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KODENTIA 



Mus spiciLEGUS SPiciLEGUS Petenyi. 



1882. Mus spicilcgus Petenyi, Termeszetrajzi Fiizetok, BudaxJest, v, p. 114. 

 1882. Mus acervator Petenyi, Termeszetrajzi Fiizetek, Budapest, v, p. 114 



(alternative name). 

 1882. Mus acervif»;x Petenyi, Termeszetrajzi Fiizetek, Budapest, v, p. 114 



(alternative name). 

 1882. Mus canicularius Petenyi, Termeszetrajzi Fiizetek, Budapest, v, 



p. 114 (alternative name). 

 1882. Mus caniculator Petenyi, Termeszetrajzi Fiizetek, Budapest, v, 



p. 114 (alternative name). 

 1896. Mus musculus flavesccns Barrett-Hamilton, Zoologist, 3d. ser., xx, 



p. 179, May 1896 (not Mus musculus Mir. Jiavcscens Fischer, 1872). 

 1910. Mus sjiicilcgus Trouessart, Faune Mamm. d'Europe, p. 148. 



Type JocalUy. — Hungary. 



Geogrcqjhical disfribuiion. — East central Europe from the 

 northern portion of the Balkan Peninsula to the shores of the 

 Baltic ; westward into Sweden. 



Diagnosis.- — General colour of upper parts a clear greyish 

 brown without decided yellowish or russet suffusion. 



Colour. — Ujjper parts a light wood-brown, becoming some- 

 what bufify on sides, the entire median region from nose to base 

 of tail rather conspicuously though finely " lined " with black, 

 this " lining " sometimes producing an evident dark median 

 dorsal area, and always becoming inconspicuous on sides and 

 disappearing entirely on narrow area bordering lighter colovu* 

 of underparts. Basal portion of hairs slate-grey. Underpai'ts 

 rather sharply defined bufiy white or i)ale cream-buff, the slate- 

 grey bases of the hairs producing a slight greyish cast. Feet 

 and under surface of tail es.seutially concolor with belly ; upper 

 surface of tail brownish without sharp line of demarcation. 

 Ears sprinkled with brownish hairs externally, with huffy 

 internally, neither surface with any decided colour. 



Measurements. — Average of seven adults from Ujisala, 

 Sweden: head and body, 86-2 (82-96); tail, 67-8 (60-77); 

 hind foot, 17 "1 (15 •4-17 "4). Average and extremes of seven 

 adults from near Konigsberg, Germany: head and body, 81 "9 

 (73-90); tail, 67-8 (60-75); hind foot, 16-8 (16-4-17-4). 

 Adult female from Hatszeg, Hunyad, Hungary : head and body, 

 81 ; tail, 62 ; hind foot, 17 ; ear, 12. Adult male from Gageni, 

 Roumania : liead and body, 75 ; tail, 60 ; hind foot, 16 ; ear, 12. 

 Average and extremes of five adults from Patrily, Pioumania : 

 head and body, 77-5 (72-83); tail, 6-21 (59-5-70) ; hind foot, 

 16-2 (16-16-5); ear, 12 (11-5-13 5). For cranial measure- 

 ments see Table, p. 880. 



Specimens examined. — Fiftv-seven, from the following localities: — 

 Sweden : Upsala, 10 (U.S.N.M.) ; Stockholm, 2 (U.S.N.M.). 

 Germany : Baltic coast, west of Konigsberg, 17 (U.N.N.^NL). 

 Austria-Hungary : Csallokoz-Somorja, Pressburg, 5 ; Hatszeg, 

 Hunyad, 2 ; Pester Comitat, 2. 



