1922] Allen, Congo Sciuridse, Anomaly ridae, Idiurldx 59 



Skulls, 8 of the same specimens: Greatest length, 28.9 (28.1-29.4); 

 zygomatic breadth, 17.4 (16.9-17.7). 



The middle of the back between the dark stripes is pale fulvous, 

 yellower than the sides of body, bordered on each side by a black and a 

 dull yellowish white stripe, and in many specimens indistinct traces of a 

 short blackish stripe outside of the whitish one. In the November, 

 December, January, and February specimens the black and white 

 stripes are sharply defined but in April, May, and October they are usu- 

 ally much less distinct owing to fading and wear. The white border of 

 the ears is at all times a conspicuous feature. 



Protoxerus Major 



Protoxerus (subgenus of Xerus) Major, 1893, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, (June 1), 

 p. 189, PL viii, figs. 7, 8, PL ix, figs. 7, 8. Genotype, by subsequent designation 

 (Thomas, 1897), Sciurus stangeri Waterhouse. 



Protoxerus stangeri centricola (Thomas) 



Sciurus stangeri centricola Thomas, 1906, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (7) XVIII, 

 October, pp. 295, 297. Type locality, Katabi, Entebbe, Uganda (6 specimens). 



Protoxerus stangeri centricola Thomas, 1915, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (8) XVI, 

 December, p. 473. Moera (3), Alimasi (2), Mawambi (2), "Poko" 1 (13 specimens), 

 Belgian Congo. 



Represented by 54 specimens (30 males, 24 females) ; all adult but 4 ; 

 among them 2 skeletons and 2 alcoholic ; taken as follows : 



Stanleyville, 1 (a 71 ), September 30, 1914. 



Kamunionge, southeast of Bafwasende, 1 (o"), September 21, 1909. 



Avakubi, 5 (1 d\ 2 9 ), June 4, August 11, 26, 1914; (2 d\ alcoholic), 

 August 20, 24, 1914. 



Ngayu, 7 (3 &, 4 9 ), December 11-23, 1909. 



Bafwabaka, 2 (d\ 9 ), December 30, 1909, and January 7, 1910. 



Gamangui, 4 (3 cf, 1 9 ), January 29, and February 8, 9, 20, 1910. 



Medje, 6 (2 d\ 4 9 ), January 20, 23, March 15, September 10, 15, 

 1910, and February 27, 1914. 



Niapu, 20 (12 d\ 8 9), November 14-30, December 2, 19, 1913, 

 and January 2, 1914. 



Akenge, 5 (2 cf\ 3 9 ), October 1-17, 1913. 



Niangara, 2 (cf , 9 ), November 12, 19, 1910. 



Faradje, 1 (cT), November 30, 1911. 



'Mr. Lang believes that Dr. Christy's specimens recorded as from "Poko" were really taken in the 

 forest belt, farther south, toward Niapu. 



