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The general skin dimensions exhibit a less striking variation, the 

 most conspicuous difference is found in the length of the tail ; the 

 following are some of the tail measurements (in millimetres) of 

 adult individuals:— s , 1078, 1065, 1055, 940; $ . 900, 935. 



In general colouration the skins show a very considerable range of 

 variation, from the pale liver coloured form as described above to 

 the light creamy white colouration of the Nimar example. The 

 geographical distribution has, in this case, little to do with the 

 colour variation as the old male from Balaghat is exactly similar in 

 colour to specimens collected in Kathiawar. 



It is not possible yet to define the general distribution of entellue, 

 but we now know that it extends across India from Bengal to Kathia- 

 war; as regards its northern limit it is very doubtful if the 

 Hanuman extends further than the Jumna and Ganges, such 

 Langurs as occur to the north of these rivers probably belong to 

 the schistaceus group. The localities represented in the British 

 Museum Collection and the series collected by Mr. Crump are as 

 follows : — '• Bengal, " Hazarebag, Balaghat, Seoni, Hoshangabad, 

 Berar, Khandesh, Gujerat and Kathiawar. 



The Langurs collected by Mr. G. C. Shortridge in Southern 

 Bombay, Bellary and Coorg all appear rather different in colour and 

 possess for the most part smaller skulls than the Northern speci- 

 mens collected by Mr. Crump. It seems advisable to consider this 

 series as representing a Southern race of entellus and for this pur- 

 pose it will be necessary to revive the name " anchises " bestowed 

 by Blyth in 1844 on the Deccan Langur. This Southern race must 

 be known as 



Preshytis entellus anchises, Blyth, 



Semnopithecus anchises, Blyth, J.A.S.B., Vol. xiii, 1844, pp. 470, 

 476. 



The distinguishing characters given by Blyth are now shown to 

 be of little value, especially those relating to the length of the hair 

 on the body and feet. There is so much individual variation, both 

 in size and colour amongst the series collected by Mr. Shortridge 

 that it is a matter of great difficult}^ to decide what characters are 

 really of importance, and in the following brief diagnosis the con- 

 clusions are for the most part derived from the series as a whole 

 rather than from any individual specimen. 



In general size this Southern race averages rather smaller than 

 the Bengal Langur; this feature is more conspicuous in the cranial 

 than in the skin dimensions. 



Blyth in his description of anchises observes that " the coat gene- 

 rally is much longer than in S. entellus, the hairs on the sides 

 measiiring four, five, and even six inches in length, and those which 

 grow upon the toes, and in a less degree those of the fingers, which 



