1878.] of the Genus Fymaccns. 205 



Blyth, op. cit., Vol. XV, 184G, p. 170 : id op. cit., Vol. XXII, 1853, p. 



5S2,partim; Wagner, Schreber, Siiugeth. Suppl., Vol. V, 185G, p. 590: 



Stoliczka, Jouni. As. Soc, Vol. XLI, 1872, p. 225. 

 Urhiaceus grayi, Bennett, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1832, p. 121 ; Gray List Mamm. 



B. M. 1843, p. 81 : Wagner, Schreber, Siiugeth., Suppl. Vol. II, 1841, 



p. 28 ; id. op. cit., Suppl. Vol. V, 185G, p. 590 ; Fitzinger, Sitsungsbte. 



der K. Akad. Wien, Vol. LVI, Pt. 1, 1867, p. 870, partim; Stoliczka, 



Journ. As. Soc. Beng, Vol. XLI, 1842, p. 225. 

 Erinaceus spatangus, Bennett, Proc. Zoo. Soc. 1832, p. 124i,juv ; Ogilby, 



Boyle's 111. Ind. Himal. Botany, 1839, p. 62 ; Blyth, Journ. As. Soc. 



Bengal, Vol. XV, 1846, p. 170 ; Gray, Mamm. B. M,. 1843, p. 82 ; 



Wagner, Schreber, Saugeth., Suppl. Vol. II, 1841, p. 27 ; id. op. cit. 



Suppl. Vol. V, 1856, p. 590 ; Stoliczka, Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, Vol. 



XLI, 1872, p. 225. 

 SemiecTiinus grayi, Fitzinger, Sitzungsbte. der K. Akad. Wien, Vol. LVI, Pt. 



1, 1867, p. 870. 

 Semiechinus collaris, Fitzinger, Sitzungsbte. der K. Akad. Wien, Vol. LVI, 



Pt. 1, 1867, p. 872. 

 Semiechinus spatangus, Fitzinger, Sitzungsbte. der K. Akad. Wien, Vol. LVI, 



Pt. 1, 1867, p. 873, 



Facial portion of head pointed and rather long (fig. d). Ears (fig. g) 

 large, full, long and somewhat pointed. Feet (figs, e and g) large, the fore 

 feet rather broad and somewhat truncated, with moderately long toes and 

 powerful claws. The proximal palmar pads forming a pair, and not very 

 prominent. The hind feet with the toes turned inwards, the fingers moder- 

 ately long and with strong claws. The proximal pad of the sole internal to 

 the first toe, and which is strongly developed as a large mesial pad in JE. 

 jerdonij is practically absent in this species, so little is it developed.* The 

 tail (fig. h) is moderately long and shortly haired ; no bare space on the ver- 

 tex. The spines begin slightly behind the anterior margin of the ear, and they 

 are generally about 0"75 long. The longitudinal grooves are numerous and 

 shallow, but broader than the ridges which are 25 to 26 in number and stud- 

 ded with small tubercles. The spines are very narrowly tipped with black, 

 and below this there is a very narrow yellowish band, succeeded by a broad 

 dark-brown, almost black band^ the remainder of each spine being yellow, 

 except at its extreme base which is dusky. The broad dark -brown band 

 below the yellow subapical band is so strongly developed, that when the ani- 

 mal is viewed from the side, with the spines directed outwards, it has a 

 black appearance. There is, however, considerable variation in the intensity 

 to which the yellow sub-apical band is developed, and some animals are 



♦ The artist has not well represented this feature on the plate. 



