1886.] BATRACHIANS IN THE NATURAL-HISTORY MUSEUM. 411 uniform pale yellow. Head, thorax, and abdomen yellow ; legs yellow, banded with brown. Expanse If inch. Hub. "West Africa, Old Calabar. Mus. Druce. In form this species resembles C. rudis, Walker, but in colour and markings it is very distinct. Lechenopteryx fulvia, sp. u. Primaries pinkish brown, crossed near the outer margin from near the apex to the inner margin by a black line, bordered on the inner side with yellow ; a small white dot edged with black at the end of the cell ; secondaries pinkish brown, with the same coloured line extending from the ajiex to the inner margin close to the anal angle. Underside much paler than above, and the black lines not edged with yellow. Head, thorax, and abdomen pinkish brown ; antennae brown; legs darker brown. Expanse 1| inch. Hub. East Africa; Zanzibar. M&gi\?i {Craven) . Mus. Druce. EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. Plate XXXVII. Fig. 1. Attacus albidus, sp. n., (5, p. 409. Plate XXXVIII. Fig. 1. BuncBa pygcla, sp. n., c?, p. 409. 2. AnthcrcBa dolabcUa, sp. ii., (^ , p. 409. 3. Chryso])oloma rosea, sp. u., p. 410. 4. citrina, sp. n., p. 410. 12. First Report on Additions to the Batrachian Collection in the Natural-History Museum. By G. A. Bou-LENGER. [Eeceived June 28, 1886.] (Plate XXXIX.) The following is a list of all the species of Batrachians added to the National Collection since the publication of the last edition of the Catalogue (1882). To such names as are not mentioned in that woik, reference to the original description is appended ; an asterisk indicates that the type specimen is in the collection. The list is followed by the descriptions of a few new species. Ecaudata. *1. Ceratobatrachus (jventheri, BIgr. P. Z. S. 188'4, p. 212. — Solomon Islands {Guppy). *2. Rana bvfomformis, Blgr. 1. c. p. 210. — Solomons {Guppij). *3. Bana steinosic/nuta, Murray, Ann. N. H. (5) 1885, xvi. p. 120. -^mA {Murray). *4. Bana (jvppyi, Blgr. 1. c. p. 211 — Solomons {Guppy). *5. Bana vpisthodon, Blgr. 1. c. p. 211.— Solomons {Guppy). 6. Bana septenlrionaUs, Baird. — Canada {Latuste).
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