btlonjinr/ d) the (Jeniis ( 'rociilur.i. 51U 



Size a littlo smalK-i- tliaii in /////"(//v//, coiisidenibly hirj^cr 

 tliaii nijanscr or Occident iiUh. 



Fill- iaili(>r haisli and loufj^, not so velvety as is usually 

 found in this <j;(Mnis. Colour of adult pelaj^e pale cinnanion- 

 }^ivy C'dral)" mixed " butly brown "), preycr on the flanks 

 and belly ; under|)arts washed with pale buff (" sinoke- 

 f^rey ") ; hairs all with slate-fjjrey bases and whitish or biill'- 

 euloured tips. Macks of hands and fi'ct brownish. Tail 

 eylindrical, less hairy than \n r/ij/arili. Dark l)rown above, 

 underside a shade lij^liter. 



Peters, in liis preliminary diao^nosis of this species, 

 describes the colour as f(dlows : — " Crocidura inanni, n. sp. 

 Cr. supra cano cintiainnnieus, subtus ciniKtinomi'ocanus, pilis 

 bdsi cinereis ; coudtt pedihitsipie ffrn/t/ineug . . ." 



Skull larg(! and heavy, ratluM* shorter and blunter than 

 that oii/ijfdi'di ; niu/zle broad and thick. In lenji^th about 

 equal to bedenbo/'fjiana, but broader across the maxillary 

 region. Teeth large: second and third unieuspids about 

 equal in size, third slightly ovcrlapp.ing the second. 



Dimensions as given by Peters : — 



Head and body I'^'Omin. ; tail 83; hind foot (e. n.) 2.2-23. 



In the Museum Collection there are four topotypes and 

 one specimen from Asaba preserved in spirits, and a small 

 series of skins from various localities in Northern and 

 Southern Nigeria. The following are the dimensions of 

 the adult individuals : — 



mm. iiiin. iinii. mm. mm. mm. mm. 



Head and bod v.. K50 132 120 li'O li'o 136 128 



Tail ." . . . 84 84 92 ^^2 iU! 88 75 



Hind loot 21-5 21-5 22-2 20 2 225 21 20 



Kar 12 13 12 12-5 12 13 11 



Skull-diniension.s taken from five thoroughly adult 

 specimens : — 



c?. c?. J. $. 2' 



La<.'(>3. Asabn. Awkn. Lagos. Bauclii, 



mm. mm. mm. mm. mm. 



C.)ndvlo-iiicisive leiifrth .... 3:!-2 342 34 33 332 



(Jreafeet brea<lth l-'.(i 132 U-3 134 14 



Leat^t iiitt'voibitul breadth . . <i-8 U4 7 02 (5 



l-.-n-th of palate 1') lo l^^ M-r* 147 



rostpHJatalK'ntrtb 13-.'5 14-6 143 13-8 13-9 



Greatestmaxillan brnadtli.. 11 102 11 107 100 



Length of upper toutli-row . lo7 l'y'2 l-iT) 14o 10-4 



There is no marked diflcrence in size between the two 

 sexes iu this species. 



