514 Mr. G. Dollman on the African Shrews 



Colour pale greyish sepia. Tooth-row 11 

 mm. (Panyam, N. Nigeria.) 



(61) foxi, sp. n. 

 b^. Anterior corners of brain-case square, not 

 rounded. 

 «". Colour above pale grey finely speckled 

 with snufF-brown ; tail greyish white. 

 (Katanga, S. Congo.) 



(67) hina, Uollm. 

 IP. Colour above pale grey washed with dark 

 brown; tail blackish brown. (Machakos, 



B.E.A.) (68) /. umhrosa, subsp. n. 



c'. Colour dark slate lightly washed with 

 A'andyke-brown ; tail greyish white. 

 (Walamo, Abyssinia,) 



(69) /. macmiUani, subsp. n. 

 J'. Size smaller : head and body 74-85 mm. ; tail 

 45-64 ; hind foot 12-15. 

 a^. Tail shorter (45-52 mm.). 



a'. Anterior corners of brain-case rounded, 

 c**. Tooth-row longer (lO'O mm.). (S. of 



Tfingauyika.) (73) electa, Dollra. 

 b\ Tooth-row shorter (8-9-9-4 mm.), 

 (Roodeval, S. Africa.) 



(71) argentata, Sund. 

 If. Anterior corners of brain-case square. 



Colour above light cinnamon over grey. 

 (Olgerei R., B.E.A.) 



(70) ibeana, sp. n. 

 i^ Tail longer (58-64 mm.). Colour above 

 dull greyish brown, below grey. (Cape.) 

 (74) martensi, Dobs, 

 i". Last upper molar verj'^ small, 



«'. Skull flattened. Colour above pale hair-brown 

 over grey. Tail 54 mm. in length. (Angola.) 

 (63) erica, sp. n. 

 ¥. Skull not flattened. Colour above cinnamon- 

 brown over grej'. Tail 49 mm. in length, 

 (Kabwir, N. Nigeria.) (62) arefhusa, sp. n, 

 l^. Colour very dark slate-grey. (S. Africa.) 



(72) cyanea^ Duv. 

 c' . Third upper unicuspids smaller than second. 



d\ Colour above dark blackish brown. 



a^. Tail longer (65 mm.); hind foot 15-16. Ventral 

 surface dull brownish grey. (W, of Semliki, 



Congo.) (66) nigrofusca, Matsch, 



b^. Tail shorter (52 mm.) ; hind foot 12. Ventral sur- 

 face grey. (Angola.) . . (65) nigricans, Boc. 

 ¥. Colour above light grey washed with pale mummy- 

 brown ; ventral surface whitish. (Titebbi, Welle 



River.) (64) boydi, sp. n. 



d. Size small : head and body 63-86 mm. ; hind foot 11-13-5 ; 

 length of skull 18-5-2 li ; tooth-row 7-5-9-4. 

 a'. Tail shorter (40 mm. or less). 



o*. Size larger (head and body 84-86 mm.). 



