S PAL AX 895 



Diagnosis. — Like Spalax dolbrogese, but skull tending to be 

 somewhat deeper ; anteorbital foramen moderate, nearly as wide 

 as hiofh ; anterior base of zygoma heavy ; auditory bulke rather 

 short and wide ; breadth of iii^ at alveolus about equal to width 

 of palate in same region. 



Specimens examined. — Austria-Hungary, Kolozsvar, 2 ; Hungary, no 

 exact locality, 2 (U.S.N.M.). 



2. Kolozsvar, Hungary. 0. Thomas (p). 3. 1. 14. 1-2. 



(L. Fiihrcr.) 



SPALAX GR^CUS Nehring. 



1898. Spalax grivcus Nehring, Zool. Anzeiger, xxi, p. 228, March 21, 1898. 



Type in Munich Lluseum. 

 1910. Spalax gnvcits Trouessart, Faune Mamm. d'Europe, p. 204. 



Type localiti/. — Supposed to be the neighbourhood of Athens, 

 Greece. 



Geographical distrihution. — Known only from the two original 

 specimens and a young male from Stylis too immature to be 

 positively identified. 



Diagnosis. — Similar to Spmlax hungaricus, but skull with 

 somewhat broader rostrum and palate. 



External characters and colour. — As in *S'. hungarictis. 



SJcull and teeth. — In all respects the skull and teeth resemble 

 those of Spalax hungaricus, as opposed to S. dolhrogese (great 

 depth through frontal region ; form of auditory bullae ; width of 

 infraorbital foramen), but the rostrum appears to be slightly 

 broader and the nasals a little more spatulate than in the 

 northern animal. Teeth exactly as in >S^. hungaricus, except that 

 molars are relatively somewhat narrower, a peculiarity that may 

 readily prove to be individual. The enamel pattern of the adult 

 agrees with that of S. hungaricus in all respects except in the 

 slightly less development of the longitudinal terminations of the 

 outer re-entrant folds, a peculiarity probably due to the condition 

 of wear in which the crowns happen to be. 



Measurements. — Hind foot of adult, 27 mm. For cranial 

 measurements see Table, p. 896. 



Specimens examined. — The skeleton and mounted specimen in the 

 Munich Museum which formed the basis of the species : also an immature 

 male from Stylis. 



Bemarks. — Through the kindness of the authorities of the 

 Munich Museum I have had the opportunity to compare the 

 original specimens of Spalax grsecus with S. hungaricus and S. 

 dolhrogese. Since the species was described the skull has been 

 removed from the adult individual. This specimen shows that 

 the teeth, contrary to the supposition of the original describer, 

 have no characters that can be regarded as specific. If distinct 

 from S. hungaricus, the larger animal is not likely to be separable 

 by any other character than its size. 



6. Stylis, Phthiotis, Greece. E. MacDonell (c & p). 9. 3. 15, 1. 



