. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. 292 Dr. W. J. Holland on Two new Species of kind permission to describe the species given me by Professor Karsch, I find satisfaction in applying to it his name, in grateful appreciation of the kindness shown me during my visits to the museum in Berlin. XantJiospilopteryx Kirhyij sp. n. (Fig. 1.) ^. The front, collar, and thorax are deep black, with the usual spots on the top of the head, the collar, and thepatagia. These light-coloured spots are white on the head and greenish


. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. 292 Dr. W. J. Holland on Two new Species of kind permission to describe the species given me by Professor Karsch, I find satisfaction in applying to it his name, in grateful appreciation of the kindness shown me during my visits to the museum in Berlin. XantJiospilopteryx Kirhyij sp. n. (Fig. 1.) ^. The front, collar, and thorax are deep black, with the usual spots on the top of the head, the collar, and thepatagia. These light-coloured spots are white on the head and greenish yellow on the collar and the patagia. The abdomen is ochreous, shading into brown at the tip, and obscurely marked with brown bands on the lower side of each annulus. The legs are black, marked with fulvous. The wings are deep Fi-. black, with the larger spots yellow (distinctly pale Naples yellow)^ and the smaller spots at the base iridescent greenish yellow. The fringes of the primaries are white at the apex and of the secondaries white throughout. The secondaries are heavily clothed with long hairs on the inner margin, and the basal tract is marked by a couple of streaks of deep black running outwardly parallel to the veins. The underside is much as the upperside so far as the markings are concerned, but the light-coloured portions of the secondaries are distinctly of a reddish-ochveous cast. Expanse 94 millim. Type in coll. Holland. XantJiospilopteryx Karschii, sp. n. (Fig. 2.) $ . Front black ; eyes brown. The thorax and abdomen are black, with the usual spots on the head, collar, and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd


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