehaussé par de magnifiques teintes métal-
liques bronzées , cuivrées ou pourprées. Chez les uns la
bande chatoyante mate des élytres n'occupe guère que Ie
tiers de leur largeur et alors les lignes opaques longitudi-
nales sont bien apparentes et souvent même sulciformes;
cbez d'autres cette bande occupe plus de la moitié et les
lignes opaques sont alors moins marquees et même quel-
quefois presque entièrement efïacées. La forme est ovalaire ,
mais Ie plus souvent francliement rhomboïdale et atténuée
en arrière. Le som met des élytres est formé depuis l'écban-
crure externe jusqu'a l'angle sutural par une double tron-
cature , assez sensible chez les uns, moins marquee chez
le plus grand nombre. Tous ces caractères sont indépen-
dants de sexe ; mais ce qu'il y a de plus curieux , c'est une

Notes from tlie Leyden Miuseixm, Vol. IX.

246 DINEUTES FAIRMAIREI.

petite depression située sur chaque élytre en arrière et tout
prés de l'écusson et qui est particuliere a tous les males
sans exception. Aucune femelle ne montre ce caractère.

2. Gyretes hidens Oliv., var. Spitz lyi Rég.

Cette variété , capturée en plusieurs exeniplaires (males et
femelles) par Mr. F. E. Spitzly a Surinam , Tempatie creek ,
et adressée au Musée de Leyde par sou frère Mr. H. Spitzly ,
diöère du type par sa coloration d'un beau bronze doré sur
Ie dessus du corps, tandisque Ie type est noir a peine mé-
tallique.

3. Orectochilus punctipennis Sharp, Trans. Ent. Soc. London.
1884. p. 449. — Mr. Neervoort van de Poll possède un
exemplaire 9 t>ien développé et bien colore de cette espèce
encore presque inconnue qui pourrait bien n'être qu'une
variété locale de notre O. villosus Fabr. La ponctuation
parait un peu plus forte et l'angle sutural des élytres un
peu plus accuse, au moins chez cette femelle, qui vient,
comme les types, du Japon.

Notes from the Leyden IMuseum , Vol. IX.

DESCRIPTIONS OF EARTHWORMS. 247

NOTE XXXII.
DESCRIPTIONS OF EARTHWORMS.

BY

Dr. R. HORST.

IP).
On E u d r il u s - specimens from Surinam.

Among the worms of our collections I met with two
specimens of the genus Eudrilus , kindly presented to our
Museum by Mr. C. J. Heering from Surinam. The genus
Eudrilus was named by Perrier ^), who described three species :
E. Lacazii (from Martinique), E. decipiens (from the An-
tilles) and E. peregrinus (from Rio Janeiro). Last year Mr.
Beddard received from New Caledonia a dozen of earthworms ,
belonging to the same genus, which he named i?. Boyeri^).
The genus Eudrilus , though agreeing in many characters,
viz. : the arrangement of the bristles , the presence of a
muscular gizzard , the form of the vascular system , with
Eumbricus, is distinguished from it by the remarkable struc-
ture of its genital organs. Beddard published a careful ac-
count of the anatomy of these organs *), which however
differs in several respects from Perrier's earlier description ;

1) For Part I see p. 97 — lOG and pi. 1 of this volume.

2) Nonv. Archiv. Muse'um d'Hist. Nat. Vol. VIII, 1873, p. 71.

3) Proceed. Zoolog. Society London. 1886, p. 302.

4) Note on the ovaries and oviducts of Eudrilus-. Zoolog. Auzeiger, IX Jahrg.
1886, p. 342.

Notes from the Leyden IMuseum , Vol. IX..

248 DESCRIPTIONS OF EARTHWORMS.

therefore 1 thought it very interesting to examine if the
structure of the genital organs in our specimens did corres-
pond with his description. Moreover through the kindness of
Mr. Layard I was able to dissect also some individuals of
E. Boyeri Bedd. from New Caledonia.

The largest of our two Surinam-specimens measures 170
m.m. in length , the number of its segments being about
200. The cephalic lobe is club-shaped, impinging till the
middle of the buccal segment. There is an annular girdle ,
occupying six segments, from the 13th to the 18th, quite
like in E. Lacazii Perr. The female genital pores are situated
on segment 14, in the series of the dorsal bristles, the
male genital pores lie on segment 17, in the series of the
ventral bristles ; the last pores are rather large and sur-
rounded by a ridge, which is radiately folded.

Our individuals are plainly intraclitelline, like E.
peregrinus , E. Lacazii and E. Boyeri , and the assertion
of Perrier , that E. decipiens should be p o s t c 1 i t e 1 1 i n e , its
clitellum extending but from the 13th to the 15th seg-
ment, is undoubtedly a mistake as already suggested by
himself»

The alimentary tract is furnished in the segments 10, 11
and 12, behind the gizzard, with three pairs of pouch-
shaped glands , like in E. Boyeri ; I have also been able to
detect the series of glands on the dorsal wall of the intes-
tine , in the posterior part of the body, mentioned by Beddard.
There are three pairs of large lateral hearts in segment
8, 9 and 10, like in E. Lacazii; moreover an intestinal
heart appears to be present in segment 11. Two pairs of
seminal vesicles could be detected, occupying the segments
10, 11 and 12; with these are connected two pairs of
vasa deferentia , whose ciliated rosettes are situated in seg-
ment 10 and 11. The two sperm-ducts of each side re-
mained perfectly separated , running quite near each other,
parallel with the intestine , till into the 1 7th segment ; here
they bend around the external side of the bursa copulatrix
and open into the middle of a long, tubular, muscular

Notes from the Xjeyden museum, "^'ol. IX.

DESCRIPTIONS OF EARTHWORMS. 249

poucli, named by Beddard » prostatic gland." This organ,
occupying about 7 segments, has nearly the same breadth
over its whole length, only in its middle it is somewhat
constricted and opens by a short, narrow duct on the
cushion-shaped bursa copulatrix. Its wall has a nacreous
appearance and consists of a thick external layer of lon-
gitudinal muscular fibres and a thinner internal layer of
circular ones; this body, as stated by Perrier, though agreeing
in its situation with the prostatic gland of other Lumbri-
cidae, wants the glandular structure of that organ and
therefore I believe it may by no means be identified with
it. Since Beddard found the duct of this tube being con-
tinuous with the curved penis, it rather may be called
ductus ejaculatorius. I also found the curious Y-shaped
body, described by Perrier and Beddard , on the dorsal side
of the bursa copulatrix.

The form of the male genital organs of our specimens
quite agrees with the description and figure of these bodies
in E. Boyeri, given by Beddard; on the contrary Perrier
states , that the species he examined possessed only a
single vas deferens on each side , and that this duct
opened directly into the bursa copulatrix and not into the
ductus ejaculatorius. I cannot suppose that there should
exist such great differences , in respect of the structure of
the male genital organs, between Perrier's and our West-
Indian specimens , which quite agree with those from New
Caledonia; and therefore I believe that Perrier has been
mistaken in his observations.

The structure of the female genital organs is no less
remarkable. They consist of a long , tubular pouch , the
spermatheca , which is folded together in a longitudinal
direction, parallel with the intestine, and opens unto the
exterior by a muscular duct, situated perpendicularly on
the remaining part of this body ; with this efferent duct
communicates another narrow, twisting tube , furnished at
its aboral extremity with a small oval protuberance. In
front of the last tube a small globular sac opens likewise

Notes from the Ley den IMCuseuizi, "Vol. IX..

550 DESCRIPTIONS OF EARTHWORMS.

into the efferent duet of' the spermatheca; according to
Perrier this small sac represents the ovary.

In his paper in the Zoolog. Anzeiger Beddard not only
fixed the attention on this remarkable continuity of the
ovary and the spermatheca, but he also demonstrated by
means of transverse sections of his New-Caledonian speci-
mens, that not the globular sac does represent the ovary,
as suggested by Perrier, but the oval protuberance at the
extremity of the twisting tube, and that therefore in the
genus Eudrilus the ovary is continuous with the ovi-
duct. Though our specimens were not sufficiently preserved
to allow the method of section-cutting , I have been able
to confirm Beddard's statements , and I am quite agreeing
with him , that Perrier has mistaken the relation of the
ovary and the spermatheca. This suggestion is confirmed
by some statements in the paper of Perrier himself, for as
he says on page 75 »mais cet examen ne peut laisser aucun
doute; ce sont la des ovaires etc.", on page 81 he says
»c'est la tres probablement I'ovaire ; mais nous n'avons pas
d 'observations precises sur ce point", and the eggs of E.
peregrinus, figured on pi. IV, fig. 76, have been found in
a body, situated extérieurement and au dessous du
tube entortille and not in the globular sac, which lies
interieurement and en face du tube entortille. From
the foregoing considerations we may conclude , that, like
our West-Indian specimens , with regard to the female
genital bodies, agree with those from New Caledonia, it
will also be the case with Perrier's specimens , and I am
convinced that our worms belong to one of Perrier's spe-
cies; perhaps his three species, differing from each other
in very insignificant characters , represent only a single
one. Considering that Beddard states of his E. Boyeri
» which I cannot differentiate from those, described by
Perrier" and »I am inclined myself to suspect, that the
New-Caledonian specimens may have been accidently im-
ported", and that, as I demonstrated before, there are no
differences in respect of the genital organs, between his

Notes from tlae Ueyden Museum , Vol IX.

DESCRIPTIONS OF EARTHWORMS. 251

and our West-Indian specimens, 1 cannot but think that
they all belong to the same species, which I propose to
call E. decipiens, the first described worm on which Per-
rier based the genus Eudrilus.

P.S. This note being already in press, I received from
Mr. Beddard a paper, published in the Proceed, of the Royal
Soc. of Edinburgh, Vol. XIII, which contains a more de-
tailed description of the female generative apparatus , illu-
strated by several figures. In dealing with the morpho-
logy of these organs , he points out their strong resem-
blance with the female generative organs of Hirudo , a
fact not agreeing with the results of recent investigators
(Lang , Bourne a. o.), who regard the Hirudinea to be
more closely allied to the Platyhelminthes than to the Anne-
lida. The arguments of Mr. Bourne in favour of this view
(Quart. Journ. Micr. Sc. 1884) however appear to me by
no means conclusive, and I believe the Leeches to present
several other points of affinity with the Oligochaeta. Their
hermaphrodite condition , in connection with the presence
of median generative pores , is not only a Platyhelminth
character, as stated by Bourne; for all Oligochaeta are
hermaphrodite, and Perichaeta has a single median female
opening; their highly developed vascular system (especially
of the Rhynchobdellidae) shows in its arrangement many
points of resemblance with that of the Oligochaeta; they
possess well-developed nephridia; they present a clitellum
and have the practice of forming cocoons like the greater
part of Oligochaeta. The presence of suckers, being an
adaptive character produced by parasitism , seems of no
great importance to me , and is also found in Branchiohdella
among the Oligochaeta and in Malacohdella among the Ne-
mertines.

Notes from thie Leyden JMuseum, Vol. IX

17

252 DESCRIPTIONS OF EARTHWORMS.

Oil Acanthodrilus Schlegelii Horst and ungulatus Perrier.
(Plate 4).

In vol. VI of this Journal, p. 103, I published a short
description of Ac. Schlegelii from Liberia; having only a
single badly preserved specimen at my disposal, my exa-
mination could be but very incomplete. Ever since our know-
ledge of the genus Acanthodrilus much increased owing
to Beddard's careful account of the anatomy of three New-
Zealand species. I was therefore very glad to receive through
the care of my colleague Mr. Biittikofer another better
preserved individual of the same species, now being able
to fill up the gaps in my first description and to figure
some of the principal details of the anatomy of this worm.
I could also examine several specimens of Ac. ungulatus
Perr., which Mr. Layard was kind enough to forward to
me from New Caledonia ^).

The specimen of Ac. Schlegelii measures about 350 m.m.
in length, the number of its segments being 327. There

1) Beddard received also through the care of Mr. Layard several Acan-
^^rfrJ/««-specimens from New Caledonia, and though he states that these worms
«may he identical with one or other of the two species {^Ac. ungulatus and
Ac. obtusus), first described from that region by Perrier," and that they
agree in several characters viz. the position of the clitellum, the form of the
penial setae , with Ac. ungulatus , nevertheless he figured them under the name
of Ac. Lamrdi (Proc. Zool. Society, 1886, p. 168, pi. XIX). The most im-
portant differences between Ac. ungulatus and his specimens he points out,
are the situation of the male genital pores and of the spermathecae; for
Perrier stated that Ac. ungulatus has the male genital openings situated on
the 18th and 20th ring, whereas in Beddard's and our specimens, like in the
other known species of Acanthodrilus , they lie on the 17th and 19th seg-
ment. The spermathecae should be placed in segment 8 and 10, in stead of
in segment 8 and 9, as found by Beddard and myself I suppose that Perrier
has only been mistaken in the number of the segments, 1° because he had
but a single small specimen at his disposal, 2° because, through the state of
contraction of the worm, it is often very difticult to determine the real number
of a segment, as proved by Beddard himself, who corrects in this paper several
statements he made before. Therefore I am convinced that the worms, sent
to us by Mr. Layard, really belong to Ac. ungulatus Perr.

^otes from the Leyden IMuseum, "Vol. IX.

DESCRIPTIONS OF EARTHWORMS. 253

is no trace of a clitellum visible, as in the specimen des-
cribed before. Each ring is marked in its middle by a
transverse groove. My statement, that the cephalic lobe
should extend over two segments, could not be confirmed.
The first dorsal pore was observed between the 14th and
15th segment, one ring more backward as I found it in
the first individual.

As for the appearance of the penial setae, situated next
to the male genital pores in the angles of the depressed
area on segment 17 and 19 (fig. 2), I may refer to my
foregoing paper and to the figures 3 and 4. The female
genital openings could not be detected.

In dissecting the worm I found the whole internal side
of the body- wall to present a feltered appearance, like in
Perichaeta , due to the presence of innumerable faint tubes,
which , as already stated in my first paper, highly magnified
have a strong resemblance with real segmental organs,
though I have not been able to detect neither their ex-
ternal, nor their internal opening. On the contrary in Ac.
ungulatus the nephridia are very obvious, as already stated
by Beddard , and consist of a closely packed rosette of
glandular tubes, communicating with the exterior by a
large, thin-walled duct; they resemble much the nephri-
dia of Microchaeta Rappi Bedd. ^), but I tried in vain to
find the internal funnel.

The vascular system of Ac. Scldegelii agrees much in
its arrangement with that of Ac. ungulatus ^). The dorsal
vessel is a single tube, communicating with the ventral
trunk by five large transverse hearts , situated in segment
10 — 13. The number of the pairs of these commissural
vessels and that of the septa , separating them from each
other, does not exactly correspond to that of the segments ;

1) Beddard, On the anatomy and system, position of a gigantic earthworm
from the Cape Colony; Transact. Zool. Society, Vol. XII, 1886, p. 64.
— Benham, Studies on earthworms. Part II, Quart. Journal of Microsc. Science,
Vol. XXVI, 1886, pi. XVI, fig. 21.

2) Proc. Zool. Society, 1886, pi. XIX, fig, 7.

Notes from tlie Leyden AXuseum , "Vol. IX.

254 DESCRIPTIONS OF RARTHWORMS.

I suppose that some of the muscular bands , radiating from
the intestine to the body- wall, increased in size and thus
grew similar to real septa. The first three pairs of trans-
verse hearts arise simply from the dorsal trunk , but the
two posterior pairs of them communicate also with the
supra-intestinal vessel (v. typhlosolien) ; from the last vessel ,
in the region between the 2nd and 3rd pair of hearts,
arises also a pair of lateral vessels (fig. 1 , Iv) which pass
beneath the second transverse heart and , running forward
along the side of the gizzard till the cephalic part of the
body, supply the body-wall with several branches. In the
9th segment the lateral vessels of both sides communicate
with each other by a transverse vessel , that passes beneath
the middle of the gizzard.

In Ac. ungulatus the vascular system shows a curious
difference in its arrangement from that of Ac. Schlegelii\ for
in that species the lateral vessels do not only arise from the
underside of the intestine , where they unite in a single
sub-intestinal vessel^), but in the 5th segment, on the
limit of the pharynx and of the oesophagus , they com-
municate with each other by a transverse vessel, which
passes above the intestine.

In Ac. Schlegelii I found two pairs of spermathecae in
the 8th and 9th segment; they are oval pouches, without
any diverticulum , opening unto the exterior by a short
efferent duct, in the series of the internal bristle of the
dorsal pair. Spermathozoa have not been observed therein.

In Ac. ungulatus the efferent duct of the spermatheca
is furnished at its upper extremity with a slight protube-
rance , though , as rightly stated by Beddard , it is hardly
so marked a diverticulum as figured by Perrier. This
protuberance appears to be the seat of a strong secretion;

1) A curious mistake has crept in Beddard's figure of the vascular system
of Ac. Layardi (loc. cit.); for according to this drawing the lateral vessels
seem to arise from the dorsal side of the intestine, while in the text of his
paper he says exactly: «these vessels pass heneath the intestine and unite
to form a single subintestinal vessel."

Notes from the Leyden IMuseuxn, "Vol- UC.

DESCRIPTIONS OF EARTHWORMS. 255

for in transverse sections I found the epithelium in this
portion of the duct differing very much from that in the
remaining part. In stead of the epithelium , composed of
high , columnar cells and covered by a cuticular membrane
that lines the greatest part of the duct, I found in the
protuberance an internal layer of cells, which not only
want the cuticular membrane , but are also lower and
broader, and which contain numerous large, clear bubbles
of different shape, probably the products of secretion.

The curious sausage-shaped glandular bodies, observed
by Beddard in some of his specimens of Ac. Layardi,
next to the modified setae in the 8th segment, I have
been unable to find, and the inconstancy of these struc-
tures makes it evident for me , that they have no great
morphological importance. However I observed in the 7th
and 8th ring several small , white vesicles , irregularly dis-
tributed and attached to the internal side of the body-
wall. As to the function of these bodies, which I could
not yet examine in transverse sections, I dare only say
that I do not believe they represent a normal part of the
organism of the earthworm, but I rather suppose they
are strange organisms, perhaps belonging to some or other
species of the Gregarinidae.

In the 11th and 12th ring — not in the 12th and 13th,
as erroneously stated before — a pair of flat, faintly lo-
bated bodies are to be found, attached to the posterior
side of the anterior segment (fig. 1 , vs). I was first in-
clined to take them for the real testes in an immature
state, till I succeeded to detect in the 10th and 11th seg-
ment , exactly in front of the funnels of the vasa deferen-
tia, a glandular body, attached to the posterior side of the
anterior segment, on either side of the nerv^e-cord. These
glands, not only in their situation but also in their form ,
correspond to the ovaries (see afterwards) ; they consist of
a great number of digitately arranged lobes (fig. 5). Each
lobe consists of polygonal cells, containing a granular
protoplasma with a nucleus and a well-marked nucleolus

Notes from the Leyden JMuseum, Vol. IX.

256 DESCRIPTIONS OF EARTHWORMS.

(fig. 6); these cells, which I suggest to be the male ger-
minal cells (spermatospores) differed from the female ger-
minal cells (oospores) by a less distinct nucleus.

In the bodies, attached to the anterior septum in the
11th and 12th ring, I found the spermatospores in a more
advanced stage of development, showing the well-known
mulberry-shaped masses; mature spermatozoa have not
been observed. The organ itself has the same areolate
structure as we know to exist in the seminal vesicles of
other Lumbricina. I have no doubt therefore that the
lobed bodies in the 11th and 12th segment represent the
vesiculae seminales , originated by evagination and prolife-
ration of the dissepiment, as is the case in Lumhricus
and Criodrilus , according to the investigations of Bergh ^)
and Rosa *).

In Ac. ungulatus in the 11th and 12th segment also
lobated glandular bodies are situated, much resembling
those of Ac. Schlegelii, and probably representing the
testes; they lie exactly in front of the ciliated roset-
tes of the sperm-ducts , at the internal side of the ne-
phridia. It was only by means of transverse sections that
I could find them out, for the septa in the genital region ,
especially those of the 11th segment, are strongly thick-
ened and coalesced together. In all the specimens there
are two pairs of vesiculae seminales, quite separated from
each other. The anterior pair is attached to the anterior
side of the 10th septum, and situated in the 10th seg-
ment ; the posterior pair is fixed to the posterior side of
the 11th septum, lying thus in the 12th segment.

From the foregoing considerations it maybe concluded, that
there exist in the species of Acanthodrilus real male genital
glands (testes), morphological aequivalents of the ovaria,
discharging their contents into the vesiculae seminales,

1) Untersucli. iiber Bau und Entw. der Geschlechtsorg. d Regenwiirmer; Zeit-
8chr. f. Wissensch. Zoölogie. Bd. XLIV, 1886, p. 304, pi. XXI.

2) Sn\ Criodrilus Lacuum , Memorie d. R. Accad. delle Scienze di Torino,
Ser. II, Vol. XXXVIII, 1887.

Notes from the Leyden Museum , Vol. LX.

DESCRIPTIONS OF EARTHWORMS. 257

quite as it is stated to be the case in Lumbricus , Peri-
chaeta , Microcliaeta and Criodrilus , according to the in-
vestigations of Hering , Bloomfield , Bergh , Benham , Rosa
and myself. I am much inclined to believe that Beddard ,
in examining the New-Zealand species of Acanthodrilus ,
has confounded the vesiculae seminales with the testes; for
his assertion, that the large racemose glands in the 11th
and 12th segment cannot be homologous with vesiculae
seminales , is based principally on their absolute indepen-
dance of the vasa deferentia, whereas according to Ray
Lankester's suggestion the seminal vesicles should originate
as outgrowths of the vas-deferens funnels; afterwards Bergh
however demonstrated that Lankester's supposition was er-
roneous and that the vesiculae seminales take their origine
entirely independent of the funnels of the sperm-ducts , by
evagination of the septum. It seems to me very probable
that Beddard , in reexamining his specimens , will find the
real testes ; perhaps the peculiar glands , homologous (?) with
ovaries , t,t' in the woodcut fig. 3 in his paper, will appear
to represent them.

Ac. Schlegelii has the ovaries in segment 13, i. e.
next to that which contains the posterior pair of se-
minal vesicles ; they are attached to the anterior sep-
tum , next to the ventral middle line. The ovaries have
the appearance of a flattened body, consisting of numerous
radiately distributed lobes. Each lobe is not unlike to the
single ovary of Lumhricus. Its basal portion, that is at-
tached to the septum , consists of a mass of granular pro-
toplasma containing nuclei; to the distal extremity of the
lobe the eggs are more and more recognisable, and its free
end contains usually one or two large ripe eggs , enclosed
in a follicle , which are on the point of becoming free. In
Ac. ungidatus the ovaries have also been found in the
13th segment, and that they could escape the sharp scru-
tinizing eye of Beddard may be occasioned by their being
situated close to the median side of a nephridium , whose
radiating tuft of loops to the naked eye shows much resem-

Notes from the Leyden M^useixm , "Vol. IX.

258 DESCRIPTIONS OF EARTHWORMS.

blance with the digitate lobes of the ovary. Examining them
with a high power, I found the ovaries of this species consisting
of numerous loops of blood-vessels and a germinal epithe-
lium, containing eggs in all stages of development, attach-
ed to their wall.

EXPLANATION

OF

Plate 4.

Fig. 1. Ac. Schkgeln Horst; general view of the contents
of the body-cavity: gl. intestinal coeca; Iv. lateral
vessel; o. ovary; pr. prostate gland; r. ciliated ro-
sette of the vas deferens ; sp. spermatheca ; t testes ;
vs. vesicula seminalis.
Fig. 2. Genital region, from the ventral side, to show the
depressed area, with the male genital pores on
segments 17 and 19.
Fig. 3. a. Penial setae; b. ordinary setae, x 16 diam.
Fig. 4. The free extremity of a penial seta, highly mag-
nified , to show the small pitts on its surface.
Fig. 5. Testis, x 36 diam.

Fig. 6. A single testis-lobe , more highly magnified.
Fig. 7. Ovary. X 36 diam.
Fig. 8. Lobe of the ovary, x 90 diam.

Notes from the Leyden ÜMuseum, Vol. IX.

CLYTRA CRIBRICOLLIS. 259

NOTE XXXIII.

CLYTRIDE ET EUMOLPIDES NOUVEAUX DE

L'AERiaUE TROPICALE OCCIDENTALE , ET DES

ILES DE SUMATRA ET DE BANKA.

DECRITS PAR

Ed. LEPEVRE,

Ancien Président de la Société entomologique de France.

Clytra (Diapromo rph a) crihricollis ^ spec. nov.

Subconico-cylindrica , nigra, subtus dense argenteo-se-
ricea, palpis, antennis pedibusque omnino rufo-testaceis ,
mandibulis uigris, superne rufo-maculatis; capita subtiliter
ruguloso , inter oculos late evidenter depresso , pube sub-
argentea obsito ; prothorace nigro , margine laterali et antico
niaculaque media parva, flavis, parte nigra antice late et
profunde sinuata, punctato-corrugata , punctis majoribus
et minoribus intermixtis ; scutello punctulato, triangulari ,
apice acuto , linea media elevata longitudinaliter instructo ;
elytris grosse inordinatim punctatis , fasciis tribus trans-
versis et undulatis (1^. basali obliqua, 2^. subraedia, 3».
fere apicali) nigris. — Long. 11 mill.; lat. 5 mill.

Afrique trop. occ. : Humpata (v. d. Keilen). — ün seul
exemplaire.

Cette belle espèce est voisine du D. argentata Fabr. Elle
s'en distingue surtout par la couleur rouge des palpes, des
antennes et des pattes, et par la partie noire du protho-
rax qui est couverte de gros points enfoncés mélanges de
points plus petits. A la base et sur les cotés latéraux , ces
points se réunissent les uns aux autres , ce qui fait paraitre
ces parties comme corrodées.

Notes from the Leyden IMLuseum, "Vol. IX.

260 PAGRIA SUMATRENSIS.

Pagria sumatrensis, spec. nov.

Breviter ovalis , subtus brunneo-testacea , supra fulva ,
elytris pedibusque dilutioribus ; capite inter oculos foveo-
lato, post oculos late et profunde canaliculato, verticelsevi,
epistomate punctato, maudibulis oculisque nigris, palpis et
antennarum artieulis duobus prirais albido-flavis , his apice
fuscis; prothorace in medio disci leviter et remote, ad la-
tera fortius et crebrius , punctato , margine laterali utrin-
que medio subacute angulato ; scutello parvo , laevi , apice
rotundato ; elytris infra humeros subarcuatim impressis ,
leviter lineatim punctatis (punctis grossis , nigris , intra
impressionera basalem profundioribus) , sutura nigro-infus-
cata , callo humerali tumido , Isevi , in costulam brevem lon-
gitudinaliter producto ; femoribus subtus dente minutissimo
instructis. — Long. 2 mill. ; lat. 1 mill.

Sumatra or. : Tandjong Morawa , district de Serdang (Dr.
B. Hagen). — Un seul exemplaire.

Is^ote. Le Nodostoma Jlavo-pustulatum , du Japon, décrit
par M. Baly (Trans. Ent. Soc. of London, 1874, p. 169), doit
être rapporté au genre Pagria , dont il possède tous les ca-
ractères. 11 en est de raême du Nodostoma consimile du
même auteur (loc. cit. p. 168), Cette dernière espèce n'est
pas spéciale au Japon, car j 'en possède deux exemplaires
de Shanghai et un des environs de Saïgon. M. Jacoby
(Proceed. Zool. Soc. of London, 1885, p. 752) la considère
comme une simple variété du Nodostoma Jlavo-pustulatum.

Aulexis pallida, spec. nov.

Suboblonga, omnino cum palpis, antennis pedibusque
pallide fulva , pilis albidis sat dense undique obtecta , ca-
pite, prothorace elytrisque creberrime subtiliter punctula-
tis ; prothorace subcylindrico , superne depresso , utrinque
pone medium oblique vix perspicue impresso , margine late-
rali ipso deleto, medio evidenter tridentato. — Long. 4 mill.;
lat. 2V4 mill.

Sumatra or. : Boenga mas , Palembang (J. C. van Hasselt).
— Un seul exemplaire.

Notes from the Leyden Mmseum, Vol. IX.

EURYOPE CRUCIATA. 261

Co laspos oma mutahile , Baly.
(Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 3rd ser. Vol. IV (1867), p. 273).

Contrairement a l'opinion émise par M. Jacoby (Notes
from the Leyden Museum, VI, 1884, p. 22), je pense que
les nombreux exemplaires de Colasposoma provenant de
Sumatra (de rexpedition-scieutifique et du Dr. B. Hagen),
doivent être rapportés au C. mutahile Baly et non au C.
nigriventre Baly. Dans cette dernière espèce , en effet , la
couleur de I'abdomen est constamment d'un noir fonce et
mat, sans aucune trace du reflet bronze, vert ou bleuatre,
que présente toujours I'abdomen du C. mutahile. De plus,
dans les femelles du C. nigriventre les rugosités latérales
des élytres sont beaucoup plus fortes et plus étendues que
celles qu'on observe cliez les femelles du C. mutahile.

Eur y o p e cruciata, spec. nov.

Ovata , parum convexa , subtus cum antennis pedibusque
nigra , illarum articulo primo apice rufescente , supra rubra ,
capite lato , subremote punctulato , inter oculos vage im-
presso, in media fronte macula nigra notato, mandibulis
rubris, apice summo nigris; prothorace transverso; sat
dense undique punctato , ad latera utrinque vage foveolato ,
maculis quatuor nigris insignito , margine laterali ipso
recto ; scutello nigro ; elytris minute inordinatim undique
punctatis , basi limbo communi latissimo (utrinque juxta
scutellum interdum interrupto), et in singulo macula sub-
triangulari lata, ultra medium posita, nee latera, nee su-
turam, nee apiceni attingente , nigris , callo humerali ipso
rubro, postice in cretam brevem producto. — Long. l^/^ — 8
mill.; lat. 4— 4V2 mill.

Afrique trop. occ. : Ovumbo (Frank). — Quatre exemplaires.

Ah ir us Hageni, spec. nov.

Oblongus , convexus , subtus viridi-cyaneus , pube albida
modice obtectus , supra viridi-metallicus , subaurato-reflexo-
micans , nitidus , labro viridi , mandibulis oculisque nigris ,
palporum articulis basalibus fulvis, articulo ultimo cyaneo,

JS'otes from tlie Leyden AXuseatn, Vol. IX.

262 ADIRUS IIAGENI.

antennis diraidio corpore paulo lougioribus, articulo primo
viridi-metallico , quinque sequeotibus cyaneis, subtus testa-
ceis , reliqiüs cyaneis , dilatatis compressisque ; capite puuc-
tulato , inter oculos vage trausversim iinpresso , vertice con-
vexo , utrinque post oculos leviter strigato ; prothorace sat
crebre aciculatim punctato; scutello subquadrato , Isevi,
apice rotundato; elytris infra humeros vix perspicue trans-
versim impressis, utrinque juxta marginem lateralem lon-
situdinaliter canaliculatis , disco interiori subtilissime sub-
aciculatim, disco exteriori multo fortius, punctatis , inter-
stitiis disci exterioris transversim strigatis; pedibus cyaneis,
femoribus interdum viridi-reflexo-tinctis, — Long. 5V3 — 6
mill. ; lat. 3 mill.

Sumatra or. : Tandjong Morawa , district de Serdang (Dr.
B. Hagen). — Un seul exemplaire.

Apolepis atrUj spec. nov.

Ovata, convexa, nigra, supra pilis squamseformibus erec-
tis , apice arcuatis , instructa , labro antennisque basi obscure
fusco-testaceis ; prothorace grosse confertim punctato ; elytris
crebre sat fortiter punctatis, juxta suturam et versus api-
cem punctato-substriatis ; pedibus nigris. — Long. 2'/^ — 3
mill.; lat. V^-l'U mill.

Sumatra (René Oberthür), — Deux exemplaires.

Phy torus nigrolimbatus, spec. nov.

Ovalis, modice convexus, rufo-fulvus , nitidulus , antennis
(articulis tribus primis exceptis) piceis , capite prothorace-
que laevibus, illo inter oculos vage transversim impresso,
hoc transverso, lateribus utrinque rotundato; scutello leevi ;
elytris longitudinaliter et regulariter striatis, striis dimidia
parte antica tantum vix perspicue tenuiter punctulatis,
limbo longitudinali latissimo nigro instructis , callo hume-
rali ipso tumido, laevi; femoribus rufo-fulvis, anticis sicut
et posticis subtus dente acuto parvo armatis; tibiis tarsis-
que nigris. — Long. 3V2— 3^//, mill.; lat. 2 mill.

Sumatra or. : Deli (J. A. N. Schagen van Leeuwen). —
Un seul exemplaire.

Notes from the Leyden M.useu.111, Vol. IX.

CLEORINA FULVITARSIS. 263

Menius tarsalis , spec. nov.

Ovatus, convexiusculus, subtus niger, pectore viridi-ceneo,
supra viricli-aeneus , uitidus, vage aurato-reflexo-micans, la-
bro piceo , palpis antennisque fulvis , harum articiilis quin-
que ultimis nigro-infuscatis ; capite vix perspicue hic illic
puaetulato , inter oculos transversira evidenter impresso;
prothorace lasvi, in medio disci tantum remote punctato;
scutello Igevissimo; elytris infra humeros vage transversim
impressis, regulariter punctato-striatis , callo humerali ipso
lEevi, calloso; pedibus viridi-asneis , femoribus omnibus sub-
tus dente acuto armatis, tibiis apice tarsisque fuscis.

(f Elytris punctato-striatis, interstitiis disci exterioris
convexis subelevatisque ; primo tarsorum anticorum articulo
incrassato. — Long. 2»/^ — 3 mill.; lat. 1^/4 mill.

Q Elytris punctato-striatis , interstitiis disci exterioris ele-
vatis , costseformibus ; primo tarsorum anticorum articulo
simplici. — Long. 3 — 3V4 mill.; lat. 2 mill.

Afrique trop. occ. : Liberia , Junk-river (Stampfli). — Deux
exemplaires.

Cleorina fulvitarsis., spec. nov.

Ovata , convexa , subtus nigro-picea , supra obscure vi-
ridi-tenea , nitida , labro , palpis , antennis , tibiis apice tar-
sisque fulvis; prothorace antice sicut et postice Isevi, in
medio disci sat dense , ad latera utrinque crebrius et sub-
contiuenter, profunde punctato, juxta marginem anticum
transversim regulariter sulcato ; scutello Isevi , apice rotun-
dato ; elytris infra humeros utrinque sat fortiter arcuatim
impressis , punctato-striatis , interstitiis lateralibus elevatis ,
costaeformibus , parte basali inter suturam et callum hume-
ralem evidenter tumida, callo humerali ipso prominente,
l£evi. — Long. 2— 21/3 mill.; lat. IV3— 1\'2 mill.

Sumatra or.: Tandjong Morawa, district de Serdang (Dr.
B. Hagen). — Un seul exemplaire.

Note. Cleorina ceneo-micans Baly, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond.
1867 , p. 237 (sub Nodostoma) = Cl. aulica Ed. Lef., Mem.
Soc. Sc. de Liège. 2e Se'r., toni. XI (1885), p. 144.

Notes from the Leyden IVIuseuxa , "Vol. IX.

264 COLASPOIDES NIGRIPES.

Cory nodes egenus^ spec. nov.

Breviter oblongus , convexus , viridi-metallicus , sub-aurato-
micans , aiit viridi-cyaneus , nitidissimus , capite inter ocu-
los profunde transversim sulcato , epistomate crebre fortiter ,
fronte remote et subtiliter, punctatis, hujus media parte
longitudinaliter impressa , labro piceo , viridi-tincto , palpis
magis minusve saturate fulvis , antennis elongatis, articulo
1". metallico-viridi , 2 — 6 cyaneis, apice magis minusve
fulvo-tiuctis , 5 ultimis valde dilatatis , saturate violaceis ;
prothorace subconico , superne convexo , disperse modice
punctato ; seutello Isevissimo , apice rotundato ; elytris infra
basin fortiter transversim impressis, subtiliter sublineatim
punctulatis (punctis intra impressionem basalem paulo ma-
joribus) , infra callum humeralem utrinque tuberculo Isevi
instructis , callo humerali ipso tumido , laevi ; pedibus viridi-
cyaneis aut viridi-aurato-micantibus ; unguiculis appendicu-
latis. — Long. 7 mill. ; lat. 4 mill.

Sumatra or. : Tandjong Morawa , district de Serdang (Dr.
B. Hagen). — Un seul exemplaire.

Colaspoides nigripes , Jacoby.
(Notes from the Leyden Museum, VI, 1884, p. 18).

Cette espèce , très-voisine du C. Laportei Baly , en diffère
par la taille toujours d'un tiers au moins plus petite et par
les rugosités des élytres plus fortes et moins serrées. Dans
les individus typiques , le dessous du corps et les pattes
sont noires , avec l'extrémité des tibias et les tarses d'un
brun de poix plus ou moins clair. Mais cette coloration
varie dans les proportions suivantes :

Var. (3. Pectore nigro , abdomine nigro-cyaneo , femo-
ribus viridi-metallico-tinctis.

Var. y. Pectore, abdomine femoribusque viridi-metallicis,
epipleuris nigris, tibiis apice tarsisque piceis, interdum
piceo-brunneis.

Var. 5. Paulo minor, prothorace minus fortiter punctato,
corpore subtus pedibusque viridi-metallicis, tarsis piceo-

Notes from the Xjeyden IMuseura, Vol. IX.

COLASPOLDES SPECIOSA. 265

brunneis. — Sumatra: Loeboe Gedaug (Expedition de Su-
matra). — ün seul exemplaire.

Colaspoides speciosa, spec. nov.

Suboblongo-ovata , modice convexa , subtus cyanea , supra
metallico-aurata , roseo-cupreo-micans , fulgida, capite mi-
nute remote punctulato , inter oculos transversim fortiter
impresso , labro , palpis antenuisque brunneo-fulvis , his gra-
eilibus , dimidio corpore paulo longioribus; pro thorace trans-
verso, fere triplo latiore quam longiore, minute parum
dense punctulato , margine laterali utrinque subarcuato, con-
cinne cyaneo ; elytris infra humeros late transversim subim-
pressis , lineatim regulariter punctulatis , punctis intra im-
pressionem basalem paulo majoribus, interstitiis versus
apicem subelevatis, juxta marginem lateralem utrinque lon-
gitudinaliter concinne canaliculatis , limbo marginali ipso
cyaneo ; femoribus cyaneis , anti cis et posticis subtus ultra
medium dente valido triangulari armatis , tibiis tarsisque
nigro-piceis. — Long. S^/g mill. ; lat. 4 mill.

Banka (Buddingh). — Un seul exemplaire.

Colaspoides Hageni, spec. nov.

Suboblongo-ovata, convexiuscula , subtus nigro-picea,
supra senea. , magis minusve cupreo-aurato-rej9exo-micans, in-
terdum cyanea , prothorace elytrorumque margine laterali
utrinque concinne viridi-metallico , labro rufo-brunneo, pal-
pis antennarumque articulis 5 basalibus Isete fulvis , harum
articulis ultimis nigris ; capite remote subfortiter punetato,
inter oculos subarcuatim evidenter impresso, in media fronte
profunde foveolato , juxta antennarum impressionem spatio
Isevi subcalloso utrinque notato ; prothorace transverso , in
medio disci subremote, ad latera utrinque crebrius et for-
tius punetato , punctis aciculatis ; scutello Isevi ; elytris alu-
taceis , juxta suturam sublineatim , ad latera et versus apicem
profunde punctato-striatis , punctis grossis , infra humeros
subconfluentibus et rugas irregulares formantibus; pedibus

JN'otes from tlie Leyden ]VIiiseura, "Vol. IX.

266 COLASPOIDES L.-F.VICOLLIS.

rufo-brunneis , magis minusve piceo-infuscatis, femoribus
iuermibus. — Long. 5— 5V3 mill.; lat. 2^^^ — 3 mill.

Sumatra or. : Taudjong Morawa , district de Serdang (Dr.
B. Hagen). — Oinq exemplaires.

Colaspoides Icevicollis , spec. nov.

Oblonga , convexa , subtus viridi-asnea , abdomine apice
rufo-bruuneo , supra viridi-metallica , aurato-reflexo-micans,
uitida , capite vix perspicue minutissime punctulato , in
media fronte longitudinaliter , inter oculos transversim ,
evidenter impresso , antennis gracilibus , dimidio corpore
longioribus , articulis 5 basalibus fulvis , reliquis piceis, labro
sicut et palpis fulvo-brunneis ; prothorace transversim con-
vexo , laevissimo , punctis tantum nonnuUis grossis hic illic
remotissime instructo; scutello laevi; elytris infra humeros
late evidenter impressis , subfortiter (prsesertim disco exte-
riori) puntatis , versus apicem punctato-substriatis ; pedibus
rufo-brunneis , femoribus omnibus viridi-metallico-tiuctis ,
duobus anticis subtus medio subacute angulatis , duobus
posticis subtus ultra medium dente validissimo subacuto ar-
matis. — Long. A^j^ — 4^/4 mill.; lat. 3 — 3'/3 mill.

Sumatra: Bedar Alam (Expedition de Sumatra). — Un
seul exemplaire.

Var. /3. Roseo-cupreo-metallica , nitidissima , corpore
subtus, prothorace lateribus femoribusque viridi-aurato-
reflexo-micantibus , tibiis tarsisque piceo-nigris.

Sumatra: Ajer Boesoek (Expedition de Sumatra). — Un
seul exemplaire.

JS"otes from the Xjeydeu ]Miiseixm, "Vol. IX.

LACCOPHILUS CHLOROTICUS. 267

NOTE XXXIV.
DESCRIPTION DE DEUX DYTISCIDES NOÜVEAUX.

I'AR

M. RÉGIMBART.

Laccophilus chloroti cus, spec. nov.

Regulariter oralis , parum convexus , omnino testaceus , supra
subtiliter reticulatus , elytris lineolis creberrimis , tenuibus ,
valde irregularihus et fere inconspicuis ornatis. — Long.
vix é'/g mill.

Cette espèce, tres reconnaissable a sa couleur pale et
uniforme , ne peut être comparée qu'aux L. religatus Shp.
et chinensis Bohem.; mais elle se distingue tres nettément
de ces deux espèces par la sculpture, les aréoles de la re-
ticulation étant iufiniraent plus laches et moins régulières,
et par les lignes flexueuses des élytres qui sont beaucoup
plus fines, plus nombreuses, plus irrégulières et beaucoup
moins apparentes.

Hah. Hes Andaman. — Un seul exemplaire dans la col-
lection du Musée de Leyde (Dr. de Léséleuc) et un autre dans
celle de Mr. Neervoort van de Poll.

Lancetes angustissimus, spec. nov.

Ovalis , maxime elongatus , fere parallelus , antice valde
angustntus , in/ra niger , pedihus antennisque pallide rujis.
Capite nigro , antice rufo ; pronoto fulvo , valde angusto ,
basi leviter sinuato , in medio transversim impresso et obscu-
rato , ad latera arcuatim depresso , lateribus antice arcuatis ,
postice rectis , angidis posticis fere rectis; scutello nigro- f er-
rugineo ; elytris valde elongatis persubtiliter reticulatis , ad
apicem oblique truncatis , fulvis , lineis nigris longitudinalibus

Notes from the Leyden IMuseuxn, Vol. IX.

IS

268 LANCETES ANGUSTISSIMUS.

plus minus confluentihus et transverswi creherrime conjunctis
irroratis , basi anguste et lateribus latius fulvis. — (ƒ tarsis an-
terioribus et intermediis articulis 1, 2, 3 valde dilatatis et
ciliatis , unguiculis simplicibus. — Long. Q'/g — 10 mill.

Ce Lancetes est des plus remarquables par sa forme ex-
trêmement allongée et étroite et par la longueur de ses
pattes. Tout Ie dessus du corps est couvert d'une reticula-
tion excessivement fine a mailles arrondies. La tête est
noire avec l'épistóme et une partie plus ou moins grande
du front d'un roux fauve. Le pronotuni fauve, tres petit,
en forme de rectangle environ deux fois et demie plus large
que long, la base sensiblement siuuée de cbaque cóté et
les cótés arrondis en avant et presque rectilignes en ar-
rière; sur le milieu se trouve une bande transversale brune
qui couvre une depression transversale assez irreguliere, en
arrière de laquelle existent deux fossettes plus ou moins
marquees ; de cbaque có-té est aussi une depression sublaté-
rale curviligne. L'écusson bien développé est d'un ferrugi-
neux noiratre. Les élytres tres allongées , subparallèles ,
comprimées latéralement et tronquées obliquement au sommet,
sont également fauves et couvertes de nombreuses lignes
noires longitudinales irrégulières , souvent coufluentes et réu-
nies entre elles par une multitude de petits traits noirs
transversaux qui enferment ainsi de petites taches fauves;
ces lineaments noirs laissent une assez large bordure im-
maculée et s'interrompent un peu avant la base et le som-
met. Le dessous du corps , y compris le prosternum , est
entièrement noir, les antennes et les pattes d'un fauve
roussatre pale. Chez le male , seul sexe que je connaisse ,
les pattes antérieures et iutermédiaires sont tres longues,
les trois premiers articles des tarses largement dilates, com-
primés, bilobés, et garnis en dessous de petites cupules
pétiolées et de brosses longues et bien fournies, les ongles
simples, égaux et arqués.

Hab. King George Islands (Mer Pacifique). — Trois males
de la collection de Mr. Neervoort van de Poll.

J^otes from the Leyden Museum, Vol. IX.

ORECTOGYRUS BUTTIKOFERI. 26-3

NOTE XXXV.
DESCRIPTION D'UN GYRINIDE NOUVEAU.

PAR

M. RÉGIMBART.

Orectogyrus Bütiikoferi^ spec. nov.

Ovalis , sat elongatus , valde convexus , corpore subtus pe-
dihusque pallide testaceis , supra subtilissime reticulatus , niger ,
anguste Jlavolimhatus , in capite et pronoto viridi-aenescens ,
elytris nigris vix metallicis , in regionibus punctatis brunneo-
tomentosis , costa discoïdali sat lata, ante apicem desinente,
spatio suturali laevi longiore et omnino parallelo , f ere usque
ad apicem prolongato. Labro punctato ^ semi-elliptico , cilis in
medio nigris , ad latera et supra Jiavis instructo. — (ƒ igno-
tus ; Q tibiis anticis extus ad apicem sinuatis , angulo externa
extus leviter prominulo. — Long. 7 — T'/g mill.

Cet insecte , de même que 1' O. elongatus Rég. (Notes
Leyd. Mus. VIII, 1886, p. 143), n'est tres probablement
qu'uue race ou variété de VO. cuprifer Rég. dont quelques
caractères permettent cependaut de Ie distinguer. La forme
est un peu plus allongée et un peu plus convexe, sans
être cependant plus comprimée sur les cótés; la coloration
est en dessus beaucoup plus noire, surtout sur les élytres
oü les parties lisses ont a peine une teinte métallique bleu-
atre ; les reflets bronzes de la tête et du pronotum sont
également beaucoup plus faibles ; la cóte lisse du disque

Notes from the Leyden JMuseum, "Vol. IX.,

270 ORECTOQYRUS BUTTIKOFERI.

des élytres est plus large , de même que l'espace sutural
qui est absolument parallèle et nullement atténué en son
milieu ; il en résulte que l'espace intercostal est sensible-
meut plus étroit.

Cet Orectogyrus (six femelles) a été capture par Mr. J.
Büttikofer a Libei"ia (Junk river) en même temps que les
deux sexes du specularis Aubé (type), une femelle de V Os-
caris Apetz (c'est encore une localité de plus pour cet in-
secte), les deux sexes du c?^■m^tZ^ai^f5 Cast,, et cinq femelles du
Stampflii Rég. (Notes Leyd. Mus. VIII, 1886, p. 143). Il
est étonnant que pas un seul male u'ait été trouvé en même
temps que ces femelles.

Obs. Quatre exemplaires de V Aulonogyrus amoenulus Bo-
hem., d'Angola (Welwitch), assez semblables aux types
d'Afrique meridionale , mais néanmoins avec les élytres uu
peu plus arrondies au sommet, se trouvent dans la collec-
tion de Mr. Neervoort van de Poll.

Notes from thf Leyden ]VIiiseum, "Vol. IX.

BATOCERIDAIC. 271

NOTE XXXVI.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE LON-
GICORN GROUP OF THE BATOCERIDAE.

J. R. H. NEERVOORT van de POLL.

Recently Mr. Ritsema has published (vide ante p. 219)
an alphabetical list of the described species of the genus
Batocera with indication of the synonyms. These synony-
mical remarks are partly due to his own observations ,
partly to Mr. van Lansberge's informations concerning many
of the Thomsonian species , and my own notices on the
species described by Major Parry , whilst a few are copied
from the Munich Catalogue. Having just now successively
visited the Museums of Genoa , Darmstadt and London ,
as well as the private collection of Mr. Pascoe , I am
able to give still some additional synonymical annotations
on the types contained in the above mentioned collections.

The examination of the Batocerids of the Museum of
Genoa did not afford me observations on the genus Bato-
cera itself, but for the knowledge of the group it is inte-
resting to know that Apriona Straussi Gestro proved to
belong to the genus Rosenhergia Rits. It is closely allied
to R. vetusta Rits. but differs in having the underside
thickly clothed with long brown hairs , whilst the corres-
pondiug part in vetusta is covered with a short whitish

Notes from the Leyden ]M[usea.ni, Vole IX.

272 BATOCERIDAE.

pubescence, Mr. Gastro described his species from a large
aud robust Q specimen not unlike the 9 of R. megaloce-
phala V. d. Poll. From the knowledge of this second fe-
male results that the sexual differences of the development
of the head and mandibles must be enumerated among the
characteristics of the genus Rosenhergia.

At Darmstadt I found the Batocerids in a most deplorable
condition , which made it very difiBcult to study them.
Since Kaup's death , I believe about fourteen years ago ,
no special entomologist seems to have been charged with
the care of the entomological collections, and either it is
the carelessness of Kaup , who might have neglected to
label his Batocerids , or somebody else has spoiled the col-
lection by destroying nearly all the labels. Besides four or
five labels , which are pinned before some specimens , they
are all absent and not a single one of Kaup's type-speci-
mens bears any indication as such. Moreover the greater
part of the specimens are broken , gummed , rubbed , dirty
and oily. Of the species described by Kaup , B. Roseri-
bergii and Apriona punctatissima are so very distinct that
I easily recognized them , but it was much more difficult
to identify the dubious B. Wldtei and B. Wieneckei , in
as much as the collection proved to consist of well known
species only. Under these circumstances I thought it the
best plan to make a catalogue of the contents of the dra-
wer, with such annotations and sketches as could be use-
ful to recognize the specimens afterwards. The drawer
proved to contain : one B. Celehiana Th,, three B. albo-
fasciata Deg., four B. rubus L., two B. lineolata Chevr.,
one B. Rosenbergii Kaup , one B. hercules Boisd., one B.
humeridens Th., six B. hector Th. & helena Th, (both spe-
cies are as usually mixed up, and are partly in so bad a
condition that I could not separate them with certainty ;
they are mistaken by Kaup for B. Ajax (Dej.) Th,, ac-
cording to the label pinned before them, and whilst Kaup
in his publication compares his B. Whitei with Ajax),

Notes from the Leyden Museum, Vol. IX.

BATOCKRtDAE. 273

two B. laena Th., two B. WaUacei Th., four B. armata
Oliv. (a specimen with white-spotted elytra bears the ma-
nuscript name duhia Kaup) , one Abatocera leonina Th.,
one Apriona punctatissima Kaup, one A. spec. («), one
A. spec. (/3) , and a Lamiid not belonging to the group
of the Batoceridae.

A careful comparison of Kaup's descriptions and figures
with my own notes and remarks convinced me that Kaup
undoubtedly has described a 9 of jB. armata as B. Whitei
and a cT of ^. humeridens as B. Wieneckei. The descrip-
tion of Wieneckei does not well agree with humeridens, hut
this is only due to the very bad condition of Kaup's type-
specimen, which is strongly rubbed and almost entirely
destitute of the white pubescence on the elytra. The Apriona
which I marked a proved to be A. Dêyrollei Kaup from
Sylhet, that marked /3 A. flavescens Kaup from Sumatra;
both species are closely allied. A. fiavesceiis is a larger
and rather broad species , showing a thorax with nume-
rous irregular wrinkles on the disk , and elytra with nu-
merous granules at the base, which become more distant
at the shoulders; A. Deyrollei is a smaller and slender
species, having the thorax covered with a few wrinkles,
forming a triangle which is placed with its base on the
frontmargin , and the basal portion of the elytra sparingly
covered with granules which become very closely set at
the shoulder-region.

Last not least the Lamiid which I indicated as not be-
longing to the group of the Batocerids , and which has
proved to be lothocera tomentosa Buq., is Kaup's Apriona
humeralis ').

My inquiries about Newman's types , which may be found

1) Mr. Snellen van VoUenhoven and Mr. Ritsema have both published a
notice on the Batocerids of the Leyden Museum, wherein mentiou is made
of a specimen oi Apriona humeralis Kaup from Bouru; as the Museum specimen
is a true Apriona it has of course nothing to do with the misplaced insect
described by Kaup under that name.

Notes from the Leyden üMuseura , Vol. IX.

274

BATOCKRIDAE.

in the collection of the British Museum , showed the ex-
actness of Mr. Ritsenia's supposition concerning B. aphetor
Newm. and B. rixator Newm. Both these species belong
undoubtedly to the genus Apriona. A. aphetor is nearest
allied to A. punctatüsima Kaup , according to the thick
and woolly pubescence ; its prothorax is provided with
numerous wrinkles , like that of A. flavescens Kaup , and
the base of the elytra is thinly covered with small and
pointed granules, the shoulders are strongly prominent
but rounded, with a hardly perceptible obtuse humeral-
tooth and the apex is armed with four strong spines. A.
rixator is the smallest Apriona I am acquainted with; its
thorax is slightly wrinkled and the elytra are covered at
the base with a very few large and distant granules , the
humeral-tooth is very large but obtuse , the apex is provi-
ded with four blunt spines , and the undersurface shows
a white band along the sides. B. numitor Newm. is a
true Batocera but not a distinct species; a careful compa-
rison with B. Aja.v (Dej.) Th. (which is already recorded
from Celebes), convinced me that there is not a single cha-
racteristic to separate it specifically from that species. Be-
sides two large specimens , there are also two much small-
er ones in the Museum collection, which are oruated with
some small brownish spots on the elytra, but otherwise
they do not differ.

These observations on B. numitor involuntarily induced
me to put the question »what are the specific differences
between B. titana Th. and B. Ajax (Dej.) Th. ?" At first
sight the differences between B. titana , with spotted elytra
and thorax, and Ajax ^ with immaculate elytra and thorax ,
is very large , however a series of intermediate forms to
connect these extreme links is present. The elytral spots
of titana are very large in some specimens , but in other
ones they are very small , like those of ruhus L. ; B. ja-
vanica Th. is a variety of titana with inconspicuous red
spots on the thorax , but on the other hand a specimen
of Ajax in my own cabinet presents a distinctly spotted

Notes from the Leyden IMuseuiu , "Vol. IX.

BATOCERTDAE. 275

thorax. Besides these most variable differences of the co-
vering pile, I am quite unable to find a single characte-
ristic justifying a specific separation , in all the essential
points , as the peculiar structure of the antennae , the shape
of the thorax, the truucature of the elytra etc., they cor-
respond exactly. My opinion is that B. Ajax (Dej.) Th.
must be regarded as the immaculate variety of ^. TitanaTh.

The Banksian collection, which has served Fabricius for
his descriptions and is now preserved in the British Mu-
seum, contains a (ƒ specimen of B. humeridens Th. under
the name of B. rubus Pabr. Fabricius almost always indi-
cates from what collection he has described the species ,
but unfortunately his B. rubus is wanting this useful in-
dication ; however it is most probable that the specimen
mentioned above is the very type.

Most of the synonymical remarks about the species des-
cribed by Mr. Pascoe proved to be correct. B. Ammon
Pasc. must certainly be referred to B. armata Oliv. ; Mr.
Pascoe's name is chiefly relative to small male specimens
of armata. B. orcus Pasc. was founded upon a (ƒ & Q
specimen of the variety of B. armata Oliv. with distinct
white spots on the elytra. B. metallescens Pasc. is a large
strongly rubbed specimen of B. celebiana Th. B. cinnamo-
mea Pasc. Q is a distinct species and not at all identical
with B. armata Oliv. V ; it is more nearly allied to the
female of B. Wallacei Th., its prothorax being very like
that of the latter; from armata it might easily be distin-
guished by the last antennal joint , which is not spatula-
shaped , and by the truncature of the elytra , which is
not cut off in a straight line , but is rather deeply emar-
ginated. In regard to B. Claudia, Mr. Pascoe kindly in-
formed me that he had made mention of it only inciden-
tally •, moreover the specimen is no longer in his cabinet
and Mr. Pascoe did not remember what became of it, of
course this name ought to drop from the genus.

JVotes from the Leyden. JVEnseum , Vol. IX.

276 BATOCERIDAE

Taking into consideration the synonymical observations
contained in Mr. Ritsema's note and the rectifications and
additions given in this paper, the genus Batocera should,
be composed of the following species and varieties :

Adelpha Thorns. — Assam.

Aeneonigra Thorns. — Ternate , Halmaheira , Morty ,

Waigiou.
Albofasciata Deg. (octomaeulata F., stigma Voet, Doio-
nesi Hope). — E. India, E. I. Archipelago.
Var. Sarawakensis Thorns. — Borneo.
Var. Magica Thorns. — Java.
Var. Sabina Thoms. ^) — Borneo , Sumatra.
Aiidamana Thoms. — Andaman Isl.
Armata Oliv. {Thomae Voet, Lacordairei Thoms., Am-
nion Pasc, Whitei Kaup). — Araboyna, Ceram ,
Celebes, Aru Isl.
Var. Orcus Pasc. (dubia Kaup i. litt.). — Ceram.
Boisduvali Hope. — Australia.

Browni Bates. — Duke of York Isl., N. Australia.
Bruyni Lansb. — Sanghir Isl.
Calanus Parry, — Assam.

Var. guttata Voll. ^) (octomaeulata Thoms. nee. Fabr.,
Fabricii Thoms.). — Sumatra , Java.
Celebiana Thorns, {octomaeulata Boisd. nee Fabr. ^), me-
tallescens Pasc). — Celebes.
Var. obliqua Voll. ') — Bouru, Boano.
Chevrolati Thoms. — E. India.
Cinnamomea Pasc. — Sula.

1) 1 regard this species only as a variety of albofasciata with strongly re-
duced white band along the sides of the undersurface.

2) Thomson mistook this species for the Fabrician species , some time after-
wards perceiving his error he rebaptized it Fabricii, but in the mean time
VoUenhoven had described the same insect under the name of Megacriodes

guttata.

3) The Batocera from Menado (N. Celebes) described and figured by Bois-
duval under the name of octomaeulata Fabr. must be referred to Cekbiana Thoms.

4) This species 1 believe to be only a local variety of Celebiana Thoms.

Notes from the Leyden Museuin, Vol. IX.

BATOCERIDAE. 277

Davidis H. Deyr. — China.

Eurydice Thoms. — Java.

Frenchi v. d. Poll. — Queensland.

Gerstaeckeri Thoms. — Sula.

Gigas Drap. — Java, Borneo.

Hector Thoms. — Java, Borneo.

Helena Thoms. {Attila Pasc). — Siam, Sumatra.

Hercules Boisd. — Celebes.

Horsjieldi Hope. ^) — Assam.

Humeridens Thoms. [ruhus Fabr. forte, jy'^lverosa Pasc,

Wieneckei Kaup). — Timor.
Lactifiua Fairm. — New Britain.
Laena Thoms. — Aru Isl., New Guinea.

Var. Sappho Thoms. — Cape York.
Lineolata Chevr. (C/nnensis Thoms., Catenata (De Haan)

Voll.). — Japan , China.
Meleager Pasc. — Bouru.
Mniszechi Thoms. — Philippine Isl.
Nehulosa Bates. — Duke of York Isl., Fidgi Isl.
Plutonica Thoms. {Orpheus Pasc). — Morty.
Rosenhergii Kaup. — Flores.
Roylei Hope {Parryi Hope , Porus Parry , Princeps Red-

tenb., Megacriodes ehenina Voll.). — Assam, Syl-

het, Himalaya.
Ruhus L. {rufomaculata Deg., ruhiginosa Voet, cruentata

Gmel.), — Mauritius , Bourbon , Reunion , E. India.
Var. Chlorinda Thoms. — E. India.
Var. Thysbe Thoms. — Cochinchina.
Thomsoni Javet. — Borneo , Banka , Riouw , Sumatra.
Titana Thoms. {ferruginea Thoms.). — E. India , Ceylon ,

Sumatra.
Var. Javanica Thoms. — Java.

1) Jadging from the short and bad description of Hope's Lamia HorsfieUli,
I think it most probable that it will prove to belong to the form of Batocera
Titana Thoms. with large ill-defined spots on the elytra; if the examination
of Hope's type might show the correctness of my supposition, B. Titana be-
comes a synonym of Horsfieldi, being subsequent in date to the latter.

Notes from the Leyden M.useiim. , Vol. IXI.

278 BATOCKRIDAE.

Var. Aja.v (T)ej.) Thoms. [Ntiynüor ^ewm.). — Java,
Bauka, Sumatra, Celebes, Philippine Isl.
Una White. — New Hebrides.
Victoriana Thoms. — Borneo.
Wallacei Thoms. — Aru Isl.

Var. Proserpina Thoms. ( Woodlarkiana Montr, forte ^).
— New Guinea, Salomon Isl., Ins. Woodlark.
Wyliei Chevr. [Albertiana Thoms). — Old Calabar , Ga-
boon , Congo.

1) The description of JB. Woodlarkiana Montr, does not at all agree with
B. Boisduvali Hope, and the authors of the Munich Catalogue have wrongly
placed it in synonymy with the latter. I think it more probable that it must
be referred to B. Wallacei var. Proserpina Thoms., of which I have seen spe-
cimens from the Salomon Islands, a group of islands close to the island of
Woodlark.

Notes from the Leyden Museum , Vol. IX.

ODONTOLABTS DALMANf. '279

NOTE XXXVII.

ON THE FORMA PRIODONTA OF ODONTOLABIS

ÜALMANI , HOPE AND THE FORMA TELEDONTA

OF ODONTOLABIS CELEBENSIS, LEUTHN.

J. R. H. NEERVOORT van de POLL.

Dr. Leuthner in his Monograph of the Odontolabini ,
describing the mandibles of 0. Dalmani Hope, indicates
the forma teledonta and priodonta of that species to be
still unknown. In as much it concerns the forma priodonta
this statement is rather strange , as the collection of the
Royal Zoological Society » Natura Artis Magistra" at Am-
sterdam , which has been studied by Dr. Leuthner , con-
tained two males belonging to the priodont form. One of
these males has passed some years ago into ray own cabi-
net , and that specimen is still provided with Leuthner's
well-known label, bearing his name in print on one side
and the name » Dahlmanf' in his own handwriting on the
other side. Of course Dr. Leuthner has entirely forgotten
the existance of these specimens and his assertion »I di-
ligently sought for as many specimens as possible , but was
unable to meet with either the teledont or the priodont
form", is rather funny.

Description of the forma priodonta.

Mandibles about as long as the head, flattened, straight

Notes from the Leyden IVluseuixi, "Vol. IX.

280 ODONTOLABIS DALMANI.

and slightly curved inwards, with from seven to nine
crowded teeth , very strongly punctured ; head flattened,
Measurements.

Total length. Head. Mandibles. Prothorax. Elytra,

mm. mm. mm. mm. mm.

48 8 by 13 7 10 by 19 25 by 19

43 7 » 11 7 9 » 17 23 » 17

Odontolahis Celehensis has been imperfectly known to
Dr. Leuthner ; the female , which remained unknown to
him , has been captured in South Celebes by Mr. Ribbe
and was shortly afterwards described by Mr. Albers. Be-
sides specimens obtained by this collector I received also
a teledont Odontolabis captured at Tomboegoe (East Cele-
bes) by his companion Mr. Kuhn. At first this specimen
puzzled me very much , but after a most careful examination
I was happy enough to recognize it to be the true teledont
form of 0. Celehensis. Now I do not well understand why
Dr. Leuthner , who has called the largest form of 0. Dal-
mani Hope known to him, the forma amphiodonta,
has taken without any hesitation the same development of 0.
Celehensis with mandibles exactly similar to those of Dal-
mani for the forma teledont a. The knowledge of the
true teledont form proves that the teledont form of Leuthner
is the large amphiodont form and moreover that 0. Cele-
hensis is a very distinct species and not at all, as sug-
gested by Dr. Leuthner »a well-marked local form of 0.
hellicosus'\ The teledont form of Celehensis is just inter-
mediate between that of hellicosus Cast, and alces F. ; the
mandibles with basal teeth placing it near hellicosus, whilst
the downwards curved mandibles and the head with rai-
sed crest approach it towards alces.

Description of the forma teledont a.

Mandibles as long as the head and prothorax together,
curved downwards , rounded , convex within , slightly in-

Notes from the Leyden Museum , "Vol. IX.

ODONTOLARIS CRLEBENSIS. 281

curved at the tip , with three teeth of which the innermost
large , the two other ones very minute ; near the base they
are thickened on the inside , and provided with two large
obtuse teeth of equal development. Head with raised frontal
crest, which is slightly lowered in the middle.

Measurements.
Total length. Head. Mandibles. Prothorax. Elytra,
mm. mm. mm. mm. mm.

78 12 by 20 24 13 by 26 32 by 24

Notes from the Loyden JMuseum , "Vol. IX.

282 SYNONYMICAL REMARKS.

NOTE XXXVIII.

SYNONYMICAL REMARKS ON MADAGASCAR
CETONIIDAE.

J. R. H. NEERVOORT van de POLL.

1. Coptomia iridoides Krtz. (Deutsch. ent. Zeit. XXVII

(1883), p. 382) = Coptomia apicalis Waterh. (Ent.
Mo. Mag. XV (1878), p. 86).

2. Coptomia Hildebrandti Krtz. (1. c. p. 38 1 )= Cojoiomm

rufo-varia Waterh. (Trans, ent. Soc. London. 1880,
p. 60).

3. Pyrrhopoda mantis Krtz. (Deutsch. ent. Zeit. XXIV

(1880), p. 312)= Coptomia marginataW 2iiQr\i. {kmi.
a. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) IV (1879), p. 81).

4. Pyrrhopoda cyanescens Krtz. (L c.) = Coptomia mar-

ginata Waterh. (1. c.).
NB. I compared specimens of the above mentioned species,
which I received from Dr. Kraatz himself, with the
types of Mr. Waterhouse at the British Museum.
Mr. Waterhouse kindly forwarded me the fol-
lowing synouymical observations.

5. Pygora costifer Waterh. (Cist. Ent. II (1878) , p. 292)

= Euchilia quadrata G. & P.

6. Anochilia punctatissima Waterh. (Ann. a. Mag. Nat.

Hist. (5) IX (1882), p. 32S) = Anochilia scapula-
ris G. & P.

Notes from the Leyden Musemxi, Vol. IX.

BRACHYTRIA THORACICA. 283

NOTE XXXIX.

DESCRIPTION OE A NEW SPECIES OE THE AUSTRA-
LIAN LONGICORN GENUS BRACHYTRIA, NEWM.

J. R. H. NEERVOORT van de POLL.

Four species have been described belonging to the genus
Brachyfria , which are all pretty similar in general ap-
pearance and show almost the same vjiriable pattern of
white spots on the elytra. As a matter of convenience
they may be divided in two groups , viz. : species with
the elytra and legs concolor {centralis Pasc, gulosa Newm.,
varia Waterh.) and species with the elytra and legs bicolor
(picta Waterh.). To the second section I may now add a
very distinct species with the thorax short and broad and
very deeply emarginated laterally below the middle, its
outline mimicking the thorax of the genus TypJiocesis.
According to this peculiarity I propose to call this new
species

Brachytria thoracica, v. d. Poll.

Length 12^/2 mm., breadth at the shoulders 3 mm.,
length of the antennae 17 mm.

Head pale red , with the eyes , the tip of the mandibles
and the palpi black ; sparingly punctured on the vertex ,
more coarsely so between the eyes, where the front is
also deeply grooved in a longitudinal direction , with a
transverse glabrous spot before the labrum. Antennae dull

Notes from the Leyden INXuseuxn, Vol. IX..

19

284 BRACHYTRIA. THORACICA.

black , the d^^ and 4*^ joiat small , of about equal length ,
the 5tli joint longer than the two foregoing ones taken to-
gether, the remainder gradually increasing in length.

Prothorax short , broad , the frontmargin straight , the
sides gradually and rather strongly rounded towards the
top, very deeply emargiuated below the middle, the base
curved backwards ; brightly shining black , the frontmargin
bordered with a pale red stripe; the disk is impuuctate ,
showing some traces of very indistinct gibbosities , and there
is a deep transverse impression near the base parallel with
a deep groove just along the base. Scutellum narrow , trian-
gular, rounded at the tip, subconcave, impunctate.

Elytra with the basal half pale red , the apical half
smoky, darkest and slightly violaceous near the line of
demarkation, which amounts obliquely towards the suture.
There is a small oblong black spot on each side of the
scutellum , which touches the base. Below the scutellum and
at the line of demarkation between the red and smoky
parts , the reddish color is much paler ; these spots exactly
corresponding with the whitish spots of the hitherto des-
cribed species , I think it very probable that there may be
found specimens with distinctly spotted elytra. Each elytron
shows three elevated shining ridges , the innermost being
rather indistinct ; the interstices are dull , filled with large
and partly confluent punctures. Anteriorly the prosternum
is reddish , behind black , and shallowly punctured all over ;
the meso- and raetasternum are black, coarsel;y punctured, and
covered with a fulvous pubescence ; the mesosternal process
is rather strongly prominent and pointed; the abdomen is
shining black with the first segment reddish , very distantly
punctured ; the legs are shining black with the greater middle
part of the femora reddish. The whole body is very spa-
ringly covered with long and soft greyish hairs , which are
much more closely set at the apical portion of the elytra.
I received a single (ƒ specimen , captured by Mr. Hill
in the Mountain-district of Victoria.

Notes from the Lieyden JMuseuxn. , Vol. XX.

ELATERIDES DE NORMA>JtO\VN. 'iSS

NOTE XL.
DESCRIPTION D'ÉLATÉRIÜES NOÜVEAUX,

PROVENANT DE NORMANTOWN: BAIE DE CARPENTARIA
(Australië septentrionale).

E. CANDÊZE. ')

Lacon Van de Po Ui, nov. spec.

Brunneus opacus , crassus , squamulis auratis ohductus ;
prothorace tumido , suhquadrato , apice subito angustato ,
dorso incequali ; elytris seriatim grosse punctatis, seriebus
geminatis; subtus argenteus, sulcis tarsorum in prothorace
profundis. — Long. 10 mill., lat. 3 mill.

Remarquable par sa forme épaisse et la coloration des
teguments. Celle-ci est due a la vestiture écailleuse , qui
est dense et. dorée sur la tête , Ie prothorax , l'écusson et Ie
bord antérieur des élytres. Sur ces dernières elle est plus
rare et la couleur foncière brune domine. Le prothorax est
fortement bossué et présente un large et profond sillon
median en arrière. Les élytres sont criblées de gros points
qui les rendent mates. Ces points , disposes par séries gémi-
nées , ne laissent que quatre intervalles linéaires un peu
élevés. En dessous les sillons tarsaux n'existent qu'aux
flancs du prothorax , toute sa surface ainsi que les cuisses ,
sont revêtues d'écailles argentées.

1) Les espèces décrites dans ces pages font partie de la collection de M. J.
R. H. Neervoort van de Poll.

Notes from tlie Leyden JMuseixm , Vol. IX.

286 ET^ATERFDES DE NORMANTOVVN.

Ce Lacon fait exception parnii les uombreuses espèces
australienaes , qui toutes sont uniformément brunes et de
forine moins cyliudrique. Ceei , bien entendu , s'applique aux
espèces des cótes orientales et méridionales qui ont été
plus explorées.

Je Ie dédie a M. Neervoort vau de Poll, a qui j'en
dois la connaissance.

Monocrepidius tumidus , uov. spec.

Srunnens , suhnitidus ^ griseo-puhescens ; fronte rufescente ;
prothorace ampliato, latitudine multo longiore , tumido,
fequali, crehre punctato , angulis posiicis non divaricatis , sat
longe extrorsuin carinatis ; elytris hrevihus , depressis , punc-
tato-striatis^ ad apicem emarginatis; pedibus jlavis. — Long.
10—11 mill, lat. 2V2— 2^/4 mill.

Oette espèce est aise a reconnaitre a I'ampleur de son
prothorax qui est notablement plus long que large , bombe
et depourvu de sillon median , ce qui lui donne une ap-
parence enflée et fait paraitre les élytres courtes. Son front
est plus ou moins rouge.

J'en ai vu plusieurs exemplaires. Sa place est a cote de
M. Torresi.

Monocrepidius squalescetis, nov. spec.

Piceo-testaceus , subnitidus , griseo-pubescens ; fronte nigri-
cante; prothorace latitudine vix longiore, a medio angustato ^
creberrime punctulato , angulis posticis cum margine antica
pallescentibus , fortiter carinatis] elytris breviusculis , depres-
sis , punctato-striatis , apicibus integris , basi et marginibus ni-
gricantibus; subtus obscurus ., pedibus pallidis. — Long. 6
mill., lat. I1/2 mill.

Sa forme et sa coloration empêcherout de le confondre
avec aucune des nombreuses espèces du genre. II vient au-
près de M. flavicans et simulans de Somerset.

JN'otes from the Leyden lyCuseum , "Vol. IX.

ELATERIDES DE NORMANTOWN. 287

Meg apenthes lituratus , nov. spec.

Niger, nitidus, parce flavo-pubescens ; antennis brevibus ,
testaceis , senshn paulo crassioribus ; prothorace angusto , apice
parum attenuato , punctulato , margine antica , linea dorsali ,
angulisque posticis testaceis , his acutis , haud divaricatis , acute
carinatis ; elytris prothorace latioribus, punctata- strlatis, apici-
bus integrisj flavis, litura dorsali abbreviata, maculisgue minimis
mediis nigris; pedibus flavis. — Long. 5 mill., lat. IVsiuill.

Espèce ambigue, qui a des rapports avec certaius Co-
rymbites , aussi bien qu'avec les Melanotus , genres qui , tous
deux, ont des représentants en Australië. Je n'en ai vu qu'un
seul exemplaire.

Meg apenthes f utilis , nov. spec.

Niger^ nitidus , flavo-pubescens; antennis testaceis, ad apicem,
paulo incrassatis ; prothorace longitudine vix latiore , apice
attenuato , cequaliter punctulato , angulis posticis acutis , haud
vel vix divaricatis, carinatis, testaceis', elytris prothorace vix
latioribus ■ sat fortiter punctata- striatis , sutura fasciaque media
arcuata nigris; pedibus Jlavis. — Long. 3 Va mill., lat. 1 mill.

Je possède depuis lougtemps plusieurs individus de la
Nile Galle du Sud, restés inédits sous Ie nom de f utilis ,
ayaut de grands rapports avec celui-ci. Les élytres sont
plus OU moins variées suivant l'envahissement d'une des
deux couleurs, noire ou jaune. La première ne forme par-
fois qu'un léger trait transversalement courbe au milieu de
chaque élytre , la convexité tournee en arrière. D'autres
fois Ie noir domine et la couleur jaune consiste en deux
ou quatre grandes taches , les postérieures , ovales , persis-
tant seules dans Ie cas oü il n'en reste que deux.

11 a de grands rapports avec Ie lituratus mais il est beau-
coup plus petit.

Hapat esus pretiosus , nov. spec.

Brunneo-niger , nitidus , parce crinitus ; prothorace longi-

Notes from tlie Leyden IMuseixm , "Vol. IX.

288 ELATERIDES DE NORMANTOWN.

tudine latiore, incequaliter sat fortiter punctato, pilositate
holosericea et aurea ornato; elytris profunde sulcatis , sulcis
punctaiis , interstitiis angustis et costiformihus , pilositate rara
longa et argent'ea. — Long. 10 mill., lat. 3 mill.

Il offre tous les caractères principaux de 1'^. hirtus,
type du genre , mais il est plus petit , plus rétréci au som-
met, de teinte plus foncé et plus brillant. Les poils qui
Ie revêtent sont moirés et dorés sur Ie prothorax, plus ra-
res et argentés sur les élytres, oü par leur reflet, ils fer-
ment une sorte de pointillé scintillant tres élégant et tout a
fait caractéristique.

C rep id o menus ovalis, nov. spec

Latiusculus , brunneus, subnitidus , puberulus; prothorace
latitudine vix longiore , valde convexo , linea media longitu-
dinali impressa , crebre et fortiter punctato , angulis posticis
divaricatis , acutis , carinatis ; elytris pallidioribus , punctato-
striatis, ad apicem acuminatis; pedibus testaceis. — Long. ö'/g
mill., lat. 21/4 mill.

Le caractère principal de cette petite espèce est sa lar-
geur plus grande en proportion de sa longueur, que chez
les autres espèces. Sa couleur varie du brun foncé , bronze ,
au brun rougeatre; les bords du prothorax et les élytres
sont ordinairement plus rougeatres , surtout les premiers.
Elle parait se trouver non seulement a la baie de Carpen-
taria, mais aussi dans d'autres points du Queensland.

Agonischius semiflavus, nov. spec.

Niger , nitidus , flavo-puberulus ; prothorace latitudine lon-
giore , sat fortiter punctato , angulis posticis unicarinatis ;
elytris punctato-striatis ^ interstitiis rugulosis , dimidia parte
antica flava; pedibus testaceis. — Long. 6 mill. , lat. l'/j mill.

Il rappelle pour la couleur VAnilicus semijlavus ; c'est
au reste la seule ressemblance qu'il ait avec ce dernier , car
pour le reste c'est bien un Agonischius de forme et d 'as-
pect ordinaires.

Notes from tlie Leyden Rluseum , "Vol. IX.

ELATERIDES DE NORMANTOWN. 289

La couleur jaune se prolonge uu peu sur Ie milieu du
disque de chaque élytre , en sorte que la separation des
deux couleurs ne se fait pas transversalement , mais forme
deux courbes.

La taille varie ; la graudeur indiquée est une moyenne.

Agonise hius hrevis^ nov. spec.

Niger j minus nitidus , pilosulus ; antennis testaceis , apicem
versus gradatim nigricantihus et crassioribus ; prothorace sub'
quadrato , apice tantum angustato , cegualiter convexo , sat dense
fortiterque punctata^ angulis posticis brevihus et tenuiter cari-
natis; elytris brevibus , f ortiter punctata- striatis , ad basin lutes-
centibus; pedibus testaceis. — Long. 5 mill., lat. l^/g mill.

L'un des plus courts du genre et comparable sous ce
rapport aux militaris , marginatus , etc. L'épaississement gra-
duel des antennes se remarque aussi dans ce genre , oü ces or-
ganes sont tantót filiformes et longs , ou bieu tres courts et
larges (pectoralis et voisins).

J'ai indiqué la grandeur maxima de la taille. Dans Ie
grand nombre d'individus que j'ai pu examiner, il s'en
trouve de beaucoup plus petits (3 mill.) et de couleur plus
uniforme , c'est-a-dire que la tache jaune caractéristique de
la base des élytres s'y est éteinte au point de disparaitre
presque entièrement. Au surplus , de grands exemplaires
peuvent être unicolores en sorte qu'il n'y a pas a attacher
plus d'importance qu'il ne convient a la tache en question.

Doloporus, nov. gen.

Frons convexa , longitudinè latiore , antice immarginata , /ata.

Antenna breves , simplices.

Prosternum latum , suturis rectis simplicibus , apice Jiaud
apertis.

Coxarum laminoi posticarum intus sensim latiores.

Tarsi non larneUati, articulis 1 — 3 subdilatatis ^ subtus
scopulatis; unguiculi simplices.

Notes from the Leyden IMuseum , Vol. IX.

290 ELATERIDES DE NORMANTOWN.

Les deux espèces suivantes pour lesquelles j'ai formé ce
genre ne peuvent rentrer dans aucun de ceux connus. Ses
analogies l'amènent dans Ie voisinage des Ectinus et Seri-
cosomus.

Doloporus aterrimus , nov. spec.

Aterrimus opacus , breviter püosulus ; antennis brevibus ,
brunneis , articulo primo ovali , secundo breviore testaceo ,
sequentibus similibus , cequalibus ; prothorace quadrato , crebre
et fortiter punctato, angulis posticis vix divaricatis , parum
carinatis ; elytris tkorace haud latioribus , subparallelis , gra-
nulatis ^ punctato-striatis ; pedibus testaceis. — Long. 7 — 8
mill., lat. 2 mill.

La femelle a Ie prothorax plus large et plus bombé que
Ie male ; Ie pli qui sépare les élytres du prothorax est rempli
de poils jaunatres; les angles postérieurs du dernier sont
parfois bruns ; Ie dessous du corps est couvert de poils ,
plus dense qu'au dessus, courts, couches et jannes; enfin
l'abdomen est plus ou moius teinté de rouge. J'en ai vu
un grand nombre d'exemplaires.

Doloporus -thoracicus, nov. spec.

Aterrimus opacus , breviter pilosulus ; prothorace rufo ,
quadrato , fortiter punctato ; subtus rufo-testaceus , abdomine
nigricante; pedibus testaceis, tarsis obscuris. — Long 7 mill.,
lat. 12/3 mill.

Il diffère du precedent par son prothorax rouge vif.
Le dessous du corps est d'un rouge jaune sauf l'abdomen
qui passe au noiratre. Je n'en ai vu qu'un seul individu.

Notes Irom the Leyden. Museum , Vol. IX.

DESCRIPTIONS OF EARTHWORMS. 291

NOTE XLI.
DESCRIPTIONS OF EARTHWORMS.

BY

Dr. R. HORST.

Ill 1).

On Acanthodrilus Büttikoferi, Horst.
(Plate 5).

During his last journey in Liberia, my colleague Mr.
Büttiköfer had the opportunity to collect a number of
earthworms under a mouldering palm-tree. Among them I
met with some specimens of Ac. Büttikoferi, a species
which I briefly described in this Journal, Yol. VI, p. 105.
However this description being based upon the examina-
tion of a single very badly preserved individual , I wish
to give in the following note some illustrations and a more
full account of the distinguishing characters of this spe-
cies. The number of described species of Lumbricidae from
all parts of the world is increasing daily, and it is a well-
known fact to every-one, dealing with this matter, that
it is hardly possible to determine the systematic position
of earthworms only by their external features; therefore
I believe it to be an absolute necessity to indicate accura-
tely not only their external but also their internal characters.

In all our specimens the chtellum is very apparent,

1) For Part I see p. 97—106 and pi. 1, and for Part II p. 247— 258 and
pi. 4 of this volume.

Notes from th.e Zjeyden Rluseum , "Vol. IX.

292 DESCRIPTIONS OF EARTHWORMS.

extending from segment 13 (14) to 19; it is distinguished
from the remaining part of the body as well by its darker
colour, as by the pronounced glandular integument of its
segments. However at its ventral side there is a small area
without glandular development, bounded on each side by
a narrow groove , that runns from the genital pore on
the 17th segment to that on the 19th ring. Each segment
is divided by two transverse grooves in three annuli , the
median of which is elevated as a ridge and bears the
bristles; the longitudinal diameter of a segment in front
of the girdle is as large as that of three segments behind
it. The dorsal pores appear to commence behind the cli-
tellum.

The penial setae differ widely in their appearance from
those of Ac. Schlegelii; they were already described in my
foregoing paper and are illustrated in figg. 2 and 3.

In dissecting our worm from the dorsal side we are
struck by the strong development of the mesenteries in
segment 5 to 12; especially the anterior of them are so
stout and thick, that the intestinal tract is entirely con-
cealed by them (fig. 1). Apparently this has been the
cause , that I overlooked before a remarkable character of
the alimentary canal , hitherto not observed in any species
of Acanthodrilus , viz. the presence of two gizzards. A
short oesophagus leads from the pharynx to the first giz-
zard and extends into the 5th segment ; it has a somewhat
conical shape and its anterior portion lies entirely con-
cealed between two large glands , fixed on the 5th septum ,
its posterior margin being limited by a rather deep con-
striction. The first gizzard (fig. A, g) lies in the 6th seg-
ment and is separated by a narrow, thin-walled , oesopha-
geal portion from the second gizzard (fig. 4, g'), which
extends into the 8th ring.

Though we know some other Lumbricidae {Digaster^
Moniligaster^ Didymogaster) to possess two or more distinct
gizzards, it is the first time, as far I am aware of, that
we meet with a species , showing the same character, but

Notes from the Leyden M!«seum , "Vol. JX.

DESCRIPTIONS OF EARTHWORMS. 293

belonging to a genus , the other species of which are cha-
racterized by the presence of only a single gizzard. Prom
this fact we may infer, that it is not permitted to consider
such characters as marks of generic difference , if they are
not accompanied by other characters , especially by those
relating to the generative system. Therefore I am inclined
to assume , that the worm , described by Mr. Benham ')
as Trigaster Lankesteri, which agrees in its main characters
with Acanthodrilus , except in the presence of three giz-
zards , really belongs to this genus.

The vascular system possesses a dorsal vessel, being a
single tube , which communicates with the ventral trunk by 4
pairs of transverse hearts, situates in segment 6, 7, 8 and
9; from the third of these commissural vessels a strong
branch arises , running along the anterior side of the 8th
mesentery. In the 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th ring there
are situated large abdominal hearts, which arise from the
supra-intestinal vessel and communicate by a small branch
with the dorsal trunk. Moreover in the 10th segment a
pair of lateral vessels arises from the dorsal side of the
intestine; they run forward along the side of the gizzards
and communicate with each other by a transverse vessel
in the 7th ring. The lateral vessels agree much in their
arrangement with those of Ac. Schlegelii.

As stated in my first note, we find in the 13th seg-
ment a pair of vesiculae seminales, containing spermatozoa
in different stages of development (fig. 5).

The ovaries are situated in the 14th segment; they have
the appearance of a rather broad , ribbon-shaped body,
showing numerous folds , radiating from its base. The basal
portion of the ovary consists of indifferent germinal cells,
while its inferior half contains several fully developed eggs,
lying each in a well-defined capsule of connective tissue
(fig. 6).

In stead of the real segmental organs we find in each

1) Quart. Journal of Micro3c. Science, Vol. XXVII, 1887, p. 94.
Notes from the Leyden IVTiTseiim , Vol IX.

294 DESCRIPTIONS OF EARTHWORMS.

segment, beginning from the 13th, a narrow tranverse
strip, consisting of tufts of faint coiled tubes. In the 5th,
Cth and 7th segment there are three pairs of racemous
glands , made up of numerous loop-like coiled tubules ,
supplied by a network of capillaries , which show several
dilatations in their course; their structure is quite similar
to that of the » grape-like glands" in Trigaster Lankesteri,
circumstantially described and illustrated by Mr. Benham ^).

On AUobophora Oerleyi, u. sp.

Lumbricus terrestris , var. platyurus Oerley ; A magya-
rorszagi Oligochaetak Faunaja, I, Terricolae, p. 583, pi. I,
fig. l,d.

We owe to the kindness of Dr. L. Oerley a fine collec-
tion of earthworms from Hungary, enumerated and descri-
bed by him in the above-named catalogue ^). Among these
worms there are three specimens , labelled Lumbricus ter-
restris , var. platyurus mihi. From a careful examination of
these specimens I must conclude, that they cannot be as-
signed to the genus Lumbricus , neither can be identified ,
so far I am aware of, with one of the hitherto described
species.

The individuals before me measure from 100 to 120 m.m.
in length ; the number of their segments is about 145.
The body is cylindrical , somewhat octogonal , resulting
from the presence of eight prominent series of bristles ;
it is nearly equally broad over its whole length , only its
anterior portion before the girdle being somewhat thickened.
The cephalic lobe is broad , triangular, impinging over
the half of the buccal segment , without a longitudinal
groove at the ventral side. Each segment is furnished with
a transverse groove over its middle. The dorsal pores are

1) Loc. cit. p. 96, pi. IX, fig. 35 and 36.

2) 1 regret not to be able to understand Mr. Oerley's diagnosis , these being
written in the Hungarian tongue.

Notes from th.e Leyden Museum , Vol. IX.

DESCRIPTIONS OF EARTHWORMS. 295

beginning between the 5th and 6th ring. The clitellum
consists of 6 well-defined segments , extending from the
25th — 30th ring; a ridge of genital tubercles is present
on segment 26, 27, 28 and 29. The setae are protruding
strongly out of the bodywall and are furnished on their
distal portion with small arches , resembling the bristles
of Criodrilus. They are arranged in eight series , separated
by a rather large space from each other; the medial lateral
interval is as large as the superior lateral , but smaller
than the inferior lateral interval , which is about as large
as the ventral one. The dorsal interval is nearly twice as
broad as the ventral one.

The number of copulatory pouches varies in the different
specimens. One individual has four pairs of them, in the
7th, 8th, 9th and 10th segment, situated in front of the
posterior septum ; their external apertures lie in a line with
the superior dorsal setae. The second specimen has but
three pairs of copulatory pouches in the 8th, 9th and lOth
segment, and the third specimen has only two pairs of
them, those of the left side situated in segment 7 and 8,
those of the right side in segment 8 and 9. It appears
therefore to me that four pairs of copulatory pouches is in
all probability the typical number in fully-developed spe-
cimens. This is not the first time that a variation is ob-
served in the number of copulatory pouches, for Beddard
tells us ^), that he examined a Pmc/iaé to- species from Ma-
nila, in which these organs varied in number in the most
extraordinary way and the same author stated several va-
riations in the number of spermathecae in Perionyx exca-
vatus ^).

There are three pairs of vesiculae seminales in segment
9, 11 and 12; the first pair of them is fixed to the an-
terior, the second pair to the posterior septum of the 10th

1) Observations on the structure of L. complanatus Duges; Proc. R. Soc. of
Edinburgh, 1885—86, p. 453.

2) Proc. Zool. Soc. of London, 1886, p. 308.

Notes from the Leyden ]>Xu.seuixi, Vol, IX.

296 DESCRIPTIONS OF EARTHWORMS.

ring, and the third pair to the posterior wall of the 11th
segment. The funnels of the vasa deferentia are situated
in segment 10 and 11. The ovaria are contained in the
13th segment; their shape is quite similar to that of L.
terrestris. A gizzard and the oesophageal glands are also
present, like in the last named species.

As stated above , I believe that our specimens cannot be
identified with one of the species described before. By the
presence of widely distant bristles, the hidden position of
the male genital pores, and the compressed tail , they show
much resemblance to Allohophora complanata , but in this
species the clitellum consists of 10 segments (28th— 37th),
and the number of copulatory pouches amounts to 7 pairs ').
In Alloh. Boeckii Eis. ^) the setae are also widely separa-
ted from each other, showing a position quite similar to
that of our specimens; but according to the conformable
descriptions of Eisen and Rosa, this species has a small
size, its number of segments amounting only to 90, and
the clitellum is situated more backward , extending from
segment 29 to 33 (34). Perhaps our individuals may belong
to the Enterion platyurum , observed by Fitzinger in Au-
stria , and characterized by having »keine Genitalporen ?
Giirtel aus 6 Ringen, Borsten gleichweit" ^). Unfortunately
nothing is mentioned by him about the number of its co-
pulatory pouches , that in our specimens is greater than
in any other of the European species , except in Alloh.
complanata. Therefore I propose to name our species after
the Hungarian naturalist, that first described it.

1) Conf. Kosa, I Lumbricidi del Piemonte, p. 40, fig. 2, 3 and 4; — Bed-
dard, loc. cit. ; — Ude, Ueber die Kiickenporen der terricolen Oligochaeten ,
Zeitschr. f. Wissensch. Zoölogie, Bd. XLIII, p. 137.

1 had recently the opportunity of confirming the correctness of these cha-
racters in two specimens from Algeria, kindly collected for me by Dr. H. ten
Kate; the first dorsal pore lies between segment 12 and 13, as mentioned by
Ude, but is somewhat concealed and therefore perhaps overlooked by Rosa.

2) Rosa, loc. cit. p. 48.

3) Isis, 1833, p. 553.

Notes from tUe Leyden Museuna, "Vol. tX.

DESCRIPTIONS OF EARTHWORMS. 297

On Lumbricus terrestris var. stagnalis (Hofifm.) Oerley.

Oil paoje 583 of his Fauna above referred to , Mr. Oerley
mentions L. terrestris var. stagnalis HofFra. Of this variety
I found four individuals in the collection, presented to our
Museum by the Hungarian naturalist. In examining these
earthworms I observed, that like the foregoing specimens
they cannot be assigned to L. terrestris , but that in their
external characters they show more resemblance to Alloh.
complanata.

The largest of our specimens has a length of 88 m.m.,
the number of its segments being about 125. The cephalic
lobe impinges into the buccal ring only to the half of its
length. The segments 1 — 14. have a longitudinal diameter
about twice as large as that of the following segments.
The clitellum consists of 8 to 9 segments , extending from
the 29th (30th) to the 37th (38th) ring. The first dorsal
pore is situated between segment 6 and 7. The openings
of the segmental organs lie somewhat outward from the
series of the external setae of the ventral pair. The setae
are arranged in eight series , being separated from each
other by a rather broad space; the superior lateral inter-
val is as large as the inferior one , on the contrary the
medial lateral interval is somewhat larger and measures
two thirds of the ventral one.

In dissecting one of these worms from the dorsal side, I was
no less surprized to find it presenting 5 pairs of copulatory
pouches, situated in segment 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11 ; the three
anterior pairs of them lie in front of the posterior wall of
their segments, while those of the 10th and 11th ring are
situated behind the anterior septum. In all our four specimens
1 found not only the same number, but also the same arran-
gement of the copulatory pouches ; therefore I believe it may
be considered as a specific character. There are 4 pairs of
seminal vesicles occupying segment 9 — 12; of these the
second pair is the least developed , the fourth pair is the
largest. The first pair of vesiculae seminales is attached to

r^otes from tlie Leyden lMu.seu.in , Vol. IX.

'298 nESCRiPTiONS of earthworms.

the anterior side of the 9th septum; the 10th septum bears
the second pair of them on its anterior side, the third
pair on its posterior side, while the fourth pair is fixed
on the posterior side of the 11th mesentery. The two an-
terior pairs agree in their appearance and are somewhat
retort-shaped. The funnels of the vasa deferentia lie free
in segment 10 and 11.

In comparing our specimens with the known species,
they appear to approach very nearly Alloh. complanata ,
agreeing with this species as well in the position of the
girdle as in the arrangement of the setae and the presence
of 4 pairs of seminal vesicles ; however there are two im-
portant points of difference between them , viz. the num-
ber of copulatory pouches and the situation of the dorsal
pores. Though it is stated by Dugès ^), that in Alloh. com-
planata the number of spermathecae is not always the
same, but depends on its state of sexual maturity, however
in adult individuals 7 pairs of them appear always to be
present ; Rosa *) at least states , that he examined very
many specimens and he never could find the slightest va-
riation. While all our specimens had a well-developed girdle
and were without doubt in a condition of sexual maturity.
I believe we must consider the disagreement in the number
of the spermathecae between both species as marks of spe-
cific difference. In the position of the first dorsal pore our
specimens differ also from Alloh. complanata , and though
this may be a character of not much importance, it results
from Ude's investigations ^), that the situation of the first
dorsal pore in the different species is rather constant and
not subject to much variation. Mr. Oerley seems to have
identified our specimens with the L. stagnalis Hoffm. *) ;
I believe it may be possible, however Hoffmeister's species
is too imperfectly characterized to admit of recognition with

1) Annal. Sc. Nat. Tom. XV, 1828, p. 327.

2) Loc. cit. p. 42.

3) Loc. cit. p. 121.

4) Die jetzt bekannten Arten aua der Familie der Regenwürmer, p. 35, fig. 7.

JN'otes troxa. the I-ieyden IMuseuixi, Vol. IX.

DESCRIPTIONS OF EARTHWORMS. 299

certainty. It appears to me , that L. stagnalis by no means
can be identical with Alloh. complanata, as suggested by
Beddard; there is too great a difference in the shape of the
tail in both species. In Alloh. complanata the tail is com-
pressed, »en forme de feuille de myrte" according to Du-
gès, »in figura di foglio d'olivo" according to Redi , where-
as in L. stagnalis the posterior part of the body is »scharf
vierkantig" (Hoffmeister).

EXPLANATION

OF

Plate 5.

Fig. 1. Ac. Bilttikoferi Horst; general view of the con-
tents of the body-cavity : gl. intestinal coeca ; Iv.
lateral vessel; n. modified nephridia; o. ovary; pr.
prostate gland ; vs. vesicula seminalis.

Fig. 2. a. Penial seta ; h. ordinary seta, x 36 diam.

Fig. 3. The free extremity of a penial seta, highly mag-
nified.

Fig. 4, The anterior part of the intestinal tract, to show
the two gizzards g and g' . x 2 diam.

Fig. 5. Contents of the vesicula seminalis , highly mag-
nified.

Fig. 6. A portion of the ovary, x 36 diam.

Notes irona the Leyden INXixseaxu, "Vol. IX.

20

300 ^SERNtA AUSTRALICA.

NOTE XLII.
DESCRIPTION OF TWO NEW SPECIES OF JISERNIA.

BY

MARTIN JACOBY.

u^Esernia australica , nov. spec.

Metallic green; the head, (a spot at the vertex excepted),
the thorax, the base of the anterior femora, the apices of
the elytra and the last abdominal segments , flavous ; tho-
rax with two greenish spots (sometimes absent).

Length S^/g — 8^/3 lines.

Elongate, subparallel; head impressed between the eyes,
flavous, the vertex with a triangular metallic greenish
aeneous spot; antennse half the length of the body, metal-
lic bluish or greenish, the basal joint fulvous below;
thorax twice as broad as long , the sides straight , the
posterior margin rounded at the middle, the surface im-
punctate, with a row of deep foveas near the lateral mar-
gins ; scutellum black ; elytra finely punctate-striate , with
a deep transverse depression before and another at the
middle , the sides near the lateral margins with three
elongate depressions , the apices very faintly punctured ;
the surface metallic green or purplish , interrupted at the
sides below the middle by a flavous band which occupies
the entire apex , its inner margin being deeply concave ;
underside and legs metallic greenish , the base of the an-
terior femora and the last abdominal segments flavous.

Hab. Australia, Queensland.

Notes from ttie Ley den Museum, Vol. IX.

^SERNIA AUSTRAUCA. 301

The species of yEsernia described here, and of which more
thau 30 specimens are before me which have beea kindly
sent to me for examination by Mr. Neervoort van de Poll ,
seems to be intermediate between A. Whitei Baly and A.
splendens Guer. It differs from the first in the shorter an-
tennae , the smaller greenish spot at the vertex of the head
and in the pattern of the elytra , which , instead of having
a narrow transverse fulvous band as in A. Whitei have
their entire apices and part of the sides flavous; this co-
lour forms a broad lateral band, extending upwards to
the first third of the elytra , the anterior edge of this band
is straight and acutely separated from the metallic portion
which extends posteriorly along the suture in a broadly
rounded angle, causing the inner margin of the flavous
band to assume a concave shape; the two small lateral
greenish spots of the thorax are as often absent as pre-
sent, and the femora 'are either entirely metallic or with
a fulvous upper or lower margin. The colour of the thorax
and the shape of the elytral flavous band separates A. au-
stralica from A. splendens.

Of the present genus , no species was previously known
from Australia. I give here the description of another ap-
parently new species contained in my collection , and of
which a variety has also been received by Mr. van de Poll
from Australia.

y^sernia latefasciata, nov. spec.

Metallic green ; antennae black ; head and thorax ful-
vous; elytra dark metallic blue, finely punctate-striate , a
broad transverse band below the middle, flavous or ful-
vous; the base of the femora and the last abdominal seg-
ment , fulvous.

Var. Elytra entirely metallic violaceous blue.

Length 8 lines.

Hab. Port Moresby, New Guinea (coll. Jacoby) ; the variety :
Australia, Queensland (coll. van de Poll).

Notes from the Leyden JVEuseum., 'Vol. IX.

302 iCSERNIA LATEFASCIATA.

Again closely allied to A. Whitei but I believe distinct
from that species. The differences are as follows : in the
present insect the entire head and thorax are fulvous; the
elytra are more finely punctured and the posterior fulvous
band is of double the width than in the allied species
the third elytral row of punctures is impressed at its com-
mencement with a deep fovea which in all the specimens
of A. Whitei which I have examined , is absent. A. late-
fasciata is also distinct , according to the descriptions , from
those species described by Dr. Gestro.

Notes from the Leyden IVIuseum, Vol. IX..

NUDIBRANCHIEN. 303

NOTE XLIII.

DIE VAN HASSELT'SCHEN NUDIBRANCHIEN.

VON

Dr. R. BERGH.

(Tafel 6).

Das schon seit frühen Zeiten um die Wissenschaft so ver-
diente Holland scheint im dritten Decennium dieses Jahr-
hunderts die Absicht gehabt zu haben die Fauna und Flora
seiner indischen Besitzungen gründlich zuerforschen. Holland
hat damals eine kleine Reihe von seinen Söhuen , von
talentvollen jungen Mannern der Wissenschaft, dorthin
geschickt, die unermiidlich und mit einem Kraftaufwande,
der in den Tropen meistens verhangnissvoll ist, gearbeitet
haben , die auf ihre Forschungen das Leben eingesetzt
haben , und fast alle nach kurzer Zeit dort gestorben sind.
Fern vom Mutterlande starben hier van Oort, Forsten,
Horner, van Raalten, von den Chinesen getödtet Macklot,
ferner der trefSiche Boie, vor alien aber Kuhl und van
Hasselt^). Auch die begleitenden Zeichner wurden vom
Tode nicht geschont ; dort starben Keultjes und Bik , dessen
Zeichnungen ihn hier überleben.

]) Vgl. H. J. Veth, Overzicht van hetgeen, in het bijzonder door Neder-
Notes from the Leyden JMuseuin, "Vol. IX.

304 NUDIBRANCHrEN.

Van Hasselt scheint für die damals so wie nachher durcli
lange Zeiten vernaclilassigten und doch überaus interessanten
Nadibranchiaten Gastraeopodeu eine besondere
Vorliebe gehabt zu liaben ; er bat eine kleine Reihe von
solcben gesammelt, beschrieben und veröffentlicht.

Für die genauere Bestimmung der von van Hasselt er-
wahnten oder bescliriebenen , theilweise auch nach Holland
gekommenen Nudibranchien liegen mehrere Documente vor.
Erstens der in 1824 gedruckte, originale , am 25 Mai
1823 von Tjuringe auf Java an Prof. van Swinderen ge-
schriebene Brief') van Hasselt's mit den von ihm gelie-
ferten Beschreibungen. Dann die (an in die Quere beschrie-
benen , halben Folioblattern) im Leidener Museum
bew^ahrten, an Ort und Stelle von van Hasselt entwor-
fenen originalen Beschreibungen. Ferner die scho-
nen , meistens in natürlicher Grosse , unter den Augen von
van Hasselt, von den Malern Maurevert und Bik ausgeführten
Zeichnungen von allen beschriebenen Forraen (mit Aus-

land, gedaan is voor de kennis der Fauna van Nederlandsch-Indië. Leiden
1879. p. 20—39.

Johan Coenraad van Hasselt, zu Doesburg 24/6 1797 geboren, starb am
8/9 1823 in Buitenzorg in Java an Dysenterie Heinrich Kuhl, in Hanau
am 17/9 1797 geboren, langte in Batavia in Decbr. 1820 an, starb daselbst,
24 Jahr alt, am 14/9 1821 an Leberleiden. Im Museum zu Leiden hat der
verstorbene Director Temminck den beiden jungen Forschern in 1833 eine
Gedenkt afel gesetzt.

In dem so seltenen Almanak der Akademie van Groningen (voor het jaar 1825.
XIII. p. 1 — 67) findet sich die von Th. van Swinderen im «Genootschap ter
bevordering der natunrl. hist, te Groningen" gelieferte «Bijdrage tot eene schets van
het leven, het karakter en de verdiensten van wijlen Dr. 3. C. van Hasselt".

Ich verdanke die Kenntniss dieser Arbeiten meinem werthen , gelehrten Freuude
Prof. Dr. Max Weber in Amsterdam.

1) Uittreksel uit eenen brief van Dr. J. C. van Hasselt, aan Prof. van
Swinderen. — Algemeene Konst- en Letterbode. 1824, 2. p. 20 — 24; 3. p.
34—39; 4. p. 54—55.

Der Brief findet sich in Uebersetzung als «Extrait d'une lettre du Dr. J. C.
van Hasselt an Prof. van Swinderen, sur les Mollusqucs de .Tava" in Buil. des
SC. natur. et de geologie. III. 1824. p. 237 — 244. — Der Uebersetzer hat versucht
das wahrhaftig nicht klassische Lateinisch des Verfassers zu verbessern, nicht
immer aber mit Glück; noch dazu ist die ganze Uebertragung von üruck ■
fehlern überfüllt und viele Wörter sind ganz ansgcfallen.

Notes from the Leyden IMuseum , "S^ol. IX.

NUDIBRANCHIEN. 305

nahme von einer). Endlich fanden sich noch im Leidener
Museum (in Juni d. J.) einige der Öriginalien zu den
Beschreibungen von van Hasselt.

Das letzt erwahnte Document, die noch bewahrten Öri-
ginalien urafassend , ist selbfolglich das wichtigste , leider
aber auch das kleinste. Von den Öriginalien schienen sich,
und zwar noch mit den originalen Etiquetten, nur die
Doris lineolata (in zwei Exemplaren) und (ein Exemplar
der) Phyllidia verrucosa bewahrt. In einem nebenstehenden
Glase mit folgender Etiquette ') neueren Datums: »Acteon,
Ok. ; Elysia, Risso ; Diphyllidia verrucosa^ Cantr.; Méditer-
ranée" — lagen aber zwei Thiers , die etwas ganz anderes
waren, die namlich den Beschreibungen und den Abbil-
dungen von van Hasselt's Dermatohranchus pustulosus und
Dermatohr. gonatophorus entsprechen und sich bei genau-
eren Untersuchung auch als solche zu erweisen schienen.

Bei dem Fehlen der Öriginalien der meisten von van
Hasselt beschriebenen Nudibranchien sind die originalen
Zeichnungen dieser Thiere um so wichtiger. Ich spreche
dem Director des Leidener Museums , Herrn Dr. Jentink
meinen besten Dank aus , weil er meinem Wunsche eine
Auswahl der Zeichnungen zu publiciren hat Folge geleistet,
so wie weil er mir , in so weit möglich , die Untersuchung
der vorhandenen Öriginalien erlaubt hat. Ebenso bin ich
dem Herrn Custos Dr. Horst für sein freundliches Ent-
gegeukommen verpflichtet.

1) Nebenbei stand noch ein anderes Glas mit zwei Originalexemplaren der
Tleurophyllidia verrucosa Cantraine. Die oberflachlicbe Aehnlichkeit zwischen den
Pleurophyllidien (J)iphyllidien) und den Dermatobranchen van Hasselt's bat
wahrscheinlich die obisje Nacb-Etiquettirung veranlasst.

Man erfahrt übrigens aucb bierdurch, das diese Pleurophyllidia verrucosa
von Cantraine nur eine Varietat der Pleuroph. undulata Meckel ist, bei
welcher die sonst continuirlicben Linien in lauter runden uiid langlichen Knöt-
chen aufgelöst sind. Die von Cantraine erwabnte Form gebört also nicbt in
die Gruppe der verrucosen oder pustulosen Pleurophyllidien, wie sonst ange-
nommen. Vgl. R. Bergh , Bidr. til en Monogr. af Pleuropbyllidierne. 1. Naturh.
Tidsskr. 3 R. IV. 1866. p. 15.

Notes from the Leyden JMuseutn , "Vol. IX.

306 NUDIBRANCHIEN.

Die erwahnten originalen Manuscripten enthalten
wenig ausser den in dem gedruckten , oben besprochenen
Briefe mitgelheilten Beschreibungen und Bemerkungen. Man
erfahrt doch , dass die Einsammlungen hauptsachlich in Marz
und April und an oder zwischen Korallen stattgefunden
haben. Es findet sich ferner hier eine in dem gedruckten
Briefe nicht vorkommende , aber unten den Zeichnungen
vorhandene

Eolidia leuconotus ^ van Hasselt.

Das im Straat-Sunda, an einem Stuck Holz kriechend ge-
fischte Thier ist in ^/g der natürlichen Grosse abgebildet
(die Lange der Figur ist 17 mm.). Dem Texte nach über-
ragt der Fuss den Körper hinten und an den Seiten; die
Rückenpapillen sollen in drei nicht scharf geschiedenen
Gruppen stehen (welche Anordnung in der Figur nicht zu
bemerken ist). Der schmale nackte Theil des Rückens ist
rein weiss; der Kopf, die Körperseiten und das Fussgebrame
sind gelblichweiss ; die Papillen hellbraun mit einem orange-
farbigen Streifen der Innenseite. An den Körperseiten schim-
merte die Zwitterdrüse als gelbe Punkte durch. — Das
Thier ist generisch unbestimmbar , wird aber wahrscheinlich
an Ort und Stelle wieder gefunden werden.

In diesem Manuscript ist der Gattungsname theils Der-
mobranchus , theils Dermatobranchus geschrieben. Dem Der-
matobr. pustulosus werden fünf ganz schlechte und unver-
standliche anatomische Dintenzeichnungen mitgegeben. In
zwei (Fig. 2, 3) dieser Figuren findet sich (bei d) »der
Gosier aufgeschnitten mit einer hornartigen schmalen La-
melle des Gosier, die die Gestalt eines Dreiecks hat". Diese
Angaben sind vollstandig unverstandlich (s. unten).

Aus einer kritischen üntersuchung der Be-
schreibungen van Hasselt's und seinen mit den-
selben verglichenen Figuren scheinen uun die folgenden
naheren Bestimmungen hervorzugehen :

Notes from tlie Leyden ]VIuseaxxi, Vol. IX.

NUDIBRANCFiTEN.

307

1. D oris javanica, van Hasselt.

Brief, 1. c. 1824. N". 2, p. 21. — Lettre, p. 238.

Diese Form , die nicht abgebildet ist , lasst sich nach der
Beschreibung nicht bestimmen. Vielleicht stellt sie eine der
in den indischen Meeresgegenden haufigen Discodori-
den dar.

2. Doris radiata, van Hasselt.

Brief, 1. e. 1824. No. 2, p. 21. — Lettre, p. 238.
Taf. 6, Fig. 8.

Diese schone Thierform, die von van Hasselt als selten
vorkommend augegeben wird , scheint seitdem nicht wieder-
gesehen. Sie wird durch ihre feuerrothe und braunschwarze
Rückenfarbe mit den eigenthümlichen weissen Zeichnuiigen
leicht wieder zu erkennen sein. Vielleicht ist sie eine Doriopsis.

8. Doris cespitosa, van Hasselt.
Brief, 1. c. 1824. N". 2, p. 22. — Lettre, p. 238.

Doris crescentica, Collingwood. On some new species

of nudibr. moll. from the eastern seas. Trans, of the

Linn. Soc. of London. II, 2. 1881. p. 126—127

(PL IX. Fig. 6-8).
Asteronotus hertrana , Bgh. Malacolog. Unters. (Semper ,

Philipp. II, II) Heft XIV. 1878. p. 629— 644. Taf.

LXVII. Fig. 10—22; Taf. LXVIIL Fig. 6-14. —

Supplementheft I. 1880. p. 67—71.
1 Doris cerebralis , Gould. Explor. Exped. 1852 — 1856.

p. 298. PL 23. Fig. 393 a—c.

Taf. 6, Fig. 9.

Diese grosse und , wie schon von van Hasselt angedeutet,
im indischen und stillen Meere haufig vorkommende Form
gehort ganz bestimmt der Gattung Asteronotus, Sie ist der

Notes from tlae Leyden M-useum., Vol. IX.

308 NUDIBRANCIIIEN.

Beschreibung (nicht aber den Figuren) Collingwood's nach
mit seiner Doris cresceniica identisch , und vielleicht auch
mit den Doris cerehralis von Gould. Die von ruir schon
vor einem Decennium untersuchte Asteronotus bertrana
fallt sicherlich auch mit der von van Hasselt beschriebenen
Form zusammen ; diese wird in der Zukunft den Namen
Asteronotus cespitosus (van Hasselt) tragen mussen. — Van
Hasselt bat das Tbier laicben geseben und bescbreibt den
La icb.

4. Doris lineolata, van Hasselt.
Brief, 1. c. 1824. N^ 2, p. 22. — Lettre, p. 238.

Chromodoris lineolata , Bgb. Malacolog. ünters. Heft VI.
1874. Tab. XXXm. Fig. 4.

— striatella, Bgb. 1. c. Heft XL 1877. p. 474— 478.
Taf. LI. Fig. 24—25.

— striatella , Bgb. Neue Nacktscbnecken d. Südsee. III.
Journ. d. Mus. Godeffroy. Heft VIII. 1875, p. 73. —
IV. 1. c. Heft XIV. 1878. p. 5.

— striatella^ Bgb. Rep. on tbe Nudibrancbiata. Cbal-
lenger Exped. Zool. X. 1884. p. 73—76. PI. IIL
Fig. 26-29; PI. IV. Fig. 1—4.

— funerea, Colliugw. 1. c. 1881. p. 131-132. PI. IX.
Fig. 30—33.

Diese von van Hasselt aucb als baufig vorkommend ange-
gebene Form scbeint im indischen und pacifiken Meere sebr
allgemein verbreitet. Sie gehort der Gattung Chromodoris.
Icb benannte sie vor Jahren (1874) Chromodoris lineolata;
als icb spater bemerkte, dass van Hasselt eine Doris lineo-
lata beschrieben batte, die wahrscheinlich aucb eine Chro-
modoris ware , anderte icb den Namen in Chromodoris
striatella und babe diese Form mehrmals untersucht. Der
Zeicbnung van Hasselt's und seinen zwei Origin alexemplaren
nach ist raeine Chromodoris striatella mit der von van
Hasselt benannten Form identisch. Dasselbe gilt wohl den

Notes from the Leyden M^useuin, Vol. IX.

NUUIBRANCHIEN. 309

von Collingwood beschriebenen Form , wenigstens dem Texte
(weniger den Figuren) nach. Dieses Thier wird in der Zu-
kanft Chromodoris lineolata (van Hasselt) zu benennen sein.

5. Doris alba, van Hasselt.

Brief, 1. c. 1824. W. 2, p. 22. — Lettre, p. 238.

Taf. G, Fig. 12.

Diese kleine (von van Hasselt in drei Figuren dargestellte)
Form wird wegen ihrer ausgepragten reinen Farbung wabr-
scheinlieh wieder aufgefunden und erkannt werden. Sie
sclieint wegen der »branchiis 10, lamellosis, simplicibus"
(van Hasselt) eine Chromodoris zu sein , Chromodoris atha
(van Hasselt).

6. Doris punctulata , van Hasselt.

Brief, 1. e. 1824. N». 2, p. 22. — Lettre, p. 239.

Taf. 6, Fig. 11.

Auch diese kleine Form wird wegen ihrer Farbung wahr-
scheinlich wieder aufgefunden werden. Auch sie scheint
derselben Gattung wie die vorige Art zu geboren , wird
als Chromodoris punctidata (van Hasselt) fungiren ').

7. Doris sinuata, van Hasselt.
Brief, 1. c. 1824. N». 2, p. 23. — Lettre, p. 239.

Miomira nohilis , Bgh. Neue Nacktschnecken der Südsee.
n. 1. c. HeftVL 1874. Taf. L Fig. 5. — IH. Heft
Vm. 1875. p. 53—63. Taf. VHL Fig. 1 — 30; Taf.
IX. Fig. 1—4.

1) Diese zwei kleinen Arten eriunern einigermassen an zwei von mir (nach
Abbildungen von Dr. Graeffe) aus der Südsee benannten Formen , die Chromo-
doris? pusilla und die Boris ('^enns?) punciulifera (vgl. R. Bergh, Neue Nackt-
schnecken der Südsee. II. Journ. d. Mus Godeffroy. Heft VI. 1874. Taf. I Fig.
18—20), sowie an die von Collingwood 1. c. p. 130—131. PI. IX. Fig, 27—29
dargestellte Chromodoris tenuis.

Notes from tlie Leyden IMixseum , Vol IX.

310 NULIBRANCHIEN.

Miamira nohilis, Bgh. Malacolog. Unters. HeftX. 1876.
p. 411. Taf. XXXIIL Fig. 2.
Taf. 6, Fig. 10.

Dieses schone, über das indische und pacifike Meer, wie
es scheint, sehr verbreitete Thier, ist also schon von van
Hasselt gefunden, denn es unterliegt keinem Zweifel, das
dasselbe eine Miamira ist und ziemlich siclier mit der von
mir beschriebenen Art identisch, die also Miamira sinuata
(van Hasselt) zu nennen ware.

8. E o lid ia alba, van Hasselt.
Brief, 1. c. 1824. N». 2, p. 23. — Lettre, p. 239.

Diese , von van Hasselt durch zwei Figuren illustrirte
Form, lasst sich weder durch den Text, noch durch die
Figuren generisch bestimmen ; vielleicht könnte sie einen
Proctonotus darstellen.

9. E o lid ia ma er oh ranch ia^ van Hasselt.
Brief, 1. c. 1824. N». 2, p. 24. — Lettre, p. 240.

Auch diese , durch eine Zeichnung von van Hasselt er-
lauterte Form ist augenblicklich ganz unbestimmbar ; sie
könnte vielleicht eine Cratena sein.

10. Placohranclius ocellatus, van Hasselt.
Brief, 1. c. 1824. N". 3, p. 34— b5. — Lettre, p. 240—242.

Plakohranchus ocellatus, van Hasselt. R. Bergh, Malacolog.
Unters. Heft H. 1871. Tab. IX. Fig. 6—9.

Taf. 6, Fig. 5.

Diese merkwürdige , von] van Hasselt aufgestellte Gruppe,
stand bis zu meiaen ^) Untersuchungen (1872) ganz unbe-

1) R. Bergh, Malacolog. Unters. Heft lil. 1S72. p. 145—174. Taf. XVII- XX;
— Supplementheft I. 1880. p. 5—7; Taf. 1). Fig. 30—33.

R. Bergh, Neue Nacktschnecken d. Südsee. I. 1. c. Heft II. 1873, p. 11 —
15. Taf. IX. Fig 5, 6; Taf. X. Fig. 22-25; Taf. XI. Fig. 3—6.

Notes Iroin the Leyden Museum , Vol. IX.

NUDIBRANCIIIEN. 341

kannt. Die vou ihm nach den schonen Augenflecken be-
nannte Art, ist durch 3 Figuren illustrirt ; er giebt im Texte
auch einige (unwesentliche) anatomische Notizen. Esdarfals
ziemlich sicher angenommen werden, dass die Form die
van Hasselt vorgelegen hat, mit der von Semper u. A.
observirten und von mir untersuchten congruirt. Die Art
scheint in Farben sehr zu variiren , und mehrere der auf-
gestellten Arten von Plakohranchus {PI. argus , Bgh. ; PI.
ianthohaptus , Gould ; PI. gracilis , Pease ; PI. variegatus ,
Pease; PI. camiguinus, Bgh.) scheinen nur Varietaten der
typiscben Form zu sein.

11. Ahranchus glaucoleucus , van Hasselt.
Brief, 1. c. 1824. N». 3, p. 36—37. —'Lettre, p. 242.

Auch von diesem Thiere hat van Hasselt eine Abbilduno:
liefern lassen; dem Texte und der letzteren nach hat aber
eine der einigen Nudibranchiaten nicht unahnlicheu See-
planarien hier vorgelegen,

12. Dermat obranchus striatus, van Hasselt.

Brief, 1. c. 1824. N". 3, p. 37—38. — Lettre , p. 242-243.

Taf. 6, Fig. 1—2.

Die Dermatobranchen standen bisher als etwas apocryphe
Thiere , die von den Verfassern verschieden gedeutet waren,
von Blainville selbst in der Nahe der Scyllaeen gestellt. Als
ich vor Jahren (1874) die Familie der Pleuroleuriden
aufstellte ^) zog ich die Dermatobranchen van Hasselt's als
fragliches Synonym zu denselben und meinte, dass sich diese
Frage nie sicher lösen würde, weil die originalen Exem-
plare der Dermatobranchen wahrscheinlich verloren gegangen
waren ^). Diese Annahme bat sich glücklicherweise nicht

1) R. Bergh, Malacolog. Unters. Heft VI. 1874. p. 276—285 (Taf. XXV.
Fig. 3); Taf. XXXIV. Fig 27—32; Taf. XXXV.

2) Vgl. 1. c. p. 278.

Notes from the I-.eyden ^VEuseum , 'Vol. IX.

312 NUDIBRANCHrEN.

bestatigt. Es scheint durch die Untersuchung der (s. oben)
(pratendirten) origiualen Dermatobranchen festgestellt , dass
diese mit den Pleuroleuriden congruiren. Nicht destoweui-
ger habe ich diesen letzteii Namen doch bewahrt, erstens
weil er mir sehr gut gewahlt scheint, mit einem Worte
die Verwantschaft mit den Pleurophyllidien und den wesent-
lichen Unterscheidungs-Character, die ebene (nicht lamel-
lirte) Körperseite dieser Thiere angebend ; zweitens weil
die Angabe van Hasselt's von einer Bewaffnung des Ma-
gens (s. oben) doch die Identificirung der beiden Gattun-
gen zweifelhaft machen könnte. Persönlich bin ich davon
überzeugt, dass die von mir im Leidener Museum gefun-
denen Thiere wirklich die Dermatobranchen van Hasselt's
sind , aber auch- davon , dass jene anatomische Anga-
ben dieses Verfassers falsch waren ; eine Magen-Bewaffnung
ware auch den Umstanden nach bei diesen Thieren kaum
zu erwarten.

Die Dermatohranchus striatus ist von van Hasselt durch
zwei sehr werthvolle Zeichnungen illustrirt, von welchen
die eine (Fig. 1) sehr deutlich den Gattungs-Character, das
voUstandige Fehlen von Kiemenblattern und von Seiten-
lamellen , darstellt , wahrend die andere (Fig. 2) sehr an
die Formverhaltnisse der verwandten Pleurophyllidien erin-
nert. Die Thierforra , die im Museum fehlte , wird ohue
Zweifel wieder gefunden werden , und wird Pleuroleura
striata (van Hasselt) zu benennen sein.

13. D ermatohranchus pustulo sus , van Hasselt.

Brief, 1. c. 1824. N^. 3, p. 38. — Lettre, p. 243.

Taf. 6, Fig. 3.

Von dieser hübschen Form , die auch von van Hasselt ab-
gebildet ist, fand sich im Museum ein Individuum. Es ist
besonders diese Form, die van Hasselt anatomisch unter-
sucht hat (s. naher unten). Die Art wird Pleuroleura pus-
tulosa (van Hasselt) zu nennen sein.

Notes from the Leyden Miuseum, Vol. IX.

NUDIBRANCHIEN. 313

14. Dermatobranchus gonatophorus, van Hasselt.

Brief, 1. c. 1824. N«. 3, p. 38. — Lettre, p. 243.

Taf. 6, Fig. 4.

Auch diese Form , die vielleicht von der vorigen wirk-
lich specifisch verscliieden ist, ist vora Verfasser abgebil-
det; auch von derselben fand sich ein Individuum, das
wie die vorige genauer (s. unten) untersucht wurde. Die
Art wird fernerhin als Pleuroleura gonatophora (van Hasselt)
figuriren.

15. Phyllidia verrucosa, van Hasselt.

Brief, 1. c. 1824. N". 4, p. 54. — Lettre, p. 244.

Taf. 6, Fig. 7.

Diese schone Form mit der (auf Kosten des Schwarzen)
vorherrschenden grünen Farbe ist vom Verfasser abgebildet.
Sie ist eine Phyllidiella , ob eine besondere Art oder nur eine
Varietat der Ph. nohilis , lasst sich vorlaufig nicht sicher
bestimmen (s. naher unten). Einstweilen wird sie als Phyl-
lidiella verrucosa (van Hasselt) zu notiren sein.

16. Phyllidia nigra, van Hasselt.
Brief, 1. c. 1824. N". 4, p. 54. — Lettre, p. 244.
? Fryeria variabilis, Collingwood. 1. c. p. 137. PI. X.
Fig. 24—28.

Taf. 6, Fig. 6.

Auch diese Form is von van Hasselt bildlich dargestellt.
Sie ist vielleicht mit der Fryeria variabilis von Colling-
wood *) identisch. Ob sie nicht nur eine Varietat der Phyl-

1) In der ganz oberflachlichen und unzuverlasslichen Arbeit von Collingwood
ist diese Art als Fryeria und mit dom «Anus unter dem Mantel an der rech-
ten Seite, etwa '/^ Zoll vom Vorderrand" verzeichnet. Diese Form (mit ihrer
Genitalpapille an gewöhnlicher Stelle) ist (deshalb) ebenso wenig eine Fryeria
wie die Trevelyana dieses Verfassers wirklich eine Trevelyana.

Notes from the Leyden üMuseum , Vol. IX.

314 NUDIBRANCHIEN.

lidieUa pustulosa darstelle, bleibt vorlaufig unsicher. Jeden-
falls ist sie eine Fhyllidiella ^).

1. Pleurolexiro pustulosa (van Hasselt).

Dermatohranchus pustulosus , van Hasselt.

Taf. 6, Fig. 3.

Das in Alkohol bewahrte Individuum dieser Art batte
eine Lange von 8 Cm., bei einer Breite von 12,5 mm.
und einer Höhe bis 6 mm.; die Breite des Mantelgebrame
bis 5,5, die des Fusses auch bis 5,5 mm. — Die F ar be
des Rückens gelbweiss , vorne aber noch strichenweise starke
Ueberreste von Violet und Rosenroth, die Mitte etwas
violetgrau, die Rückenwülste meistens schwarzlich einge-
fasst; der Vorderrand des Kopfes so wie theilweise auch
der Mantel- und der Fussrand heil rosenroth ; die Scheide
und der Stiel der Rhinophorien rosenroth; die (1,5 mm.
hohe) Keule gelblich, am freien Rande ihrer Blatter aber
weisse , theilweise zusammenfliessende Fleckchen ; die ünter-
seite des Thieres gelblichweiss ; gegen den Mantelrand hin
sind die Körperseiten mehr weisslich , gegen den Fussrand
mehr graulich.

Die Form des Thieres wie gewöhnlich bei den Pleuroleu-
riden , nach hinten ziemlich zugespitzt. Der im Vorderrande
schmal eingeschnittene Rücken (Fig. 3) seiner ganzen Aus-
dehnung nach mit ovalen, hauptsachlich schragen und
quergehenden , nicht stark vortretenden , kleinen (bis fast
3 mm. langen) Wülsten bedeckt, die meistens ungeordnet ,
mitunter auch in Schragreihen stehen. Durch die ganze

1) Wahread eines Aufenthaltes in London (1873) fand ich im Brit. Mus.
das «Originalexemplar der Linguella Elfortii, Blv." im originalen Glass (vgi.
Malacolog. Unters. Heft VI. 1874. p. 248) Dieselbe war mit der von mir
vor Jahren (1863) beschriebenen Saucara quadrilateralis identisch. Im Leidener
Museum fand sich jetzt auch ein originales, von der Brugmans'schen Samm-
lung herrührendes Exemplar der Lingiwlla Elfortii, Blv., und noch mit der
alten Etiquette „Biphi/Uidia Brugmansi , Cuv., Linguella Elfortii, Blv."; ein
anderes Individuum derselben Form war als nDiphyllidia emarginata , Cuv.
Pondichery" etiquettirt.

Notes from th.e Lieyden üyCuseum, Vol. IX..

NUDIBRANCIIIEN. 345

Lange des etwas rundzackigen Mantelrandes , besonders an
der Unterseite desselben , zeigten sich ausserst zahlreich
die feinen Nesselporen. Der K o p f wie gewöhnlich ; die
Keule der Rhinophorien mit etwa 9 — 10 wieder gespalte-
nen Blattern. Hinten dem Tentakel-artigen Seitentheile
des Kopfes (rechts) die Genitalpapille ; etwa am Anfauge
des zweiten Drittels der Körperlange (vgl. Fig. 1) , dem
ziemJich breiten Mantelgebrame etwas genahert , der Anus ;
zwischen der flachen Genital- und der Analpapille, der
letzteren eiu wenig mehr genahert, die ganz feine Nieren-
pore (vgl. Fig. 1). Der Fuss wie gewöhnlich; eiue ober-
flachliche feine mediane Furche erstreckt sich durch das
hintere etwa Füuftel der Sohle.

Die Eingeweide wurden (in Uebereinstimmung mit der
gegebenen Instruction) mit möglichster Schonung der aus-
seren Formverhaltnisse des Thieres an Ort und Stelle aus-
genommen und spater (in Kopenhagen) untersucht. Sie
waren, besonders die hintere Eingeweidemasse, von einer
matt-silberglanzenden Bindesubstanzhülle (Pseudo-Perito-
naeum) überzogen.

Das Central nerve nsystem von der bei den (Pleuro-
phyllidien und) Pleuroleurideu gewöhnlichenForm; die pedalen
Gangliën nur wenig kleiner als die cerebro-pleuralen, die ova-
len buccalen Gangliën durch eine Commissur verbunden , die
langer als das Ganglion war. — Die A u ge n wie gewöhnlich,
mit schwarzem Pigmente. Die. Ohrblasen ein wenig klei-
ner als die Augen , mit zahlreichen kleinen Otokonien. In
der Ha ut die gewöhnlichen kleinen, kugel- und flaschen-
förmigen Drüschen. lm Mantelrande eine Masse von gros-
seren und kleineren Nesselsacken, deren Oeffnungen am
Rande schon stark auffielen ; die Sacke mit Nesselelementen
voll gepackt, die zum grossen Theile mit der Spitze cen-
tral und nach aussen sehend gelagert schienen ; die Nes-
self aden waren (ganz wie bei den Pleurophyllidien) lang-
gestreckt , an Lange bis 0,15 — 0,2 mm. messend, weich ,
fast farblos , spitz zulaufend.

Der Schlundkopf4 mm. lang bei einer Höhe von 3 und

Notes from the Leyden Miuseuxzi, Vol. IX.

21

316 NÜDIBRANCHIEN.

einer Breite von 2,5 mm. , voa gewöhnlichen Formver-
verhaltnissen , kraftig ; die Lippeiischeibe schmal , die Ras-
pelscheide hinten und unteu ein weuig vortretend ; die starke
Müskelplatte an der Vorderseite der Kiefer wie gewöhnlich.
Die horngelben Mandibel wie gewöhnlich, in Form mitdenen
der Pleurophyllidien übereinstimmend , langs der Mitte ihrer
ganzen Lange nach bedeutend dicker , fast 4 mm. lang bei
einer Breite bis fast 1 mm. ; die Schlossparthie klein ; der
Kaurand oben (durch Abnutzen ?) fast eben , sonst mit
mehreren Reihen von ganz feinen ïïöckerchen '). Die Z u n g e
stark, mit breiter Kluft; in der schwach gelblichen Raspel
17 Zahnplattereihen ; weiter nach hinten und in der kurzen
und dicken Raspelscheide 17 entwickelte und 2 jüngere
Reihen , die Gesammtzahl derselbeu somit 36. In den Reihen
kamen an jeder Seite der medianen Platte bis wenigstens
33 Seitenzahnplatten vor. Die Platten sehr heil gelblich ;
die Breite der medianen bis 0,08 mm., bei einer Höhe bis
fast 0,065 ram. betragend ; die Höhe der ersten Seiten-
zahnplatte bis 0,035 mm. , und die Höhe der Seitenplatten
sich allmahlig bis zu etwa 0,1 1 mm. erhebend. Die medianen
Platten ziemlich niedergedrückt und breit; eine Haken-
spitze fehlt, der Schneiderand jederseits mit beilaufig 20
spitzen Dentikeln, Die innerste Seitenzahnp latte ziemlich
hoch und schmal ; der spitz zulaufende Schneiderand (kurzer
Haken) jederseits mit 12 — 15 spitzen Dentikeln. Die
folgende Seitenplatte schon etwas grosser , mit 12 — 15
spitzen Dentikeln des Aussenrandes ; die Höhe der Seiten-
platten allmahlig steigend ; so wie (bis zu etwa 25) die
Anzahl der zusammen einen fein- und spitzzahnigen Kamm
bildenden Dentikeln. Die aussersten Platten wieder an Grosse
abnehmend, so wie die Anzahl der Dentikel auch etwas
geringer ; an den aussersten 2 oder 3 verschwinden die
Dentikel mitunter ganz. Doppeltzahnplatten (die bei den

1) Eine kleine Reihe von Zeichnungen, die zur Untersuchung dieser und der
folgenden Art gehören, wird anderswo in einer Monographie der Pleuroleari-
den veröfifentlicht werden.

Notes from the Leyden IMnseixm , "Vol. IX.

NUDIBRANCHIEN. 317

Pleurophyllidien so haufig vorkommen) fehlten auch nicht.

Die graulichen Speicheldrüsen (gl. salivales) aus lan-
gen , ziemlich stark verzweigten Lappen zusammeugesetzt. —
Mundröhrendrüsen (gl. ptyalinae) wurden nicht gefunden.

Die Speiseröhre kurz und ziemlich weit. Der Magen
rechts gleich den Darm abgebend, nach hinten ohne Grenze in
den Magenblindsack (Hauptgallengang) verlangert, der an der
linken Seite der Zwitterdrüse und weiter nach hinten ver-
lauft; von den Seiten nahmen der Magen und seine Ver-
langerung mehrere Gallengange auf '). Der Darm ziemlich
kurz, erst nach unten , dann gegen oben an den Anus
aufsteigend. — Die Verdauungshöhle war leer.

Die stark geschlangelten und veraestelten braungrauen ,
weisslichen und gelblichen Leberröhren füllten das Man-
telgebrame , an und zwischen den Nesselsacken eindringend ,
und hüllten den Magen mit seiner Verlangerung , theilweise
auch die Zwitterdrüse ein.

Das Herz und das pericardio-renale Organ (Nieren spritze)
wie gewöhnlich. Das Nierengewebe wie gewöhnlich.

Die braungelbe Zwitterdrüse ziemlich gross , an der
rechten Seite des Magenblindsackes liegend, fast wurstförmig ;
die vordere Halfte der untereu Seite (wegen der vorderen
Genitalmasse) schieff abgeplattet; 13 mm. lang bei einer
Breite bis 4,6 und einer Höhe bis 3,5 mm. ; langs der
unteren Seite verlauft median eine Furche, in welcher sich
der gemeinschaftliche Ausführungsgang bildet und verlauft.
Die Drüse zeigte den gewöhnlichen Bau ; in den Lappchen
keine reife Geschlechtselemente. — Die (stark erhartete)
vordere Genitalmasse gross, von fast ovaler Form, 8
mm. lang bei einer Breite bis 4,75 und einer Höhe bis 5 mm. ;
an der linken Seite steigt die nicht dicke Ampulle des
Zwitterdrüsenganges an die obere Seite hinauf; auch der
Samenleiter weniger stark entwickelt ; der Penis (Praeputium)
wie in den Pleurophyllidien , die Glans Penis kegelförmig ,

1) Es fand sich ganz bestimmt weder bei dieser nocli bei anderen Pleuroleu-
riden eine Spur der von van Hasselt angedeuteten Bewaffnung des Magens.

I^otes from tlie Leyden IMuseuiu, Vol. IX.

318 NUDIRRANCHIEN .

bis an die Spitze von der Fortsetzuncr des Samenleiters
durcbbrochen. Die Samenblase sackformig, klein, leer. Die
Schleimdrüse kalkweiss (obea) und gelblichweiss , die vorne
an der reebten Seite entblösste Eiweissdrüse gelbbraun.

2. Pleur oleura gona top hora (van Hasselt).

Dermatohranchus gonatophorus , van Hasselt.

Taf. 6, Fig. 4.

Das in Alkobol bewabrte Individuum , das sebr scblecbt
erbalten war, batte uur eiue Lange vou 15 bei einer Breite
bis 5,5 (das Mantelgebrarae war stark nach oben gescbla-
gen) und einer Höbe bis 5 mm. Die F a r b e nverbaltnisse
waren etwa dieselben wie in der vorigen Art, uur trat
das Violette und Rosearotbe gegeu das Gelblicbweisse star-
ker vor; an den von der Mittellinie scbrage auswarts ver-
laufenden erbabenen Linien kamen dunklere Knötcben vor ;
die Keule der Rbinopborien scbwarzbraun.

Die F o r mverbaltnisse waren etwa wie in der vorigen
Att. Am Rücken kamen aber , die bei den PI. pustulosa
erwabnten grosseren Wülsten nicbt vor, dagegen schrage
vou der medianen Langsmittellinie ausgehende, erhabene ,
feinknotige Linien. Die ünterseite des (weisslicben) Mantel-
gebrames war in (bis etwa 2,6 mm.) grosser Breitenaus-
dehnung mit dicht gedraugten Nesselporen ausgestattet.
Der Kopf, die Oefinungen der rechten Körperseite und der
Fuss wie oben.

Die Hülle der Eingeweidemassen ganz wie in der vori-
gen Art.

Das Centralnervensystem wie in der vorigen Art, ebenso
die Otocysten und die Augen. Die Nesselfaden eine
Lange bis wenigstens 0,25 mm. erreichend.

Der Schlundkopf ganz wie oben. Die 2,4 mm. langen,
horngelben Mandibel kaum weniger gewölbt als in der vo-
rigen Art ; die Höckercben des Kaurandes vielleicbt etwas
starker. Die Zunge wie oben; in der Raspel 16 Zabnplat-
tenreihen; weiter nach hinten deren 13 entwickelte und 2
jüngere Reihen; die Gesammtzahl derselben somit 31. In

IN^otes from tlie Leyden JMuseum, Vol. IX.

NUDTBRANCHIEN. 319

den Reihen schienen bis 30 — 32 Platten vorzukomraen. Die
Platten sehr heil gelblich, in Form- und Grössenverhalt-
nissen kaum von denen der vorigen Artuuterscheidbar. — Die
(oberen) Speicheldrüsen wie in der vorigen Art ; (untere)
Mundröhrendrüsen konnten nicht nachgewiesen werden. —
Die Leber wie oben, ebenso die dichtgedrangten N ess el-
sa ck e.

Die Ni ere stark entwickelt; ihre Lappchen ziemlich
lang, stark verzwelgt.

Die Zwitterdrüse ganz wie oben, 6 mm. lang bei einer
Breite bis 2,5 und einer Höhe bis fast 2,25 mm. ; in den
Lappchen keine reife Geschlechtselemente. Die vorder e
Genitalmasse ziemlich kugelrund, 4 mm. lang bei einer
Höhe bis 3,5 und einer Breite bis 3 mm.; die einzelnen Theile
derselben, in so weit solches beurtheilt werden konnte,
ganz wie oben.

3. Phyllidiella verrucosa (van Hasselt).

Phyllidia verrucosa , van Hasselt.

Taf. 6, Fig. 7.

Von der Art lag nur ein einziges Individuum vor , von
van Hasselt im Monat April 1823 bei Anjer gefischt.

Das lebende Thier hat , van Hasselt zufolge , eine
Lange von 3,4 Cm. (1" 11") bei einer Breite von 2 Cm. (9" ")
gehabt. Der Beschreibung ') van Hasselt's und seiner Figur
zufolge ist die Far be ziemlich hellgrüa gewesen, die Gruud-
farbe von schmalen schwarzen, kürzeren und langeren
Linien durchzogen , von welchen besonders eine fast rings-
laufende am Mantelgebrame und eine noch starkere , die
den eigentlichen Rücken fast umschreibt; der ganze Rüc-
ken mit grünen Knötchen dicht bedeckt, die an der Spitze
ein wenig heller (grünlichweiss) waren ; der Stiel der Rhi-
nophorien grünlich; die Keule schwarzlich.

1) «Corpore ovali sulcis viridibus nigrisque irregulariter exarato , supra plagis
viridibus tuberculose, sulcis circumscriptis ; punctis nigris nullis." van Hasselt.

Notes from the Leyden Museum, Vol. IX!.

320 NUDIBRANCHIEN.

Das (ini Leydener Museum) , mit ganz alter Etiquette
versehene , in Alkohol bewahrte Individuum hatte
eine Lange von 22 bei einer Breite bis 1 1 und einer
Höhe bis 5 mm. ; die Breite des Mantelgebrames bis 3, die des
Fusses bis 9 mm. ; die Höhe der Rhinophorien 2,5 mm. Die
F ar be war durchgehends schwach-gelblich weiss ; nur ganz
schwache Ueberreste der oben erwahnten sch warzen Linien
als braungelbe und schwarzgraue , linienartige Einsen-
kungen. Die Keule der Rhinophorien schwarzlich an der
Spitze, sonst weiss. — Die Form des (ziemlich harten)
Thieres war langlich oval, abgeplattet. Der Rücken über-
all und bis au den Mantelrand mit Knötchen dicht be-
deckt (von denen einige an der Oberflache noch uneben
oder zusamraengesetzt waren); diese standen am Mantel-
gebrame ohne alle Ordnung; am eigentlichen Rücken bil-
den sie drei von vorne nach hinten gehende Hauptzüge,
die ganz vorne und hinten verschmelzen , so wie auch im
Verlaufe hier und da ein wenig mit einander communici-
ren. Im Vorderende der zwei aussersten Züge neben ein-
ander die runden Rhinophoröffnungen, am ïïinterende des
mittleren die runde Analöiïuung. Diese ganze mittlere
Parthie (der eigentliche Rücken) ist durch ein ziemlich
tiefe Furche umschrieben , die Furchen zwischen den aus-
seren Zügen weniger tief, noch weniger die am Mantel-
gebrame. Die Keule der Rhinophorien mit etwa 25 schra-
gen Blattern; die kleinen, lappenartigen Tentakel wie
gewöhnlich. Die Kiemenblatter kurz und niedrig. Der
Fuss wie gewöhnlich , ohne deutliche Langsfurche hin-
ten. — Das in Alkohol bewahrte Individuum ahnelte weder
in Farbe noch in Beziehung auf die Rücken-Figureu der
Ph. nohilis.

Die an Ort und Stelle, der Instruction gemass , mit
Schonung der ausseren Form des Thieres vorgenommene
Exvisceration zeigte die ganz gewöhnlichen Lageverhaltnisse
der Eiugeweide. Die die letzteren einschliessende Bindesub-
stanzhülle weisslich oder fast farblos.

Die Hülle der sehr stark abgeplatteten Centralnerven-

Notes from the Leyden ]>2useuxxi , Vol. IX.

NUDffiRANCHIEN. 321

systems dünn, farblos. Die cerebro-pleuralen Gangliën nie-
renförmig , die Grenze zwischen den zwei Abtheilungen an
der oberen Seite deutlich ; die rundlichen pedalen Gangliën
grosser als die pleuralen; die (deutlicb doppelte) gemein-
schaftliche Commissur etwa so breit wie der Querdurchmes-
ser des Fussknotens. Die zwiebelförmigen Riecnknoten,
so wie die kleinen und rundlichen Sehknoten wie gewöhn-
lich. Die rundlichen buccalen Gangliën wie gewöhnlich,
an der hinteren ampullenartigen Erweiterung des Schlund-
kopfes liegend.

Der N. opticus ziemlich lang ; das Pigment des A u g e s
schwarz, die Linze gelblich. Die Ohrblasen etwas kleiner
als die Augen, mit (wenigstens 100) kleinen Otokonien
gewöhnlicher Art und von einem Durchmesser bis 0,013 mm.
prall gefüllt. Die ziemlich breiten Blatter der Rhinophorien
in gewöhnlicher Weise durch , meistens zu dem freien Rand
sagittal stehenden, Spikeln steiff gemacht. — In der B i n d e-
substanz kamen stark erhartete, grössere und kleinere
Spikei vor , besonders m assenhaft um die Hauptausführungs-
gange des Genitalapparates , hier oft eine Lange bis 0,3 —
0,4 bei einem Durchmesser bis etwa 0,025 mm. erreichend.

Die Mundpore wie gewöhnlich. Die Mundröhre sehr
stark erhartet, 5,5 mm. lang bei einer Breite bis 3,5 und einer
Höhe bis 3 mm. , hinten etwas breiter als vorne und
schrage abgestutzt ; gelb , das Vorderende aber rothbraun
und Parthien von ahnlicher Farbe schimmerten auch hin-
ten an den Seiten hindurch. Am Hinterende haftete sich
jederseits der starke Retractor und zwischen diesen beiden
tritt der Schlundkopf in gewöhnlicher Weise hervor. Die
Mundröhre zum grössten Theile von den gewöhnlichen
Drüsenlappen gebildet ; ihre Höhle klein , mit langsgefal-
teten gelben und rothbraunen (sehr erharteten) Wanden.
Der sich hinten und oben in die Mundröhre öfifnende
intrabulböse Theil des Schlundkopfes ganz kurz; der
cylindrische Schlundkopf sonst ganz wie gewöhnlich , noch
etwa ein halbes Mal so lang wie die Mundröhre, mit drei-
eckiger Lichtung. Dicht neben den buccalen Gangliën schie-

Notes from tlie Leyclen !M.useuca , Vol. IX.

322 NUDIBRANCHIEN.

nen kleine Speiclieldrüsen voryAikommen. Die Speise-
röhre kaum langer als der Schluudkopf, etwas weiter.
Der Magen sich wie gewöhulich durch die ganze Lange der
Leb e erstreckend. Der Darm den gewöhnlichen Bogen bil-
dend und nach hinten verlaufend. — Die hintere Einge-
weidemasse (Leber) fast 12 mm. lang bei einer Breite (vorne)
bis 4 und einer Höhe bis 3 mm,, gestreckt-zungenförmig ,
gelblich.

Die Blutdrüse stark abgeplattet, rundlich, vou einem
Durcbmesser von 1,5 mm., weisslich , das Centralnerven-
system fast ganz deckend.

Das Pericardium wie gewöhnlicli (mit starken Spikien
ausgestattet) ; die Pericardialkieme sehr schwach ent wiek elt.
Die Niere , das pericardio-renale Organ und sein Gang ganz
wie früher von mir beschrieben.

Die Zwitterdrüse ohne entwickelte Geschlechtselemente.
Die (stark erhartete) vorder e Genitalmasse 3,5 mm. lang
bei einer HöLe und Breite von 2,1 mm., plauconvex. Die Am-
pulle des Zwitterdrüsenganges rundlich , klein. Die Sper-
matotheke fast birnförmig , ganz gelblich weiss , etwa 0,16
mm. lang; die Spermatocyste kugelf'örmig , von etwa 0,4 mm.
Diam., mit durchschimmerndem schwarzem Epithele , leer.
Der dunne geschlangelte Sameuleiter in den fast 1,5 mm.
langen, fast cylindrischen weissen Penis (Praeputium) über-
gehend ; die innerhalb desselben liegende Glans etwa 0,25
mm. lang, mit, wie es schien 15 — 20 Langsreihen von fast
farblosen Haken gewöhnlicher Art, die eine Lange (langs des
Hakenrückens) bis etwa 0,03 mm. erreichten. Die S c h 1 e i m-
drüse horn- und vorne rothgelb.

Diese Form scheint von der Phyllidiella pustulosa, so wie
von der Ph. nohilis in Farbenzeichnuug und Knotenver-
theilung des Rückens ganz verschieden, ebenso in Beziehung
auf Farbe der Rhinophorien.

Kopenhagen. In August 1887.

Notes from the Leyden. Museum, "Vol. IX.

NUDIBRANCIIIEN. 323

TAFEL-ERKLARUNG.

Die Figg. 3, 4 unci 11 sind von Maurevert, die übrigen
von J. A. Bik, alle dem Leben nach und in natürlicher Grosse
gezeichnet.

Fig. 1. Dermatobranchus striatus , ran Hasselt {^ Pleuro-

leura striata (van Hasselt) ) ; von der rechten Seite.
Fig. 2. Dasselbe Thier, vom Rücken.
Fig. 3. Dermatobranchus pustulosus, van Hasselt (= Pleu-

roleura pustulosa (van Hasselt) ) ; vom Rücken.
Fig. 4. Dermatohranchus gonatopJwrus^ van Hasselt {==

P/éMrWeMr"a^o?<a^op/<ora(van Hasselt)); vomRücken.
Fig. 5. Placobranchus ocellatus^ van Hasselt ; vom Rücken.
Fig. 6, Phyllidia nigra , van Hasselt (= Phyllidiella nigra

(van Hasselt) ) ; vom Rücken.
Fig. 7. Phyllidia verrucosa, van Hasselt (= Phyllidiella

verrucosa (van Hasselt) ) ; vom Rücken.
Fig. 8. Doris radiata, van Hasselt; vom Rücken.
Fig. 9. Doris cespitosa , van Hasselt (= Asteronotus ces-

pitosus (van Hasselt) ) ; vom Rücken.
Fig. 10. Doris sinuata , van Hasselt {= Miamira sinuata

(van Hasselt)); vom Rücken.
Fig. 11. Doris punctulata, van Hasselt (= Chromodoris

punctulata (van Hasselt) ) ; vom Rücken.
Fig. 12. Doris alba, van Hasselt (= Chromodoris alba (van

Hasselt) ) ; vom Rücken.

Notes from the Leyden IMuseuxn, "Vol. IX.

INDEX.

Abatocera 221, 273.
Abirus 261.
Abranchus 311.
Acanthocerus 205 — 208.
Acanthodrilus 99, 106, 103, 252-258,

291—293, 299.
Acanthylis 39.
Accipiter 11, 93.
Acomus 77, 95.
Acteon 305.
Actitis 79.

acutipennis (Oxylanguria) 121.
adelpha (Batocera) 219, 276.
Aegithina 59, 94.
Aegoceros 173.
Aegosoma 143.
aenea (Carpophaga) 76, 95.

., (Columba) 76.

» (Tetralanguria) 125.
aeneomicans (Cleorina) 263.

(Nodostoma) 263.
aeneonigra (Batocera) 219, 276.
Aepyceros 173.
Aesernia 300, 301.
aethiops (Rbinolophus) 179.
Aelhopyga 56, 94.
aifinis (Arachnothera) 58.

» (^Tchitrea) 45.

// (Terpsiphone) 45, 94.
Agonischius 288, 2<^9.
Agrypnus 189, 190.
ajax (Batocera) 219. 222, 272, 274,

275, 278.
alba (Cbromodoris) 309, 323.

alba (Doris) 309, 323.

- (Eolidia) 310.
albertiana (Batocera) 319, 278.
albidofasciatus (Mutilloides) 197.
albirostris (Buceros) 33.

« (Hydrocissa) 33.

albofasciata (Batocera) 219—222, 272,

276.
albomaculata (Pharsalia) 117.
Alcedinidae 94.
Alcedo 37, 38.
alces (Odontolabis) 280.
Alcurus 60.
alligator (Anolis) 131.
Allobophora 294, 296.
Alseonax 45, 94.
amicta (Nyctiornis) 36, 94.
amictus (Merops) 36.
ammoa (Batocera) 219, 27B, 276.
amoenulus (Aulonogyrus) 270.
Anaides 201.
Analcipus 72.
analis (Ixus) 61.
analis (Pycnonotus) 61, 95.
analis (Turdus) 61.
Ananca 161.
Ancylonycba 213.
andamana (Batocera) 219, 276.
angustior (Callirhipis) 148.
angustissimus (Lancetes) 267.
Anilicus 288
annulata (Dipsas) 133.
Anochilia 282.
Anolis 131.
Anomala 213.
Anorrbinus 34, 36, 94.

326

INDEX.

Anteus 97.

anthracinus (Buceros) 33.

Anthracoceros 33, 94.

Anthreptes 57, 58.

Anthus 70, 95.

antillensis (Dromicus) 133.

(Gymnodactylus) 129, 139.
Antipha 238, 239.
Aonyx 172.
aphetor (Apriona) 274.

(Batocera) 219, 274.
Aphthona 230, 231.
apicalis (Coptomia) 282.

(Sphaeroderma) 232.
(Traohys) 181.
apicicornis (Casnonidea) 159.
apicipennis (Antipha) 239.

,/ (Sphaeroderma) 232.

Aplonis 7l.
Apoleon 212.
Apolepis 262.

api)roximata (Laiiguria) 123.
Apriona 219, 222, 271—274.
Arachnoraphis 57, 59.
Arachnothera 56, 57, 58, 59, 94.
Ardea 80, 81, 82, 92, 96.
Ardeidae 96.
Ardetta 81, 96.
argentata (Diapromorpha) 259.
argenteo-cinereus (Heliophobius) 176.
Argus 77.
argus (Argusianus) 77, 95.

„ (Phasianus) 77.

(Plakobranchus) 311.
Argusianus 77, 95.
armata (Arachnothera) 57.

„ (Batoceraj 219—222, 273,

275, 276.
Arrenga 66.
Artamia 72.
Artaraidae 94.
Artaraides 47, 94.
Artamus 46, 94.
arubensis (Cnemidophorus) 132.

(Foecilia) 138, 139.
Asteronotus 307, 308, 323.
Astur 10, 93.
aterrimus (Doloporus) 290.
atra (Apolepis) 262.
atrata (Rhipidura) 3.
atricapilla (Alcedo) 38.
atriceps (Casnonidea) 159.

(Turd us) 62.
attila (Batocera) 219, 277.
Aulexis 260.
aulica (Cleorina) 263.
Aulonogyrus 270.
auritus (lyngipicus) 18, 93.
aurora (Synarmostes) 209.
australasiae (Trachys) 182.

australica (Aesernia) 300, 301.
australis (Buccn) 16.
austriacus (Onthophagus) 109.
azarae (Didel].-hys) 227.
azureus (Psittacus) 12.

bacha (Spilornis) 8, 93.
badia (Strix) 12.
badius (Merops) 36.

// (Micropternus) 26.

„ (Phodilus) 12, 93.
(Picus) 26.
bangkana (Pitta) 65.
bankiva (Gallus) 78.
bantamensis (Coluraba) 77.
barwelli (Moniligaster) 100, 101.
bascha (Circaetus) 8.
basilicus (Acanthocerus) 208.
basipennis (Cebriorhipis) 146.
ba.ssi (Diaphonia) 1S5.
Batocera 215, 219—222, 271—278.
Batoceridae 271—278.
Batrachia 134.
beckeri (Xylotrupes) 215.
bellicosus (Odontolabis) 280.
bentet (Lanius) 63, 94.
Berenicornis 34.
bertrana (Asteronotus) 307, 308.
Bhringa 49, 94.-
bicolor (Garrulax) 67, 95.
bidens (Gyretes) 246.
bidentata (Ancylonycha^ 213.

(Hap'lidia) 213.
bimaculata (Antipha) 238.
bimaculatus (Ixus) 61.

» (Pycnonotus) 61, 95.

(Turdus) 61.
bimaensis (Chibia) 49.
bistrif^ata (Calobates) 70.
(Motacilla) 70.
Blennius 135, 136
boeckii (Allobophora) 296.
boisduvali (Batocera) 219, 222, 276,

278.
borbonicus (Scotophilus) 180.
borneensis (Rhopodytes) 31.
Botaurus 82.

boyeri (Eudrilus) 247—250.
brachyphorus (Disseraurus) 50.

(Edolius) 50.
Brachypodidae 95.
Brachypodius 62, 63.
Brachypus 61.
Brachytria 283.
brachyurus (Micropternus) 26, 93.

(Picus) 26.
bradshawi (Catharsius) 107.
Branchiobdella 251.

INDEX.

327

brasiliensis (Acanthocerus) 206.

(Hylecoetiis) 157.

(Titanus) 97.
brevicauda (Echimys) 225.
brevis (Agonischius) 289
brianus (^Combe) 119.
brookeanus (Hetnicercus) 19.
brooki (Lan^uriosoma) 121.
browni (Batooera) 219, 276.
brugmansi (Uiphyllidia) 314.
bruyni (Batoceraj 220, 276.
Bubo 12.
Bubulcus 81, 96.
Bucco 15, 16.
bucephalus (Lanius) 54.
Buceros 32 — 36, 94.
Bucerotidae 94.
Buchanga 6, 49, 94.
Bufo 134.
Buteo 9.
Butio 82, 91.
Butorides 81, 96.
biittikoferi (Acanthodrilus) 291, 299.

(Orectogyriis) 269.

C.

Cacomantis 27, 28, 93
calabarensis (Languriu) 121.
calanus (Batocera) 220, 276.
caligatus (Falco) 10.

(Limnaetus) 10.
Callichroma 127.
Callilanuuria 121.
Callirhipis 146—154.
Callolophus 23, 24, 93.
Calobates 70.
Caloperdix 78, 96.
Calorharaphus 16, 17, 93.
Calornis 71, 95.

camiguinus (Plakobranchus) 311.
Campephagidae 94.
Campylus 153.
cancrivora ( Didelphys) 227.
Cancroma 81.
Cantharidae 161.
cantor (Aplonis) 71.

./ (Lamprotornis) 71-
cantori (Dipelicus) 214.
capensis (Alcedo) 37.

» (Georychus) 176.
(Rhinolophus) 179.
capicola (Hydaticus) 244
capillata (Ciconia) 92.
capitalis (Hemipus) 51, 52.
capitata (Antipha) 238.
Capitonidae 93.
carbonaria (Chibia) 49.
carbonarius (Edolius) 48.
Carpophaga 76, 95.

Casnonidea 158—161, 192.
castaneiis (Myiophoneus) 06, 95.
castelnaiii (Trox) 200.
castetsi (Ontbophagus) 163.
catenata (Batocera) 220, 27?.

(Muraena) 135, 13S.
Catharsius 107.
caudac'itus (Hirundinapus) 41.
cayopollin (Philander) 228.
Ceblepyris 47.
Cebrionidae 145.
Cebriorhipis 145.
celebensis (Erystus) 233.

(Odontolabis) 279, 280.
celebiana (Batocera) 220, 221, 272

275, 276.
centralis (Brachytria) 283.
Centrococcyx 32, 93.
Centropus 32, 93.
Cephalophus 172.
cephalotes (Horia) 194.
Cerambycidae 111, 216.
Cerambycini 113.
cerebralis (Doris) 307, 308.
Certhia 56, 58.
cespitosa (Doris) 307, 323.
cespitosus (Asteronotus) 308, 323.
Cetoniidae 282.
Cetonini 164.
ceylonensis (Strix) 12.
Ceyx 37, 94.
Chaetura 39, 40, 94.
Chaitaris 45.
Chalcostetha 56, 94.
chalcur'im (Polyplectron) 77, 95.
Chalcurus 77.

chalybaea (Calornis) 71, 95.
chalybaeus (Tardus) 71.
Chaptia 49, 94.
Charadriidae 96.
Charadrius 79, 96.
Cheilichthys 138.
chevrolati (Batocera) 220, 276.
Chibia 48, 49, 94.
chinensis (Batocera) 220, 277.

(Cissa) 72, 95.
» (Coracias) 72.

(Laccopbilus) 267.

(Oriolus) 71.

(Trox) 200.
Chiroptera 172.
Chloridolum 127.
cblorinda (Batocera) 220, 277.
chloris (Alcedo) 38.
(Dacelo) 38.
(Sauropatis") 38, 94.
chlorocephala (Alcedo) 38.
chlorophaea (Rhinorta) 29, 93.
chlorophaeus (Cuculus) 29.

n (Phoenicophaus) 29.

328

INDEX.

Chloropicus 24.

Chloropsis 59 '). C'O. 92, 94.

chloroticus (Laccophilus) 267.

Chotorea 15.

(jhromodoris 308, 309, 323.

Chrysococoyx 6 ^), 26, 27, 92, 93.

chrysogcnys (Avaohnothera) 58, 94.

Chrysoplilegma 25, 93.

chrysopogon (Uucco;i 15.

, (Chotorea) 15.

„ (Megalaema) 15, 93.

Ciconia 92.
Ciconiidae 96.
cineraceus ( Dicrurus) 49.
cinerea (lole) 63.

(Ortygoraetra) 6, 80, 96.
(Porzana) 80.
cinereo-alba (Muscicapa) 45.
cinereus (Hemixus) 63, 95.
cinnamomea (Ardea) 81.

(Ardetta) 8J, 96.
(Batocera) 320,275,276.
Cinnyris 56, 94.
Circaetus 8.

cirratus (Spizaetus) 10.
Cissa 72, 73, 95.
Cittocincla 69, 95.
Claudia (Batocera) 220, 275.
Cleonica 233.
Cleorina 263.
Clinteria 110, 164.
Cloeotus 203, 204.
clypealis (Acanthocerus) 208.
clypealus (Erystus) 232.
elytra 259.

Cnemidophoras 131, 132.
coccometopus (Hemicercus) 19.
Coccy8tes 29, 93.
cochinchinensis (Turdus) 60.
coerulea (Myiothera) 64.
(Pitta) 64, 95.
coerulescens (Falco) 7.
cocruleus (Megascolex) 97.
Colaspoides 264 — 266.
Colasposoma 261.
Collocalia 38, 94.
Columba 75, 76, 77.
Columbidae 95.
comata ( Dendrochelidon) 39.

(Macropteryx) 39, 94.
comatus (Anorrhinus) 34, 94.
m (Berenicornis) 34.
„ (Buceros) 34.
(Cypselus) 39.
Combe 119.

complanata (AUobophora) 296— 299.
complanatus (Lumbricas) 295.

Compsolanguria 121
concinna (('ompsolangiiria) 121.
concolor (Arachnothera) 58.
concretus (Cuculus) 28, 93.

(Hemicercus)i9, 20, 21,22.
(Picas) 18, 20, 21.
congicus (Sciuriis) 173
Cünsimile (Nodostoraa) 260.

(Pagria) 260.
consiniilis (Hydaticus) 244.
convexa (Hydrocissa) 33.
convexus (Anthracoceros) 33, 94.

(Buceros) 33.
copii (Rana) 134.
Coprini 163.
Copsychus 69, 95.
Coptomia 282.
Coptops 215.
Coraciadae 94.
Coracias 41, 44, 47, 72.
coracina (Acanthylis) 39.

(Chaetura) 39, 94.
coracinus (Cypselus) 39.
coromanda (Alcedo) 38.
(Ardea) 81.
» (Cancroraa) 81.

(Dacelo) 38.
(Halcyon) 38, 94.
coromandelicus (Cuculus) 29.
coromandus (Bubulcus) 81, 96.
(Coccystes) 29, 93.
(Cuculus) 29.
coronatus (Lanius) 67.
(Oriolus) 71.
(Platylophus) 67, 95.
Cor one 74.
corrugatus (Buceros) 35.

» (Cranorrhinus) 35, 94.

Corvidae 95.
Corvus 71, 74, 95.
Corydon 44, 94.
corydon (Eurylaimus) 44.
Corymbites 287.
Corynodes 264.
costifer (Pygora) 282.
costipennis (Dapsiloderus) 157.
coucha (Mus) 174.
Cranorrhinus 35, 94.
crassirostris (Enneoctonus) 53.
Cratena 310.
crenatostriata (Cnsnonidea) 192.

(Nemostira) 159, 161.
Crepidomenus 288.
crescentica (Doris) 307, 308.
cribricollis (Clytra) 259.

. (üiapromorpha) 259.

Criniger 64, 95.

1) in stead of C/toropsis as is erroneously printed.

2) in stead of C/irysoccyz as is erroneously printed.

INDEX.

329

criniger (Brachypodius) 63.

(Trifiholestes) 63, 95.
crinigera (Ireaa) 47, 48, 94.
crinitus (lilennius) 135, 136.
CrioJrilus 98, 99, 256, 257, 295.
cristatus (Lanius) 54.

(Pernis) 9.
croceosellata (Homoeorhipis) 152.
Crocidiira 178.
Crotalus 133.
cruciata (Euryope) 261.
crucicoUis (Taeniodera) 165.
cruciger (Phryniscus) 134.
cruenta (Leptopteryx) 72.
cruentata (Batocera) 220, 277.
cruentiis (Analcipus) 72.

(Oriolus) 72, 95.
Cryptonyx 79.
Cuculidae 93.

cucuUata (Pitta) 6, 64, 95.
cucullatus (Eurylaimus) 43.
Cuculus 26—29, 31, 93.
culminata (Lalage) 47, 94.

„ (Volvocivora) 47.

culminatus (Ceblepyris) 47.
cuneiformis (Languria) 121.
cuprifer (Orectogyrus) 269.
cupripyga (Trachys) 182.
cyanea (Aphthona) 230.

, (Irena) 48.
cyanescens (Pyrrhopoda) 282.
cyanipeunis ; Sphaeroderma) 232.
cyaniventris (Ixidia) 62, 92.

» (Pycnonotus) 92.

(Rubigula) 62, 95.
cyanopogon (Chloropsis) 60, 94.

// (Phyllornis 60.

Cyanops 16.

cyanoptera (Pitta) 64, 95.
Cymborhynchus 43, 94.
Cynorta 237.
Cyprinodontidae 135.
Cypselidae 94.
Cypselus 39, 40.

D.

Dacelo 37, 38.
Dantylorays 224, 225.
dahlraani (Odontolabis) 279.
dalhousiae (Psarisomus) 42.
dalmani (Odontolabis) 279, 280.
Damarsila 142.
Dapsiloderus 157.
davidis (Batocera) 220, 277.
decipiens (Eudrilus) 247, 248, 251.
dejeauii (Callirhipis) 147.
Demiegretta 80, 96.
Dendrobates 134.
Dendrochelidon 39.

Dendrocitta 73, 74, 95.
Dendrocopus 19.
derasus (Liparochrus) 201.
derbiana (l)idelphys) 226.
IJermatobranchus 305, 306, 311 — 314,

318, 323.
dermestoides (Hylecoetus) 156.
Dermobranchus 306.
deshayesi (Moniligaster) 100, 101.
deyroUei (Apriona) 219, 273.

(Batocera) 219.
üiaphonia 185.
Diapromorpha 259.
diardi (Melias) 30.

„ (Pboenicophaës) 30,
(Rhopodytes) 30, 93.
Diastellopalpus 109.
Dichrosoma 185.
dichura (Philander) 228.
dicrorhynchus (Myiophoneus) 65.
üicruridae 94.
Dicrurus 48, 49, 50.
Didelphys 225, 226.
Didymogaster 292.
diffusus (Oriolus) 71.
Digaster 292.

dimidiata (Casnonidea) 192.
dimidiatus (Orectogyrus) 270.
Dineutes 245.
Uipelicas 214, 215.
Diphyllidia 305, 314.
Dipsas 133.
dispar (Rubigula) 62, 95.

(Turdus) 62.
Dissemurus 50, 94.
Distichocera 113, 115.
dives (Clinteria) 111.
Doloporus 289.
dominica (Lalage) 47.
dominicus (Turdus) 47.
Doridea 241.
Doriopsis 307.
Doris 305, 307—309, 323.
downesi (Batocera) 220, 276.
Dromicus 133.
Drymophyla 46.
dubia (Ardea) 92.

• (Batocera) 273, 276.
duvaucelii (Bucco) 16.

(Xantholaema) 16, 93.
duvaucelii (Megalaima) 16.
Dysides 212.

B3.

ebenina (Megacriodes) 222, 277.

Echimys 225.

Ectinus 290.

edax (Apoleon) 212.

Edolius 47, 48, 49, 50.

330

INDEX.

egenus (Corynodes) 2G4.
Eleotragus 172.
eleotragus (Eleotragus) 172.
elfortii (Linguella) U14
ellipsiprymniis (Kobus) 172.
elongata (Tetralauguria) 125.
elongatus (Orectogyrus) 269.
„ (Phoenicophaës) 30.

(Rhopodytes) 30, 31, 93.
Elysia 305.

emarginata (I)iphyllidia) 314.
enca (Corone) 74, 75.
Enicurus 68.
EnneoctoDus 53, 55.
Ennomeles 154.
Enterion 296.
Eolidia 306, 310.
Epepeotes 215.
Erinaccus 172, 178.
Erystus 232, 233.
Erythra 80, 96.

erythrocephalus (Pvrotrogon) 13.
(Trogon) 13, 93.
erythrognathus (Phoenicophaeus) 32.
„ (Rhamphonoccyxj 31,

32, 93.
., (Rhopodytes) 33.

esculenta (Hirundo) 38.
Enchilia 282.
Euchlora 213.
Eudrilus 247—251.
Eudynamis 29, 32, 93.
Eupetes 68, 95.
Eurycephalus 215.
eurycercus (Centrococcyx) 32.

(Centropus) 32, 93.
eurydice (Batoeera) 220, 277.
Eurylaemidae 94.
Eurylaimus 42, 43, 44, 94.
Euryope 261.
Euryotis 172, 175.
Eurystomus 41, 94.
excavatus (Perionyx) 295.
eytonii (Arachnothera) 59.

fabricii (Batoeera) 220, 276.
fairmairei (Dineutes) 245.
Falco 7, 9, 10, 11.
Falconidae 93.
fasciolatus (Cuculus) 27.
Felis 172.

ferruginea (Batoeera) 220, 277.
ferrugineus (Gallus) 78, 95.

(Tetrao) 78.
fimbriatus (Ceblepyris) 47.
fistulator (Monohararaus) 215.
flagrans (Pyrotrogon) 13.
« (Trogon) 13.

flavescens (Apriona) 273, 274.
flavicans (Monocrepidius) 286.
flavigaster (Authreptes) 58.

(Arachnothera) 58, 94.
flavigastra (Arnchnoraphis) 59.

» (Arachnothera) 58.

flavigula (Megalaima) 16.
flavirostris (Mviophoneus) 6, 65, 95.

(Turdus) 65.
flaviventris (Arachnothera) 59.
flavomaculata (Macronota) 169.
flavomargiuata (Clinteria) 111.
flavonotata (Clinteria) 111.
flavopustulata (Pagria) 260.
flavopustulatum (Nodostoma) 260.
flavus (Cuculus) 28.
floccosa (Typhocesis) 116.
fraseri (Pelargopsis) 37.
frater (Periaptodes) 119.
frenatus (Tephrodornis) 53.
frenchi (Batoeera) 220, 277.
(Trachys) 126, 182.
fringillarius (Microhierax) 7, 93.
Fringillidae 95.
frontalis (Enicurus) 68.
(Erinaceus) 178.

// (Henicurus) 68, 95.
Fryeria 313.
fuciphaga (Collocalia) 38, 39, 94.

(Hirundo) 38.
fuciphagus (Cypselus) 39.
fugax (Cuculus) 28.

(Hierococcyx) 28, 93.
fuliginosa (Phyllorhina) 179.
fuliginosus (Calorhamphus) 16, 17,93.

// (Micropogon) 16.

fulvitarsis (( leorina) 263.
fulvus (Charadrius) 79, 96.

(Pluvialis) 79.
funerea (Chromodoris) 308.
funesta (Galerucella) 236.
fuscimembris (Zonitis) 195.
fusco-albidus (lyngipicus) 18.
futilis (Megapenthes) 287.

G.

galeatus (Buceros) 36.
galeritus (Anorrhinus) 35, 94.

» (Buceros) 35.
Galerucella 235—237.
Galerucinae 234
galgulus (Loriculus) 12, 93.
Gallinago 79, 96.
gallinago (Scolopax) 79.
Gallinula 80.
Gallus 78, 95.
gallus (Phasianus) 78.
Garrulax 67, 95.

INDEX.

33i

Garrulus 67.
Gauropicoides 25.
gausapata (Callirhipis) 151.
geniculata (Zonitis) 195.
Geocichla 70, 95.
Geopelia 77, 95.
Georychus 172, 176, 177.
gerstaeckeri (Batocera) 220, 277.
gestroi fSynarmostes) 209.
geryon (Dipelicus) 214.
gideon (Xylotrupes) 215.
gigantea (Chaetnra) 40.

(Phantasis) 112.
giganteus (Argus) 77.
» fCypselus) 40.

„ (Hiriindinapus) 40, 94.
gigas (Anteus) 97.
• .■ (Batocera) 220, 277.
„ (Pitta) 64.
. (Trox) 201.
glaucoleucus (Abranchus) 311.
Glaucomyias 45.
Glaucopis 73, 74.
Glyptolus 243.
Glytolus 243.
Gnorimidia 168, 169.
Gnorimus 168.
Gobiu3 135, 136.
Goisachius 82.

goisagi (Ardea) 82, 84, 86—88, 90.
„ (Botaurus) 86.

(Gorsachius) 82, 84-91.
(Nycticorax) 84, 86, 89, 90.
goisaki (Gorsachius") 82.
Goisakius 82.

gonatophora (Pleuroleura) 31 3, 318,323
gonatophorus (Dermatobranchus) 305,

313, 318, 323.
Gorsachius 81, 82, 84, 85, 91, 96.
gouldii (Orescius) 14.
gourdinii (Pycnonotus) 61.
gracilis (Buceros) 35.

/, (Plakobranchus) 311.
Gracula 71, 95.
grammithorax (Miglyptes) 25, 93.

„ (Phaiopicus) 25.

grandis (Chaitaris) 45.

(Niltava) 45. 94.
granuliferum (Aegosoma) 143, 144.
granum (Melanoxanthus) 191.
Graucalus 47.
Gregarinidae 255.
griseicapilla (Treron) 75.
gularis (Accipiter) LI.
„ (Lanius) 62.

(Mixornis) 68, 95.
(Motacilla) 68.
(Tephrodornis) 52, 94.
gulosa (Brachytria) 283.
guttata (Batocera) 220, 276.

guttata (Megacriodes) 220, 276.
guttifera (Clinteria) 164, 165.
gutturalis (Criniger) 64, 95.
« (Trichophorus) 64.

Gymnodactylus 129, 139.
Gymnophthalmus 133.
Gyretes 246.

H.

haemacephala (Xantholaema) 16, 93.
haemacephalus (Bucco) 16.
hageni (Abirus) 261.

(Agrypnus) 189, 190.
„ (Colaspoides) 265.
„ (Galerueella) 235.
Halcyon 38, 94.
Haliaetus 7, 10, 93.
Haliastur 10, 93.
Halticinae 229.
Hapalarpactes 14.
llapatesus 287.
Haplidia 213.

hartlaubii (Hemicercus) 19 — 23.
hasselti (Cinnyris) 56, 94.
» (Nectarinea) 56.
» (Nectarophila) 56.
hayi (Bucco) 16.

, (Calorhamphus) 17.
hector (Batocera) 220, 272, 277.
helena (Batocera) 219, 220, 272, 277.

(Pseudodipsas) 217, 218.
Heliophobius 176, 177.
Hemicercus 18, 19, 93.
Hemipus 51, 94.
Hemixus 63, 95.

hemprichanus (Cepbalophus) 172.
Henicurus 68, 69, 95.
henrici (Bucco) 15.
henricii (Megalaema) 2, 15, 93.
hercules (Batocera) 220, 272, 277.
Herodias 81, 96.
heynei (Onthophagus) 108.
Hierococcyx 28, 93.
hilaris ((Jlinteria) 111.
hildebrandti (Coptomia) 282.
hirsuta (Noctua') 11.
(Strix) 11.
« minor (Noctua) 11.
hirtus (Hapatesus) 288.
Hirudo 251.

Hirundinapus 40, 41, 94.
Hirundo 38, 39.
hispida (Nycteris) 179.
histrionicus (Garrulus) 67.
hodgsoni (Chrysococcyx) 26.
(Cuculus) 26.
(Trogon) 13.
holomelaena (Casnonidea) 1&9.
holoxantha (Zonitis) 161, 196.

22

332

INDEX.

Homceorhipis 152 — 154.

Horia 193.

horridus (Crotalus) 133.

horsfieldi (Batocera) 221, 277

hottentotus (Georychus) 176, 177.

houtenii (Moniligaster) 97, 101, 106

humei (Megalaima) 15.

humeralis (Apriona) 273.

humeridens (Batocera) 221, 222, 272,

273, 275, 277.
b umi lis (Falco) 7.

(Haliaetus) 7.
(Pandion) 7.
(Polioaetiis) 7, 93.
(Taeniodera) 167.
Hybosorus 201, 202.
Hydaticus 244.
Hydrocichla 69.
Hydrocissa 33.
Ilyla 134.

Hyleccetus 155, 156.
hypolcucos (Actitis) 19.

(Totamis) 79, 96.

(Tringa) 79.

(Tringoides) 79.
llypsipeles 63.
Hypulus 157.

iantliobaptus (Plakobrancbus) 311.
icterocephala (Chloropsis) 60, 94.

(Pliyllornis) 60.
ignitus (Synarmostes) 209.
Iguana 131.

impressa (Ozomena) 240.
impressicollis (Callirhipis) 148.
incerta (Psittacula) 12.
incertus (Psittinus) 12, 93.
inclusus (Trox) 200.
indica <^^Motaciila) 70.
indicus (Linionidromus) 70, 95.

(Oriolus) 71, 95.

(Trox) 200.
indus (Haliaetus) 10.

„ (Haliastur) 10, 93.
infernalis (l)iasteilopali)us) 109.
innoininata (C'eyx) 37.
innolatus (Pseudodipsas) 218.
inocellatus (Chaleurus) 77.
Jnopeplus 140.
inornatus (Acomus) 77, 95.
Insect ivora 172.
insignis (( halcostetba) 66, 94.

(Nectarinca) 56.
inteinied a (Ardea) 81.

(Herodias) 81, 96.
iutermedius (Haliastur) 10.

(iletnipus) 51, 52, 94.
intufi (Macroscelides) 177.

inunguis (Aonyx) 172.
lole 63, 64, 95.
lora 59.
lothocera 273.
Irena 47, 48, 94.
iridoides (Coptomia) 282.
irregularis (Abatocera) 221.
(Batocera) 221.
irrorata (Euryotis) 176, 176.
Ixidia 62, 92.
Ixus 60. 61.
lyngipicus 18, 93.

J.

jacobus (Myripristis) 135.
Jauthocincla 67, 68.
'l javana (Alcedo) 37.

// i^Pelargopsis) 37, 94.
javanensis (Bubo) 12.

-/ (Centrococcyx) 32.

(Corvus) 71.
(Gracula) 71, 95,
(Ketupa) 12 93.
/, (Luperodes) 234.

(Picus) 25.
(Tiga) 25, 93.
javanica (Ardea) 81.

(Batocera) 221, 274, 277.
(Butorides) 81, 96.
(Ciconiaj 92.
(Doris) 307.
(Mycteria) 92.
javanicus (Hyleroctus) 155.

(Leptoptilos) 92, 96.
judax (Lacon) 190.
jugularis (Ardea) 80.

Ketupa 12, 93.
ketupa (Strix) 12.
kirbvi (Distichocera) 114.
klaesii (Chloridolum) 127.

» (Hirundinapus) 40, 94.
kleeho (Cvpselus) 39.
(Hirundo) 39.
Kobus 172.
kntteri (Butio) 82, 91.

L.

lacazii (Eudrilus) 247, 248.

Laccophilus 267.

Lacertilia 129.

Lacon 190, 285.
I lacordairei (^Batocera) 221, 276.
j Lactira 229, 230.
1 lactiflua (Batocera) 221 , 277.

INDEX.

333

lacuam ^Criodrilus) 256

laena (Batocera) 221, 223, 273, 277-

laevicoUis (Colaspoides) 266.

Lagriidae 158

Lalage 47, 94.

lalandei (Proteles) 172.

Lamiini 117.

Lamprococcyx 26.

Lamprotorni'j 71.

Lancetes 267.

Languria 121, 122, 123.

Langiiriidae 121.

Lauguriosoma 121.

lanigera (Didelphys) 225, 226, 327.

Laaiidae 94

Lauius 46, 47. 52, 53, 64, 62. 67,

69, 9t.
lankesteri (Trigaster) 393, 294.
laasbergei (Dichrosoma) 185.
(Platedelosis) 185.
laportei (Colispoides) 364.
latefasciata (Aesernia) 301, 302.
lateritias (Hyleoüetus) 156
latharai (Bucco) 16
laticeps (Callirliipis) 150.
latirostris (Alseoaax) 45, 9 L

'I (Miiscicapa) 45.

layardi (.Icanthodrilus) 253.251,255.
Leiotrix 68
lemniscatus (Caemidophorus) 132

'/ (Eurylaimus) 43.

lerapiji (Scops) U, 93.

(Strix) 11.
leo (Kelis) 172.
leonina (Abatocera) 321, 273.

» (Batocera) 231, 233
Lepocestes 23, 93.
leptograrnmica (Colaruba) 76

•• (Macropygiu) 76, 95.

Leptophis 133.
Leptopteryx 72
Leptoptilos 92, 96.
Lepus 177.

leucocephala (.\lcedo) 37.
(Dacelo) 37.
lencogaster (Artamus) 46, 94
(Falco) 7.
(Haliaetus; 7, 93
-/ (Ocypterus) 46.

leuconotus (Eolidia) 306.
leucophaeus (Aegoceros) 173
leucopterus (Glaiicopis) 74

(Platysraunis) 74, 95
leacopygialis (Acanthylis) 39
leucorhynchus (.Artamus) 46

» (Lanius) 4^i.

lichenea (Coptops) 215, 216.
Licylliis 233
Liranaetus 10.
limaaetus (Falco) 10.

limnaetus (Spizaetus) 10, 93.
limnicola (Botaurus) 82, 86.
limnophilax (Ardea) 82, 86, 87.
(Botaurus) 82, 89.
(Nycticorax ) 81, 83, 85,
86, 87
Linaonidroruus 70, 95.
linearis (Campylus) 153.
lineata (Callirliipis) 149, 150, 151.
lineatus (Anolis) 131.
liueolata (Batocera) 220, 231, 27i,277.
(CbroiQodoris) 308, 309.
(Doris) 305, 308.
Linguella 3!4
liocercus (Leptophis) 133.
Liparochrus 201, 202,
lituratus (Megapenthes) 237.
lobatus (Dipelicus) 214.
longicolhs (Languria) 122.
loagipennis (Cypseliis) 89.
(Hiruado) 39
; (Macropteryx) 39, 94.

loagirostra (Certhia; 58.
loricata ( .\Iyiothera) 66.
loricatus (Turdiaus) 4, 66, 95.
horiculus 12, 93.
lucionensis (Lanius) 55.
liictator (Periaptodes) 120
I igubris (Bu:3.?ros) 31
(Oacul'is) 27
(Garrulas) 67.
» (Melanocichla) 67, 95.
(Surniculus) 27, 93.
Tiumbricus 99, 103, 103, 105, 106,

347, 356, 257, 294. 295, 297.
lunatus (Serilophus; 6, 44, 94.
lundi (Eiirycephalus) 215
Luperodes 234
luscus (Bpepeotes) 215.
lutosus (Lacon) 190.
Lymexylonidae 155

]VI,

naackloti (Trogon) 14, 93.
raacleayi (Typhocesis) 117.
inacloti (Hapalarpactes) 14
macrobrancliia (Eolidia) 810.
macrocercus (Eupetes) 68, 95.
macrognatha (Horia) 193.
-Wacronota 168, 169.
.Macropteryx 39, 94.
.VTacropygia 76, 95.
nacrorhynchus (Cymborhynchus) 43,

94

(Todus) 43.
Macroscelides 177.
inacroura (Cittocincla) 69.
inacroxantha (Zonitis) 194.
maculatus (Chrysococcyx) 6, 26, 92, 93.

334

INDEX.

maciilatus (Lamprococcvx) 26.
(Oriolus) 7L
(Trogon) 26.
maculosa (Callirhipis) 146
magica (Batocera) 221, 276.
magnirostris (Lanius) 53, 55.
malabaricus (Buceros) 33.

(Phyllornis) 60.
malaccensis (Callolophus) 24, 93.
» (Cymborhyachus) 43.

(Hemixus) 63, 95.
» (Hypsipetes) 63.

(Pious) 24
(Psittacus) 12.
(Venilia) 24.
Malacobdella 251.
Malaxia 243.

malayana (Eudy namis) 29.
» (Hydrocissa) 33.
malayanus (Anthracoceros) 33, 94.

„ (Buceros) 33.

malayensis (Chaptia) 49, 94.
mandibularis (Rosenber^ia) 184.
mantis (Pyrrhopoda) 282.
marginata (Coptomia) 282.
raarginatus (Agonischius) 289.
margin] ventris (Zonitis) 195.
marinus (Bufo) 134.
mariquensis (Crocidura) 178.
marmoratus (Turdinus) 4, 66.
martini (Phyllodactylus) 130, 139.
maxima (Hyla) 134.
media (Chloropsis) 59, 94.

., (Phyllornis) 59.
Medythia 242

Alegacriodes 220, 222, 276, 277.
Megalaeraa 2, 15, 16, 93.
Megalairaa 15, 16

megalocephala (Ilosenbergia) 184, 272.
Megaiorhynchus 17.
Megapenthes 287.
Megascolcx 97, 100.
Meiglyptes 25
raelampus (Aejjyceros) 173.
Melandryidae 157.
melanocephalus (Brachypodius) 62.
» (Lanius) 62.

(Micropus) 62, 63, 95.
(Nycticorax) 87
(Turdus) 62.
Melanocichla 67, 95.
melanognathus (Cuculus) 31
raelanoleucus (Micropus) 6, 63, 95.

// (Microtarsus) 63.

melanolopha (Ardea) 81, 86, 87.
(Tigrisom.i) 82, 87.
melanolophus (Botaurus) 82, 84.

(Goisachius) 82, 84, 89 ,
90.
„ (Goisakius) 82, 84. 89.

melanolophus (Gorsachius) 81 — 85, 87
—91, 96,

(Nycticorax) 82, 84, 90.
raelaaope (Calobates) 70.

(Motacilla) 70, 95.
Melanotus 287.
Melanoxanthus 191.
melanura (Arrenga) 66.

(Praonetha) 216.
melanurus (Myiophoneus) 66, 95.
meleager (Batocera) 221, 277.
Melias 30.
Melliphagidae 94.
Menius 263.
mentalis (Callolophus) 23, 93.

(Picus) 23.
Meropidae 94.
Merops 36, 94.
Merula 69.

merulina (Cacomantis) 28, 93.
merulinus (Cuculus) 28-.
mesomelaena (Homoeorhipis) 153.
mesoraelas (Campylus) 153.
metallescens (Batocera) 221, 275, 276.
metaljica (Doridea) 241.
metallicus (Myiophoneus) 65.
Miamira 309, 310, 323.
Microehaeta 97, 253, 257.
Microhierax 7, 93.
Micropogon 16.
Micropternus 26, 93.
Micropus 6, 62, 63, 95.
Microtarsus 63.
Miglyptes 25, 93.
militaris (Agonischius) 289.
mindanensis (Copsychus) 69.
miniatus (Chloropicus) 24.

(Picus) 23.
minor (Cissa) 72.
, (Picus) 18
minutus (Tricholestes) 63.
mitrata (Janthocincla) 68.
n (Leiotrix) 68.

(Rhinocichla) 68. 95.

(Timalia) 68.
Mixornis 68, 95.
mniszechi TBatocera) 221, 277.
modesta (Anthreptes) 57.

(Arachnothera) 57, 5S. 91.
moluccensis (Picus) 18.
Moniligaster 97, 100, 101, 292.
MonocrepiJius 288.
raono.;lyj)ta (Psiloptera) 141.
Monoham nus 215.
morio (Melanoxanthus) 191.
Motacilla 68, 70, 95.
Motacillidae 95.

mucronatus (Agrypnus) 189, 190.
multicolor (Antipha) 238.
Munia 71, 95.

INDEX.

I

Muraena 135, 138.

Muridae 172.

murinus (Cnemidophorus) 131, 132.

Mus 174.

Muscicapa 45.

Muscicapidae 94.

musicus (Copsychus) 69, 95.

» (Lanius) 69.
mutabile (Colasposoma) 261.
mutator (üistichocera) 114.
Mutilloides 197.
Mycteria 92.

Myiophoneus 6, 65, 66, 95.
Myiothera 64, 66.
Myripristis 135.
mystacalis (Chrysophlegtna) 25, 92.

» (Nectarinea) 56.

mjstacophanos (Bucco) 15.

(Megalaema) 15, 93.
// (Chotorea) 15,

jsr.

nanus (Vesperugo) 179.
nasica (Treron) 75, 95.
nasutus (Dipelicus) 214.
• (Eurylaimus) 43.
nebulosa (Batocera) 221, 277.
Nectarinea 56.
Nectariniidae 94.
Nectarophila 56.
Nemostira 159.
Neodipelicus 215.
nepalensis 'Treron) 75.
nidiüca (CoUocalia) 39
nigra (Phyllidia) 313, 323.

„ (Pliyllidielia) 323.
nigricauda (Mus) 174.
nigricolor (Cnemidophorus) 132.
nigripes (Colaspoides) 264.
nigriventre ((lolasposoma) 261.
nigrocoronata (Cissa) 73.
nigrolimbalus (Pliytorus) 262.
Niltava 45, 94.
Ninox 11, 93.
Nisus 11

niveus (Falco) 10.
nobilis (Miamira) 309, 310.

.. (Phyllidia) 313, 320, 322.
Noctua 11.
noctula (Stri.x) 11.
Nodostoma 260, 263
Notographiis 183.
Notograptus 183.
novae guiiieae (Ceblepyris) 47.
nucea (Casnonidea) 160.
nudipes (llirandiiiapus) 40, 41.
numitor (Batocera) 221, 274, 278.
Nycteris 179.

Nycticorax 81, 83, 87.
Nyctiornis 36, 94.

O.

oberthiiri (Taeniodera) 166.
obliqua (Batocera) 221, 276.
obscura (Merula) 69.
obscurus (Dysides) 212.
„ (Hemipus) 51, 52.
„ (Rhytidoceros) 34.

(Turdus) 69, 95.
obtusus (Acanthodrilus) 252.
occidentalis (Phantasis) 111.
occipitalis (Dendrocitta) 73, 74, 95.

, (Glaucopis) 73.

ocellatus (Placobranchus) 310, 323.
» (Plakobranchus) 310.

(Tetrao) 78.
ochrocephalus (Alcurus) 60.
(Ixos) 60.
» (Trachycomus) 60, 95.

(Turdus) 60.
ochromelas (Eurylaimus) 43, 94.
ochropus (Didelphys) 226.

(Lepus) 177.
octomaculata (Batocera) 221, 276.
oculea (Caloperdix) 78, 96.

„ (Perdix) 78.
Ocypterus 46, 72.
Odontolabis 279.
Oedemeridae 161.
oerleyi (AUobophora) 294.
Olenecamptus 216.
olivacea (lole) 64, 95.
oUiffi (Inopeplus) 140.
Onthophagus 108, 163.
oorti (Bucco) 16.
(Cvanops) 16.
. (Megalaema) 16, 93.
opossum (Didelphys) 227.
optatus (Olenecamptus) 216.
orcus (Batocera) 221, 275, 276.
Orectochilus 246.
Orectogyrus 269.
Orescius 14.

oreskios (Trogon) 14, 93.
orientalis (Callirhipis) 147, 148.
'/ (Coracias) 41.

(Cuculus) 29.

(Eudynamis) 29, 32, 93.

(Eurystomus) 41, 42, 94.
Oriolidae 95
Oriolus 71, 72. 95.
ornata (Didelphys) 226, 227.
orpheus (Batocera) 221, 277.
Ortygomctra 6, 80, 98.
oscaris (Orectogyrus) 270.
Osmoderma 168.
Osmotreron 75.

336

INDEX.

ovalis (CrepidoitiPnus) 2S8.
Oxylanguria 121.
oxyura (Colamba) 75

(Treron) 75, 9j
oxyurus (Sphenocercus) 75.
Ozomena 240, 241

Pachylanguria 122, 124.
pacificus (Eurystotnus) 43.
paedulus (Mus) 174.
Pagria 260.
pallens (Turdas) 69
palliata (Janthocincla) 67.
palliatus (Garrulax) 67, 95.
pallida (Aulexis) 260
(Zoaitis) 196
pallidus (Gsorychus) 176.

(Lacon) 190

(Spilornis) 8.
Pandion 7.
Paatolasius 203, 203
paradiseus (Dicriirus) 50.
paradisii (Tschitraea) 45
Paradistichocera 114 115.
paradoxus (Rliiaodrilus) 102, 101,
parryi (Batoceraj 231, 277.
paru (Pomacauthua) 135, 136.
parvula (Sphaeroderma) 231, 232
patricia (Marronota) 169.
pejtoralis (Agonisohius) 289.

./ (Nectarinea) 56.
Pediotragus 173.
Pelargopsis 37, 94
Peloperdix 3, 78, 96
Pentboceryx 27.
Perdix 78.

peregrinus (Eudrihis) 217, 248, 250.
Periaptodes 119, 120.
Perichaeta 106, 251, 253, 256, 295.
Pericrocotus 46, 94.
Perionyx 395.
Pernis 9, 93.
Phaeochridius 301, 202.
Phaeochroops 201, 202.
Phaeochrous 201.
Phaiopicus 25.
Phantasis 111, 112.
Pliarsalia 117.
Phasianidae 95.
Phasianus 77, 78, 79
Philander 228

philander (Dideiphys) 227, 228.
Philentoma 46. 94
philippensis (Ardea) 82, 89
(Botaurus) 89
(Bucco) 16
Phodilus 12, 93.
Phoenicophaës 30.

Phoenico|)haus 29.
i)hoenicura (EryUira) 80, 16.

(Galliaula) 80.
phoenieurus (Rallus) 80.
Phrissoina 112.
Phryniscus 134.
Phyllidia 305, 313, 319, 333.
Phyllidiella 313, 31 1, 319, 333, -333.
Phyllodactylus 130, 139.
Phyllorhina 179.
Phyllornis 59.
Phytorus 263.
pieatus (Hemipiis) 51, 53.
Picidae 93.
iicinus (Elolius) 49
picta (Bra'ïhytria) 3S3.
Picus IS, 20, 21, 2 5. 35, 36.
iiileata (Alcedo) 3S.

(Dat^elo) 38.

(Halcyon) 38, 94.
pingais (Callirhipis) 151.

(Platedelosis) 185, 186.
I'iscej 135.
Pitta 6, 61, 65, 95.
Pittidae 95

i'lacobranchus 310, 333.
iMakobranchus 310, 311.
Platedelosis 185.
i)latarus (Dicrurus) 50.

./ (Dissetnurus) 50, 94.

Platylopbus 67, 95.
Platysmurus 74, 95.
platyuruni (Eaterion) 296.
[)latyurus (Lunibricus) 291.
plebeia (Laui^uria) 123.
Plearoleura 313, 313, 311,313,323.
Pleurophyllidia 305.
plicatus (Buceros) 31.
plumosus (Brachypus) 61.

'/ (Pycnonotus) 61, 95.

plutonica (Batocera) 321, 277.
Pluvialis 79.

pluvialis (Charadrius) 79.
Poecilia 137, 139.
Polioaetus 7, 93.
politus (Agrypnus") 189.
Polyplectron 77, 95.
Pomacanthus 135, 136.
Pontodrilus 105.
porphyromelas (Lepocestes) 23, 93.

(Picus) 23.
porrecta (Cynorta) 337.
porus (Batocera) 231, 277.
Porzana 80.
Praonetha 216.
pravata (Cacomantis) 27, 93.

(Cuculus) 27.
pravatua (Penthoceryx) 27.
pretiosus (Ilapatesus) 287.
princeps (Batocera) 221, 277.

INDEX.

337

Proctonotus 310.

proserpina (Batoccra) 222, 278.

Proteles 172.

Psarisomus 42, 94.

Psaromaia 219.

Pseudodipsas 217.

Pseudolycus 1B7.

psidii (Ixus) 61.

Psilopogon 14, 93.

Psiloptera 141.

Psittacidae 93.

psitlaciniis (Eurylaimus) 42.

„ (Psarisomus) 42, 94.

Psittacula 12.
Psittacus 12.

psittacus (Cheilichthys) 138.
Psiftinus 12, 93.
ptilorhyncha (Pernis) 9, 93.
ptilorhynchus (Falco) 9.
puella (Coracias) 47.

„ (I rena) 48.
puellus (Edolius) 47.
pulchellator (Batocera) 219.

» (Psaromaia) 219.

pulveiosa (Batocera) 222, 277.
pumilio (Mus) 174.
punctatissima (Anochilia) 282.

(Apriona) 272, 273, 274.
punctatissimus (Synarmostes) 209.
punctipennis (Orcctochilus) 246.
punctularia (ISIunia) 71, 95.
puuctulata (Chromodoris) 309, 323.

(Doris) 309, 323.
panctulatus (Acanthocerus) 207.
punctulifera (Doris) 309.
puniceus (Callolophus) 23, 93.

(Pieus) 23
purpurea (Ardea) 80, 96.
pusilla (Chromodoris) 309.
pustulosa (Phyllidiella) 314, 322.

(Pleuroleura) 312, 314, 318,

323.
pustiilosus (( loeotus) 204.

fi (Dermatobranchus) 30b ,

306, 312, 314, 323.
PycDonotus 61, 92, 95.
Pygora 282.

pyramidata (Tetralanguria) 125.
pyritosus (Acanthocerus) 206.
pyrolopha (Megalaima) 15.
pyrolophus (Bucco) 15.

• (Psilopogon) 14, 93.

Pyrotrogon 13.
Pyrrhopoda 282.

Q.

quadrata (Euchilia) 282
quadrilateralis (Saucara) 314.
quadrilinealus (Gymnophthalmus) 133

quadrimaculata (Wcdytbia) 242.
quadri.ooulala (Psiloptera) ]42.
quadrijilagiata (Cleonica) 233.
quinquecinctus (Pomacanthus) 136.

R.

radiata (Doris) 307, 323.
rafflesii (Gauropicoides) 25.
(Picus) 25.
(Tiga) 25, 93.
Kallidae 96.
Eallus 80.
Rana 134.

rapieaudus (Thecadactylus) 131.
rappi (Microchaeta) 97, 253.
ravassae (Languria) 122.
rectunguis (Centrococcyx) 32, 93.

// (Centropus) 32.

religalus (Laccophilus) 267.
religiosa (Gracula) 71.
remifer (Bhringa) 49, 50, 94.
// (Dicrurus) 50.

(^Edolius) 49, 50.
resectus Agrypnus) 189.
reticulatus (Syuarmostes) 211.
retifer (Edolius) 50.
retrospinosa (Phantasis) 112.

// (Phrissoma) 112.

Rhamphococcyx 31, 93.
Rhinoceros 173.
rhinoceros (Buceros) 32, 94.
Rhinocichla 68, 95.
Rhinodrilus 101.
Rhinolophus 179.
Rhinoplax 36, 94.
Rhinorta 29, 93.
Rhipidoceridae 146.
Rhipidura 3.
Rhopodytes 30, 93.
Rhytidoceros 34, 94.
litsemae (Trapezidistes) 124.
rixator (Apriona) 274.

(Batocera) 222, 274.
robusta (Arachnoraphis) 57.

» (Arachnothera) 56, 57.
Rollulidae 96.
Rollulus 79, 96.

rosenbergi (Batocera) 222, 272, 277.
Rosenbergia 184, 271, 272.
roulroul (Cryptonyx) 79.
H (Phasianus) 79.
(Rollulus) 79, 96.
roylei (Batocera) 220, 221, 222, 277.
rubiginosa (Batocera) 222, 277.
rubiginosus (Picus) 23.
Rubigula 62, 95.

rubrirostris CPelopcrdix) 3, 78, 96.
rubus (Batocera) 220, 222, 272, 274,
275, 277.

L

338

INDEX.

ruficeps (Columba) 76.

(Macropygia) !('>, 77, 95.
rufidorsa (Ceyx) 37, 94.

(,l)acélo) 37.
rufomaculata (Batocera) 222, 277.
rufo-varia (('optoinia) 282.
rufulus (Anthus) 70, 95.

(Garrulus) 67.

sabina (Batocera) 222, 276.
sacra (Ardea) 80.

„ (Demiegretta) 80, 96.
sake (Lepus) 177.
sanguinolenta (Artamia) 72.
sanguinolentus (Megalorhynchus) 17.

, (Ocypterus) 72.

sappho (Batocera) 222, 277.
sarawakensis (Batocera) 222, 276.
Saueara 314.
saularis (Copsychus) 69.
Sauropatis 38, 94.
Saxicoliidae 95.
scapularis (Aegithina) 59.

(Anochilia) 282.

(lora) 59.

(Turdus) 59.
Scarabaeidae J 07, 213.
schaufussi (Onthcphagus) 109.
schierbrandii (Volvocivora) 47.
schlegelii (Acanthodrilns) 252 — 254,

256—258, 292, 293.
schwaneri (Enneoctenus) 55,
Sciurus 173.
Scolopacidae 96.
Scolopax 79.
Scops 11, 93.
Scotophilus 180.
sculpticollis (Ananca) 161.
scutatus (Buceros) 36.

(Rhinoplax) 36.
scutellata (Callirhipis) 148.
scutulata (NiDox) 11, 93.

(Strix) 11.
semiflavus (Agonischius) 288.

(Anilicus) 288.
Seiniotopsis 187.
semiotulus (Ypsilostethus) 187.
Semiet lis 187.
semmelinki (Trox) 199.
senegalensis (Horia) 194.
serdangensis (Clinteria) 110, 111.
Sericosomus 290.
Serilophus 6, 44, 94.
Serpentes 133.
Serranus 135.
setiger (Lacon) 190.
setosula (Trachys) 126.
setulosus (Lacon) 190.

sibirica (Geocichla) 70, 95.
sibiricus (Turdus) 70.
silaceus (Mus) 175.
Simianus 154. 1.^)5, 158.
simplex (Pycnonotus) 61, 95.
simulans (Monocrepidius) 286.
sinensis (Cissa) 72, 73.
sinuata (Doris) 309, 323.

(Miamira) 310, 323.
siparaja (Aethopyga) 56, 94.

vCerthia) 66.
smaragdinus (Chrysococcyx) 26.
sobrinus (Agrypnus) 190.
sonnerati (Cuculus) 27.

(Phyllornis) 59.
soporator (Gobius) 135, 136.
sordidus (Dendrocopus) 19.

(Hemicercus) 18, 19, 20,
21, 22, 93.
Soricidae 178.
speciosa (Colaspoides) 265.
specularis (Orectogyrus) 270.
sperata (Certhia) 56.
Sphaeroderma 231, 232.
Sphenocercus 75.
Spilopelia 76, 95.
Spilornis 8, 93.
spitzlyi (Gyretesj 246.
Spizaetus 10, 93.
splendens (Acsernia) 301.

(Tetralanguria) 125.
squalescens (Monocrepidius) 286.
squamata (liidia) 62.
stagnalis (Lumbricus) 297, 298, 299.
stampflii (Orectogyrus) 270.
stenura (Gallinago) 79, 96.
Sternoplus 185.
stevensoni (Accipiter) 11.
sthenura (Scolopax) 79.
stigma (Batocera) 222, 276.
stigmatops (Buchanga) 6, 49, 94.
Stoparola 45, 94.
straussi (Apriona) 271.
Strepsiceros 173.
strepsiceros (Strepsiceros) 173.
striata (Columba) 77.

(Geopelia) 77, 95.
(Pleuroleura) 312, 323.
striatella (Chromodoris) 308.
striatulus (Synarmostes) 210.
striatus (Cuculus) 28.

» (Dermatobranchus) 311, 312,
323.

/; (Graucalus) 47.
striga (Lanius) 47.
strigatus (Turdus) 71.
Strigidae 93.
Strix 11, 12.
Sturnidae 95.
subruficollis (Rhylidoceros) 34.

INDEX.

339

sulcipennis (Notographus) 183.
» (Notograpt'is) 183.

sumatrana (Chibia) 48, 94.
(Cynorta) 237.
sumatrauus (Coracias) 44.
-/ (Corydon) 44, 94.

« (DicrurusJ 48.

» (Eurylaemus) 44.

(Merops) 36, 94.
* (Phoenicophaës) 30, 31 .

(Rallus) 80.
u (Rhopodytes) 31,

sumatrensis (Artamides) 47, 94.
(Ceblepyris) 47.
// (Graucalus) 47.

(Pagria) 260.
superba (Distichocera) 113.
superciliosus (Lanius) 54.
Surniculus 27, 93.
suturalis (Acanthocerus) 205.
./ (Callichroma) 127.
(Lactica^ 229, 230.
Synarmostes 209,' 210, 211.

Taeniodera 165—167, 169.
tarsalis (Menius) 263.
Tchitrea 45.

tenkatei (Rhiuodrilus) 101, 106.
tenuemarginata (Zonitis) 196.
tenuirostris (Corvus) 74.
(Oriolus) 71.
tenuis (Chromodoris) 309.
Tephrodornis 52, 94.
terat (Lalage) 47, 94.

« (Turdus) 47.
terminatus (Inopeplus) 140.

(Simianus) 155, 158.
Terpsiphone 45, 94.
terresfris (Lumbricus) 294, 296, 297.
Tetralanguria 125.
Tetrao 78, 79.

thalassinoides (Stoparola) 45, 94.
thalassoides (Glaucomyias) 45.
Thecadactylus 131.
Theopea 240.

thomae (Batocera) 222, 276.
thomsoni (Batocera) 215, 222, 277.
thoracica (Brachytria) 283.
thoracicus (Doloporus) 290.
thysbe (Batocera) 222, 277.
Tiga 25, 93.
tiga (Picus) 25.
tigrina (Columba) 76.

(Spilopelia; 76, 95.
tigrinus (Lanius) 53, 55, 94.
» (Serranus) 135.
(Turtur) 76.
Tigrisoraa 82, 87.

Timalia 68.

Timeliidae 95.

titana (Batocera) 220, 221, 222, 274,

275, 277.
Titanus 97.
Todus 43.

tomentosa (lothocera) 273.
torresi (Monocrepidius) 286.
Tetanus 79, 96.
toyae (Gnorimidia) 169.
Trachycomus 60, 94.
Tracbys 126, 181, 182.
tragulus (Pediotragus) 173.
Trapezidera 122, 124.
Trapezidistes 124.
Treron 75, 95.
Treronidae 95.
Trevelyana 313.
Tricholestes 63, 95.
Trichophorus 64.
tricolor (Cittocincla) 69, 95.

(Turdus) 69.
tridactyla (Alcedo) 37.
Trigaster 293.
Tringa 79.
Tringoides 79.
tristis (Meiglyptes) 25, 26.

(Rhopodytes) 31.
tristriata (Didelphys) 227.
trivirgatus (Falco) 10.

(Astur) 10, 93.
trivittatus (Dendrobates) 134.
Trogon 13, 14, 26, 93.
Trogonidae 93.
Trox 199, 200.
truncata (J^femostira) 159.
Tschitraea 45.
tuberculata (Iguana) 131.
tumidus (Monocrepidius) 286.
turcosa (Irena) 48.
Turdidae 95.
Turdinus 4, 66, 95.
Turdus 47, 59-62,65, 69-71,92,95.
Turtur 76.
Typhocesis 116, 283.
typus (Dactylomys) 224, 225.
«. (Gorsachius) 82, 87.

U.

una (Batocera) 222, 278.
uncipennis (Casnonidea) 159.

f, (Nemostira) 159.
undulata (Pleurophyllidia) 305.
undalatus (Acanthocerus) 206, 207.

// (Buceros) 34.

(Rhytidoceros) 34, 91.
ungulata (Semiotopsis) 187.
ungulatus (Acanthodrilus) 252, 253,
254, 256, 257.

Ir

340

INDEX.

unicolor (Crotalus) l'S'i.
uniformis (Cebriorhipis) 145.
usta (Homoeorhiins) 1B3.

valida (Clinteria) 164, 165.
validus (Corvus) 74, 75, 96.
(Picus) 18.
(Xylolepes) 18, 93.
vandepolli (Lacon) 285.

(Poecilia) 137, 139.
varia (Br.ichytria) 283.
variabilis (Fryeria) 313.

(Ozomena) 24^, 241.
(Theopea) 240.
variegata (Motacilla) 70.
variegatus (Plakobranchus) 311.
variipennis (Casnonidea) 158
varius (Cuculus) 28.
velata (Drymophyla) 46.
velatum (Philentoma) 46, 94.
velatus (Enicurus) 69.

(Henicurus) 69, 95.
(Hydrocichla) 69.
venusta (Chloropsis) 60, 94.

(Phyllornis) 60.
vernans (Osmotreron) 75.
(Treron) 75, 95.
verrucosa (üiphyllidia) 305.

(Phyllidia) 305, 313, 319,
323.

(Phyllidiella) 313, 319, 323.
» (Pleurophyllidia) 305.
Vesperugo 179.
vethi (Pantolasius) 203.
vetusta (Rosenbergia) 184, 271, 272.
victoriana (Batocera) 222, 278.
vigil (Buceros) 36.

„ (Ehinoplax) 36, 94.
villosus (Orectochilus) 246.
virgatus (Accipiter) 11, 93.
(Falco) 11.
(Nisus) 11.
» (Tephrodornis) 52.

viridirostris (Khopodytes) 30, 31.
viridirufus (Phoenicophaus) 31.
viridis (Aegithina) 59, 94.
« (Anomala) 213.

(Cloeotus) 203.

(Euchlora) 213. "

(lora) 59.
. (Phyllornis) 59.

(Tetrao) 79.
Volvocivora 47
vulgaris (Buteo) 9.

wallacei (Batocera) 222, 273, 275, 278.
(Callilanguria) 121.

./ (Synarmostes) 211.
webberi (Ixidia) 62.

(Rubigula) 62, 95.
whitei (Aesernia) 301, 302.

„ (Batocera) 222, 272, 273, 276.
wieneckei (Batocera) 222, 272, 273,

277.
woodlarkiana (Batocera) 222, 278.
wyliei (Batocera) 219, 222, 278.

xanthogaster (Lanias) 46.

// (Pericrocotus) 46, 94.

Xantholaema 16, 93.
xanthonotus (Oriolus) 72, 95.
xanthorhynchus (Chrysococcyx) 27, 93.

(Cuculus) 27.
Xylolepes 18, 93.
Xylotrupes 215.

Yi«ilostethus 187.

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zanzibarica (Phantasis) 112.
Zonitis 161, 194, 195, 196.
zosterops (Chloropsis) 59, 92, 94.

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' ' NOTES

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LEYDEN MUSEUM

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Director of the Museum.

VOL.. IX.

N°. 1. January 1887.

LEYDEN

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LIST OF CONTENTS.

PART I— 1887.

Page
Note I. On a collection of Birds made by Dr. C. Klaesi in the Highlands of

Padang (W. Sumatra) during the winter 1884—85, by J. Büttikofek 1.
Note II. Descriptions of Earthworms, by Dr. R. Horst. I. (Plate 1) . . 97.
Note III. Cinq especes nouvelles de Coléoptères exotiques appartenant au

Musee de Leyde, decrites par J. W. van Lansberge 107.

Note IV. Description of a new genus and four new species of Longicorns ,

by J. R. H. Neekvoort van de Poll 113.

Note V. A new genus and new species of Languriidae from the collection of

the Leyden Museum, described by the Rev. W. W. Fowler .... 121.
Note VI. Nova species Buprestidarum , descripsit J. R. H. Neervoort van

DE Poll 126.

Note "VII. A new species of the Longicorn genus Chloridolum Thoms., des-
cribed by C. RiTSEMA Cz 127.

Note VIII. On a collection of Reptiles and Fishes from the West-Indies ,

by Dr. Th. W. van Lidth de Jeude. (Plate 2) 129.

Note IX. Nova species Cucujidarum, auctore J. R. H. Neervoort van de

Poll 140.

Note X. Description d'une espèce nouvelle de Buprestide de I'Afrique, par

J. W. VAN Lansberge ... 141.

Note XI. Description d'une espèce nouvelle de Cérambycide de Sumatra, par

J. W. VAN Lansberge 143.

Note XII. Coléoptères nouveaux ou pen connus du Musee de Leyde, decrits

par L. Fairmaire 145.

Note XIII. Description d'un genre nouveau et de six espèces nouvelles de

Scarabaeides des Iiides orientales, par J. W. van Lansberge . . . 163.

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PART II.— 1887.

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Note XIV. On Mammals from Mossamedes, by Dr. F. A. Jentink. . .171.
Note XV. Description d'une Trachys nouvelle , et quelques remarques Bu-

presterologiques, par J. R. H. Neervookt van de Poll 181.

Note XVI. On the male of Rosenbirgia megalocephala van de Poll, by

J. R. H. Neervoort van de Poll 184.

Note XVII. Synonymical remarks about Dickrosoma Lansbergei Krtz., by

J. R. H. Neervoort van de Poll 185.

Note XVIII. Description d'un Elateride nouveau de l'Amérique meridionale,

par E. Candèze 187.

N"ote XIX. Quatre espèces nouvelles d''Elatérides de I'ile de Sumatra, decrites

par E. Candèze 189.

Note XX. Description d''une espèce nouvelle du genre Casnonidea Fairm.,

par L. Fairmaire 192.

Note XXI. Description de cinq espèces nouvelles de la familie des Cantha-

rides , par L. Fairmaire 193.

Note XXII. Description d'un genre nouveau de la familie des Clérides,par

L. Fairmaire 197.

Note XXIII. Trogides nouveaux, decrits par J. W. van Lansberge . . 199.
Note XXIV. Sur le genre Apoleon Gorh., par L. Fairmaire .... 212.
Note XXV. On a few Coleoptera from the island of Riouw, by C. Ritsema Cz. 213.
Note XXVI. Nouvelle espèje de Lépidoptère de la familie des Lycaenides,

décrite par l'. C. T. Snellen 217.

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PART III.— 1887.

Page

Note XX"VII. Alphabetical list of the described species of the Longicorn

genus Batocera Cast., with indication of the synonyms , by C Kitsema Cz. 219.

Note XX^VIII. On three rare South-American Mammals, by Dr. F. A.

Jentink (Plate 3) 223.

Note XXIX. Descriptions of some new genera and species of Phytophagous

Coleoptera contained in the Leyden Museum, by Martin Jacobt . .229.

Note XXX. Description d'un Dytiscide nouveau, par M. Régimbart. . . 244.

Note XXXT. Remarques sur trois espèces de Gyrinides, par M. Régimbart. 245.

Note XXXII. Descriptions of Earthworms, by Dr. R. Horst. II. (Plate 4). 247.

Note XXXIII. Clytride et Eumolpides nouveaux de I'Afrique tropicale oc-
cidentale, et des lies de Sumatra et de Banka, décrits par Ed. Lefèvre. 259,

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Note XIXIXIV. Description de deux Dytiscidesnouveaux, par M. Régimbart. 267.
Note XXXV. Description d'un Gyrinide nouveau , par M. Régimbart. . 269.
IS'ote XIXXVI. Contributions to the knowledge of the Longicorn group of

the Batoceridae, by J. R. H. Neervoort van de Poll 271.

IS'ote XXIXVU. On the forma priodonta of Odontolahis Balmani Hope,

and the forma teledonta of Odontolahis celebensis Leuthn., by J. R. H.

Neervoort van de Poll 279.

Note XXXVIII. Synonymical remarks on Madagascar Cetoniidae, by

J. R. H. Neervoort van de Poll 282.

Note XXXIX. Description of a new species of the Australian Longicorn

genus Brachytria Newm., by J. R. H. Neervoort van de Poll . . 283.
Note XL. Descriptions d'Elaterides noaveaux, provenant de Normantown:

baie de Carpentaria (Australië septentrionale), par E. Candèze . . .285.
Note XLI. Descriptions of Earthworms, by Dr. R. Horst. III. (Plate 5). 291.
Note XXiII. Description of two new species of Jesemia, by Martin Jacoby. 300.
Note XLIII. Die van Hasselt'schen Nudibranchien , von Dr. R. Bergu

(Tafel 6) 303.

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