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3. Atelerix. 



Atelerix, Pomel, Arch. Sci. Nat. Geneva, ix. p. 251 0848). 

 PeroeehinuSf Fitz. SB. Wiss. Wien, liv. 1, p. 565 (1866) (type, E. pru- 

 nerif Wagn.). 



Range. Northern Africa — Senegal to Egypt, southwards 

 to British East Africa. 



Genotype (now definitely designated). A. albiventris (Eri- 

 naceus albiventris, Wagn.). 



Other species : — 



adansoni, Rochebr. spiculus, Thos. 



hindei, Thos. 



4. Hemiechinus. 



Hemiechinus, Fitz. SB. Wiss. Wieu, liv. 1, p. 565 (1866). 



Range. Southern and Eastern PaUearctic Region, extending 

 southwards into Egypt and Northern India. 



Genotype (now selected and designated). II. platyotis 

 (Erinaceus platyotis, Sund.). 



Other species and subspecies : — 



alaschanicus, Sat. 

 albulus, Stol. 

 auritus, 6m. 

 brctchyotis, Sat. 

 calligoni, Sat. 

 collar is, Gray. 

 daurtcus, Sund. (?). 

 grayi, Benn. 



megalotis, Ely. 



minor, Sat. 

 ?niodon, Thos. 

 persicus, Sat. 

 przeivalskii, Sat. 

 russoioi, Sat. 

 twanicus, Sat. 

 turfanicus, Matscb. 



Satunin and other authors have evidently supposed that 

 auritus was the genotype of Hemiechinus, but that name 

 is not included in Fitzinger's original paper, quoted above, 

 where the first two species are both members of what is here 

 called Paraechinus. But by my now formally selecting 

 platyotis, Sund. (which is synonymized by Anderson with 

 auritus), from Fitzinger's list as the genotype, the generic 

 name may be retained for the group so termed by Satunin. 



5. Paraechinus. 



Paraechinus, Trouess. Rev. Mag. Zool. 1879, p. 24:?. 

 Range. From South-eastern Europe and Egypt to India. 



