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the nasals are more bent downward in front, the dorsal profile 

 being thus made faintly convex throughout. Though even more 

 flattened than in P. suhterraneus capucinus, the brain-case is as 

 long relatively to its breadth as in true suhterraneus. Auditory 

 bulliB larger than in P. suhterraneus though not peculiar in form. 



Teeth. — The teeth resemble those of Pitymys suhterraneus, 

 except that the third inner re-entrant angle of m^ is so shallow 

 that the terminal loop is essentially straight, its main axis 

 directed backward and slightly outward, its inner border with a 

 short, blunt, projecting point somewhat behind middle. 



Measurements. — Type (adult female) : head and body, 88 ; 

 tail, 32-5; hind foot, 14-5; ear, 8-5. For cranial measure- 

 ments see Table, p. 761. 



Specimen examined. — The type. 



9. Gageni, Prahova, Roumania. Lord Lilford (p). 4. 4. 6. 65. 

 (W. Dodson.) {'^'upc of species.) 



PITYMYS DRUENTIUS Miller. 



1852. Arvicola (Miavtus) sclijsii Gcrbc, Rev. et ]\Iag. do Zool., 2d ser., iv, 

 p. 159, j\Iarch, 1852 (Near Barcelonuette, Basses-Alpes, France). 

 Not Arvicola sclysii Bonaparte, 1845. 



1911. Pitymys driientius Miller, Proc. Biol. Soc, Washington, xxiv, p. .39, 

 February 24, 1911 (Substitute for selysii). 



Type locnliti/. — Terres-plaines, near Barcelonuette, Basses- 

 Aljjes, France. 



Geographical (llstrihution. — South-western Alps ; limits of 

 range not known. 



Diagnosis. — In general similar to Pitynvjs suhterraneus, but 

 colour differing in a strong buffy suffusion of the entire pelage, 

 particularly noticeable on ventral surface ; feet greyish white in 

 evident contrast with colour of back. 



Colour. — Upper parts a light wood-brown, sometimes tinged 

 with raw-umber, faintly grizzled with greyish and black ; on 

 sides the wood-brown becomes lighter and more buffy, passing 

 rather abruptly into colour of belly ; underparts light ochraceous- 

 buff irregularly darkened by the appearance at surface of slaty 

 under-colour, particularly on chin and throat ; feet scantily 

 clothed with silvery greyish white hairs, the dorsal surface 

 of foot strongly contrasted with back ; tail obscurely bicolor, 

 brownish above, whitish below. 



Slcull and teeth. — The skull and teeth resemble those of 

 Pitymys suhterraneus, but the dorsal profile of the brain-case is 

 somewhat less flattened, and the molars are usually more robust, 

 particularly the posterior maxillary tooth. The terminal loop of 

 this tooth shows a tendency to assume the short, abruptly 

 rounded form characteristic of P. multiplex. Inner border of 

 posterior triangle of j«^ with a tendency to develop an evident 



