SUMMARY OF THE INDIAN MAMMAL SURVEY. 



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II, DiPODILLUS. 



III. Meriones. 



IV. Tatera. 



h. Sole of foot naked ; two metacarpal pads. 

 B. — Size large, head and body 100-175mm. 

 a. Sole of foot at least partly hairy 

 6. Sole of foot entirely naked. 



Gen. — Gerbillus. 



No. 268. gleadowi, Murr. The only species in the Indian 



region. 



Distribution : — 



G. gleadowi, Murray. Type locality :— Rohri, Sind. (Glea- 



dow.) 

 Other localities : — Thar and Parkar 

 (B.M.); Palanpur (M. S. I.). 

 Type : — Unknown. 



Gen. II. — DiPODILLUS. 



No. 267. nanus, Blanf. Besides this species, swinJioei, Scully, 



was taken near Kandahar, and as pointed out by Blanford, 

 (Maram., p. 400), is likely to be taken at Quetta. These two 

 species may be distinguished as follows : — 



Key to the species of Dipodillus. 



-Size smaller, head and body about 



A. 

 B. 



70 mm.; tail longer, about 110 mm. 

 -Size larger, head and body about 85 ; tail 



shorter, about 75 mm. 

 Distribution : — 



1. D. nanus, Blanford 



1. nanus, Blanf. 



2. swinhoei, Scully. 



2. D. swinhoei, Scully. 



Type locality : — -Gwadar, Baluchis- 

 tan. (Blanford). 



Other localities : — Palanpur; Kathia- 

 war(M. S. I.). 



Co-types : — Ind. Mus. Oalc. No. a. 

 and B. M. No. 74. 11.21. 39. 



Type locality : — Between Kandahar 

 and the Khojak Pass. (Scully). 

 . . Other localities : — 'None. 



T?/^e:— B. M. No. 81. 8. 16. 9. 



Gen. Ill, — Meriones. 



No. 265. hurrianrp-, Jerd. These two species may be distin- 



No, 266, erythrura, Gray, guished as follows : — 



Key to the species of Meriones. 



A. — Sole of feet only distally hairy ; eai'S 



small ... ... ... ... ... 1. hurriance, Jerd. 



B. — Sole of feet almost entirely hairy ; ears 



large... ... ... ... ... 2. erythrourus,GT. 



