25 Mam. 
Systematic. 
6031 
Hemiechinus Fitz., Erinaceus platyotis 
Sund., selected and designated as 
genotype, Thomas Ann. Mag. N.H. (9) 
1 p. 195. 
Paraechinus Troucss. genotype P- 
micropus Bly. p. 195 ; amir p. 232 
Kandahar, Afghanistan sp. n„ Thomas 
Ann. Mag. N.H. (9) 1. 
Tenreoidae. 
Generic arrangement of smaller 
members of the family, Thomas Ann. 
Mag. N.H. (9) 1 p. 302. 
Leptogalc gen. li. for Oryzoryclcs 
gracilis Major, Thomas Ann. Mag. 
N.H. (9) 1 p. 306. 
Microgale genotype M. longicaudata 
Thos (other species : cowani, crassipes , 
longirostris, pusilla, taiva & thomasi) p. 
304, major p. 305 sp. n. Eastern Bet- 
silco, Madagascar, Thomas Ann. Mag. 
N.H. (9) 1. 
Nesogale gen. n. for Microgale dobsoni 
Thos (other species talazaci Major), 
Thomas Ann. Mag. N.H. (9) 1 p. 303. 
Nesoryctes gen. n. for Oryzoryctes 
lelradactylus M.-Edw. & Grand., 
Thomas Ann. Mag. N.H. (9) 1 p. 307. 
Oryzorictes (genotype O. hova. M.- 
Edw.) in place of Oryzoryctes Troucss. 
(emend), Thomas Ann. Mag. N.H. (9) 
1 p. 307. 
IV.— CARNIVORA. 
• Carnivora of East Africa, account of 
U.S. Nat. Mus. collection, figures of 
skulls of types, measurements, Hol- 
lister U.S. Nat. Mus. Bui. 99 p. 101 ; 
list of and key to Indo-Burmese forms, 
Wrougiiton J. Bombay Nat. H.S. 26 
p. 39 ; from Mt. Korinchi, Sumatra, 
Robinson & Kloss J. Fed. Malay Mus. 
8 p. 8 ; in Hungarian Pleistocene, £hik 
Foldt. Kozl. Budapest 43 p. 141 ; 
preservation essential as safeguard 
against rat and mouse plagues, Hinton 
Brit. Mus. Econ. Ser. No. 8 pp. 33, 43. 
A.— Carnassidentia. 
Felidae. 
Felts lybica name dates from Forster 
and not from Meyer, who used it for 
the “ Booted Lynx ” of Bruce, notes on 
names dcreata, constantina, constanti- 
nensis, margaritae, caligata , Matschie 
(n-5464 /) 
Sitz. Ber. Ges. natf. Fr. Berlin 1918 p. 
101 ; leo variation among wild and 
captive specimens, Hollister U.S. 
Nat. Mus. Bui. 99 p. 155 ; leo bleyen- 
berglii, p. 47 text fig. 2, pardus centralis 
p. 49 subsp. n. Central Africa, Lonn- 
bero Stockholm Vet. Ak. Handl. 58 
No. 2 ; catus from Timor, Schwarz 
Zool. von Timor Lief. 11 p. i24. 
Viverridae. 
Calogale abnormal dentition, Poiile 
SitzBer. Gcs. natf. Fr. Berlin 1918 p. 
347. 
Genetta abnormal occurrence of m.3 
in a specimen of the servalina group p. 
244, and in dongolana p. 245, duplication 
of pm. 1 in a specimen of the felina, group 
p. 246, Pohle SitzBer. Ges. natf. Fr. 
Berlin 1917. 
Mungos ichneumon centralis Subsp. n. 
Central Africa, Lonnberg Stockholm 
Vet.-Ak. Handl. 58 No. 2 p. 61. 
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus hanieli 
skull measurements and figs., Schwarz 
Zool. von Timor, Lief. II p. 125. 
Viverra aurita Blum, a synonym of 
Canis zerda Zimin., Matschie SitzBer. 
Ges. riatf. Fr. Berlin 1918 p. 100. 
Hyaenidae. 
Hyaena dubbah Meyer (1793) ante- 
dates H. hyenomelas Latr. 1801, and is 
tenable name for species of Atbara, 
Matschie SitzBer. Ges. natf. Fr. 
Berlin 1918 p. 100. 
Canidae. 
Canis alopex Linn. Syst. Nat. ed. X a 
synonym of vulpes = the “ brandrav ” 
of Skane, Lonnberg Sv. Linne-Sallskap. 
Arsskr. 1 p. 87 ; lupus date of extinction 
in British Isles, Gaziot Paris Bui. soc. 
zool. 43 p. 67. 
Ccrdocyon apollinaris sp. n. Choaohi, 
E. slope of Cordillera, Bogota, Thomas 
Ann. Mag. N.H. (9) 1 p. 37. 
Fennccus zerda Zimm. the te nable 
name for the Fennec (“ Vulpes minimus 
saarensis ” Skioldebrand not a valid 
name), Thomas Ann. Mag. N.H. (9) 1 
p. 243. 
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