On a new Species of MaWivorii from Somaliland. 107 



XXYT. — A new Species q/'Mellivora/rom SoinaUland. 

 By R. C. Wroughton and Major R. E. CiikkSiMAN. 



The classification of specimens of MeUivoi'a from S.W. Persia 

 necessitated the survey of all material of this genus in the 

 National Collection. It then became evident that certain 

 specimens from Somaliland possessed characters differin<^ 

 from tliose of other African species of MeUivora, more espe- 

 cially from the two nearest named species, Mellivora ahys- 

 si'nic't, Hollister, and MeUivora sagrdata, Hollister. 



MeUivora hrockmani, sp. n. 



A MeUivora having the grey of the mantle much lighter 

 than that of M. abi/ssinica, with white marginal line of mantle 

 18 mm. broad and very distinct, and lacking the ochraceous 

 colour of the mantle of M. sagulata. General colour black, 

 with iron-grey mantle from between the eyes to half the 

 length of the tail; mantle bordered with a clearly defined 

 white marginal line. 



The hairs of the mantle are entirely white and entirely 

 black, mixed in a proportion to give a general colour of grey. 

 Towards the margin the bhick hairs are absent, forming the 

 white marginal line. Length of hairs about 26 mm. on the 

 centre of the back. 



Dimensions of the type : — Head and body 687 ram. ; tail 

 220; hind foot'llS ; ear 35. 



Skull: condylo-basal length 128; palatilar length (broken); 

 interorbital widtii 34: ; length of carnassial 15"5 ; length of 

 npficr tooth-row behind canine 31. 



Hah. N. Somaliland. Type from Upper Sheikh, Somali- 

 land. Alt. 4300 ft. 



Another specimen from Gorahai, Somaliland {Capt. H. N. 

 Jjunn). 



Type. Adult male. B.M. no. 10. 10. 3. 10. Original 

 number 268. Collected 11th January, 1910, by Dr. K. E. 

 Drakc-Brockman, and presented by him to the British 

 jiliiseum. 



This species has been named in honour of JJr. U. E. Drakc- 

 Brockman, 



