helonging to the Genus Crocidura. 



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(50) Crocidura turba tarella, subsp. n. 



Allied to provocax, rather greyer in colour, with much 

 more promineut silver speckling and slightly heavier teeth. 



Proportions of body as in provocax, tail rather longer. 



General colour dark brownish grey (between " fuscous '' 

 and " sepia ") ; silver-grey or butt" speckling very con- 

 spicuous both on back and flanks. Underparts more silvery 

 than in provocax. Hands and feet, as in most of the turba 

 group, brownish, the outer sides of the extremities darker 

 than the inner. Tail rather longer than in provocax, of the 

 same colour. 



Skull larger than that of turba, with heavier teeth ; com- 

 pared with provocax the skull appears of very much the 

 same size, the teeth slightly larger. 



Dimensions o£ type and seven other adult specimens : — 



Head and body. Tail. Hiud foot. Ear. 



mm. mm. mm. mm. 



6 (tvpe) 91 57 17 9-5 



S ' 95 50 lo 10 



2 84 53 15 9 



2 100 56 17 10 



$ 94 55 15-0 8 



2 84 54 15-5 9-5 



2 89 56 16 9 



2 100 ' 58 15-5 9-5 



Skull : dimensions of type and three other adult speci- 

 mens : — 



d (type). cJ. $. 2- 



mm. mm. mm, mm. 



Condvlo-incisiTe length 24-5 24-3 24-1 245 



Greatest breadth 10-4 9-9 10-5 10-3 



Least iuterorbital breadth 5 4*9 5 4-7 



Length of palate 10-1 10-2 97 lO'l 



Postpalatal length 10-9 10-4 10-8 10-9 



Greatest maxillary breadth 7'6 7'5 7'5 74 



Length of upper tooth-row 10-9 10-8 10-3 106 



Original 



Hab. Chava, near Ruchurvi, Congo Beige. 



Type. Adult male. B.M. no. 11. 12. 3. 5i 

 number 2286. Collected by Mr. R. Kemp on June 19tii, 

 1911. 



This race would seem to be fairly well distributed over 

 Southern Uganda and the adjoining Congo districts. 

 Mr. Kemp obtained it at the following localities : — Kiduha 

 (Lake Mutanda), Kagambah, Kigezi, Nalasanji^ and Mbarara 

 (Uganda), and at the type-locality. 



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