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B. AO KI : 



108. Bandicota bengalensis 1 (Gray). 



Arvicola bengalensis, Gray, Hardwicker's 111. Intl. Zool., ii, pi. 

 xxi (1833—4). 



Nesokia indica, Blyth, J. A. S. B., xxxii, p. 328 (1863) ; ibid. Cat., 

 no. 360, p. 112; Jerdon, Mamm., p. 187; Theobald, P.A. S. B., 1866, 

 p. 240 ; Blyth, J. A. S. B., xliv, Burma List, p. 38. 



Mus indiens, Swinhoe, P. Z. S., 1870, p. 635. 



Mus (Nesokia) bengalensis, Thomas, P. Z. S., p. 526 (1881); 

 Murray, Zool. Sind, p. 44 ; Anderson, Journ. Linn. Soc, xxi, p. 341. 



Nesokia bengalensis, Sclater, Cat. Mamm. Ind. Mus., ii, p. 55 

 (1891). 



DlST. This rat is found over the whole of India, from Kashmir 

 and Sind in the north-west and from Cachar in the north-east south- 

 wards ; it is also recorded from Ceylon and Tenasserim, and probably 

 occurs throughout Burma (Sclater) ; Formosa (Swinhoe). 



Gen. Apodemus Kau p. 



Apodemus, Kaup, Entwick. gesch. nat. syst, für europ. Thierw., 

 1829, p. 145. 



Micromys, Dehn, Hoflössnitz, 1841 ; Thomas, Ann. Mag. N. H. 

 (7), xv, p. 491 (1905); Bonhote, P. Z. S., 1905, ii, p. 349. 



109. Apodemus geisha geisha (Thos.). 



Micromys geisha, Thomas, Ann. Mag. N. H., (7), xv, p. 491 

 (1905); ibid., P. Z. S., 1905, ii, p. 350. 



Apodemus geisha, Thomas, P. Z. S., 1908, p. 47. 



NOM. Jap. Hime-nezumi. 



DlST. Hondo, Shikoku, Kiüshiü (Thomas). 



1 ) Other synonyms of Bandicota bengalensis are as follows (Sclater) :— 



Mus deccaensis Tytlcr, 1854; Mus tarayensis Horsfie'.d, 1855; Mus plurimammis Hors- 



field, 1855; Mus morungensis Horsfield, 1855 ; Mus (Nesokia) blytfdanus Anderson, 1878; 



Mas (Nesokia) barclayanus Anderson, 1878. 



