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Miopiîhecus talapoin Pilettei n. subsp. 



Ruwenzori, 2500 m. a. s., Kabawaki (A. Pilette), n" 1800, cf. 



Nose clothed with black hair; on the upper lip short yellow 

 hairs are overlaid bv longer black. Hairs on cheeks golden yellow 

 (Oberthur : 26,1), partly blackish at the tips. Thèse hairs are 

 directed downwards, and gradually more and more backwards, 

 so that behind the ear thev are directed qiiite backwards. A black 

 streak from the posterior corner of the eye halfway towards the 

 ear; from that black band on either side of the forehead a group of 

 black hair rises forming a shiny black patch which is very conspi- 

 cuous as otherwise the dominating colour of the forehead is yellow. 

 In front of the middle of the ear the hairs radiate npwards, for- 

 wards and downwards. The centre of this whirl is yellowish white, 

 the longer hairs becoming golden vellow in their distal parts, and 

 some are also black- tipped. The hairs of this whirl, which are 

 directed downwards, become confluent with the whiskers of the 

 cheeks, those of the upper part skirt the above mentioned latéral 

 black patch of the forehead. Ail upper parts from the forehead to 

 the root of the tail hâve the same speckled dark olive yellow 

 appearance, although the yellow dominâtes on the head and the 

 sides of the body, but the black on the middle of the back. This 

 colour is produced bv the hairs being greyish black on their basai 

 parts, distally black with a subapical golden yellow (26,2) band, 

 which is narrower than the black tip on the back. On the shoulders 

 and arms the vellow dominâtes, but shades somewhat in ochraceous 

 towards the hands. On the hind legs as well the yellow dominâtes, 

 but has there a somewhat more olive shade, while the feet gra- 

 dually assume a pale brownish tint. The lower parts and inside of 

 limbs are white. The anal callosities are surrounded with pale buf- 

 fish hairs. The tail differs somewhat in colour from the back, 

 because the light rings of the hairs are paler, vellowish white. 

 This is the case with the basai half of the tail, the distal parts are 

 in the type spécimen brownish grey, but this dépends no doubt 

 on the fact that the hairs there are much worn and broken. 



