6 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. 



Pouch practically obsolete. Mammte six. 



T. ^.,. . 1.2.3.4 1 ^ 1.0.3.4 1.2.3.4 



Dentition t. -, ^ „ . c. -. p.m. —--——. m. --———. 



1.2.3 1 ^ 1.0.3.0 1.2.3.4 



General dentition somewhat similar to that of those species of 

 Phascologale in which the lower /* is wanting. Canines long 

 and strong. Upper /* much smaller than /^ and especially/"'. 

 Lower /)* entirely wanting. 



Skull flattened in the frontal region as in Phascologale. The 

 nasal bones very slightly expanded posteriorly. Bulla; very much 

 swollen, the mastoid portion also inflated. 



Habits. — Terrestrial ; burrowing ; insectivorous. 



Range. — That of the only species. 



Dasyiiroides byrnei, sp. nov. 



Size similar to that of the larger species of Phascologale. 

 Form stout and strong. Fur close and soft, mainly composed of 

 the under-fur. General colour a grizzled grey, with a faint 

 rufous tinge, especially on the head and back. 



Chin, ventral surface, inner sides of limbs and upper surface 

 of hands and feet white. 



Tail rufous coloured cm rather less than its proximal half. 

 The distal half thickly covered with long black hairs, which form 

 a very well-marked dorsal and ventral crest. 



Ears when laid forward reaching nearly to the anterior canthus 

 of the eye. 



Palms with fi\e well-marked and faintly striated pads placed 

 on gi'anular elevations. 



There is a small tuft of long white whisker-like hairs on the 

 posterior surface of the fore-arm just above the wrist. 



Soles with three well-marked pads placed on granular eleva- 

 tions at the base of the toes ; the pads with fairly well-marked 

 stria tions. The median part of the sole is naked and granulated. 

 Each side has a strongly marked close set series of hairs bending 

 over towards the middle line. 



Tail fairly thick, but not incrassated. 



Manimse six. Pouch very slightly developed with two low 

 lateral folds. 



Skull flattened as in Pliascologale but witli the nasals very 

 slightly broadened behind as in Sminthopsis. 



