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B. AOKI : 



78. Petaurista nitidus (Desmarest). 



Sciurns petaurista, Pallas, Misceli. Zool., p. 56 (1766). 



Ptcromys nitidus, Desmarest, Diet. Hist. Nat., xxvii, p. 403 

 ( 1 8 1 8) ; Gray, Hard wicker's 111. Ind. Zool., ii, pi xvii ; Thomas, P. 

 Z. S., 1886, p. 73 ; ibid., 1889, p. 230; Sclater, Cat. Mamm. Ind. Mus., 

 ii, p. 36 (1891). 



Pteromys grandis, Swinhoe, P. Z. S., 1862, p. 358; ibid., 1870, 

 p. 634. 



Nom. Jai>. Oaka-musasabi. Nom. Ang. Large-red flying-squirrel. 



DlST. The Malay Peninsula from Klang in Selangore southwards, 

 the islands of Sumatra, Java and Borneo, also Siam and Formosa 

 (Sclater). 



79. Petaurista pectoralis (Swinhoe). 



Pteromys pectoralis, Swinhoe, P. Z. S., 1870, p. 634. 

 Nom. Ang. White-breasted flying squirrel. 

 DlST. Southern mountains of Formosa (Swinhoe). 



Gen. Sciuropterus Cuv. 



Sciuropterns, Cuvier, Ann. du Mus., x, p. 126 (182^); Blanford, 

 Fauna Brit. Ind. Mamm., p. 366 (1888 — 91). 



Sub-Gen. Sciuropterus Cuv. 

 Sciuropterus, Thomas, Ann. Mag. N. H., (8), i, p. 5 (1908). 



80. Sciuropterus momonga momonga (Temm.). 



Pteromys {Sciuropterus) momonga, Temminck, Fauna Japonica, 

 Mamm., p. 47 (1845). 



NOM. Jap. Momonga. NOM. Ang. Japanese small flying-squirrel. 



DlST. This form of the species may prove to be an inhabitant 

 of one of the southern islands (Thomas). 



