On a new Species of Mellivora from Somaliland. 197 
XXVI—A new Species of Mellivora from Somaliland. 
By R. C. WrouautTon and Major R. E. CHErsMAn. 
‘THE classification of specimens of Mellivora from 8.W. Persia 
necessitated the survey of all material of this genus in the 
National Collection. It then became evident that certain 
specimens from Somaliland possessed characters differing 
from those of other African species of Meli’vora, more espe- 
cially from the two nearest named species, J/edlivora abys- 
s/nica, Hollister, and Mellivora sagulata, Hollister. 
Mellivora brockmant, sp. n. 
A Mellivora having the grey of the mantle much lighter 
than that of AZ. abyssinica, with white marginal line of mantle 
18 mm. broad and very distinct, and lacking the ochraceous 
colour of the mantle of J. sagulata. General colour black, 
with iron-grey mantle from between the eyes to half the 
length of the tail; mantle bordered with a clearly defined 
white marginal line, 
The hairs of the mantle are entirely white and entirely 
black, mixed in a proportion to give a general colour of grey. 
‘Towards the margin the black hairs are absent, forming thie 
white marginal line. Length of hairs about 26 mm. on the 
centre of the back. 
Dimensions of the type :—Head and body 687 mm.; tail 
220; hind foot 118 ; ear 35. 
Skull: condylo-basal length 128; palatilar length (broken) ; 
interorbital width 34; length of carnassial 15°5 ; length of 
upper tooth-row behind canine 31. 
Hab. N. Somaliland. Type from Upper Sheikh, Somali- 
land. Alt. 4300 ft. 
Another specimen from Gorahai, Somaliland (Capt. H. NV. 
Dunn). 
Type. Adult male. B.M. no. 10.10. 3.10. Original 
number 268. Collected 11th January, 1910, by Dr. R. H. 
Drake-Brockman, and presented by him to the British 
Museum. 
This species has been named in honour of Dr. R. EH. Drake- 
Brockman. 
