1906.] MAMMALS FROM EASTERX TRAXSVAAL. 781 



9. PaCHYURA GRATULA, Sp. 11. 



<S. 1436, 1458, 1476. Legogot. 



A medium-sized species of a bluish-grey colour, with bicolor 

 taiL 



(Size about as in Croddura pilosa^ therefore immensely larger 

 than such pygmy shrews as P. gracilis and F. varilla. Fur close 

 and fine, rather over 3"5 mm. in length on the back. General 

 colour above clear uniform bluish grey (between grey Xo. 5 and 

 "plumbeous"). Under surface not sharply defined, more whitish 

 grey (about grey ISTo. 7). Upper surface of hands and feet white. 

 Tail about two-thirds the length of the head and body, well-haired 

 with faii-ly numerous bristle-hairs on its proximal half ; dark 

 brown above, white below. Lateral gland of male distinct, half- 

 way between elbow and hip, its hairs whitish. 



8kull of normal proportions. Third unicuspid slightly larger 

 than second, fourth about half the size of third. 



Dimensions of the type (measured in the flesh) : — 



Head and body 76 mm. ; tail .50 ; hind foot 13 ; ear 10. 



Skull — greatest length including incLsors 20 mm. ; basal length 

 17-2; gTeatest breaclth 8'7 ; length of upper tooth -row 8*4; 

 breadth of palate across molars 6 ; combined length of p^, m^ & 

 m^ 4-4; tip of i^ to tip of p' 4*3. 



Hah. as above. 



Type. Male. B.M. Xo. 6.8.2.46. Original number 1476. 

 Collected 22 May, 1906. 



Il^o membeis of Pachyura have hitherto been described from 

 South Africa other than the pygmy shrews P. gracilis and varilla. 

 The bluish pelage and bicolor tail will also distinguish this well- 

 marked .species. 



10. MvosoREX vARius Smuts. 

 5 . 1471. Legogot. 



11. Lycaox pictus Temni. 



$. 1472, 1473, 1474, 1475. Legogot. 



12. Gexetta letab-E Thos. &: Schw. 

 5 . 1445. Legogot. 



13. Herpestes GRACILIS PuxcTULATUs Gray, 

 c? . 1466. Legogot. 



14. Dextjromus xigrifroxs True. 



5 . 1478. Legogot. 



This little animal agrees so closely with True's description'^of 

 nigrifrons that we see no reason to distinguish it. Mr. Darlinf 

 obtained examples of the same .species at Mazoe. Mashonaland. 

 In the presence of a nail instead of a claw on the fifth hind toe, it 

 agrees with the D. melanotis group. 



