28 HOLLISTER. 



Genus EPIMYS Trouessart. 



1881. Epimys Trouessaet, Bull. Soc. d'Etudes Sci. d'Angers, 10, 117. 

 Type. — Mus rattus Linnaeus. 



True rats. Size and appearance variable, from small soft- 

 haired mouse-like species to large coarse-furred rats, larger 

 than the Norway rat. Several species have spines, mixed with 

 the fur of the back, in certain pelages. Tail usually little furred, 

 scaly and relatively long. Molars 3/3, slightly graduated in size 

 from first to third. 



Epimys albigularis (Mearns). 



1905. Mus albigularis Meaens, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 28, 440. 



Type locality. — Mount Apo, Mindanao; 2,316 meters. Min- 

 danao (Mearns). 



Epimys calcis Hollister. 



1911. Epimys calcis Hollister, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 24, 89, May 

 15, 1911. 



Type locality. — Limestone Hills, near Lime Kiln, Baguio, Ben- 

 guet, Luzon. Luzon (Hollister). 



Epimys datae (Meyer). 



1899. Mus datae Meyer, Abhandl. und Berichte des Konigl. Zool. Mus. 

 Dresden, (1898-99), 7, No. 7, p. 25. 



Type locality. — Mount Data, northern Luzon. Luzon (Me- 

 yer). 



Epimys ephlppium (Jentink). 



1880. Mus ephippium jENTiNK, Notes from Leyden Mus., 2, 15. 

 1911. Epimys ephippium LYON, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 40, 98, April 25. 



Type locality. — Sumatra. Palawan (Trouessart). 



Epimys everetti (Giinther). 



1879. Mus everetti Gunther, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 75. 

 1910. Epimys everetti MILLER, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 38, 398, 

 August 19. 



Type locality. — Philippine Islands. Luzon (Trouessart) ; Min- 

 danao (Elera). 



Epimys gala Miller. 



1910. Epimys gala Miller, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 38, 398, August 19. 



.Type locality. — Alag River, Mindoro. Mindoro (Miller). 



Epimys kelleri (Mearns). 



1905. Mus kelleri MEARNS, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 28, 444. 



Type locality. — Davao, Mindanao. Mindanao (Mearns). 



