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Two Years Among New Guinea Cannibals

APPENDICES

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APPENDIX I NEW LEPIDOPTERA DISCOVERED DURING THE EXPEDITION

Species. Place. Season.

Dicalleneura ekeikei, spec. nov. Ekeikei March and April

Gunda kebea, spec. nov. Mount Kebea March to April

Pseudodreata strigata, spec. nov. Dinawa ....

Tarsolepis sommeri dinawensis, sub-spec. nov. Dinawa ....

Pseudogargetta diversa, spec. nov. Dinawa May and June

Osica turneri, spec. nov. Dinawa; Ekeikei August and September; January and February

Cascera bella, spec. nov. Dinawa and Mount Kebea; Ekeikei ....

Hirsutopalpis fasciata, spec. nov. Ekeikei; Dinawa January and February; August

Omichlis hampsoni, spec. nov. Dinawa May and June

Omichlis dinawa, spec. nov. Dinawa September

Omichlis ochracea, spec. nov. Ekeikei and Mount Kebea ....

Omichlis griseola, spec. nov. Ekeikei January and February

Omichlis pratti, spec. nov. Ekeikei January and February

Omichlis rufofasciata, spec. nov. Mount Kebea March or April

Stauropus viridissimus, spec. nov. Dinawa; Ekeikei March and April

Stauropus kebeæ, spec. nov. Mount Kebea March and April

354Stauropus dubiosus, spec. nov. Mount Kebea; Ekeikei A series taken in March and April; January to March

Stauropus bella, spec. nov. Ekeikei January and February

Stauropus dinawa, spec. nov. Dinawa ....

Stauropus pratti, spec. nov. Ekeikei ....

Notodonta irrorati viridis, spec. nov. Dinawa May and June

Cerura multipunctata, spec. nov. Dinawa May and June

Thyatira dinawa Dinawa September

Thyatira ekeikei, spec. nov. Ekeikei January and February

Parazeuzera celæna, spec. nov. Dinawa August

Parazeuzera aurea, spec. nov. Dinawa September

Scopelodes dinawa, spec. nov. Dinawa August

Scopelodes nitens, spec. nov. Dinawa ....

Birthama dinawa, spec. nov. Dinawa ....

Contheyla pratti, spec. nov. Dinawa August

Contheyla ekeikei, spec. nov. Ekeikei March and April

Contheyla birthama, spec. nov. Ekeikei January and February

Dinawa rufa, spec. nov. Dinawa July and September

Dinawa nigricans, spec. nov. Dinawa August and September

Pygmæomorpha modesta, spec. nov. Dinawa August

Pygmseomorpha brunnea, spec. nov. Dinawa August

Lasiolimacos pratti, spec. nov. Dinawa; Ekeikei August and September; January and February

Lasiolimacos kenricki, spec. nov. Dinawa ....

Lasiolimacos ferruginea, spec. nov. Ekeikei January to February

Euproctis rubroradiata, spec. nov. Dinawa August and March

355Euproctis pratti, spec. nov. Dinawa August

Euproctis irregularis, spec. nov. Dinawa; Aroa River September

Euproctis albociliata, spec. nov. Ekeikei January

Euproctis novaguinensis, spec. nov. Ekeikei; Mount Kebea ....

Euproctis sublutea, spec. nov. Dinawa; Mount Kebea June and July; March and April

Diversosexus bicolor, spec. nov. Dinawa ....

Anthela ekeikei, spec. nov. Ekeikei ....

Dasychira subnigra, spec. nov. Dinawa August

Dasychira subnigropunctata, spec. nov. Dinawa September

Dasychira brunnea, spec. nov. Dinawa August

Dasychira minor, spec. nov. Dinawa August

Dasychira kenricki Dinawa June to August

Dasychiroides obsoleta, spec. nov. Owen Stanley range ....

Dasychiroides nigrostrigata, spec. nov. Dinawa and generally distributed ....

Dasychiroides pratti, spec. nov. Dinawa; Ekeikei July and August; January and February

Dasychiroides bicolora, spec. nov. Dinawa; Mount Kebea

Dasychiroides brunneostrigata, spec. nov. Dinawa ....

Lymantria ekeikei, spec. nov. Ekeikei January and February

Lymantria kebea, spec. nov. Mount Kebea ....

Imaus niveus, spec. nov. Ekeikei and Mount Kebea March and April

Imaus spodea, spec. nov. Dinawa; Ekeikei and Mount Kebea August; March and April

Imaus aroa, spec. nov Aroa River January

Nervicompressa unistrigata, spec. nov. Dinawa July to September

356Nervicompressa lunulata Dinawa August

Nervicompressa albomaculata, spec. nov. Dinawa August

Nervicompressa dubia, spec. nov. Dinawa September

Nervicompressa kebea, spec. nov. Kebea March and April

Nervicompressa aroa, spec. nov. Aroa River .....

Lasiochra pulchra, spec. nov. Dinawa August and September

Squamosala nigrostigmata, spec. nov. Dinawa August

Taragama dinawa, spec. nov. Dinawa Taken in May and June, and again in August and September

Taragama rubiginea, spec. nov. Dinawa August

Taragama proserpina, spec. nov. Dinawa August

Arguda pratti, spec. nov. Ekeikei January

Isostigena bicellata, spec. nov. Dinawa Taken in May and again in August

Sporostigena uniformis, spec. nov. Dinawa .....

Odonestis centralistrigata, spec. nov. Dinawa August

Caviria dinawa, spec. nov. Dinawa September

Porthesia ekeikei, spec. nov. Ekeikei March to April

Euproctis swinhœi, spec. nov. Mount Kebea March to April

Euproctis virginea, spec. nov. Ekeikei January to April

Euproctis parallelaria, spec. nov. Dinawa August and September

Euproctis kebea, spec. nov. Mount Kebea March

Euproctis dinawa, spec. nov. Dinawa .....

Euproctis yulei, spec. nov. Dinawa August

Imaus pratti, spec. nov. Dinawa August and September

Deilemera kebea, spec. nov. Mount Kebea March and April

Deilemera dinawa, spec. nov. Dinawa August and September

357Deilemera pratti, spec. nov. Owen Stanley range September and March and April

Mænas punctatostrigata, spec. nov. Mount Kebea; Dinawa August and March and April

Diacrisia pratti, spec. nov. Mount Kebea; Dinawa March and April; August

Diacrisia dinawa, spec. nov. Dinawa August

Diacrisia kebea, spec. nov. Kebea March and April

Celama fuscibasis, spec. nov. Dinawa August

Celama aroa, spec. nov. Dinawa; Aroa River January and February

Acatapaustus basifusca, spec. nov. Dinawa September and January

Acatapaustus ekeikei, spec. nov. Ekeikei March

Scoliacma hampsoni, spec. nov. Dinawa September

Nishada melanopa, spec. nov. Dinawa June to July

Acco bicolora, spec. nov. Dinawa August and February

Pseudilema dinawa, spec. nov. Dinawa August and September

Ilema ekeikei, spec. nov. Ekeikei January and February

Ilema dinawa, spec. nov. Dinawa August and September

Ilema costistrigata, spec. nov. Ekeikei August and September

Ilema unicolora, spec. nov. Dinawa August

Ilema hades, spec. nov. Dinawa ....

Ilema nivea, spec. nov. Dinawa September

Chrysæglia bipunctata, spec. nov. Mount Kebea; type, Dinawa March and April; August

Œonistis bicolora, spec. nov. Dinawa May to June

Macaduma bipunctata, spec. nov. Dinawa, type; Ekeikei August

Halone flavopunctata, spec. nov. Dinawa August

Chionæma dinawa, spec. nov. Dinawa August

Chionæma charybdis, spec. nov. Dinawa September

Cleolosia aroa, spec. nov. Dinawa September

Asura ochreomaculata, spec. nov. Dinawa August

358Asura flaveola, spec. nov. Dinawa September

Asura brunneofasciata, spec. nov. Dinawa August and September

Asura unicolora, spec. nov. Dinawa September

Asura sagittaria, spec. nov. Dinawa August

Asura rosacea, spec. nov. Dinawa August

Asura dinawa, spec. nov. Dinawa August

Eugoa tricolora, spec. nov. Dinawa August

Eugoa conflua, spec. nov. Dinawa August and September

Amphoraceras rothschildi Dinawa August

Parabasis pratti, spec. nov. Dinawa August

Collusa ekeikei, spec. nov. Ekeikei; Mount Kebea January and February; March and April

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APPENDIX II A NEW REPTILE FROM DINAWA

Toxicocalamus Stanleyanus

Rostral much broader than deep, just visible from above; internasals nearly as long as the præfrontals, which are in contact with the second upper labial and with the eye; frontal small, slightly broader than the supraocular, once and three-fourths as long as broad, as long as its distance from the end of the snout, a little shorter than the parietals; one postocular; temporals, one plus two; five upper labials, second and third entering the eye; three lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are larger than the posterior. Scales in fifteen rows. Ventrals, 261; anal entire; subcaudals, twenty-five pairs; tail ending in a compressed, obtusely pointed scute, which is obtusely keeled above. Blackish-brown above; traces of a yellowish nuchal collar; upper lip white; two outer rows of scales white, each scale with a blackish central spot; ventrals and subcaudals white, with a black spot on each side, some of the ventrals with an interrupted blackish border.

Total length, 610 millimetres; tail, 40.

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APPENDIX III A NEW FISH DISCOVERED BY THE EXPEDITION

Rhiacichthys Novæ Guineæ

Depth of body nearly equal to length of head, five to six times in total length. Diameter of eye six or seven times in length of head, interorbital width three times; snout but very slightly longer than postocular part of head. Dorsals VII., I. 8–9; longest spine, ¾; longest soft ray ⅘ length of head. Anal I. 8–9; longest ray as long as head. Pectoral about 1½ length of head; ventral as long as head, or a little longer. Caudal feebly emarginate. Caudal peduncle 2½ as long as deep. Scales strongly ciliated, 37 to 39 in a longitudinal series on each side, 14 or 16 round caudal peduncle. Dark olive above, whitish beneath.

Total length, 225 millimetres.

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PART OF SOUTH-WESTERN NEW GUINEA Showing Mr. PRATT’S Routes.
PART OF SOUTH-WESTERN NEW GUINEA Showing Mr. PRATT’S Routes.

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

Silently corrected obvious typographical errors and variations in spelling.

Retained archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings as printed.

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