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68. Pogonomys mollipilosus Peters et Doria. 



Mr. A. Milue Edwards created the genus Pogonomys, 

 having: "la queue, velue dans sa portion anale, ensuite 

 absolument glabre" (Compt. rend. Acad. Paris, 1877, 

 p. 1081); Mr. Oldfield Thomas described a new form, 

 Chiruromys as he called it: "with the terminal portion 

 of the tail above with scales, quite naked, transversely 

 wrinkled and obviously prehensile" (P, Z. S. L. 1888, 

 p. 237). In 1897 however Thomas proposed to com- 

 bine the two groups in one genus, under the eldest 

 name Pogonomys (Ann. Mus. Genova, 1897, p. 613). The 

 species mollipilosus has been based upon a single male-spe- 

 cimen, collected by d'Albertis (Ann. Mus. Genova, 1881, 

 p. 609) at Katau, West of the Fly-river; head and body 

 10 cm., tail 16.5 cm. A female-specimen from Loria's col- 

 lection should evidently be referred to this species, said 

 Thomas (Ann. Mus. Genova, 1897, p. 613); the animal's 

 habitat was Moroka, near Mount Wori-Wori, British 

 New-Guinea. 



69. Pogonomys dryas Thomas. 



Closely allied to mollipilosus, but ears much larger. 

 Based upon two individuals from Dinawa, Owen Stanley 

 Range, British New-Guinea (altitude 1300 m.); head and 

 body 114 mm., tail 184 mm.; this animal was from Pratt's 

 collection. Two other skins collected by Meek at Avera, 

 Aroa-river, British N. G., belong to this species (Nov. 

 Zool. 1904, p. 600). 



70. Pogonomys macrourus A. Milne Edwards. 



This is the typical species of the genus ; the type- 

 specimen has been collected by M. Laglaize at Amberbaki, N. 

 West New-Guinea. The specimen measured : head and body 

 12 cm., tail 14 cm. (Compt. rend. Acad. Paris, 1877, p. 1081). 



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