neio MamitHiJs from the Malai/ Peninsula. 231 



Skull and teeth. — As in E. s. nianical'is. 



Measurements. — Collectors' external measurements (taken 

 ill the Hesh) : — 



Head and body 1G3 (197*) mm.; tail 165 (158) ; hind 

 foot 35 5 (30). 



Cranial measurements : greatest length -13'3 (44'0) ; basal 

 length 36 1 (37*0) ; length of nasals 17-0 (17-0) ; greatest 

 breadth of nasals 4 7 (50) ; shortest distance between nasals 

 and lachrymal notch 177; palatal length 18 6 (18'0); 

 diastema 12'1 (12"6) ; length of palatal foramina 6 2 (6'4) ; 

 bi'eadth o£ coral)ined [)alatal foramina 3 4 (3'6) ; zygomatic 

 breadth 18"I (2 )"0) ; cranial breadth 16*1 (170) ; npper 

 molar row 6 1 (6 8). 



Specimens examined. — Twenty-three, all from the type- 

 locality. 



Remarks. — Extremely closely allied to /'". s. Jtavidulus, 

 from which it is distingnished by the different proi)ortions 

 of the body and tail. 



Epimys remotus, sp. n. 



Type. — Adnlt male (skin and sknll), No. 75/13, Fede- 

 rated Malay States, collected in the hills of Koh Sanini, 

 N.E. Malay Peninsula, May 17th, 1913, by H. C. Robinson 

 and E. Seimund. Original no. 5366. 



Characters. — A large rat with unicolor tail, spines in pelage 

 very thin and flexible, piles very numerous and attaining the 

 length of 70 mm. Underparts whitish, sharply demarcated 

 from the flanks. Skull strongly ridged with moderately- 

 sized buliffi, intermediate between those of the vulidus and 

 raltus groups. Palatal foramina long and narrow, extend- 

 ing posteriorly beyond the roots of the anterior molar. 



Colour. — Above mingled ochraceous and sooty brown, 

 darkest on the back, where the long black piles are most 

 numerous ; sides of the body and flanks more earthy. 

 Under surface creamy white, sharply defined from the sides. 

 Feet clad with silky whitish hair.^, darker down the centre ; 

 hands dirty white. Tail brownish l)lack. Vibrissie long 

 and black. 



Skull and teeth. — The si; nil, on the whole, is nearest to that 

 of validus, from which it is at once distinguished by the 

 narrow elongate palatal foramina, by the larger buike, by 

 the outline of the orcipital which is roughly semicircular 

 and not pentagonal, with the parieto-oecipital suture almost 



* Mea-iureiiu'nts in pavcntliescs are tliose of the type of E. x. Jhiridulu* 

 from Lari'^kawi: L'.S. National .Musiiim, No. 1U1,-j-'0. 



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