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Spalax berytensis Millci-.
SPALAX ELIOMYSl—APLODONTIA. 159
Genus SPALAX.
I'roc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XVI, p. 162, Xoveiiiber o(), lyO.S.
ioH- Skin and skull. Adult female. Beyrout, Syria. A])ril.
1878. Collected by W. T. Van Dyck. Skin catalogued Decem-
ber l(t, 1878; skulC June26, 1894.
Fairly well-made skin in fair condition, a bare patdi about chin and tbmat;
skull ])orfeot, except oocii)ital bones l)roken away, l)i)th upper incisors an, 1903. Purchased
from Wilhelm Schliiter, of Halle a. S., Germany. Catalogued
August 22, 1903.
Well-made skin in good comlition; skull nearly perfect: i)tery'_'oi(is sUirlitly in-
jured, a,s well as root cap.s of lower incisors.
Eliomys cincticauda Miller.
Fannly MUSCARDINID.K.
Genus ELIOMYS.
Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XIV, p. 39, April 25, 1901.
103. 601, October 25, 1893.
H^SjI- Skin and skull. Adult female. Along the Tana River,
between the coast and HamcNC, British East Africa. NoviMuber,
1892. Collected b}^ Hon. William Astor Chanler and Lieut. l>udwig
von Hohiiel. Catalogued July 21, 1893.
The specimen wa.s originally in alcohol, V)ut at the time tlie species was
described it was made into a modern study skin, in good condition: skull perfect.
Family APLODONTID.E.
Genus APLODONTIA.
Aplodontia olympica Merriam. liiological Suivcy collection.
Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XIII, p. 20, January 31, 1S99.
8954:9. Skin and sktdl. Young adult male. Queniiiit Lake. ( )lynii)ic
Mountains, Washington. July 24. 1897. Collected l)y K. T.
Young. Original number 3o9.
Well-made skin in goo