162 Mr. G. Dollman on the 



Hah. Kagambal), Uganda. Altitude 4800 feet. 



Type. Old male. B.M. no. 11. 12. 3. 87. Oii.oinal number 

 2343. Collected by Mr. Robin Kemp on July lOth, 1911. 



The great size of this species renders it easily distinguish- 

 able from all the other East African Olomys. 



Mr. Kemp obtained two furtlier specimens of ruhecuhis at 

 Nalasanji, Uganda, both of which, though subadult, are 

 ahnost equal in size to the type. 



(13) Otomys divinorum, Thos. 



Otonn/s divinorum, Thos. Ann. & Mcig. Nat. Hist. (8) vol vi. p. 311 

 (1910). 



Tiiis species is apparently intermediate between the 

 tropicalis and angoniensifi groups, possessing the broad nasals 

 of ango7iiensis, which, however, exhibit the same angular 

 transition to the narrower part as is found in tropicalis. 



Size rather smaller than in tropicalis. 



Oolour considerably paler than in the Kenya species, the 

 whole dorsal surface being of a uniform cinnamon-brown 

 and lacking the rather coarsely lined appearance of tropicalis 

 and angoniensis. Muzzle and light rings around eyes bright 

 orange-buff. Ventral surface of body slate-grey washed with 

 brownish buff. 



Skull rather smaller than that of tropicalis or angoniensis. 

 Nasals very broad anteriorly, the transition to the narrower 

 posterior portion marked by a distinct angle. We thus have 

 a combination of the broad nasals of angomeyisis and the 

 spoon- sliaped pattern of tropicalis. Molars rather small, m^ 

 with 7 laminae. 



Dimensions of the type : — 



Head and body 173 mm. ; tail 80 ; hind foot 26"3 ; 

 ear 22. 



Skull: greatest length 39; basilar length 31-7; zygo- 

 matic breadth 20*3; nasals 17*6x9; depth from highest 

 point of orbit to alveolar border at front of m^ 12'8 ; length 

 of upper molar series (crowns) 8'4 ; breadth of m^ 2-2. 



Hah. Kombo, Kilimanjaro. Altitude 5300 feet. 



Type. Adult female. B.M. no. 10. 7. 2. 84. 



This species is only known from the type-specimen; all 

 the other Otomys collected by Mr. Kemp at Rombo were 

 0. angoniensis elassodon. 



