3G2 Mr. G. Dollman on the African Shrews 



palatal length lO'l ; greatest maxillary breadth 7'2 ; median 

 depth of brain-case 56 : length of upper tooth-row 10 2. 



Hab. Kotelee, Walamo, Abyssinia. 



Type. Adult female. B.M. no. 6. 11. 1. 13. Original 

 number 148. Collected by P. Zaphiro on September 9th, 

 1905, and presented by W. N. McMillan, Esq. 



The darker colour and narrower skull distinguish this 

 form from the Katanga luna, The Machakos race cannot be 

 confused with this Abyssinian form, the hands, feet, and 

 tail being very much darker and the general colour browner 

 and less slaty in umbrosa. 



(70) Crocidura ibeana, sp. n. 



Smaller than luna and more cinnamon-coloured. 



Size of body and hind foot much smaller than in luna or 

 the allied forms ; hind foot only 12 mm. in length. 



Colour of upper parts light cinnamon-brown ( a pale snuff- 

 brown" mixed with " drab/' speckled with " mouse-grey"), 

 very much as in dull specimens of hindei. Flanks greyer, 

 the cinnamon tint gradually fading away and replaced on 

 the ventral surface by light grey, much less slaty than in 

 luna or macmillani. Backs of hands and feet dirty white. 

 Tail fairly long, caudal bristle-hairs short and inconspicuous ; 

 colour above reddish brown, whitish below. 



Skull considerably smaller than in luna, with much 

 smaller teeth ; anterior angles of cranium quite as square. 



Dimensions of the t} r pe (measured in the flesh) : — 



Head and body 74 ; tail 47 ; hind foot 12; ear 10-5. 



Skull : coudylo-incisive length 20 ; greatest breadth 9*4 ; 

 least interorbital breadth 45 ; length of palate 8 ; post- 

 palatal length 9; greatest maxillary breadth 6'2 ; median 

 depth of brain-case 4*7; length of upper tooth-row 8*5. 



Hab. Olgerei River, British East Africa. 



Type. Adult male. B.M. no. 12.7.1.68. Original 

 number 114. Collected and presented by A. Blayney 

 Percival, Esq. 



The much smaller size and cinnamon-brown colour 

 separate this form very clearly from the other members of 

 the luna group. 



Group 13 (argentala). 



Rather small-sized species. Colour above greyish or greyish brown. 



Second and third upper uuicuspids about equal in size. 



(71) Crocidura argentala, Suud. 



Sore.r argentatus, Sundevall, K. Vetensk.-Ak. Handl. ii. no. 10, p. 1G 

 (1858)." 



Size less than iti luna. 



