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Geoffrey , the type-species of the genus however , has a 

 distichous , not a cylindrical (Alston) tail , and if we accept 

 this characteristic than De Rochebrune's hueti and my 

 nagtglasii belong to the genus Graphiurus. The species 

 named coupeii and murinus , like erythrohronchus have cy- 

 lindrical tails and therefore ought to be separated in an- 

 other genus , perhaps in the neighborhood of Muscardinus , 

 understand in the sense of Alston (1. c. p. 79) »tail bushy 

 and cylindrical troughout", not of Blasius (Saugethiere , 

 1857, p. 298) »der Schwanz ist der ganzen Lange nach 

 gleichmassig buschig und zweizeilig'\ Later investigations 

 based upon large series of specimens in alcohol, skeletons 

 and skulls are necessary to conclude if the above named 

 small species belong to the same group with the new 

 species I now proceed to mention. 



52. Claviglis crassicaudatus^ ii« g- et n. sp. 



Du Queah River (Büttikofer and Stampfli). 



An adult female in Büttikofer's and Stampfli's collec- 

 tions belonging to the Myoxidae-familj is distinguished from 

 all other hitherto described species by its tail , which is 

 shorter and more pencil-like than in any other species. I 

 call it crassicaudatus. 



Description of the single specimen (in alcohol): Upper- 

 parts ashy brown , underparts white with a reddish-brown 

 shade: the basal-part of the hairs is slaty black colored; 

 a black stripe from nose to and round eyes. The tail is 

 club-shaped: at the base of the tail are the hairs very 

 short , abruptedly they are followed by very long hairs 

 to its tip , forming a broad club : the hairs round the 

 base of the tail and above are colored like the back, un- 

 derparts for the rest and tip of tail black. Whiskers black , 

 whitish towards their tips. 

 Length of head and body 100 mM. 



» » tail with tuft 50 » 



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Notes from tlie Leyden Miuseutu , Vol. X. 



