558 



G. S. Miller (c). 8. 8. 4. 57-64. 



G. S. Miller (c). 8. 8. 4. 65. 



O. Thomas (p). 8. 2. 9. 70-71. 



M. de la Escalera (c). 6. 11. 4. 5-S. 



O. Thomas (p). 8. 2. 9. 72-74. 



0. Thomas (p). 8. 2. 9. 67-09. 



Lord Lilford (p). 0. 5. 5. 1-2. 



Lord Lilford (p). 0. 5. 5. 3. 



Dr. A. Giinther (c). 59. 9. 6. 25-26. 



Lord Lilford (p). 95. 4. 6. 1. 



O. Thomas (p). 8. 11. 30. 5-6. 



C. Mottaz (p). 0. 2. 6. 5. 



W. Giirtner (p). 92. 10. 5. 0. 



E. R. Alston (p). 79. 9. 12. 3. 



ELIOMYS GYMNESICUS Thomas. 



1901. Eiiomys quercinus Thomas, Proc. Zool. Soc, London, p. 41. 



1903. Eiiomys gyninesicus Thomas, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., 7th ser., xi, 



p. 494, May, 1903. Type in British Museum. 

 1910. Eiiomys querdnus gymncsicus Trouessart, Faune Manim. d'Europe 



p. 137. 



Type locality. — San Ci'istobal, Minorca, Balearic Islands. 



Geographical clisirihution. — Balearic Islands. 



Diagnosis. — Similar to Eiiomys quercinus but with smaller 

 ear (height from meatus 20 to 22 mm. instead of 23 to 25 mm.). 



Colour. — The colour is in all re.spects like that of Eiiomys 

 quercinus, though tlie upper parts appear to be a little more 

 suffused with reddish brown than usual in the mainland animal. 

 Tail markings exactly as in E. quercinus. 



Measurements. — Type (adult male) : head and body, 131 ; 

 tail, 107 ; hind foot, 26 ; ear from meatus, 21. Two other adult 

 males from the type locality; head and body, 116 and 120; 

 tail, 100 and 102; hind foot, 27 and 25-5; ear from meatus, 

 22 and 20. For cranial measurements see Table, p. 564. 



Specimens examined. — Six, all from the Island of Minorca. 



Bemarhs. — The Balearic Eiiomys appears to be well differen- 

 tiated from the mainland animal by its smaller ear. 



5 S, S San Cristobal, Minorca- O. Thomas and E. I. 0. 7. 1. 44-49. 

 skull. Pocock (c & p). 



(0. 7. 1. 47. Ty2ie of species.) 



