8o MAMMALIA. 



Key of the Indian Species. 



a. Larger, 3 to 4 inches ; tail as long as the body only ; extra cusp 

 OR the anterior molar well developed. 



L. platythrix, p. 80. 



a^. Smaller, 2 to 3 inches'; tail about equal to the head and 

 body; extra cusp on the anterior molar variable. 



L. buduga, p. 80. 



Leggada platythrix. 



Mus platythrix, Bennett P. Z. S., p. 121 (1832) ; Elliot Madras J^oum, x, 



p. 215. 

 Legg&da. p\a.tythnx, Gray Ckarlesw. Mag. N. H., i, p. $86 (1837); Blyth 



y. A. S. B., xxxii, p. 350; id. Cat. no. 39S, p. 121; Jerdon Mamm., 



p. 207. 

 Mus spinulosus, Blyth J. A. S. B., Xxiii, p. 734 (1854). 

 Leggada spinulosa, Blyth y.A.S.B., xxxii, p. 349 (1863) ; id. Cat. no. 394, p. 



121 ; Jerdon Mamm., p. 208. 

 Mus (Leggada) platythrix, Thomas P.Z. S., p. 553 (1881). 



Distribution. — This rat seems to have much the same distribution 

 as Mus mettada, being confined to Western, Central and Southern 

 India. 



a-b. 2 Skins South India Sir W. Elliot, A.S.B. 



c-d. 2 Skins S. Malabar Rev. J. Baker, A.S.B. 



e. Ale. and $ Punjab W. Theobald (1854), 

 skull ? A.S.B. 



[Type of Mus spinulosus, Blyth.] 



/. Ale, skull ? Khandala, Bm. H.M. Phipson. 



g. Ale, skull S Bhandara,C.P., 26-9-70. W. T. Blanford. 



A. Ale. S Collagelly Hills, Mdr. R. H. Beddome. 



j. Ale. $ Clifton, Karaehi. Karachi Mus. [Ex.] 



k. Ale. $ Khandala, Bm. H. M. Phipson. 



Leggada buduga. 



Leggada booduga. Gray Charlesw. Mag. N. H., i, p. 586 (1837). 



Mus lepidus, Elliot Madr. Jtmrn., x, p. 216 (1839). 



Mus terrieolor, 5;yiA y. ^. 5. S., XX, p. 172 (1851); id. J. A. S. 5., xxxii, 



p. 349 ; id. Cat. no. 386, p. 119; Jerdon Mamm., p. 206. 

 Mus albidiventris, Blyth J. A. S. B., xxi, p. 351 (1852). 

 Mus fulvidiventris, Blyth J. A. S. B., xxi, p. 351 (1852) ; id. J. A. S. B., xxxii, 



p. 349; id. Cat. no. 383, p. 119. 

 Mus cervieolor, apud Kelaari Prodr. Faun. Zeylan., p. 64 (1852) ; Blyth 



y.^. 5. 5., xxxii, p. 349; id. Cat. no. 384, p. 119; Jerdon Mamm. 



p. 206. [pt.] , 



Leggada lepida, Blyth J. A. S. B., xxxii, p. 350 ; id. Cat. no. 396, p. 121 ; 



Jerdon Mamm., p. 209. 

 Mus beavani, Peters P. Z. S., p. 559 (1866) ; Blyth J. A. S. B., xliv 



Burma List, p. 40. 

 Mus (Leggada) buduga, Thomas P. Z. S., p, SS3 (1881). 



