316 Mr. W. E. de Winton on 



Opisthocosmia forcipata, de Haan, var. 



I have six females of a curious variety of this species, in 

 which the head and pronotura, instead of being dark fuscous, 

 are of a clear red. I can find no other points of distinction, 

 and do not consider it of specific rank. These specimens all 

 came from Sapit and Sambalun in Lombok ; I have specimens 

 of the type form from Southern Celebes and not from Lombok, 

 but have no specimens of this variety from other localities. 



O.forcipata is taken in Sumatra. 



Bellapio, East Grinstead. 

 July 25, 1897. 



XXXIV. — On a Collection of small Afammals from Uganda. 



By W. E. DE Winton. 



Mr. Oldfield Thomas has entrusted me with the working 

 out of some small mammals collected at Ntebe or Entebbi 

 in Uganda, on tlie north-western shore of the Victoria Nyanza, 

 by Mr. F. J. Jackson, to whom we are already so much 

 indebted for our knowledge of the several faunas of East 

 Africa. This collection was made about two years ago, but 

 seems to have been mislaid and overlooked by the collector ; 

 some of the specimens consequently have been badly damaged 

 by beetles, but the majority are in excellent preservation, and 

 among them are found two species of mice hitherto un~ 

 described. 



While working out this collection a specimen of Arvi- 

 canthis which has long been in the British Museum is found 

 to require a name, and this opportunity is taken of publishing 

 the description, as the locality from which it was obtained is 

 not very far distant. 



The bats, with one exception, belong to species to be 

 expected from this district, but, so far, very little collecting 

 has been done on tlie western side of tlie lake, so that every 

 specimen is of great interest, no account of the small mammals 

 found there having yet been published. 



1. Rhinolophus Hildebrandti^ Peters. 

 Four specimens. 



2. Hipposiderus caffer (Sundev.). 



Five specimens in various colours as usual, with which 

 age, sex, or season seem to have no connexion. 



3. Vesperugo tenuipinm's (Peters). 

 Two specimens. 



