364 ]\Ir. G. E. H. Barrett-Hamilton on 



central band altogether ; the underside is white and the hairs 

 ot" the lei^::* and head are paler than in E. e. typicus. 



The skull differs from that of E. e. typicus or occidentalis 

 in that the frontal processes of the premaxillse are incon- 

 spicuous and extend backward not further than, sometimes 

 less than half the length of, the nasals. 



The following are tiie dimensions (in niillim.) of four speci- 

 mens, as taken from the labels, and to which I have added 

 details for the skulls: — 



Skull. 



Breadth 

 Head and Basal at 



body. Tail, length. zygoma. 



No. 95. 3. 3. 1. 6, SeviUe, Spain, 

 26th Jan., 1895 {collected for the late 



Lord Lilford by A. Ruiz) 210 15 53 (damaged) 86 



No. 95. 3. 3. 2. Unsexed, ditto. (Type 



of subspecies.) Uth Oct., 1894 ... . 230 20 56 38 



No. 95. 3. 3. 3. $ , ditto, 30th Dec, 



1894 210 



No. 95. 3. 3. 4. 5> , ditto, 14th Oct., 

 1894 210 15 64 (damaged) 36 



Distribution. At present only known from Seville, but this 

 is probably the hedgehog of South Spain, having a distribu- 

 tion perhaps corresponding to Lepus Lilfordi, de VVinton. 



(4) Erinaceus europceus ttalicus, subsp. n. 

 Type No. 98. 10. 2. 5 of the British Museum collection, 

 from Siena, Italy (for particulars see below). 



Distinguishing characteristics. Size perhaps a little smaller 

 than that of E. e. typicus and colour slightly paler. 

 The skull is similar to that of E. e. typicus. 

 The following are the dimensions (in millini.) of four 

 specimens : — 



Skull. 



Breadth 

 Head and Hind Basal at 



body. Tail. foot. Ear. length, zygoma. 

 No. 98. 10. 2. 5. S, Sieua, 



Italy, 30th March, 1898 {the 



late hiqnor S. Broyi). (Type 



of subspecies.) 220 28 42 25 61 -6 34-5 



No. 98. 10. 2. 6. d, ditto, 



22nd August, 1898 210 80 40 30 52 84-5 



No. 98. 10. 2. 7. $, ditto, 



30th March, 1898 200 23 43 27 50 36 



No. 98. 10. 2. 8. $ juv., ditto, 



1st Sept., 1898 208 32 38 20 if". 2,1b 



Original no. 126. $ , Crauves- 



Sales, Haute-Savoip, 1600 



metres, oth Dec, 1899 {A. 



Bohert) 222 19 41 26 60 32 



