3G0 Mr. G. Dollman on the African Shrews 



of the fumosa and turba groups, the second upper unicuspid 

 rather smaller than the third, not so markedly as in fumosa, 

 but rather more so than in turba. Last molar as large as 

 in fumosa. In general form this skull is like that of monax 

 and the allied species ultima, the square-shaped brain-case 

 being common to hoth groups, although not present in all 

 the species of the dolichura group. 



Dimensions of the type and two topotypes (measured in 

 the flesh) : — 



Head and body. Tail. Hind foot. Ear. 

 mm. mm. mm. mm. 



S (type) 88 60 15 12 



rf 86 57 15-5 10 



$ 77 55 14 11-5 



Skull-dimensions : — 



6- 6. ?. $• . 



Type. Katanga. Katanga. S. Rhodesia. 



mm. ram. mm. mm. 



Condylo-incisive length .. 24-3 23'8 23-8 23'5 



Greatest breadth 105 107 10-6 10-5 



Least interorbital breadth . . 5-2 52 52 5 



Length of palate 10-4 10 102 9-7 



Postpalatal length 107 106 105 10-3 



Greatest maxillary breadth 7 5 77 77 7"3 



Medi m depth of brain-case .6 6 6 5 - 9 



Length of upper tooth-row . 11 10'8 11 10'8 



Hab. Buukeya River, Katanga, S. Congo. Altitude 

 3400 feet. 



Type. Adult male. B.M. no. 9. 1. 3. 3. 



In addition to the specimens mentioned above, there are 

 in the Collection two more from the Melsetter District, 

 S.W. Rhodesia, which agree very closely with the type in 

 general colour and cranial characters. 



(68) Crocidura luna umbrosa, subsp. n. 



A brown-coloured race of luna. 



Size about as in the Katanga species. 



General colour very much darker and browner, more as 

 in the fumosa group, but greyer ; colour of back about 

 as in " deep mouse-grey " washed with " mummy-brown " ; 

 the grey tint of luna here restricted to the grey speckling. 

 Underparts rather darker, slate-grey, hair-tips tinged with 

 buff, not silvery. Backs of hands and feet brownish, con- 

 siderably darker than in luna. Tail very much darker in 

 colour, dark blackish brown above, a shade paler below. 



Skull like that of luna, with square-shaped, sharp-angled 



