1918.] H. C. EoMNSON & C. B. Kloss : Sciuridae. 223 



f. nigrovittatus orestes (Thos.). 



Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (6), V, p. 529 (1895). 



Typical locality. — Mount Dulit, Baram, Borneo. 



Type. — In British Museum. 



Pending the statement of differential characters we cannot rer-ard 

 Sciurus atristriatus , Miller, described from a half-grown female from Lo 

 Bon Bon, Dutch South-East Borneo [Smithsonian Misc. Coll., ^o. 21, 

 Vol. 61, p. 22 (1913)] as other than this form, which is not mentioned 

 in the text and has possibly been overlooked by Mr. Miller. 



g. nigrovittatus klossii (Miller). 



Proc. Acad. Sci. Washington, II, p. 225 (1900). 



Typical locality. — Saddle Island, Tambelan Group. 

 Type. — In United States National Museum. 



Genus TOMEUTES, Thomas, 1915. 

 Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (8) XV, p. 386 (1915). 



lokroides and mearsi. 



This group is so difficult that fresh specimens properly dated and 

 with measurements are required to deal with it satisfactorily. The 

 specimens in the Indian Museum appear mainly to belong to two forms 

 in winter and in summer pelage. Adequate material would doubtless 

 enable separations to be made. 



Tomeutes lokroides. 

 a. lokroides lokroides (Hodgson). 



Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, V, p. 232 (lS3(i). 



Typical locality. — Sikkim. 

 Type. — In British Museum. 



8404-6. Khatmandu, Nepal (Major Maiiuers-Smith). 



9377. Below Bhimphed, Nepal (J. (Scidly) ; skin and skull. 



9378. Hetowra, Nepal (.J. Scully). 



9381-2. Darjiling (W. T. Blanford) ; skins and skulls. 

 9384-6. Darjiling, 4,000 ft. (G. Masson) ; skins and skulls. 



9393. Darjiling (J. Anderson) ; skin and skull. 



9394, 9430. Darjiling (C. J. Bonieri) ; skins and skulls. 

 9431. Darjiling (E. Blyth) ; skin and skull. 



7300. Sukna, 2,000 ft. (Base of Darjiling Himalayas) ; skin and skull. 



9387-91. Darjiling (Terai) (J. Anderson); (9387, 90 skins and skulls). 



9380. Sikkim (H. J. Elwes). 



? Sikkim (H. J. Elwes). 



9392. Sikkim Himalayas (J. Anderson) ; skin and skull.. 



9428. Sikkim (L. Mandelli) ; skin and skull. 



9379. Sikkim (H. J. Elwes); skin and skull. 

 9437. Darjeeling (A. S. B.) ; skull onfy. 

 9438-9. ? (A. S. B.); skulls only. 

 9436. (A. Grote) ; skin and skuU. 



Black specimens juv. germaini ? 

 8042. ? ? skin and skull. 



9383. Sikkim (L. Mandelli) ; skin and skull. 



