SOMi: NEir INDIAN MAMMALS. 



Ty2)e.—0lcl male, B. M. No. 12, 3, 2, 1 (Original Number 618). 

 Collected 26tli October 1911, by Mr. C. A. Crump, and presented 

 to the National Collection b}^ the Bombay Natural History 

 Society, 



This interesting little jungle mouse is separable at once from' 

 any form of Mus or Leggada, recorded from India, by its coat,, 

 composed entirely of coarse spines, giving it a strong superficial 

 resemblance to Acomys, to which however, as shown by its skull and 

 dentition, it is in no way related. It would be most interesting 

 to know the mammary formula of this species, i.e., Avhether it ha& 

 10 mammre, like Mus or 12 like L. plcdythrix. 



I 2 3 



Ko. 1. — Mtis phillipsi. 



No. 2. — Mus manei. 



No- 3. — Leggada platythrix . 



The above figures show the skull differences in the three species , 

 the absence of the frontal ridges differentiating 3Ius manei from 

 the other two, and the size and shape of braincase separating il/. 

 IdMlliiDsi from L. ■platythrix. 



I have much pleasure in naming this well-marked new speciss 

 after Mr, R. M. Phillips, D. S. P., Dharwar, who has given such 

 whole-hearted assistance to our Collector. 



