GLANDULAR AREAS OK AUSTRALIAN JERROA MICE. 
sudoriparous follicles somewhat similar to those described by 
Beddard in Myrmecobius (II). 
Modified sudoriparous and sebaceous glands are difficult to 
distinguish. In (his paper glands associated with hair follicles 
are called sebaceous glands, and those not associated with 
follicles, sudoriparous. 
NYCTINOMUS. 
The microscopic details of the gular pouch of the bat 
Nyctinomus australis were examined and were found to corre- 
spond generally with those described above in Notomys. 
MYRMECOBIUS. 
The Marsupial Anteater, Myrmecobius, has a pre-sternal 
gland which has been described by F. E. Beddard (3) from an 
adult female preserved in spirit. He found the following 
glandular structures : sweat (sudoriparous) glands ; sebaceous 
glands ; sudoriparous follicles ; and a large compound tubular 
gland. 
The present author has examined six spirit specimens of 
Myrmecobius fasciatus in the West Australian Museum through 
the courtesy of the curator, Mr. L. Glauert ; all were females. 
The pre-sternal glandular area is not well marked nor is it 
completely bare in any of them, being covered, though thinly, 
with line silky hairs. As Beddard notes there is a lens-shaped 
thickening of the integument in this region, but the external 
orifices he describes are difficult to see. Associated with the 
fine hairs are sebaceous glands. Sudoriparous glands are also 
present, but sudoriparous follicles are neither common nor 
typical ; when present they are somewhat attenuated and bent 
in various directions. Some sections show sudoriparous glands 
opening into follicles. (PI. VIII, fig. 4.) 
No trace could be found of the compound tubular gland 
described by Beddard. In fact, his figures and its position 
beneath the dermis suggest a salivary gland. 
To Mr. Brazenor of the National Museum and to Mr. Glauert 
of the West Australian Museum 1 am indebted for the material 
on which this paper is based. 
References. 
1. Wood Jones, F. The Mammals of South Australia; Pt. III. Govt. 
Printer, Adelaide, 1925. 
2. Waite, K. R. Observations on Muridae from Central Australia. Proc. Roy. 
Soc. Viet,, Vol. X (N.S.), Pt. 2, 1898. 
