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found in Java, the Malay Peninsula, or elsewhere on the Asiatic main- 

 land. See map on page 143. 



1. Dorsalis group; delicate build, short claws, pi. 6, fig. 2. 

 Tana dorsalis, Borneo, pi. 11, fig. 1, page 152. 



2. Tana group; heavy build, stout claws, pi. 6, fig. 1. 



Tana tana tana, Sumatra, southern Borneo, pi. 11, fig. 4, page 139. 



Tana tana besara, Kapuas River, Borneo, pi. 11, fig. 8, page 141. 



Tana tana utara, northern Borneo, page 141. 



Tana tana sirhassenensis, Sirhassen Island, pi. 11, fig. 3, page 142. 



Tana tana bunose, Tambelan Islands, pi. 11, fig. 5, page 144. 



Tana tana tuancus, Banjak Islands, page 145. 



Tana lingse, Lioga Island, pi. 11, fig. 2, page 145. 



Tana cervicalis cervicalis, Tana Bala, Batu Islands, page 147. 



Tana cervicalis masse, Tana Masa, Batu Islands, page 148. 



Tana chrysura, Borneo, opposite Labuan, page 149. 



Tana paitana, northeastern Borneo, Banguey Island, page 150. 



KEY TO THE SPECIES OP TANA. 



Size small, a narrow dorsal stripe extending the entire length of the back; claws small 

 and short; hairs of tail of medium length not strongly distichous. Dorsalis group. 



Borneo, T. dorsalis, p. 152. 



Size lai^e, a narrow dorsal stripe on anterior half of back, and bordered by a light 



area different in color from rest of back; claws large and well developed; hairs 



of tail long and strongly distichous Tana group. 



Tail, buff, very different in color from rest of body .North Borneo, T. chrysura, p. 149. 

 Tail, reddish brown, not noticeably different in color from rest of body. 

 Shoulder stripe bordered above and below by the light or grayish or buffy color 



of the anterior back Northeast Borneo, T. paitana, p. 150. 



Shoulder stripe bordered above and below by the reddish brown color of the sides 

 of body. 

 Size small; hind foot, 40 mm.; tail, 135; rostmm very narrow and slender. 



Linga Island, T. lingse, p. 145. 

 Size medium or large, hind foot over 45 mm. and tail over 150; rosti'um not so 

 narrow and slender. 

 Reddish colors bright, and back with a very large well marked brilliant black 



area T. <mrvicalis, p. 147. 



Light areas beside the dorsal stripe, cream buff slightly mixed with black. 



Tana Bala Island, T. cervicalis cervicalis, p. 147. 



Light areas beside the dorsal stripe tawny ochraceous slightly mixed with 



black Tana Masa Island, T. cervicalis masse, p. 148. 



Reddish color usually not so bright, generally rather dull, without a large 

 wide brilliant black area on back, the lower back,, however, is always 

 darker than rest of upper parts and sometimes black, but the black color is 



never widely spread T. tana, p. 137, 



General coloration decidedly dull. 

 Size very large; hind foot 53 mm.; condylo-basal length 59. 



Western Borneo, T. tana besara, p, 141, 

 Size medium; hind foot about 48 mm.; condylo-basal length about 55; 



tail about 175 Sumatra, southern Borneo, T. tana tana, p. 139. 



Size small; hind foot about 44; condylo-basal length about 53; tail about 



155 Tambelan Islands, T. tana bunoas, Tp. 144. 



General coloration relatively bright. 



Light areas beside the dorsal stripe very light and grayish; condylo-basal 

 length 53 mm. or more .... Northern Borneo, T. tana utara, p. 141. 



