60 Millet — Two New Murine Rodents from Turkestan. 



In all five skulls of A. phasma the posterior border of the palate resem- 

 bles that of Evotomys on account of the breadth and definiteness of the 

 lateral bridges. In the type and only known specimen of A. albicauda, 

 however, there is no terminal shelf, since the lateral bridge on each side 

 is represented by its two extremities only, between which the lateral 

 groove lies widely exposed. 



Apodemus microtis sp. now 



Type. — Young adult male (skin and skull), No. loo, 471, l". S. National 

 Museum. Collected in the vicinity of Dzharkent, Russian Turkestan, 

 November 11, 1900, by W. Ruckbeil. Original number, 12. 



Diagnosis. — Size, general appearance, skull and teeth as in Apodemus 

 si/lraticus gylvaticus, but tail shorter than head and body, and ear reduced 

 as in A. hebridensis. 



Color. — Tbe color resembles that of the more pallid individuals of true 

 Apodemus sylvatieus, showing no evident trace of russet suffusion; gray- 

 ish area behind ear and across neck and shoulders rather noticeable. 



Measurements. — Head and body, 00 (8o);* tail, 70 (75); hind foot, 21.4 

 (20.4); hind foot without claws, 21 (20); ear (wet), 13.6 ( 13.6); condylo- 

 basal length of skull (teeth moderately worn), 22.4; zygomatic breadth, 

 12.6 ; interorbital constriction, 4.0 ; breadth of braincase, LI. 6; depth of 

 braincase, 7.8; nasal, 0.0; diastema, 6.2; mandible, i:'>.4; maxillary 

 toothrow, 3.6; mandibular toothrow, 3.2. 



Specimens examined. — Two, both from the type locality. 



* Measurements in parentheses are those of a second male (No. 155,469). 



