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244 Journal of the F.M.S. Museums. [Vol. VII,
Specimens examined:— Five from Perak and one from
Selangor.
The series of the genus before us, ranging from the
Northern Shan States to Sumatra show that complete gradation
occurs between forms assigned to P. larvata (Temni.)
and P. lencomysta.x. All races of the genus must therefore be
regarded as subspecies of the originally described P. larvata.
The synonymy of the Malayan form is much involved and
many of the earlier names have no exact locality cited. We
have been unable full}' to examine the literature, but it is
possible that Paiadoxurns jourdanii, Gray, in Charlesworth,
Mag. of Nat. Hist. I., p. 579 (1837) applies to the above described
form, in which case, of course, Grav"s name has
priority.
The various races will be :
—
Pagutna larvata larvata (H. Smith). S. China.
Paguma larvata taivana (Swinh.). Formosa.
Paguma larvata hainana, Allen. Hainan.
Paguma
(Goteik).
larvata intrutlens, Wroughton. N. Shan States
Paguma larvata grayi (Bennet). Himalayas and Sikkim.
Paguma larvata tytleri (Tytler). Andaman Islands.
Paguma larvata robusta (Miller).
Peninsula.
Tenasserim and N.Malay
Paguma larvata annectens, antea p. 243. S. Malay Peninsula.
Paguma larvata leucocephala (Gray). Borneo.
Paguma larvata leucomystax (Gray). Sumatra.
The generic status of Paradoxiirus laniger, Hodgson, from
Tingri, Tibet, which is only known from a skin and of
Paradoxurus musschenbroeki, Schleg., from Celebes is uncertain.