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4. M. mm^fw/a, Hodgson. Type locality : — Lhassa, Thibet. 



Other localities : — Dharamsala, Pun- 

 iab ; Kashmir (B. M.) 



Type:~B. M. No. 45. 1. 8. 253. 

 (Tvpe of hodgsoni, Gray, B. M. No. 

 4f. 934.). 



5. M. temon, Hodgson. Type locality .-—Nepal (Hodgson). 



Other localities : — Kumaon ; Lachen, 

 Sikkim (B. M.) 



Co-types :~B. M. Nos. 58.G.24.115 

 and 79.11.21.447. 



Lectotype :—B. M. No. 58.6.24.115. 



6. M. longstaffi, Wroughton. Type locality : — Teza, Upper Sutlej 



VciWey 14,000' (LongstafF). 



Other localities : — Ladak (White- 

 head) (B. M.). 



Tijpe :—B.M. No. 10.12.2.1. 



7. M. kathiah, Hodgson. Type locality .-—Nepal (Hodgson). 



Other localities : — Mussoorie ; 8ik- 

 kini, Bhutan (B. M.), Kumaon; Dar- 

 jiling (M. S. I.). 



Type .-- B. M. No. 43.1.12.14. 



Subfamilj^ II. — Melin^e. 

 Blanford distinguishes the three genera as follows : — 

 Key to the genera of the Melin^e. 



^.^Upper molar broader than long, not 

 larger than upper sectorial. 



a. An external e*ar ; colour paler below 



than above I. Helictis. 



b. No external ear ; colour pale above, 



black below II. Mellivoka. 



B. — Upper molar longer than broad, and 



larger than upper sectorial ... HI. Arctonyx. 



Gen. I. — Helictis. 



There is very little material avail- 

 No. 87. orientalis, Horsf. able for examination and it seems 

 No. 88. personata, Geoff. almost doubtful to me whether these 



two forms are not one species. In 

 any case nipalensis, Hodgs. must take the place of orientalis, Horsf. 

 which is a Javan species. With this change, I think it will be 

 most convenient to retain for the present Blanford's arrangement, 

 which is as follows : — 



