484 Mr. E. C. Wioughton on 



but do not scorn to Lave been taken quite as usual ; tbe true 

 length of" lic:ul and body is about 1 tO-145 mm.) : — 



SUull. 



Hab. Mazoe, ISIasbonaland, 



Tf/pe. B.M. no. 95.11.3. 10. An old female. Collected 

 by jMr. Darling on the 13th August, 1895^ and presented to 

 the Museum, 



(9) Tatera miliaria, sp. n. 



1. 7.9. 27 ; 3. 1. 4. 29-37. Deelfontein, C. C. [Slofjgett). 



There is a small form of Tatera found in the centre and ^, 



west of the O. R. C. and Transvaal from Deelfontein to 

 Zoutpansberg which is clearly distinct from the larger forms, 

 such as afra, Brantsi, and even Lobengul(B, side by side with 

 which it is found living. The specimens we have from 

 Deelfontein, on the south border of the O. R. C, are very 

 uniform in coloration and skull-characters. The ground- 

 colour above is the u^ual sandy buff, more or less clouded 

 M ith buff, while the underparts and the inner sides of the limbs 

 are pure white ; the underside of the tail, however, is not 

 jmre white as in Brantsi, but rather a pale buff. In miliaria 

 there is but little darkening of the upperside of the tail, and 

 there is a patch distinctly tinged with rufous on the chest. 

 Tlie normal dimensions may be taken as : — 



Head and body 125 mm.; tail 145; hind foot 30 ; ear 23. 



Skull : greatest length 38 ; basilar length 28 ; zygomatic 

 breadth 20; molars 5-5; bullae 10. 



The following are actual dimensions of some selected 

 specimens (the body-measurements are quoted from the 

 labels) : — 



(Type) 



Hab. Deelfontein, Cape Colony. 



Type. 3.1.4.29. A very old male. Collected by 

 Mr. Grant on the 2nd September, 1902, and presented to 

 the Museum by Col. Sloggett. 



