KRINACEUS 133 



1. Andalucia, Spain. Lord Lilford (p). 94. 6 11 5 



_i juv. Elche, Alicante. G. S. Miller (c). 8. 8. 4. 1(3. 



juv. al. Lecques, Var, France. Dr. P. Siepi (p). 98. 8. 25. 1. 



Erinaceus ALGiRu.s VAGANs Thoma.s. 



1901. Erinacens alr/irus imgans Thomas, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, p. 38. 



Type in British Museum. 

 1910. Evinaccus algirus vagans Trouessart, Faune Mamm. d'Europe, p. 39. 



Tyi^e locality. — Qsrn Cristobal, Minorca, Balearic Islands. 



Geographical distribution. — Balearic Islands. 



Diatjnosis. — Condylobasal length of skull in individuals with 

 worn teeth about 54 mm. ; furred area of body whitish through- 

 out, with no evident dark wash on face, in interramial or 

 intercrural regions, or on feet. 



Measurements. — Type (adult male) : head and body, 250 ; 

 tail, 40 ; hind foot, 37. Adult male from Inca, Majorca : head 

 and body, 218 ; tail, 31 ; hind foot, 35. For cranial measure- 

 ments see Table, p. 132. 



Specimens examine cl.~0\x6 from ^Majorca and five from Minorca 

 Balearic Islands. ' 



Bemarlcs. — The Balearic form of Erinaceus algirus is dis- 

 tinguishable from the African race by its paler colour and smaller 

 size. Its relationship to the animal occurring on the mainland 

 of southern Spain is not at present clear. 



i. Inca, Majorca ; 300 m. O. Thomas & R. I. Pocock 0. 7. 1. 6. 

 Balearic Islands. (c & p). 



4 6, 9. San Cristobal, ]\rinorca. 0. Thomas & R. I. Pocock 0. 7 1 35-39 



(c & p). 



(0. 7. 1. 36. Type of subspecies.) 



