MACROSCELIDES EDWARDII.
bru sh. F u r , long, soft, s ilk y , and strongly re cum b en t, p a r ticu la rly on the
head, b a c k , and s id e s.
DIMENSIONS.
laches. Lines.
Length from the tip of the proboscis
to the point of the tail .... 10 8
of the head ............................ 2 2
of the proboscis .................... 0 5
of the tail ............................... 5 - 3
of the ears................................ 0 1 1
of the fore-legs........................ 2 0
N o thing is known o f th e fem a le .
Inches. Lines.
Length of the hind legs .................... 4 . 2
of the tarsus........................... 1 l£
of the toes............................... 0 I f
Distance between the proboscis and the
eyes.......... .................. . . . . 0 l l£
between the eyes and the ears 0
Height when standing........................ 2 4
For the specimen which has enabled us to figure and describe this new species, the Cape
Association is indebted to the liberality o f the Messieurs Verreaux, of Cape Town, all zealous
and useful members of the Association. It was killed by M. Edward Verreaux, after whom
we'have named it, in one o f the central districts of the colony, near to the Oliphant’s river,
and in a locality bearing little or no vegetation, except a few dwarf shrubs. In the stomach
were contained comminuted insects. The ears are narrower in proportion to their length than
those of any of the other South African species ; and the difference between the colours o f the
back and sides is so palpable, and the boundaries of the colours so well defined, that by
these characters alone the species is readily to be distinguished.