On a neio P aim- Chet from Timor. 



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Hah. Island of Zanzibar. 



Tijpe. Old male. B.M. no. 12. 1. 6. 1. Collected and 

 presented to the British Museum by Mr. W. M. Aders. 



In addition to the type Mr. Aders sent home another 

 individual of this interesting insectivore, quite similar in 

 colour and general proportions. 



Through the kindness of Dr. A. F. de Seabra, of the 

 Museu Bocage, I have been able to compare tliese Zanzibar 

 individuals with the type specimen of Bocage's petersi. It 

 was at once apparent that the true petersi agreed, not with 

 the island specimens, but witli those from tlie mainland ; and 

 examination of the label and history of tiie specimen showed 

 that it originally came from East Africa, Zanzibar being 

 used in the original description for the whole district and not 

 for the island. It thus becomes necessary to give a name 

 to the island species, which I am pleased to call after tho 

 collector and donor, Mr. Aders. 



XIII. — On a new Pahn-Oivet from Timor. 



By Ernst Schwarz. 



This ntw Pamdoxurus is closely allied to P. kermapliroditas 

 samhanus, which is connected by it with the other Malay 

 representatives of the genus. 1 have named it in honoui" of 

 its discoverer, Mr. C. B. Ilaniel. 



Paradoxurus hermaphroditus lianieli, subsp, n. 



Nearly allied to P. hermaphroditus sumbanus, but dis- 

 tinguished from it by its superior size, shorter and softer fur, 

 and different colour. 



Fur moderately long, very rich and soft. 



Colour (of type). Back light olive-brown, with a distinct 

 black line down the middle of the back, and on each side of 

 it a row of black spots. (Hairs of back brownish grey at 

 base, then strawy yellow with black tip.) Ciown, ears, 

 muzzle, cheeks, limbs, and tail, except its basal fourth, black. 

 Nape strongly suffused with grey, markedly contrasted with 

 the colour ot the back ; sides of neck with a strong suffusion 

 of creamy buff. Face-markings exactly as in P. h. sumbanus. 

 Shoulders and thighs indistinctly spotted. Underside of 

 body brownish buff. 



In some specimens the hairs of the back have a more pale 

 or more golden-yellow subterminal band, thus producing a 



