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26. Mus chryso/ihilus, de Wint. 



c? . 146. Lofu River, Tanganyika Plateau. 



<$ . 113. Chinsali, Loangwa River. 



$ . 103. Lundazi River, North Loangwa Valley. 



27. Mus walambce, Wrought. 



<J. 120, 122, 125, 126. Charabezi River. 



<$ . 169. Kalungwisi River. 



? . 133. Edge of Chimpili Plateau. 



? . 132. Upper Luansenshi River. 



28. Mus coucha, Smith. 



£ . 138. Chishi Island, Lake Bangweolo. 

 ? . 189. Lower Uhambezi River. 



29. Mus jacksoni, de Wint. 

 £ . 163. Mporokoso, south of Lake Tanganyika. 



30. Thamnomys surdaster, Thos. & Wrought. 



<£. 153,154,156; ?. 155. Lofu River, south end of 

 Lake Tanganyika. 



31. Leggada triton murilla, Thos. 

 <$ . 165. Kalungwisi Valley. 



32. Leggada bella, Thos. 

 ? . 137. Chishi Island, Lake Bangweolo. 



33. Lophuromys vita, sp. n. 



c? . 159, 160, 161 ; ? . 162. Mporokoso, south of Lake 

 Tanganyika. 



<? . 86. Lufupa River, Katanga, Congo. 



Allied to L. zena, Dulhn., but redder in colour and rather 

 more finely speckled. 



Size and general proportions as in L. zena. Hair of the 

 usual Lophuromys type, rather long on the back, measuring 

 about 13 mm. in length. General colour of back reddish 

 brown (between warm sepia no. 1 and burnt umber no. 2, 

 ' Repertoire de Couleurs '), speckled all over with pinkish 

 buff. Individual hairs of back reddish orange at base, 

 gradually darkening towards apical portion to a brownish 



