764 ON A NEW SPECIES OF EAT, 



outer sides of the arms and legs are greyish with a very slight 

 f ulvescent tinge, which tint extends also slightly on the cheeks ; 

 the basal portion of the fur is slate colour on the back and sides, 

 also on the outer parts of the arms and legs ; hands rather small, 

 grey above ; the arms white below ; hind foot and toes white ; 

 tail blackish, scales very conspicuous, the hairs short, flat and 

 black, not in any way hiding the scales. 



Total length of body 6-8 ; length of the head 1-65, width at 

 base of the ears 0-75, width between the eyes 0-3; hand and 

 fingers 0-65 ; forearm in the flesh 1 inch ; hind foot and toes 1*3 ; 

 tibia and fibula in the flesh 1-5 ; tail 7-7 ; from snout to centre 

 of eye 0*8, from snout to base of the ear 1-5 ; from centre of eye 

 to ear 0-65 ; length of the ear (fig. 1, a. to b.) 0-85, greatest width 

 (fig. 1, c. to d.) 0-5 ; length of free portion of the upper incisors 

 0*25, length of free portion of lower incisors - 4. 



This species comes near Hapalotis arboricola and H. murinus, 

 but is much larger than the latter, and has the tail very much 

 longer, the ears are rounded and apparently naked ; it may be 

 distinguished from H. arboricola by having the whole of the fur 

 on the under surface silky white, and by being more rufescent 

 above. The ears are proportionately small for a Hapalotis, and 

 the naked tail and longer snout give it more of a Murine appear- 

 ence. The teeth cannot be examined without dissecting ; here- 

 after when more specimens are obtained I may have an oppor- 

 tunity of making some notes on its dentition. Sex female. 



This specimen was one of a colony which had taken up their 

 abode in an old house at Waterview near Wagga, N.S.W., and 

 was forwarded to the Hon. "William Macleay, by F. A. Tompson 

 Esq., after whom I have the pleasure of naming it. 



I was at first inclined to refer this animal to Hapalotis murinus, 

 of Mr. Gould, but on reference to his plate and description in the 

 Mammals of Australia, Vol. III., pi. 7, I find certain differences 

 there, which if correct, will warrant its separation from that 



