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Distribution : — 



1. M, berdmorei, Bljth. Tyjje locality :—Tena&sevim. (A. S. 



B.— Blyth). 



Other localities :— Hangoon ; Marta- 

 ban ; Tenasserim (B. M.). 



Type : — Not traced. 



2. M. berdmorei decoratus, Type locality :—M.t. Popa 4,000', 



Thomas. Burma (B.M.H.S.— Shortridge). 



Other localities :— Mt. Popa (M.S.I.). 

 Type'.—B. M. No. 14.4.3.4. 



Gen. XI. — Tamiops. 



This genus was separated by Allen 



in 1906 (Bull. Am. Mus. xxii, p. 



' 475), and adopted by Thomas in 



1908 (J. B. N. H. S. xviiii, p. 246). 



Bonhote dealt with this group 



No. 257. macclellandi, in 1900 (A. M. N. H. (7), v., p. 



Horsf. 50), and recognised eight forms. 



Three only of these, however, are 

 found within Indian limits, viz., tj-pical inacclellandi, and the sub- 

 species manipurensis and barbei. These may be distinguished as 

 follows : — 



Key to the genus Tamiops. 



A. — One dorsal black stripe. 



* a. General colour suffused with yellowish . 1 . macclellandi, 



Horsf. 



6. Colour lighter, greyer, stripes distinct . 2. m. manipurensis, 



Bonh. 

 B. — Three black dorsal stripes S. m. barbei, Bl. 



Distribution : — 



1. T. 7nacclellandi, Hors- Type locality:— Assam. (McClel- 

 field. land). 



Other localities : — Sadiya, Assam ; 

 Nepal ; Sikkim ; Bhutan (B. M.) ; 

 Sikkim ; Darjiling ; Chindwin (M. 

 S. I.). 



Co-tyjjes :—B. M. Nos. 79.11.21. 

 372 and 373. 



Lectotype-.—B. M. No. 79.11.21. 

 372. 



