M iiumals from Northern Rhodesia. 175 



7. Crocidura neave> y Wrought. 



c? . 166. Kalungwisi River. 



C ncavei was founded by W rough ton on a single speci- 

 men contained in the 1905 Neave Collection from the Ndola 

 District, the type locality being the Kafue River. 



8. Crocidura I una, sp. n. 



c£ . 70; ? . 71. Bunkeya River, Katanga, Congo. 



cJ. 94. Lufupa River, Katanga, Congo. 



Similar in size to Crocidura hindei, Thos., but grey in 

 colour instead of brownish red. 



Tail rather long, otherwise proportions as in C. hindei. 

 Fur of medium length, measuring about 6 mm. in length on 

 back. General colour of upper surface smoke-grey (between 

 slate-grey no. 1 and otter-brown no. 1, ' Repertoire de 

 Couleurs'), rather browner on the back, paling to greyish 

 brown on the sich'S. Individual hairs of back slaty grey at 

 base, turning greyish white towards the apical portion, tips 

 brown. Backs of hands and feet thinly covered with short 

 greyish- white hair?. Under surface of body slaty grey, 

 washed over with silvery white. Individual hairs of belly 

 slate-grey with greyish-white tips. Tail thinly covered with 

 short grey hairs; the longer hairs fairly numerous and 

 evenly scattered throughout the basal half. 



Skull with rather a broad cranial region. 



Dimensions of the type (measured in the flesh) : — 



Head and body 88 mm. ; tail 60 ; hind foot 15 ; ear 12. 



Skull: greatest length 24'5 ; basal length 21"3 ; greatest 

 breadth across brain-case 10'5 ; greatest breadth across 

 maxillary region 7*5; palatal length 10'5 ; length of upper 

 tooth-row from front of first incisor to back of last molar 11. 



flab. Bunkeya River, Katanga, Congo, altitude 3100 feet. 



Type. Adult male. B.M. no. 9. 1. 3. 3. Original num- 

 ber 70. Collected o:i August 31st, 1907. 



This species is easily distinguished from its near allies by 

 the cold grey colour of the fur, and the broad, rather fiat 

 skull. 



9. Crocidura electa, sp. n. 



c? . 150. Kamtoby, south of Lake Tanganyika. 

 $ . 152. Lofu Valley, Tanganyika Plateau. 

 Allied to the foregoing species, but rather smaller in size 

 and with a shorter tail. 



