On a neio l\dm- Civet from Timor. 131 



Hab. Island of Zanzibar. 



Type. Old male. B.M. no. 12. 1. 6. 1. Collected and 

 pre.'sented to the British Museum by Mr. W. M. Aders. 



In addition to tiie type Mr. Aders sent home another 

 individual of this interesting insectivore, quite simihir iii 

 colour and general proportions. 



Through the kindness of Dr. A. F. de Seabra, of the 

 Museu Bocage, I have been able to compare tliese Zanzibar 

 individuals with tlie type specimen of Bocage's petersi. It 

 was at once apparent that the true petersi agreed, not witli 

 the island specimens, but with those from the mainland ; and 

 examination of the label and hi><tory of the sppcimen showed 

 that it originally came from East Africa, Zanzibar being- 

 used in the original description for the wiiole district and not 

 for the island. It thus becomes necessary to give a name 

 to tlie island s{)ecies, which I am pleased to call after thg 

 collector and donor, j\lr. Aders. 



XIII. — On a neio Palm-Civet from Timor. 

 By Ernst Schwarz. 



This new Paradoxurus is closely allied to P, hermapliroditus 

 sambonus, which is connected by it with the other Malay 

 representatives of the genus. 1 have narned it in honoijr of 

 its discoverer, Mr. C. B. Ilaniel, 



Paradoxurus her maphrodiius hanieli, subsp., n. 



Nearly allied to P. her maphrodiius sumbanus, but dis- 

 tinguished from it by its superior size, shorter aud softer fur, 

 and different colour. 



Fur moderately long, very rich and soft. 



Colour (of type). Back light olive-brown, with a distinct 

 black line down the middle of the back, and on each side of 

 it a row of black spots. (Hairs of back brownish gi'ey at 

 base, then sfrawy yellow with black tip.) Crown, ears, 

 muzzle, cheeks, limbs, and tail, e:!$:cept its basal fourth, black. 

 Nape strongly suffused with grey, markedly contrasted with 

 the colour ot the back ; sides of neck with a strong suffusion 

 of creamy buff. Face-markings exactly as in P. h. sumbanus, 

 {Shoulders and thighs indistinctly spotted. Underside of 

 body brownish buff. 



In some specimens the hairs of the back have a more pale 

 or more golden^yellow sabterminal band, thus producing a 



