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Key to the species of Helictis. 



A. — Colour brown or yellowish brown, not 



grey ... ... ... ... 1. ni palensis, ^odgs. 



B. — Colour brownish grey. ... ... 2. per sonata, G^o^. 



Distribution ; — 



1. H. nipalensis, Hodgson. Type locality: — Nepal. (Hodgson). 



Other localities : — Dilkoosha, Cach- 

 ar (B. M.) 



Type .•— B. M. No. 42. 1. 12. 27. 



2. H. personata, CeofFroy. Type locality : — Pegu. 



Other localities: — Manipur; Nan, 

 Siam (B. M.) ; Mt. Popa (M. S. I.). 

 Type : — Probably in Paris Museum. 



Gen. II. — Mellivora. 



No. 89, indica, Kerr. The only species in the genus. 



Distribution : — 



M. indica, Kerr. ^yp^ locality : — " India." 



Other localities : — Rajputana ; Cen- 

 tral Provinces (B. M.). Cutch ; Ha- 

 /aribagh (M. S. I.). 



Type : — Unknown. (Type of Ursi- 

 iaxus inauritus, Hodgson, B. M. No. 

 45. 1. 8. 251.) 



Gen. III. — Arctonyx. 



I have been able to find no 



record of the rediscovery of taxoides 



No. 90. collaris, F. Cuv. since it was named by Blyth. 



No. 91. taxoides, Bl. Thomas has named a species <Z^ctotor, 



(A. M. N. H., 8 v., p. 424, 1910) 



from S. W. Siam, just over the 



border from Tenasserim, which will almost certainly be found later 



within our limits, like so many other forms from Trong. These 



three forms may be distinguished as follows : — 



Key to the species of Arctonyx. 

 A. — Size large, greatest length of skull 



166 mm. ... ... ... ... 1. dictator, Thos. 



B. — Size small, greatest length of skull 



135 mm., or less. 



a. Larger, greatest length of skull lo5 



mm. ... ... ... ,,, 2. collaris, F. Cuv. 



b. Smaller, greatest length of skull less 



than 125 mm. ... ... ... 3. taxoides, Bl 



