1918.] H. C. EoBiNSON & C. B. Kloss : Sciuridne. 195- 



If R. 'phaeo'pepla is to be regarded as other than a subspecies of R. 

 melanoyepla, which is a very moot point, these two races are better 

 classed as subspecies of it and not of R. melanopepla as has been done 

 in the first instance. 



Ratufa melanopepla. 



a. melanopepla melanopepla. Miller. 



Pror. Acad. Set. Wd-shinglon, II, p. 71 (1903). 



Typical locality. — Telibon Island, Trang, Siamese Malaya. 

 Type. — In United States National Museum. 



b. melanopepla peninsulae, Miller. 



Smithsonian Misc. Coll., LXI, No. 21, p. 25 (1913). 



Typical locality. — Lay Song Hong, Trang, Siamese Malaya. 

 Typ)e. — In United States National Museum. 



9538. o Malay Peninsula (Rutledge) ; skull only. 



$ Ginting Bidai, Selangor, Malay Peninsula, 7th September, 1914 ; Federated 

 Malay States Museum [P.] ; skin and skull. 



c. melanopepla decolorata, Robinson and Kloss. 



Ann. Mug. Nat. Hist., (8), XIII, p. 227 (1914). 



Typical locality. — Koh Samui Island, Bandon Bight, Siamese Malaya. 

 Type. — In Federated Malay States Museum. 



$ West side, Koh Samui, Bandon Bight, Siamese Malaya, 7th May, 1913 (H.C. 

 Eobinson) [(A J ; Federated Malay States Museum [P.] ; skin and skull. 



d. melanopepla celaenopepla, Miller. 



Smithsonian Misc. Coll., LXI, p. 26 (1913). 



Typical locality. — Domel Island, Mergui Archipelago. 

 Type. — In United States National Museum. 



e. melanopepla fretensis, Thos. and Wrought. 



Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (8), IV, ji. 535 (1909). 



Typical locality. — Pulau Langkawi. 

 Type. — In British Museum. 



o Sungei Udang, Pulau Terutau, Straits of Malacca, 9th March, 1909 ; Fede- 

 rated Malay States Museum [P.] ; skin and skull. 



f. melanopepla penangensis, Robinson and Kloss. 



Jouni. Fed. Malay States Museum, IV, p. 245 (1911). 



Typical locality. — Telok Bahang, Penang Island. 

 Type. — In Federated Malay States Museum. 



9536-7. No locality ; skins and skulls. 

 These specimens agree perfectly with the types. 



Telok Bahang, Penang Island, 11th March, 1911; one of the typical series. 

 Federated Malay States Museum [P.] i skin and skull. 



