some Queensland Phalangcridoe. 249 



Parallel with the modification in the Petauroidesy I find 

 that the large Petaurus — P. australis — of southern Queens- 

 land is lighter than the New South Wales one, and may be 

 described as 



Petaurus australis regince, subsp. n. 



Li^'hter throup'liout than true P. australis of New South 

 Wales, the general tone more olivaceous gre}^ the dark line 

 on the back less strongly marked and only commencing on 

 the withers, the rump not so blackish, the black on the top of 

 the parachute less extended towards tlie back, the inner and 

 posterior side of the hind limbs not so completely and wholly 

 black, the proximal part of the thick tufts that lead down to 

 the heels more or less whitish. Tail lighter-coloured, only 

 about 3 inches of the end black all round, the underside of 

 the rest buffy whitish. Belly buffy, not so deep as it usually 

 is in australis. Skull as in australis. 



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



Head and body 360 mm.; tail 450; hind foot 47; 

 ear 45. 



Skull : greatest length 55*5. 



Hah. South-east Queensland. Type from Gin-Gin, 28 miles 

 inland of Bundaberg. 



Type. Adult female. B.M. no. 14. 1. 23. 1. Original 

 number 8. Collected 16th June, 1913, by Mr. W. Allen. 



A NEW PSEUDOCHIBUS FEOM N. QUEENSLAND. 



Pseudochirus laidginosus incanens, subsp. n. 



General characters of New South Wales laniginosus, but 

 the dorsal colour clear ashy grey. Under surface white. 

 Ears with prominent whitish patches behind and around 

 their bases. Forearms and hind legs drabby or pale rufous ; 

 hands a little darker ; feet paler than legs, drabby whitish. 

 Tail with the proximal three-fifths darkening to black, the 

 terminal two-fifths white. 



Skull about as in lanigiuosus. 



Dimensions of the type (measured in flesh) : — 



Head and body 300 mm. ; tail 340 ; hind foot 45 ; 

 ear 39. 



Skull : greatest length 56 ; zygomatic breadth 34*5 ; 

 nasals 20x9*8 ; ms^-^ 11-5. 



Bab. Ravenshoe, N. Queensland. Type from Vine Creek, 

 3000'. 



Type. Young adult female. B.M. no. 22. 12. 18. ^Q, 



