132 Dr. W. T. Caiman on a Terrestrial 



more greyish or a more golden -yellow oeneral effect. The 

 dorgal lines tend to disappear in some individuals. 



Skull much as in F. h. sumhanus but much larger. Zygo- 

 matic arches very wide and intertemporal constriction 

 well-marked, but short as in that form. Nasals U-shaped, 

 very broad. Bullaj small, much smaller than in sumhanus, 

 inflated between carotic canal and foramen lacerum posterius. 

 Sagittal crest in males very high. 



Teeth similar to those of P. h. sumhamis but a little larger. 

 P4 with a well-developed anterior tubercle (parastyle) and 

 narrow postero-internal ledge. 



Type. Zoological Museum, Munich ; original no. 90 ; skin 

 and skeleton o£ old male. Collected by C. B. Haniel on 

 August 5th, 1911. 



Type locality. Baung, Amarassie, Timor. 

 Specimens examined. Ten from various localities : OEu, 

 Baung, Noimina ; all in Timor. 



Dimensions of the type (taken on the flat skin) : — 

 Head and body 590 mm. ; tail (without hairs) 450. 

 Skull : basilar length 96 ; condylo-basilar length 100 ; 

 greatest breadth 65'3 ; mastoid breadth 87 ; nasals 24 x 11'2 ; 

 intertemporal constriction 12'1 ; width of brain-case 37"5 ; 

 palatilar length 44 ; palate, greatest breadth (including teeth) 

 37 ; least breadth (between canines and incisors) 11 ; breadth 

 of rostrum across roots of canines 20*5 ; foramina incisiva 5 ; 

 front oi Py to back of m^ 33; p^, length on outer edge 8'4, 

 breadth 7, greatest diameter 9"7. 



The Timor Palm-Civet is readily distinguished by the 

 greyish hue on the neck and the black head. From P. h. 

 sumhanus it differs in the characters indicated above ; 

 P. h. setosus of Ceram is larger, more yellowish in coloration, 

 and has much larger bullse and more complex teeth. 



XIV. — On a Terrestrial Ampht'pod from Kew Gardens. 

 By \V. T. Calman, D.Sc. 



(Tiiblished by permission of tlie Trustees of the British Museum.) 



Specimens of the Amphipod described below liave been sent 

 to the Natural History Museum by Mr. A. W. Hill, Assistant 

 Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. They were 

 found in the "Tropical Pits," and about a dozen specimens, 

 including adults of botli sexes, have been collected at various 

 times. 



