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The following specimens have been more recently added to the 
collection : — 
Elephantulus rupestris mapogonensis subsp. nov. 
Apparently most closely allied to E. rupestris myurus Thos. and Schw., 
with which it agrees in colour and general characters ; but smaller in size. 
“ Head and body 111 mm. ; tail 131 ; hind foot 32 ; ear 22.” Length of 
upper tooth row 18 -7 ; breadth across M 1 11 -8 ; nasals 14 -5. 
Type : adult $, Ngelelle River, Zoutpansberg, ex G. van Dam, 3rd 
July, 1916. 
The skull is broken, but the forepart and mandible are intact so that 
the dention is complete. I 1 is large, twice the height of I 2 ; I 3 is long 
with a conspicuous posterior ledge ; C long but flattened, with a posterior 
sloping ledge ; P 1 about as long as C, but with a posterior cusp rather 
lower than the anterior ; P 2 has an inner cusp situated in the middle. 
I 1 and I 2 are close together, but not touching ; I 3 is separated by a diastema 
equal to the length of I 2 ; C separated from I 3 by a diastema equal to the 
length of I 3 ; a narrow gap separates P 1 and P 2 and a wider one between 
P 2 and P 3 . In the lower jaw a divergence from the typical race is to be 
observed : I 3 and I 2 are separated, but the C abuts on I 3 ; P x is isolated 
by gaps on each side. Posterior palatal foramena elongated oval, 
terminating anteriorly opposite middle of C and posteriorly opposite cusp 
of P 2 . 
Elephantulus intuft (A. Smith). 
A specimen was secured by Van Dam not far from a place where 
he secured the above-mentioned new race of the Rock Shrew. As it is 
a rare animal, the following observations on its skull may serve a useful 
purpose, although it is not quite topotypical. Anterior palatal foramena 
extending farther forward in front than in E. rupestris mapogonensis, 
beyond the canine as in Nasilio, and posteriorly terminating at a point 
opposite the front margin of the anterior inner cusp of P 2 . The posterior 
palatal slits are narrower than in E. r. mapogonensis. I 1 comparatively 
small, not much higher than I 2 . I 3 not so long, and with hardly a trace 
of a posterior ledge and no bigger than I 2 , projecting slightly backwards. 
P 2 very broad, with two inner cusps. I 1 I 2 almost touching ; I 3 quite 
isolated, the diastema in front almost equal to its length and behind greater. 
P 1 separated from P 2 by a gap equal to half the length of P 1 . In the lower 
jaw the teeth are all contiguous. “ Head and body 111 ; tail 119 ; hind 
foot 32 ; ear 22.” Greatest length 34 -3 ; basilar length 30 ; greatest 
height 14 *5 ; greatest diameter of bullae 8 ; upper tooth series 17 -3 ; 
breadth across M 1 11 1 ; length of nasals 14. 
Geory chits van dami mihi. 
3 3 $$, Ngelelle River, Zoutpansberg District (G. van Dam). 
These represent both sexes of different ages, but no very old (J, and 
include a very old $ which had two pairs of distinct inguinal mammae, 
in this respect establishing my previous conclusion as to the distinctness 
of the species founded upon cranial and colour character^, 
