Novitates Zoologicae V36

NOVITATES ZOOLOGICAE H IN Zooiow Journal of CONNECTION WITH THE TRING MUSEUM EDITED BY LORD ROTHSCHILD, Dr E.R.S., Ph.D., ERNST HARTERT, and Vol XXXVI, Dr K JORDAN 1930-31 (WITH SEVEN PLATES.) Issued at the Zoological Museum, Tkino PK1NTED BY HAZELL, WATSON k VINEY, 1930-1931 Ltd., LONDON AND AYLESBURY CONTENTS OF VOLUME XXXVI (1930-31) 6- CONTENTS OF VOLUME XXXVI VI (1930-31) COLEOPTERA PAGES Three new Anthribidae from British India Anthribidae versus Platystomidae Anthribidae collected by F C Drescher on the island of Java Two new Some Anthribidae from On some South Jordan Karl Jordan Karl Jordan 143— H5 281—287 288—302 KiRL Jordan Oriental Anthribidae tropical Africa 303—304 Karl Jordan SIPHON APTERA African Fleas Kari Karl Jordan 305—310 A new Three new species of Neopsylla (Siphonaptera) from the Oriental Region Xenopsylla from South Africa Karl Jordan Botha De Meillon 220 — 224 230 — 229 — 232 233 — 234 311 — 316 Records of Fleas from the Austrian Tirol and the Dolomites On some Fleas collected by Monsieur Heim de Karl Jordan Three new South American Fleas INDEX — 138 139 — 142 129 Karl Jordan Karl Jordan Siphonaptera collected by Mr F J Cox in France 225 Balzac in Western Algeria Karl Jordan 381—404 PLATES IN VOLUME XXXVI PLATES I—II Heads PLATES III-IV Heads and Breast Plumage PLATES V-VII Schnabel und ausserste Sehwanzfedern von Oerygone of Cassowaries of Epimachus ERRATA P 120, lino 11 from below road leucoca/piUus instead of U ucocnpillas P 130, line 11 from below, and p 132, lino from above read Myolumys instead Mystomys P 143, line from above read Mcsuu instead of Mcscca P 196 lino 10 from above read Pararge instead of Parage P 263, line from above read Poecilodryas instead P 270, lines 7, 9, 16, 17 of Paecilodryas from below read musschenbroeki instead P 271, line 12 from above read Charmusyna instead of of muschenbrokei Carmosyna P 276, line 10 from below read feathers instead of features P 314, lines 16, 19 from below read Gnincopsylla instead of Graniopsylla of NOYITATES ZOOLOGICAE H journal of Zoology EDITED BY LORD ROTHSCHILD, Dit ERNST HARTERT, and Vol F.R.S., Ph.D., Dr K JORDAN XXXVI No Pages 1-149 Issued November 15th, 1930, at the Zoological Museum, Tring PRINTED BY HAZKLL, WATSON t VINBY, 1930 Ltd., LONDON AND AYLESBURY Vol XXXVI NOVITATES ZOOLOGICAE EDITED BX LORD ROTHSCHILD, ERNST HARTERT, CONTENTS OF and NO KARL JORDAN I \-M.E~ DESCRIPTION OF NEW SPHINGIDAE AND REMARKS ON SOME OTHERS Karl Jordan WELCHE PARADIESVOGELARTEN DER LITERATURSINDHYBRIDENURSPRUNGS? Erwin Stresemam, NOTES ON THE PRECEDING ARTICLE OF DR STRESEMANN Lord Rothschild ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS MADE BY DR ERNST MAYR IN NORTHERN DUTCH NEW GUINEA Ernst Harterl MY DUTCH NEW GUINEA Ernst LIST OF EXPEDITION, 1928 16—17 18—19 Mayr Ernst Hartert ON SOME SOUTH AFRICAN FLEAS A THREE NEW ANTHRIBIDAE FROM BRITISH NEW XENOPSYLLA FROM SOUTH AFRICA INDIA REVISION AL EPAMERA 11 C— 15 20—26 THE BIRDS COLLECTED BY ERNST MAYR 10 1—5 Karl Jordan Botha de Meillon Karl Jordan NOTES ON THE (LEP LYCAENIDAE) 27—128 129—138 139—142 143-145 146 GENUS N D Riley ON THE TWO SPECIES OF DEUDORIX KNOWN FROM NEW GUINEA (LEP EYCAENIDAE) Karl Jordan 147—140 NOVITATES ZOOLOGICAE Vol NOVEMBER XXXVI 1930 No NEW SPHINGIDAE AND REMARKS ON DESCRIPTION OF SOME OTHERS By DR K JORDAN (With eleven text-figures.) l Polyptychus serrator commodus subsp nov (text-figs 1, 2) In colour and pattern like P serrator serrator Jord 1929 and P pygarga The markings of the single specimen spurrelli R & J 1912, from West Africa cJ rather the indistinct, case forewing, also as above, sometimes is P in p spurrelli ; with a brown costal subapical spot mm long brown suffusion at termen deeper in tone than in P p spurrelli ; Underside buffish clay-colour at apex of forewing a brown triangle along costa about mm long, the ; suffusion at termen thereby narrowed into a point at apex dorsal apical Clasper very distinct process (dp) of clasper long and curved frontad, pointed, as shown in text-fig (view from inside), and grey : dorsal margin (dm) rounded-expanded, but (dorsal aspect) of clasper ; smooth, not denticulate as in P serrator Armature similar to that of P of s s penis-sheath serrator, but the patch of teeth less oblique and the apical teeth directed apicadventrad variable indi(probably vidually) Hab Victoria Nyanza, Sesse Islands Lutoboka Bugalla, larva at forest 20.1.1913 (Dr D H Carpenter),