SPALAX ELIOMYSl — APLODONTIA. 159 



Genus SPALAX. 

 Spalax berytensis Millci-. 



I'roc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XVI, p. 162, Xoveiiiber o(), lyO.S. 

 ioH- Skin and skull. Adult female. Beyrout, Syria. A])ril. 

 1878. Collected by W. T. Van Dyck. Skin catalogued Decem- 

 ber l(t, 1878; skulC June26, 1894. 



Fairly well-made skin in fair condition, a bare patdi about chin and tbmat; 

 skull ])orfeot, except oocii)ital bones l)roken away, l)i)th upper incisors an<i left 

 lower incisor broken off to alveoli. 



Spalax dolbrogeae ]Miller. 



Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XVI, p. IBl, Xovember ;^0, 1903. 

 122109. Skin and skull. Adult male. Malcociu near Tulcliea, Do- 

 broo-ea (or Dol)ruja), Koumauia. March 2t>, 1903. Purchased 

 from Wilhelm Schliiter, of Halle a. S., Germany. Catalogued 

 August 22, 1903. 



Well-made skin in good comlition; skull nearly perfect: i)tery'_'oi(is sUirlitly in- 

 jured, a,s well as root cap.s of lower incisors. 



Fannly MUSCARDINID.K. 



Genus ELIOMYS. 

 Eliomys cincticauda Miller. 



Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XIV, p. 39, April 25, 1901. 

 103<»3(i. Skin and skull. Adult male. Sorrento, near \a])les. Itjdy. 

 May 31, 1900. Collected by Dane Coolidge. Original muiil)er 

 1118. Cattdogued September 28, 1900. 

 Well-made skin in good condition; skull perfect. 



Eliomys parvus True. 



Proc. U. S. Xat. Mus., XVI, Xo. 9r,4, ]>. 601, October 25, 1893. 

 H^SjI- Skin and skull. Adult female. Along the Tana River, 

 between the coast and HamcNC, British East Africa. NoviMuber, 

 1892. Collected b}^ Hon. William Astor Chanler and Lieut. l>ud- 

 wig von Hohiiel. Catalogued July 21, 1893. 



The specimen wa.s originally in alcohol, V)ut at the time tlie species was 

 described it was made into a modern study skin, in good condition: skull perfect. 



Family APLODONTID.E. 



Genus APLODONTIA. 



Aplodontia olympica Merriam. liiological Suivcy collection. 



Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XIII, p. 20, January 31, 1S99. 

 8954:9. Skin and sktdl. Young adult male. Queniiiit Lake. ( )lynii)ic 

 Mountains, Washington. July 24. 1897. Collected l)y K. T. 

 Young. Original number 3o9. 



Well-made skin in goo<l condition; skull perfect. 



