300 Mr. 0. Thomas on neio 



XLI. — N(W Mammals collected in North-east Africa hif 

 Mr. Zaphiro, and presented to the Jiritish Museum by 

 W. N. M'^Miilan, Esq. By Oldfield Tuomas, F.R.S. 



Besides tlie remarkable bat, Platymops Macmillani, already 

 described*, Mr. Ph. C Zaphiro obtained during his trip from 

 Adis Abbaba to Lake Rudolf the following new species of 

 Mammalia. The type specimens of all of them have been 

 j)resented to the British Museum by Mr. W. N. M'Millan, by 

 whose generosity Mr. Zaphiro was enabled to make this 

 important exploration. 



Ilelogale Macmillani, sp. n. 



A very finely speckled form allied to //. undulata and 

 Atkinsoni. 



Size as in the two related species. Fur rather short, the 

 longest hairs of the back barely attaining 13 mm. in lengtli 

 and the shorter ones about 8 mm. General colour above 

 between broccoli-brown and Mars brown, warmer than the 

 Ibrmer, greyer than the latter ; finely ticked with minute 

 buffy specks, terminal or subterminal on the dorsal hairs, the 

 specks far finer than in the allied species and each measuring 

 less than 1 millimetre in length. Under surface near 

 Piout's brown, with scarcely any speckling, a faintly warmer 

 linge (Mars brown) on the tips of the hairs. Crown finely 

 ticked Prouf's brown, becoming ]\Iars brown or verging 

 towards russet on the sides of the face, lips, chin, ears, and 

 on areas round and behind the last-named parts. Limbs to 

 wrists and ankles like the body; upper surface of hands and 

 feet russet, without speckling. Tail speckled bistre, a russet 

 line on the under surface proximally, and a few russet hairs 

 mixed with the })encil at the tip. 



Skull and dentition as in the above-named species. 



Dimensions of the type (measured in the flesh) : — 



Head and body " 182 '' f mm.; tail 159; hind foot 41 ; 

 ear 20. 



iSkull : length of nasals 6; interorbital breadth 9 ; front of 

 canine to back of /;/" lO'G. 



Hab. Delbena K., Konso. Alt. 3200'. 



Tyjje. iSubadult male. Original number 1-il. Collected 

 26th August, 11)05. 



This species is intermediate in colour, as in geograpliical 



* Ami. k Mag. Xat. Hist. (7) xvii. p. oOO (lOOO). 



t Evidently uiidermeajiuvd ; luust be at least 2U0 or I'J.") mm. 



