On Mitinvuxls fioiii S. Sijcrid. Mo 



of the genus will eventually prove to be contiMUOUd fro.n the 

 Tian Shan Mountains north-eastward to the regions in which 

 the animals are now known to occur *. 



XLIX. — On some Mamni'ils collected by Mr. Roln'n Kemp 

 in S. Nigeria. By li. C. WrOUGUTON. 



The Natuiul History Museum has recently received a small 

 collection ot mammals made by Mr. Robin Kemp in S. Nigeria. 

 As the geographical region is an interesting one and the 

 collection contains several forms sufficiently distinct to merit 

 separate names, u short account of it may be acceptable. 



1. Scotophilus nigritelluSy de Wint. 

 J . 5. 12. 1. 1. Agoulerie, Anambra Creek, S. Nigeria. 



2. Pipistrellus nanulus^ Thos. 

 ? . 5. 12. 1. 2-4. Agoulerie, Anambra Creek, S. Nigeria. 



3. Crocidura Manni, Peters. 

 ? . 5. 12. 1. 5. AbutshJ, S. Nigeria. 



■i. Sciurus sp. 



^. .5.12.1.6 (yg.). Agoulerie^ Anambra Creek, S. 

 Nigeria. 



Probably rufohrachiatus. 



5. Funisciurus sp. 



5. 12. 1. 7 (imm.). 



Probably raptorum/rUos,, but too young for identification. 



6. Tatera Kempii\ sp. n. 



$ . 5. 12. 1. 8. Agoulerie, Anambra Creek, S. Nigeria. 

 A Tatera about the size of lobengulce^ de Wint., but in 



• The Arvicoki russattts of Radde, from the eastern Sajan .Mountain?, 

 currently rtileirid to Jlvotomys, is probiibly not a member of this genus. 

 Kadde dei^cribes and ligures the teeth ao havin}.' tht; ar.jrlrs unusually 

 iharp as comjiaied witli ordimiry *' Arvicota" ( = Muru(uii), a character 

 which is dianieuically opposed to Evotvtni/,«. Thai he understood the 

 form of tlie enamel loids in this genus isehown by his ligure of the teeth 

 of Eiotoniys rutilus. 



