KTJNGL. SV. VET. AKADfiMlENS HANDLINQAR. BAND 48. N:0 5. 65 



The skulls of the specimens from Eritrea are similar to those measured as above, 

 but being both females they are a little smaller. 



Genetta suahelica Matschib. 



Matschie: Verb. d. V. Internat. Zool. Kongr. Nachtr., p. 1143. 



A specimen trapped at Meru boma V^ 1911 agrees quite closely with specimens 

 collected at Kilimanjaro but is rather small. The specimens from Kilimanjaro vary 

 a great deal in size, and the specimen from Meru boma is similar to the smaller 

 of them. 



Two young Genet kittens bought from the natives at Meru boma belong pre- 

 sumably to this species as well. We tried to raise these young animals but did not 

 succeed. They could not eat even finely chopped meat, because they had no teeth, 

 although they had a length of head and body amounting to about 23 cm. (+ tail 

 17 cm.), and a basicranial length of 45 mm. 



I have also seen specimens from Kismayu evidently belonging to this species. 



Genetta stuhlmanni Matschie. 



Matschie: Verb. d. V. Internat. Zool. Kongr. Nachtr., p. 1142. 



A Genet trapped in bush at Embu boma *Vi, and another caught just within 

 the edge of the primeval forest on the eastern slopes of Kenia "'/i near a small river 

 Kitwai, one days march from Embu boma belong to the same species and, as far as 

 I can make out, to the one named as above. 



The black spots which partly have a rufescent tinge in the middle are arranged 

 in four longitudinal series. The spots in the upper three series are larger than those 

 in the fourth. The dorsal stripe is intensely black and well developed from behind 

 the shoulders and backwards. Eight light rings on the tail can be traced, at least 

 on the lower side, but the outer 3 or 4 tend to become obsolete so that a consider- 

 able portion of the tail appears black. The fore legs and the frontside of the hind 

 legs have about the same colour as the body, but the posterior surface of the hind 

 legs are brownish black. 



These Genets are rather small, and have much smaller skulls than Genetta sua- 

 helica. The nasals are also shorter as the following measurements indicate, but on 

 the other hand the interorbital region is broader than in G. suahelica. For com- 

 parison with the latter the comparatively small specimen from Meru boma has been 

 used, 



K. Sv. Vet. Akad. Handl. Bd 48. N:o 5. '•* 



