CONTENTS XI 



Order Rodentia: Rodents — Continued. Page 



Family Hydroclioeridae: Capybaras _ 437 



Genus Hydrochoerus Brisson 437 



Family Hystricidae: Old World porcupines 438 



Genus Atherurus F. Cuvier 438 



Genus Thecurus Lyon 438 



Genus Trichys GQnther 439 



Family Idiuridae: African flying squirrels 439 



Genus Idiurus Matschie 439 



Family Muridae: Murine rats and mice 439 



Genus Acomys GeofiFroy 439 



Genus Aelhomys Thomas 439 



Genus Apodemvs Kaup 440 



Genus Apomys Mearns 441 



Genus Arvicanlhis Lesson 442 



Genus Bandicota Gray 443 



Genus Baiomys Thomas 443 



Genus Bullimus Mearns 443 



Genus Chiropodomys Peters 443 



Genus Cricetomys Waterhouse 443 



Genus Dasymys Peters 444 



Genus Dendromus Smith 445 



Genus Dephomys Thomas 445 



Genus Echiothrix Gray 446 



Genus Eropeplus Miller and HoUister 446 



Genus Grammomys Thomas 446 



Genus Hylomyscus Thomas 446 



Genus Leggada Gray 447 



Genus Lemniscomys Trouessart 449 



Genus Lenomys Thomas 449 



Genus Lenothrix Miller 449 



Genus Limnomys Mearns 450 



Genus Lophurornys Peters 450 



Genus Mastomys Thomas 451 



Genus Melasmothrix Miller and Hollister 452 



Genus Afus Linnaeus 452 



Genus Mylomys Thomas 452 



Genus Myomys Thomas 453 



Genus Oenomys Thomas 453 



Genus Otomys Cuvier 453 



Genus Pelomys Peters 454 



Genus Poemys Thomas 454 



Genus Praomys Thomas 454 



Genus Rattus G. Fischer 455 



Genus Saccostomvs Peters 487 



Genus Steatomys Peters 488 



Genus Tarsomys Mearns 488 



Genus Thallomys Thomas 488 



Genus Tryphomys Miller 488 



Genus Typomys Thomas 489 



Genus Uranomys Dollman 489 



Genus ZHolomys Osgood 489 



Family Muscardinidae: Dormice 489 



Genus Eliomys Wagner 489 



