KUNGL. SV. VET. AKADEMIENS HANDLINGAR. BAND 48. N:0 5. 71 
There is no real cusp on the inner side of p". The transversal diameter of m, 
is about 2,3 mm. its length is about 4 mm. The shape of the skull is shown on 
Pl. II figs 4 and 5. 
In the year 1902 OLDFIELD THOMAS" reviewed the then known species of Helo- 
gale. According to this review and later on printed descriptions the hitherto known 
races differ from the one described above in the following points. 
Helogale undulata PETERS is a much more rufous animal especially with rufous 
face, and >»subtus undique rufus» as PETERS says.” The feet are also rufous. ÅA 
pointed interior cusp to p” is present. Helogale atkinsoni "THOMAS has »face, crown 
and back uniformly grizzled grey. (»Finely ticked>»>.) Under surface dull greyish 
brown. Feet grizzled greyish proximally, fulvous on digits». It appears to be smal- 
ler than the present species the basal length of the skull being 41,7 mm. greatest diame- 
ter of p.' 5,1 mm.; breadth between outer corners of p' 16 mm.” Length of hind foot 
41 mm. Helogale victorina THOMAS is »pale grizzled grey suffused with ochraceous 
yellow. Muzzle fulvous. Crown like back. Under surface from chin to anus dull 
buffy yellow, hands and feet also buffy yellow.> Tail buffy below. Greatest diameter 
of p' 5,5 mm." Helogale varia THOMAS »General colour above finely speckled yellowish 
or buffy grey passing gradually below into deep buffy without speckling.> >»A small 
patch on each side of muzzle running back to surround the eye brown or brownish 
rufous.> »Greatest diameter of p.' 5,2 mm.” Helogale hirtula THoMAS. Hairs on the 
back 18—20 mm. General colour as in H. atkinsomi but more coarsely grizzled. 
Head and back appear, however, to be of the same colour to judge from the de- 
scription. The rings of the hair said to be »white». »Under surface as in H. atkin- 
som except that the belly has a more strongly marked tendency to rufous.»” Dia- 
meter of p" 5,9 mm. 
Helogale macmillani "THOMAS »General colour abowe between broccoli brown 
and Mars brown» — — — »>»finely ticked with minute buffy specks> — — — >»less 
than 1 mm. in length». »Under surface near Prout's brown with scarcely any speckling.»> 
— »Upper surface of hands russet.> »Front of canine to back of m” 15,6 mm.” 
Helogale parvula (SUNDEVALL). The small South African species is so much 
smaller and darker and geograpbically so distant from the present species that no 
nearer comparison between them is needed, neither with the allied H. brunnula THOo- 
MAS & NSCHWANN from Transvaal which latter is uniform brown finely ticked with 
buffy whitish. 
It may be quite clear from this review that the Helogale described above dif- 
fers from all other species of this genus hitherto described. In spite, however, of 
the differences such as the general colour, the great length of the fur, the rufous- 
1 Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1902 p. 119. 
? Reise nach Mossambique. Zool. Säugeth. p. 114. 
SAMT. re Mag. Nat. HISt. Ser. 0,5 VOR r205 T807, Pp; STB SUJE 
+ Proc. Zool. Soc. London 19302 p. 120. 
SNESHe Sp SRIELON 
& Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. Ser. 7, Vol: XIV, p. 98. 
? Ann. & Mag: Nat. Hist. Ser. 7, Vol. XVIII, p. 300. 
