506 Mr. G. Dollnian on the African Shrews 



G. ornatus to be clue to errors on the part of the rlesciiber 

 and artist, the two forms must be regarded as distinct on the 

 avaihible evidence as to the constancy of the distinguishing 

 characters relied upon. 



JSince the synonymies of the three species above discussed 

 are somewhat complicated, it may simplify matters to restate 

 them briefly : — 



1. Mungotictts lineatus, nom. nov. 



Galidictis vittatus, Gray, P. Z. S. 1848, p. 22. 



Miaigotictis vittatus, Pocock, Ann, & Alag. Nat. Hist. (8) xvi. p. 121, 



pi. vii. fig. 3 (1915). 

 Nee Galidictis vittatus, Schinz, Syst. Verz. Siiug. i. p. 300 (1844). 



2. Galidictis vittatus, Schinz, Syst. Verz. Siiug. i. p. 3G0 



(1844). 



Galidictis striata, Is. Geoffroy, Mag. cle Zool. 2ud ser. i. pp. 32-33, 



pi. xviii. (1839J. 

 Nee Titer ra striata, Desm. 1820 { = Galidictis fasciatm, Gmel., 1788). 



Described by Geoffroy as having five wide black bands 

 and two smaller ones on the body, thus suggesting the 

 presence of a broad median spinal stripe. The figuie shows 

 a median dorsal stripe and four on the side, one of them 

 short. 



3. Galidictis ornatus, Pocock, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (S) 



xvi. p. 118, pi. vii. fig. 2 (1915). 



With four black stripes on each side and no median dorsal 

 stripe. 



LXIII. — On the African Shrews belonging to the Genus 

 Crocidura. — VI. By Guy Dollman. 



[Continued from p. 380.] 



Group 17 {hildegardeee). 



Size small. Colour above reddish or dark brown. Skulls rather flat. 

 Second and third upper unicuspids about equal iu size. 



(94) Crocidura maanjce, Hell. 



Crocidura maanjcs, Heller, Smith. Misc. Coll. vol. Ivi. no. 15, p. 4 

 (1910). 



Allied to ]nldegarde(£, but distinguished by its darker 

 colour, narrower skull, and rather heavier teeth. 

 General proportions much as in hildegardece. 



