394 Mr. G. S. Miller on new 



usual blackish area ; back a coarse mixture of black, creamy 

 white, and russet, the black predominating alone: middle of 

 neck and between shoulders, the russet along* median line of 

 back ; on sides the black nearly disajipears, and the russet 

 changes to a light ochraceous-buff which becomes nearly clear 

 (that is, scarcely overlaid with creamy white) around base of 

 fore leg and on shoulder nearly to median line of back ; legs 

 a tawny ochraceous-buff noticeably darker than that of sides, 

 the hairs on outer surface rather conspicuously black-tipped ; 

 feet somewhat yellower than legs, the upper surface strongly 

 washed with black ; tail a light buffy grey, tinged with a 

 tawny ochraceous-buff like that of legs above, wliitish at 

 extremity, the longer hairs everywhere (except at tip) with 

 terminal 20-30 mm. black, the dark clouding thus produced 

 most noticeable on lower surface ; underparts dull whitish, 

 everywhere clouded with slaty black, tiiis most conspicuous 

 on throat and along middle of chest. 



Skidl and teeth. — Essentially as in tlie fox of Central 

 Europe. 



Measurements. — Type : head and body 750 mm. ; tail-ver- 

 tebrjB 370 ; hind foot 150 : skull, condylo-basal lengtli 143 ; 

 zygomatic breadth 78 ; mastoid breadth 48*8; rostral breadth 

 over canines 24 ; depth of brain-case 41 ; depth behind last 

 molar 35*4 ; rostral depth behind canine 17'6; mandible 99 ; 

 maxillary tooth-row, exclusive of incisors, G5 ; mandibular 

 tooth-row, exclusive of incisors, 73. 



Specimens examined. — Nine, from the following localities 

 in Spain : Province of Vitoria, Arrechavaleta, 1 ; Province 

 of Burgos, Silos, 1 ; Palacios, 1 ; vicinity of Burgos, 1 j 

 Galicia, Forreo del Alio, 1 ; Province of Seville, vicinity of 

 Seville, 3; Province of Alicante, Elche, 1. 



Meles arcalus, sp. n. 



1890. Melcs meles mediterranetis, Barrett-Hamilton, Ann. & Mag. Nat. 



Hist. (7) iv. p. 131 (November 1899) (part.). 

 1900. Meles meles mediterranetis, Bate, P. Z. S. 1905, ii. p. 318 



(April 5, 1906). 



%jg.— Toung female (skin and skull). B.M. no. 5.12.2.17. 

 Collected on the Lassethe Plain, Crete, by Miss D. M. A. 

 Bate. Original number 25. 



Diagnosis. — Smaller and paler than in the ordinary 

 Euro|)ean badgers (upper length of skull in adult less than 

 110 mm. ; maxillary tooth-row, exclusive of incisors, about 

 35 mm.) ; audital bullai not flattened, their form as in i\\Q 

 Caucasian Meles minor (Satunin). 



