ERINACEUS 129 



Austria-Hungary: Haida, Arva, Bohemia, 1; Vasoar, Eisenburg, 

 Hungary, 1 (U.S.N.M.). 



Roumania : Gageni, Prahova, 2. 



Greece: Corfu, 2; Cephalonia, 1; Tatoi, near Athens, 1. 



Bemarles. — Though at first sight very similar to Erinaceus 

 europseus, this species is easily recognizable by its cranial characters. 

 In most specimens there is a strong contrast between the dark 

 posterior portion of underparts and whitish chest, throat and 

 shoulders, a pattern which appears to be rarely if ever well 

 developed in the related species. 



9. Haida, Bohemia. Lord Lilford (p). 97. 8. 14. 1. 



<5, 9. Gageni, Prahova, Roumania. Lord Lilford (p). 4. 4. 6. 15-16. 



(TV. Dodson.) (Type of species 4. 4. 6. 16.) 



6. Potamos, Corfu, Greece. J. I. S. Whitaker (p). 8. 10. 1. 6. 



(C. Mottaz.) 



9. Argostoli, Cephalonia. J. I. S. Whitaker (p). 8. 10. 1. 7. 



(C. Mottaz.) 



A. Tatoi, Athens. C. Mottaz (c). 8. 11. 3. 8. 



ERINACEUS NESIOTES Bate. 



1906. Erinaceus europseus nesiotes Bate, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1905, n, 

 p. 316, April 5, 1906. Type in British Museum. 



1910. Erinaceus europmus nesiotes Trouessart, Faune Mamm. d'Europe, 

 p. 40. 



Type locality. — Near Gonia, western Crete. 



Geographical distribution. — Island of Crete. 



Diagnosis. — Similar to Erinaceus roumanicus but smaller (hind 

 foot, 35 to 38 ; condylobasal length of skull in adult male, about 

 55 mm.) ; spines not so coarse as in the related species ; first 

 upper premolar distinctly larger than canine and of essentially 

 the same height. 



Colour. — The colour is like that of E. roumanicus. Under- 

 parts, sides and face dull whitish grey with faint dark clouding 

 between eye and muzzle, and in one of the three skins with a 

 dark wash on posterior half of underparts. 



Skull. — As in E. roumanicus, but not attaining as large size. 



Measurements. — Adult male'"' and female from the type 

 locality: head and body, 208 and 204; tail, 29 and 19; hind 

 foot, 40 and 38 (dry, 38 and 35). For cranial measurements see 

 Table, p. 132. 



Specimens examined. — Three, all from Crete. 



Bemarles. — The Cretan hedgehog is nearly related to Erinaceus 

 nnimanicus, though well differentiated by its smaller size and by 

 the relatively large fourth unicuspid tooth. 



■i, ?. Gonia, Crete. Miss D. Bate (c). 5. 12. 2. 11-12. 



(5. 12. 2. 11 Type of species.) 

 9. Mesoghia. Miss D. Bate (c). 5. 12. 2. 13. 



* Type. 



