HALLOMYS AUDEBERTI. 107 



NOTE xxvn. 



ON A NEW GENUS AND SPECIES OF MUS EROM 

 MADAGASCAR. 



BY 



Dr. P. A. JENTINK. 



March 1879. 



Up to the present time the different travellers have found in 

 Madagascar the following Muridae , viz : Mus indicus , rattus 

 and Tnusculus , and the very interesting Hypoyeomys antimena. 

 The first three species are probably introduced by vessels, 

 whilst Hypogeomys antimena is peculiar to Madagascar. 



Last month our Museum received a large collection of 

 Mammals , Birds , a. s. o. gathered in that island by 

 Mr. J. Audebert , in which collection there were three spe- 

 cimens of Mice , which clearly belong to a new species , 

 nay to a new genus. For showing the general size and 

 dentition of Mus decumanus , the hind feet are highly 

 enlarged , the ears longer , and the tip for about one sixth 

 the lenght of the tail is ornated with pure white hairs. 



Hallomy s Audeberti^ n. g. et n. sp. 



General tint of the rather short and very soft fur oli- 

 vaceous as in Pelomys fallax , Mus abyssinicus , variegatus 

 and vittatus. The fur of head , upper parts and sides of 



Notes from the Leyden Museum. 



