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10. F.layardi, Blyth. Tijpe locality. — Ambegamoa Hills, 



Ceylon. (Layard). 



Other localities : — Ceylon (Cuming) 

 (B. M.); Ratnaptira, Ceylon (M.S.I.) 



Type : — Ind. Mus. Calc. No. a. 



17. F. dravidianus, Robin- Type locality: — Western Ghats, 



son. Travancore. (Annandale) 



Other localities : — None. 

 Type:— Ind. Mus. Calc. No. 9773. 



18. ^. kathleencB, Thomas Type locality: — Kottawa, Ceylon 



and Wroughton. (Mayor). 



Other localities : — Kottawa and 

 Pattipola, Ceylon (M. S. I.). 

 T.2/^e:—B. M. No. 15.7.1.1. 



19. F. suhlineatus, Water- Type locality: — Nilgiri Hills, Mad- 



house, ras. 



Other localities: — Coonoor (Day); 

 Kodi Kanal ; Travancore (B. M.) ; S. 

 Coorg (M. S. I.). 



Type:—B.M. No. 55.12.24.321. 

 (Type of delesserti, Gervais, B. M. 

 No. 217. a.). 



Gen. X. — Menetes. 



This genus was separated from 

 SciURUS by Thomas in 1908 (J. B. N. 

 H. S., xviii, p. 244). 

 No. 258. berdmorei, Blyth. Thomas in 1914 (J. B N. H. S., 



xxiii, p. 23) examined this group, 



and recognised five geographical 



races, of which only two, viz., true berdmorei and decoratus, Thomas, 



are found within our area. They may be distinguished as 



follows : — 



Key to the genus Menetes. 



A. — Median dorsal black line and upper 

 lateral ones present but not con- 

 spiciTOUs ; underside strongly wash- 

 ed with buffy ... ... ... 1, berdmorei, }i\. 



B. — Median dorsal, and upper lateral, dark 

 stripes very prominent ; an addi- 

 tional blackish stripe edging the 

 belly ; underside and tips of tail- 

 hairs pure white ... ... ... 2. b. decoratus, Th. 



