Mammals from Angola, mainly from the Lunda District

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Alexander scPinheya n. g. of Melampsaltini, discussion on near genera and faunistic notes on Rhodesian Cicadoidea /Homoptera Auchenorrhyncha/» by J. Dlabola ^<Freilebende Nematoden aus Angola, I. Einige moosbewohnende Nematoden» von Istvan Andrassy •^Mammals from Angola, mainly from the Lunda Districts by R. W. Hayman xPentastomides de l'Angola» par Rene M. Nicoli et Yves J. Golvan cho T // 483 • L I S B O A 1963 BOSTON UNIVERSITY J AN 3 11964 LIBRARIES Mammals from Angola, mainly from the Lunda District BY R. W. HAYMAN Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History) (LONDON) (Puhlicado em Separata em 21 de Outuhro de 1963) M ammals from Angola, mainly from the Lunda District INTRODUCTION Among the material results of the extensive biological investigations into the fauna and flora of the Lunda District of Northeastern Angola, initiated and sustained by the Dundo Museum, is a valuable collection of the smaller mammals of that district which has been entrusted to me for examination in London. This collection, totalling 602 specimens, has proved to include a number of forms of special interest; the present report lists fourteen forms new to Angola and adds two new species of bat to the Angolan list. The collection includes a few specimens from other regions of Angola, but the major part is from the Lunda District, from the Congo border in the north to the Kasai-Zambesi watershed in the south. It should be stressed that this collection in no way represents the total mammal material preserved in the Dundo Museum. It represents rather a selection of forms which Dr. MACHADO considered to be worthy of further examination by a specialist. Dr. MACHADO informs me that it is intended to prepare at a later date a more comprehensive work on the mammal fauna of the Lunda District. The Lunda District has been thoroughly described in all its aspects by Dr. A, DE BARROS MACHADO (1952) of the Dundo Museum, He has stressed the fact that, zoogeographically, this is a highly interesting region presenting, in close proximity, essential elements of both the Guinea-Congo and the Zambesian-Rhodesian faunas. This situation is accounted for by the fact that the district as a whole consists of a gentle slope to the northward of the typical Rhodesian-type savannah, deeply intersected by the numerous northward flowing rivers draining the region towards the lower Kasai and hence to the Congo. The courses of these rivers are marked by long narrow strips of gallery forest extending like long fingers from the Congo rain forests of the north deep into the savannah region. The result of this interlocking of two entirely distinct environmental regions is that in this area of Angola the distinction between the two faunas (so far as mammals are concerned, at least) is very clearly shown in spite of the often close approximation in actual territory. The collection itself illustrates the comparative numerical paucity of forest species (perhaps influenced also by the comparative difficulty of finding and collecting them) in that it contains representatives of only eleven forms which can be truly considered fully representative of forest environments, but of no less than sixty-eight forms associated mainly with the savannah environment, and indicating to a large extent affinity with the mammalian fauna of the Zambesi-RhodesianKatangan region. Thus this collection of mammals reinforces the views already clearly and fully expressed by Dr. A. DE BARROS MACHADO regarding the faunal relationships of the Lunda District. The following forms are here listed for the first time from Angola. Crocidura nigrofusca MATSCHIE Taphozous (Saccolaimm) pelt TEMMINCK Crocidura cyanea electa DoLLMAN Helogale parvula varia THOMAS Crocidura off. denti DOLLMAN Heliosciurus gambianus rhodesiae WROUGHTON Crocidura aff. roosevelti HELLER Graphiurus (Claviglis) murinus lorraineus Crocidura russula silacea THOMAS DOLLMAN Epomophorus crypturus PETERS Raitus (Masiomys) natalensis bradfieldi Scotophilus nigrita dingani A. SMITH ROBERTS Nycticeius (Scotoecus) hirundo albigula Dendrohyrax (Dendrohyrax) arboreus braueri THOMAS HAHN In addition, the following form, although reported by Dr. MACHADO (1952) was overlooked by ELLERMAN, MORRISON-SCOTT and HAYMAN (1953) and by the Zoological Record (Mammalia): — Cercopithecus neglectus ScHLEGEL. The two new species of bat described below are Micropteropus intermedius and Glauconycteris machadoi. Measurements. These are given throughout in millimetres, except where otherwise indicated. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS It is a pleasure to record my appreciation of the opportunity given me by the Dundo Museum authorities to undertake the examination of this collection, whereby the British Museum (Natural History) is enriched by a representative selection of these Angolan mammals, including the types of the two new bats. I have also to place on record my special thanks to Dr. MACHADO for his keen interest in the subject and his very full co-operation at all times. I am also indebted to him for the accompanying map and gazetteer of the collecting localities. To Professor HEIM DE BALSAC of Lille University I am grateful for advice and assistance with the identification of the shrews, based on his special knowledge of the group, and finally I wish to thank Miss JEAN INGLES for preparing the comparative figures of Micropteropus skulls. GAZETTEER OF LOCALITIES Coord. Alt. (in meters) Alto Chicapa 10.53 S 19.14 E 1300 Alto Cui'lo 10.01 S 19.33 E 1250 Bumbo ± 15.12 S 13.00 E ± 700 Cacanda 7.23 S 20.48 E ± 700 Calunda 12.07 S 23.28 E 1500 Calundo (Lake) 11.48 5 20.52 E 1150 Camaquenzo R it 7.22 S 20.50 E it 700 — 87 Coord. Alt. (in meters) Cameia 11.50 S 21.00 E 1150 Camissombo 8.09 S 20.39 E 957 Camuanza R _L 7.22 S 20.50 E + 700 Camuquele R _L 7.22 S 20.50 E ± 700 Capama R -17.22 S 20.50 E ± 700 Carrisso (Parque) 7.22 S 20.50 E -b 700 Casulo R 7.32 S 20.50 E ± 700 Caxiaxia R 8.56 S 20.38 E ± 1050 Cazombo 11.53 S 22.55 E 1180 Cazombo (25 kms SE of) . + 12.00 S 23.05 E dz 1180 Chingufo 7.37 S 20.31 E 721 Congo Beige,- near Dundo 7.00 S 21.00 E ± 700 Cuango (Prospection) 9.09 S 18.01 E ± 900 Cuango-Muque R. . . 10.46 S 19.12 E ± 1270 Cui'lo R. (source of) 10.52 S 19.24 E ± 1400 Dicoco R 7.26 S 20.55 E ± 700 Dundo 7.22 S 20.50 E 726 Fazenda Bumbo (see Bumbo) Licoco R. (see Dicoco) Lovua 7.19 S 20.09 E 779 Luachimo R. . 7.23 S 20.51 E 700 Luana R . + 8.00 S 21.10 E ± 800 Lucachi R 7.32 S 21.05 E ± 750 Luia 8.10 S 21.35 E ± 850 Luica R . + 10.50 S 19.02 E ± 1300 Luita R . + 8.02 S 19.25 E ± 1000 Luma-Cassal 11.19 S 19.44 E ± 1250 Macondo 12.33 S 23.46 E ± 1300 Macule R 7.50 S 20.50 E dr 700 Marco de Canavezes . + 13.05 S 14.20 E 900 Muita R. 7.48 S 21.27 E 800 Mulanda R 8.12 S 21.00 E ± 900 Nordeste 7.22 S 21.50 E ± 750 Parque Carrisso, near Dundo (see Carrisso) Peso R 10.00 S 19.50 E 1150 Route Turismo, near Dundo 7.26 S 20.51 E =b 700 Sa-Mussamba 'i 11.45 S 20.50 E Sa-Mussuka . + 11.45 S 20.50 E Sa-Seme, near Dundo . + 7.22 S 20.50 E d: 700 Sa-Tchisseke 10.52 S 19.24 E ± 1400 Sandando . + 11.38 S 20.43 E 1200 Sombo (see Mulanda) Tchanguvu R 8.16 S 21.20 E Tchimboma R . + 10.52 S 19.23 E dr 1300 Turismo Route (see Route Turismo) Vila Arriaga 14.46 S 13.21 E ± 900 Xa-Ua (see Luita R.) Zovo 8.07 S 18.04 E 850 00 Km UK15 Fig. 1 — Main localities. Alto Chicapa 16 Alto Cuilo 14 Bumbo 26 Cacanda 5 Calunda 22 Calundo (Lake) 19-20 Cameia 20 Camissombo 9 Camuanza (R.) 5 Capama (R.) 2 Carrisso (Parque) 5 Casulo (R.) 5-6 Caxiaxia (R.) 12 Cazombo 21 Cbincufo 4 Cuango (Prospection) 13 Cuango-Muqu6 (R.) 16 Cui'lo (R., Source) 17 Dicoco (R.) Dundo Lovua . Luachimo (R.) Luana (R.) 6-10 Luia 11 Lui'ca (R.) 16 Luita (R.) Lucacbi (R.) Luma-Cassai Macondo .. . 2 6 18 23 Marco de Canavezes 24 Muita (R.) 8 Mulanda (R.) 10 Nordeste 7 Peso (R.) 15 Sa-Mussamba 19-20 Sa-Mussuka 19-20 Sa-Seme 5 Sa-Tchisseke 17 Sandando 19 Tchimboma (R.) 17 Turismo (Route) 5 Vila Arriaga 25 Zovo 1 — 89 — SYSTEMATIC LIST ORDER INSECT IVORA Family SORICIDAE Sylvisorex megalura angolensis Roberts Sylvisorex angolensis ROBERTS, 1929. Ann. Transv. Mus. 13: 84. Type locality; Mombolo (= Namba), western Central Angola. Specimens examined. — One. Muita, Luembe R. <3, 478a. In alcohol. Native name. — Nyingwe (tshokwe). This is the second specimen recorded from Angola. It has been recorded from Solwezi and Balovale in N. W. Rhodesia by ANSELL (1960). The extremely long tail, completely lacking bristle hairs, the delicate build, the contrast of brownish colour above and whitish below, and the pale hands and feet, combine to make this species of shrew easily recognisable. Measurements. — Head and body 50; tail 73; hind foot 13.5. Skull: greatest length 17.9, upper toothrow 7.8. Crocidura flavescens anchietae Bocage Crocidura anchietae BoCAGE, 1889. J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat., Lisboa, 1:26. Type locality; Caconda (Benguela district), Angola. Specimens examined. — Three. Dundo, 3 11179, in ale., ? 11013, skin and skull. Muita, $ 835a, in ale. Native name. — Nyingwe (tshokwe). These are fairly uniform in size and proportions, with the condylobasal length of the skulls from 27 to 28, and with the tail rather long in proportion to the head and body, but 11179 appears to be, if not melamstic, of a very dark colour, the dark colour including not only the hair but the hands, feet and tail. Measurements. — Head and body min. 88, max. 100, tail mln. 72, max. 74; hind foot 17.5-18; skull greatest length min. 27, max. 28.4. Crocidura pilosa angolae Dollman Crocidura turha angolae DoLLMAN, 1915. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 15: 510. Type locality; Bailundu country, Angola. Specimens examined.— 12. Alto Chicapa, ? 11012a, 11012b, 11012c, 11014, skins and skulls. R. Tchimboma, Alto Chicapa, 9 11015, skin and skull. R. Cuilo, ? 11016, skin. Lac Calundo, 3 11017, skin and skull. Muita, ? 477, 797, in ale. Dundo, 11179a, 11179b, 11179e, in ale. Native name. — Nyingwe-wa-tenga (tshokwe). This IS a fairly uniform series, readily distinguishable by the combination of heavy build, short very thick tail, heavily haired with long bristles, very dark blackish-brown pelage above and below, fur long and dense. Only the centre of the abdominal region is — 90 — silvery grey in contrast. In the skull the rostrum is parallel-sided. The measurements are somewhat in excess of those of the type, but agree generally with those given by HILL and CARTER (1941). These specimens extend the range to the extreme north-east of Angola. Measurements. — Head and body min. 60, max. 87, average (II specimens) 74; tail, min. 35, max. 51, average (11 specimens) 43. Skull total length, min. 23.5, max. 26.0, average (8 specimens) 24.6. Crocidura nigrofusca Matschie Crocidura nigrofusca MATSCHIE, 1895. Deutsch-Ost-Afrika, 3, Saugetiere: 33. Type locality; Wukalala Camp, Kinyawanga, west of R. Semliki, Congo Beige. Specimens examined. — Five. Dundo, ? 3304, skin and skull. 253, imm. 11179f, in ale. Muita, 835, 597, in ale. Native name. — Nyingwe (tshokwe). The possibility of these specimens representing C. nigricans BOCAGE, type locality Quindumbo, Angola, was considered, but as DoLLMAN (1915) points out, nigrofusca is browner, with a larger hind foot and longer tail. These long-tailed, dark specimens appear to represent this form which until now has only been recorded from the type locality and the Upper Congo River. Measurements. — Head and body min. 60, max. 80, average (4 specimens) 70.5; tail, min. 52, max. 61, average (4 specimens) 55; hind foot 13-15. Skull greatest length 23.0, 24.5 (2 specimens). Crocidura hirta Peters Crocidura hirta PETERS, 1852. Reise nach Mossambique, Zool. 1, Saugeth.: 78. Type locality; Tette, Mozambique. Specimens examined. — Nineteen. Dundo, S 3271, 11009, 11010, $ IIOil, 11006, 10365, skins and skulls. 352, 11179c, 5224, 257, 481, 11181, 5236, in ale. Muita, 717, 835b, in ale. Sombo, 2361, 2361b, 2361c, in ale. Alto Chicapa, 11008, skin and skull. Native name. — Nyingwe (tshokwe). Some difficulty has been met with in allocating these specimens, since on average measurements of head and body, tail and skull, they do not fit neatly into either of the keys used, namely in HiLL and CARTER (1941) or ELLERMAN, MORRISON-SCOTT and HAYMAN (1953). In general proportions, however, they seem to fit better with C. hirta as represented in the British Museum collections than with any other species. It seems likely that hirta may be a very plastic form, varying considerably in size, and to some extent in colour, over its very wide range. The specimens listed here agree in general in size and proportions, having a tail about 60 % of head and body length, skull length averaging 23.3, tail and feet pale, body colour above pale reddish brown, below buffy grey. The Sombo specimens have darker feet and tail than the remainder, but otherwise agree in general characters. Measurements. — Head and body min. 65, max. 100, average (18 specimens) 78; tail, min. 40, max. 55, average (17 specimens) 44; skull min. 21.8, max. 24.9, average (II specimens) 23.3. All forms marked with an asterisk are recorded for the first time from Angola. — 97 — Epomophorus crypturus Peters Epomophorus crypturus PETERS, 1852. Reise nach Mossambique, Saugethiere: 26. Type locality; Tete, Zambesi, Mozambique. Specimens examined. — Two. Lac Calundo, cj 5766, 5624, in ale. Native name. — Tshingunzu (tshokwe). Apparently the first record of this species from Angola. It has a wide distribution in the eastern territories, and has been recorded in Northern Rhodesia. There is only a slight size difference between this and E. gambianus, but the different proportions of the skull separate the two readily, E. gambianus having the zygomatic breadth clearly less than half the total length of the skull, whereas in E. crypturus the zygomatic breadth is about half the total length. ANSELL'S recently described North Rhodesian race of E. gambianus, E. g. parvus, although closely similar to E. crypturus m nearly all measurements, agrees with typical gambianus in the comparatively low proportion of zygomatic breadth to total skull length. Measurements. — Forearm (of No. 5766) 84. Skull; total length 53.5, 50.3, condylobasal length 53.5, 49.8, zygomatic breadth c. 27, 25, palatal length 34.5, 32, upper toothrow (c-m^) 18.8, 17.3. Epomophorus angolensis Gray Epomophorus macrocephalus var. angolensis GRAY, 1870. Cat. Monkeys, Lemurs and Fruiteating Bats B. M.: 125. Type locality; Benguela, Angola. Specimens examined. — One. Fazenda Bumbo, Humpata, Hui'la district, cj 11180, in ale. Native name. — Tshingunzu (tshokwe). This is well within the range (southern third of Angola) given by HiLL and CARTER (1941). Measurements. — Forearm 93. Micropteropus pusiUus Peters Epomophorus pusillus PETERS, 1868. Mber. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. 1867: 870. Type locality; Gambia. Specimens examined. — One. Dundo, ? 5031, in ale. Native name. — Tshingunzu (tshokwe). Measurements. — Forearm 50. Micropteropus grandis Sanborn (Figs. 4-7) Micropteropus grandis SANBORN, 1950. Publ. Cult. Comp. Diamantes de Angola, No. 10: 55. Type locality; Dundo, Lunda, N.E. Angola. Specimens examined. — One. Dundo, cj 5007, in ale. Native name. — Tshingunzu (tshokwe). — 98 SANBORN (1950) described Micwptewpus grandis, a new species from Dundo, the principal characters being the much greater size than in M. pusillus (previously the only known species), about one-third longer, and the very different palatal ridges as figured by SANBORN. HAYMAN (1934) recorded from Thysville, near Leopoldville, Belgian Congo, what was then believed to be a second specimen of M. grandis. It was then stated that the single specimen was «a little smaller in all dimensions than the adult female type, but it is not Fig. 4 — Micropteropus grandis SANBORN, d ANG. 5007, Dundo. (Photos BARROS MACHADO). only clearly much larger than the three M. pusillus with which it was taken «dans un abri», but has the palate ridges of the type figured by SANBORN.» However, examination of the skull of the present specimen, 5007, from Dundo, and that of no. 5060, an adult d* Micropteropus also from Dundo, has led to the discovery that 5007 has measurements almost exactly tallying in all respects with those given for the type of grandis by SANBORN. It also has palatal ridges which agree exactly with those described and figured by SANBORN, consisting of six ridges, all but the first separated centrally, and the posterior five pairs arranged in two parallel lines. There is thus no doubt that 5007 represents M. grandis SANBORN. 99 The general colour of this specimen above and below is light brown, the hairs being uniformly coloured. Light tufts are present at anterior and posterior bases of the ears, but there is no evident epaulette or glandular sac. The Thysville specimen referred to above, however (No. L. 21 d of the Musee Royal de I'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren), had cranial measurements somewhat below those of the type of grandis, particularly in total length and in toothrow length, and is discussed below in connection with the further Dundo Micropteropm, 5060. The latter, an adult 9, in alcohol, has palate ridges of a quite different type from those of grandis as described and figured by SANBORN and as represented by 3007. They are five in number, and following the first, undivided, post-canine ridge, the other four, divided into pairs, are arranged in size increasing anterio-posteriorly, the last two being post-dental. But in addition to the different number. Fig. 6 — Skull of type of Micropteropus grandis SANBORN (after SANBORN (1950)). c 4 Fig. 5 — Micropteropus grandis SANBORN, ANG. 5007, Dundo, palatal ridges. (Photo BARROS MACHADO). Fig. 7 — Skull of Micropteropus grandis SANBORN. Original no. 5007. five instead of six, in 5060 the pairs of divided ridges are widely spaced apart anteriorly, converging posteriorly until the posterior pair are almost in contact in the median line (see fig. 8). In addition, the skull is distinctly smaller than that of the type of grandis and 5007 from Dundo, with a notably shorter rostrum. Re-exammation of the Thysville specimen, kindly made available to me again by the authorities at Tervuren, has led to the discovery that that specimen is identical in cranial characters with 5060. There is sufficient indication in the clean skull of the Thysville specimen of the former position of the palatal ridges to show that the pattern of ridges was almost certainly that exhibited by the palate of 5060. It seems therefore that the statement in HAYMAN (1954) that the Thysville specimen has palate ridges of the type figured by SANBORN (for grandis), is not, on further examination, sufficiently accurate, although it was obvious that they are widely different from those of M. pusillm. It seems that the combination in 5060 and the Thysville specimen L. 21d of a quite distinct palate ridge pattern and a well marked difference in skull proportions makes it impossible to refer these specimens to M. grandis SANBORN. I therefore propose their recognition as a new soecies. — 100 — Microptero pus intermedius sp. no v. (Fig. 8) Type: ? adult, 5060, in alcohol. Dundo, Lunda. N.E. Angola. Collected June or July 1953 by Dr. A. DE BARROS MACHADO. Brit. Mus. No. 62.2073. Native name. — Tshingunzu (tshokwe). Diagnosis. — Larger than M. pmillus, with forearm 59 to 63.5, thus falling within the bodily size range of M. grandis SANBORN, but cranial measurements notably less, particularly in the rostrum, palate and tooth row. Palatal ridges five (six in M. grandis), the first undivided, the remaining four paired, widely separated anteriorly, converging posteriorly so that the last pair are almost in contact, so that the pattern is quite distinct from the two parallel rows of divided ridges in M. grandis (see fig.). The number of ridges is as in M. pusillus, but the clear separation into distinct pairs is as in M. grandis, so that it can be said that not only the skull size but the palate ridge pattern indicates that this species is intermediate between the two other forms in this genus. Principal measurements of the type; forearm 63.5; skull greatest length 33.2, upper toothrow 10.4. (For full comparative measurements see table). General description. — In all external characters closely akin to other Micropteropus. General colour dull brown above, hairs pale for two-thirds their length with dark brown tips. Ventral colour paler. The whole impression is of an animal darker than M. grandis. At the anterior and posterior borders of the ears are the normal Epomophorine pale tufts. The interfemoral membrane is well haired. Skull with rostrum less elongate than in M. grandis. Teeth slightly built. Ly Fig. 8 — Type skull of Micropteropus intermedius, sp. nov. Original no. 5060. B. M. no. 62.2073. The discovery that three distinct species of Micropteropus are sympatric at Dundo is of special interest, as until 1950, when SANBORN described M. grandis, the genus had been believed monotypic. The new form, M. intermedius, is quite clearly intermediate in character between M. pusillus and M. grandis, and one effect of its discovery is that the generic distinction of Micropteropus, as defined by ANDERSEN (1912), is no longer so clearly recognisable as compared with Epomophorus. The strong shortening of the rostrum in the type species of the genus, M. pusillus, is not matched in either M. grandis or M. intermedius, in both of which the rostrum is longer in relation to total skull length, and the highly specialised palate ridges of M. pusillus lead, in M. grandis and M. intermedius, to a type which, while still peculiar, is approaching that found in Epomophorus. Thus it can be said that these two species tend to link Micropteropus with Epomophorus. 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Zool. Anz. 8, no. 193: 245. Type locality; Sibange Farm, Gaboon. Specimens examined. — One. Route de Turismo, Rio Luachimo, Dundo. S 12673, skin and skull. Coll. 26.2.58 by GERD HEINRICH. 'v.,. Fig. 9 — Megaloglossus woermanni PAGENSTECHER, C? ANG. 12673, Dundo. (Photo A. OLIVEIRA). Native name. — ? NOVICK (1960) has already reported this rare bat, collected at the same locality on the same date by the same collector, as a new record for Angola. SUBORDER MICROCHIROPTERA Family NYCTERIDAE Ngcteris hispida Schreber Vesperiilio hispidus ScHREBER, 1774. Saugth. I: 169, pi. 56. Type locality; Senegal. Specimens examined. — Six. Dundo, cJ 5004, $ 5256. Alto Cuilo, 5362, in ale. Alto Chicapa, $ 5478, in ale., 11165a, skin and skull, 11165, skin. Native name. — Kafuhufuku (tshokwe). — 103 — N^cteris macrotis Dobson Nycteris macrotis DOBSON, 1876. Monogr. Asiatic Chiroptera: 80. Type locality; Sierra Leone. Specimens examined. — 15. Dundo, J 5003, 5009, 5170e, 5203a, 5203b, 5800. $ 5002, 5005, 5008, 5001, 5170a, 5170b, 5170c, 5170d, 5206a. In ale. Native name. — Kafukufuku (tshokwe). Measurements. — Forearm min. 47, max. 53, average 49. Nycteris arge Thomas Nycteris arge THOMAS, 1903. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 12\ 633. Type locality; Efulen, Cameroons. Specimens examined. — One. $ 5206b, Dundo, in ale. Native name. — Kajukjujuku (tshokwe). The only previous record of this species from Angola is in SANBORN (1950), also from Dundo. Measurements. — Forearm 43, ear 27.5. Family RHINOLOPHIDAE Hipposideros caffer centralis K. Andersen Hipposideros caffer centralis K. ANDERSEN, 1906. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 17: 275, 277. Type locality; Entebbe, Uganda. Specimens examined. — Eight. Dundo, S 5043, 5218c, 5226b, 5262. ? 5141, 5251, 5254, 5265. In ale. Native name. — Kafukufuku, Kafukufuku-muld (tshokwe). Measurements. — Forearm, min. 49.8, max. 52. Family VESPERTILIGNIDAE Scotophilus nigrita dingani A. Smith Vespertilio dinganii A. SMITH, 1833. S. Afr. J. 2: 59. Type locality; between «Port Natal» (= Durban) and Delagoa Bay (southern Portuguese East Africa). Specimens examined. — 21. Dundo, cf 5266, $ 11177, 11182, 5247, 5268. S imm. 5226a, 5228, 5280, 5880b. $ imm. 5222, 5225, 5229a, 5880a, 5882, 5883. In ale. ? 11166,-3300, skins and skulls. Alto Chicapa, ? 4169a, 4169b, skins and skulls; ? 5475a, 5475b, in ale. Native name. — Kafukufuku (tshokwe). Although SANBORN (1950) listed a series of Scotophilus nigrita from Dundo under the subspecific name herero THOMAS, it seems unlikely that he could have compared his specimens directly with authentic examples of that S. W. African form. The whole of the series listed — 104 — above are far darker above, and more richly ocbraceous below, than any of the large series of herero in the British Museum, and they agree well with specimens of S. n. dingani from many localities m Southern Africa, including some from Northern Rhodesia. CARTER and HILL (1941) list S. n. herero but had seen no specimens themselves. This is a new record for Angola. Measurements. — Of the adults in this series, the forearm ranges from 55 to 60. Nycticeius (Scotoecusj hirundo alhigula Thomas Scotoecus alhigula THOMAS, 1909. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 4: 544. Type locality; Kirui, Mt. Elgon, 6,000 ft., Kenya. Specimens examined. — One. Lac Calundo (105 km. East of Luso). S 5625, in ale. Native name. — Kafukttfuku (tshokwe). The only previous record of this genus (or subgenus as it has recently been considered) is that of MONARD (1935). Under the name Scotoecus alhigula THOMAS var., he listed an adult male from the Cunene region of south Angola (exact locality not specified). While recognising its close similarity in most respects to the only other described Scotoecus of a similar size (forearm 38), namely S. alhigula THOMAS from Mt. Elgon, he noted some minor points which in his view indicated the possibility of his specimen representing a distinct variety of alhigula. One point noted by MoNARD was that whereas alhigula was described by THOMAS as having on the wing membrane, external to the forearm (on the underside although not so described by THOMAS), a band of fine white hairs parallel to the forearm, in the Cunene specimen there was a series of six or seven short lines of fine white hairs situated obliquely to the line of the forearm, and marking the veining of the patagium. The Lac Calundo specimen, while agreeing closely in all other essential respects both with the type of alhigula and with MONARD'S description of the Cunene specimen, has in fact six or seven short b les of fine white hairs set separately and obliquely to the forearm on the under side of the patagium, not a single line parallel to the forearm as described by THOMAS. But in fact there is no difference at all in this character, and it is now clear that THOMAS'S description was in error on this point, being based on the appearance of the dry wing membrane. In the closely folded wing of the dry skin of the type of alhigula the line of white hairs appears to be a single long one parallel to the forearm. But on relaxing the wing it was seen that the arrangement is exactly as described by MoNARD and as shown by the Lac Calundo specimen. Even the type of S. hindei THOMAS, cited by that author as being completely lacking in hairs in this region, does in fact possess them, though less obviously than in alhigula. Examination of all Scotoecus skins in the British Museum, including types, shows that hairiness of this nature, on this part of the wing, is present to a greater or lesser extent in all forms, naturally being most obvious in the dark-winged forms. HILL and CARTER (1941) cite MONARD'S Cunene specimen, but express surprise at the identification of a South Angolan form with a Mt. Elgon species. However, the identity of the Lac Calundo specimen with MONARD'S Cunene animal and with the type of alhigula, seems to me to be beyond question. Another character peculiar to S. alhigula is the great lengthening of the canines, both upper and lower. They are relatively much longer than in any other species of the genus, and only S. hindei from Kenya approaches this lengthening. The Lac Calundo specimen agrees closely with the type of alhigula in this hitherto unreported character. Scotoecus is a genus peculiarly subject to variability in its dental formula. Some forms have not lost the small upper premolar squeezed closely behind the canine, and thus have a dentition of 32 instead of 30. THOMAS (1915) has referred to this variability, and both 105 — WROUGHTON (1907) and ALLEN (1911) have commented on this propensity. HOLLISTER (1918) has noted the presence of the small upper premolar in four out of five S. hindei, and in albigula. The present specimen has this tooth on each side as in the type of albigula, and in four hindei from Kenya in the British Museum. The type and two other specimens of S. falabae all possess the small premolar, as do the three known specimens of S. artinii DE BEAUX from North Kenya. It is noteworthy that all the light-winged members of the genus, albofuscus, woodi and cinnamomeus, entirely lack the small premolar, and that in the darkwinged forms the tendency is for this tooth to be present. An apparent exception in the dark-winged group is hirundo THOMAS, the type of which lacks the tooth, but of two further examples of this species recently collected at Musaia, Sierra Leone, by F. R. ALLISON, one has the tooth present on both sides, although very minute and apparently deciduous. As the earliest name in the dark-winged group, hirundo has been adopted by ELLERMAN, MORRISONScOTT and HAYMAN (1953) as the species to which later names have been relegated as subspecies. The dental formula found in the dark-winged Scoioecus is one found only, among the Vespertilionidae, m one other genus, the North American Lasiurus. The generic diagnosis of Scotoecus should be amended to make it clear that the dental formula may be either 1.1.4 30, or 444- = 32. 3.1.5 3.1.5 Other peculiarities of the genus include, m the skull, the incomplete or tenuous nature of the zygomatic arches (it being exceptional to find a skull in which these are complete); in the wing, the appearance of immaturity of the digital epiphyses (so much so that on preliminary examination of the Lac Calundo specimen it was thought to be immature); and in adult males the great development of the penis. This was first mentioned by THOMAS in describing S. hindei, and in the Lac Calundo specimen this organ measures 13 mm, nearly a quarter of the head and body length. The described forms of Scotoecus may be grouped as follows. It should be noted that not enough material is available to permit a firm conclusion as to whether all the names given represent valid races. All the white-winged forms are considered races of albofuscus, the dark-winged as races of hirundo, the first names available in each group respectively. Wings white or partially white. Upper premolars l-I. Nycticeius (Scotoecus) albofuscus albofuscus THOMAS, 1890. Forearm 31. Gambia. Nycticeius (Scotoecus) albofuscus cinnamomeus WETTSTEIN, 1916. Forearm 32. Kordofan, Sudan. Nycticeius (Scotoecus) albofuscus woodi THOMAS, 1917. Forearm 28.5. Nyasaland; East Congo; Tanganyika. Wings dark. Upper premolars generally 2-2. Nycticeius (Scotoecus) hirundo hirundo THOMAS, 1899. Forearm 31.5. Ghana. (Although the type lacks the extra premolars, one of two further skulls possesses them). Nycticeius (Scotoecus) hirundo hindei THOMAS, 1901. Forearm 35. Kitui, Kenya; North Rhodesia; Katanga, South Congo. Nycticeius (Scotoecus) hirundo albigula THOMAS, 1910. Forearm 38. Mt. Elgon, Kenya; Gondokoro, Sudan; Angola. Nycticeius (Scotoecus) hirundo falabae THOMAS, 1915. Forearm 36. North Nigeria. Nycticeius (Scotoecus) hirundo artinii DE BEAUX, 1923. Forearm 32. Northern Kenya. Measurements. — Head & body Tail Ear Forearm Tibia & foot 3rd. metacarpal Skull, condylobasai c-m' m'-m» width. dType of albigula 58 35 13 38 20.0 36.5 14.5 6.0 7.8 dLac Calundo, 5625 54 33 13.5 38.5 20.5 37.0 15.2 6.4 7.7 dCunene (MONARD) 56 37 13 38.5 21.0 36.0 — — — — — 106 — My Otis wetwitschi Gray Scotophilus welwitschii GRAY, 1866. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.: 211. Type locality; Angola. Specimens examined. — One. Alto Chicapa, cJ 5476 in ale. Collected 12.7.54. Native name. — Kajukujukja (tshokwe). This remarkably coloured bat is only the second recorded from Angola, whence the type was described in 1866. The range of the species extends south and east to the Transvaal, Rhodesia, Congo, Nyasaland, Tanganyika, Kenya. Measurements. — Head and body 54; tail 59; hind foot 11; tibia 25.5; ear 21; tragus 1 1; forearm 55. Eptesicus tenuipinnis ater J. A. Allen Eptesicus ater J. A. ALLEN, 1917. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 31\ 443. Type locality; Faradje, N.E. Belgian Congo. Specimens examined. — Five. Dundo, <3 5026, 5849, $ 5208, 11178b. In ale. ? 3301, skin and skull. Native name. — Kafukufuku, Kateta (tshokwe). Eptesicus pusillus Leconte Vespertilio pusillus LECONTE, 1857. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad.: 10. Type locality; «Western Africa» (probably Gaboon). Specimens examined. — Two. Lac Calundo, 3 5606, in ale. Dundo, $ no number (in bag with Epomophorus wahlbergi haldemani 5230). Native name. — Kateta (tshokwe). Pipistretlus nanus Peters Vespertilio nanus PETERS, 1852. Reise nach Mossambique, Saugeth.: 63. Type locality; Inhambane, Portuguese East Africa. Specimens examined. — Eight. Dundo, 3 5175, 5543, 9 5229b, ? 5271, 5555, 5889. Alto Chicapa, ? 5477a, ? 5477b. In ale. Native name. — Kateta (tshokwe). Glauconycteris argentata Dobson Chalinolohus argentatus DoBSON, 1875. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.: 385. Type locality; Cameroon Mountain. Specimens examined.—-Two. Dundo, cj 5136, $ 5140. In ale. Native name.—Kafukufuku-mutoma (tshokwe). — 113 Specimens examined. — Seven. Fazenda Bumbo, courrier de Humpata, S.W. Angola; ? 11185 in ale. Sombo, R. Mulanda; ^ 16460, 16834, $ 16853, $ imm. 14078. Skins and skulls. Dundo, R. Camuquele; <3* 13305, $ imm. 13306. Skins and skulls. Native name. — Kafwtnyi (tshokwe). Only one form of Helogale has hitherto been reported from Angola, namely H. parvula mimetra THOMAS (with synonym H. p. hrunetta THOMAS). This is a small dark coloured form with a wide distribution in the south of Angola, and in northern South-west Africa. The present series, of which all hut one are from Lunda, show that the Northern Rhodesian form H. parvula varia extends widely into Angola. It has recently been reported from N.W. Rhodesia by ANSELL (1960). The light ochraceous tinge of so much of the body, and the larger size, clearly distinguish this form from mimetra, hut the series includes a wide range of individual and possibly age variation. No. 11185 from the Humpata region, preserved in alcohol, is possibly discoloured by the preservative; it is well speckled on the underside. Of the Lunda skins several are considerably darker on the whole than the North Rhodesian skins in the British Museum. The specimen nearest on overall hue to typical varia is an adult female, 16853, from Somho, and a suhadult female from R. Camuquele also agrees with varia in the unspeckled underside. But an adult male from the same locality, 13305, which was collected at the same date as the last, differs conspicuously from it in its much darker colour, having a heavy iron-grey wash over the whole of the dorsal surface, almost obliterating the ochraceous colour of the underfur, and it also has the ventral area heavily grizzled. The other Somho specimens show gradation from the ochraceous of 16853 to the iron-grey speckling of the darkest ones. It seems likely that bleaching or wear, or both, of the iron-grey hair tips is a possible cause of the more ochraceous hue shown by some specimens. Measurements. — Skulls, total length, S 52, 51.7, 51, condylohasal length 48.8, 49, 49. total length, $ 52, condylohasal length 51.5. Herpestes (Galerellaj sanguineus hocagei Thomas and Wroughton Herpestes bocagei THOMAS and WROUGHTON, 1905. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 75: 170. Type locality; Caconda, Benguela, S.W. Angola. Specimens examined. — Seven. Dundo; S 17264, 17136, $ 11170. Camissomho; <3 12597. R. Gando, 22 km. west of Camissomho; $ 12479. Caxiaxia; $ 16801. Skins and skulls. Dundo, R. Camaquenzo; ? 3655. Skin. Native name. — Mukbondo (tshokwe). There is a general similarity in colour between all these skins, the rather rich ochraceous overall hue being intensified in some specimens by a tendency towards erythrism particularly in the dorsal region. The possibility that BOCAGE'S var. flavescens may he the same form must not he overlooked, hut the description is not very detailed, so that it seems best for the present to continue to use the name proposed by THOMAS and WROUGHTON. Measurements. — Skulls, condylohasal length, S 63, 59.5, 59.8; ? 57.5, 57. Mungos mtingo grisonax Thomas Mungos mungo grisonax THOMAS, 1926. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.: 294. Type locality; Otjumhumhi, 15 miles above Cunene Falls, northern South-West Africa (or extreme southern — 114 — Angola); but SHORTRIDGE (1934) says the type came from Ekandua, north-western Ovamboland, South-West Africa. Specimens examined.—Two. Dundo; ? 11196, immature in ale. Native name. — Kakhala (tshokwe). Genetta ruhiginosa ruhiginosa Pucheran Genetta ruhiginosa PUCHERAN, 1855. Rev. Zool. Paris, 7: 154. Type locality; Cape of Good Hope. Specimens examined. — Three. 95 km. S.S.E. of Dundo; $ 11303, skin and skull. Cacanda, near Dundo; ? imm. 3117, skin and skull. Sa-Mussuka, Lac Calundo; ? imm. 11171, skin and skull. Native name. — Shimha (tshokwe). This is the rusty spotted, pale footed genet which ELLERMAN, MORRISON-SCOTT and HAYMAN (1953) following AUSTIN ROBERTS (1951), recognise as distinct specifically from G. tigrina, the dark footed species. The tail has eight complete pale rings, two subterminal incomplete ones, and a black tip. Whether in fact ruhiginosa is a valid species or only a colour phase of G. tigrina still seems an open question. ORDER LAGOMORPHA Family LEPORIDAE Lepus craw shay i angolensis Thomas Lepus angolensis THOMAS, 1904. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 13: 420. Type locality; Ambaca, northern Angola. Specimens examined. — Three. Cuilo R. (near source); 11143, skin and skull. Lac Calundo; <3 111 42, skin and skull. Marco de Canavezes, Cubal, Benguella District; 10600, skin and skull. Native name. — Mhalu-wa-tshishiko (tshokwe); Mhwanda (Iwena); Ondimha (kimbundu). These are quite similar in colour, size and proportions to angolensis as represented in the British Museum collection. The only other hare listed from Angola by HiLL and CARTER (1941) is the very different L. salai JENTINK {Lepus capensis salae of HiLL and CARTER), with very long ears, pallid colour, and distribution confined to south-west Angola. But the question of the specific allocation of both these forms, as part of the still unresolved taxonomic problem of African Lepus in general, has led to varying conclusions. ELLERMAN and MORRISONScOTT (1951) included angolensis in the capensis group, with skulls not exceeding 85 mm. in occipito-nasal length. Later, in ELLERMAN, MORRISON-SCOTT and HAYMAN (1953) angolensis was transferred to the species L. europaeus, defined as having occipito-nasal length more than 86, as a result of HILL and CARTER (1941) stating that the average for eleven skulls of angolensis measured by them was 87. However, of the three specimens listed — 115 — above, none has a skull exceeding 83 mm. in occipito-nasal length. Their ears range from 72 to 78. PETTER (1959) on the other hand, basing his conclusions on his study of the enamel pattern as shown in the sectioned upper incisor, came to different conclusions. He claimed that most specimens of African Lepus can he readily allocated to one or other of two groups, distinguishable by the presence or absence in the upper incisor of a deep, cement-filled, fold in the enamel of the anterior surface. According to PETTER, those lacking the enamel fold belong to L. capensis, and this includes the majority of named African forms. Those with the enamel fold are to be included in the species L. crawshayi, the earliest name in the group. These are hares externally similar to the capensis group, although generally smaller and with shorter ears, and often sympatric with forms of the capensis group. THOMAS emphasized the deep enamel folds in the upper incisors in describing angolensis, and examination of African Lepus skulls in the British Museum collection appears to support PETTER'S classification based on the character of the upper incisor, and I am therefore treating angolensis as a race of crawshayi. The hare from the desert region of Mossamedes, south-west Angola, described by JENTINK as Lepus salae is excluded from the major African groups detailed above on account of cranial characters which separate it from the other species. Externally, its enormous ears give it a superficial resemblance to the South African L. saxatilis, recognised by PETTER as distinct from either L. capensis or L. crawshayi, but the very large skull of saxatilis separates it from salai (nam. emend.). MONARD (1935) Arq. Mus. Boc. 6: 181 described a hare from Mupanda, Kuanyama, 17° 5' S., 15° 45' E., in extreme southern Angola, as a new form Lepus capensis mupandensis. From the great length of the ears, 130 mm., and the pallid colour, it seems possible that this is closely allied to L. salai. This name was omitted by HiLL and CARTER (1941), who failed to mention MONARD'S treatment of Angolan Lepus, although the 1935 work in which it appeared was listed in the bibliography for other orders. The name mupandensis MONARD was also omitted from ELLERMAN, MORRISON-SCOTT and HAYMAN (1953), and from the Zoological Record. Measurements. — No. 11143, ear 76, skull greatest length 83. No. 10600, ear 72, skull greatest length 83.6. No. 11142, ear 78. Lepus capensis Linnaeus subsp.? Lepus capensis LiNNAEUS, 1758. Syst. Nat. 10th. ed. 1: 58. Type locality; Cape of Good Hope. Specimens examined. — One. Lac Calundo, c? 11141, skin and skull. Native name. — Mhalu (tshokwe). This specimen presents an unanswered question. Neither in external features nor in skull size can it be placed with L. crawshayi angolensis. As compared with no. 11142 of the latter, from the same locality, it is a much paler animal with an overall hue resembling capensis rather than crawshayi. The hairs of the upper surface of the body are a pale buff rather than rich tawny, there is less blackish wash on the back, and the nape of the neck is pale buff rather than ochraceous. The hind feet, although as long as in 11142, appear very narrow. The small size of the animal is well shown by the skull, which, although practically adult, has a greatest length of only 71, and 62.8 from the condyle to the front of the premaxilla. The mesopterygoid fossa is particularly narrow for a Lepus. It has not been possible to allocate this specimen to any named race of L. capensis, and in the absence of further material, I prefer to leave its subspecific identity open. 116 ORDER RO D E N T IA Family ANOMALURIDAE Anomalurus derhianus neavei Dollman (Fig. 10) Anomalurus neavei DOLLMAN, 1909. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 3: 351. Type locality; Kambove, Katanga, southern Belgian Congo. Specimens examined. — Seven. Alto Chicapa; o 111 30, ? Ill 49, 11152. Rio CuangoMuque, Alto Chicapa; $ 11153 (with foetus in ale.). 25 km. south of Cazombo, Upper Zambesi; ? 11151. Skins and skulls. Alto Chicapa; o 11183, ? 4317 (foetus), m ale. Fig. 10 — Anomalurus derbianus neavei DoLLMAN. Alto Cuilo. (Photo BARROS MACHADO). Native name. — Mbembe (tshokwe and Iwena). These all agree closely with the characters of the Katangan form. Family SCIURIDAE * Heliosciurus gamhianus rhodesiae Wroughton (Figs. 11. 12) ^unisciurus annulaius rhodesiae WROUGHTON, 1907. Manchester Mem. 51, 5: 15. Type locality; Road to Chewalla's (= Chiwale?), approx. 13° 46' S., 30° 5' E., Serenje Dist., Northern Rhodesia. 117 Specimens examined. — Four. Sa-Mussamba, Lac. Calundo; cj 11099a, 11099b. Lac Calundo; $ 10915. Skins and skulls. Alto Cuilo; ? 11101, skin. Native name. — Ngele-mutoma (tsbokwe); Muhale (Iwena). This form differs from H. g. loandicus THOMAS, described from further west in Angola, in its generally paler colour, and particularly in its paler bands and feet, which in loandicus Fig. 11 — Heliosciurus gambianus rhodesiae WROUGHTON. Lake Calundo. (Photo BARROS MACHADO). are distinctly huffy. These skins agree well with others from Northern Rhodesia, including some from Balovale in north-west Northern Rhodesia, not far from the Angolan border. It appears that loandicus may be restricted to the central and western parts of Angola. The localities for this pale form are all within the savannah bush country, as distinct from the Dun do gallery forests further north in which the next form occurs. H. g. rhodesiae does not appear to have been previously recorded from Angola. Heliosciurus samhianus hrauni St. Leger (Fig. 12) Heliosciurus rufobrachiatus hrauni ST. LEGER, 1935. Novit. Zool. 39: 252. Type locality; Fazenda Congulu, 65 miles east of Porto Amboim, western central Angola. Specimens examined. — Five. Dundo; ? 475. R. Luachimo, Dundo; 3 474, 555, 10920, skins and skulls. R. Luana, east tributary of R. Chiumbe, Sombo; ? 1168, skin. Native name. — Ngele-mudjia (tsbokwe). The race hrauni was described by Si. LEGER from the rain forests of western Angola. Its most striking feature is the bright ochraceous tawny of the whole underside, and in this character the Dundo specimens agree closely with the original series of hrauni, although they show a wider variation of colour dorsally. ST. LEGER described hrauni as a race of rufobrachiatus, and in this connection Dr. A. DE BARROS MACHADO informs me that attempts to cross a c? of rhodesiae from Lac Calundo with a $ of hrauni from the Dundo region were inconclusive. At the first attempt, although mating took place, no young were produced, but — 118 — a second S rhodesiae from Lac Calundo mated repeatedly with the same resulting in the birth of several litters of young (fig. 12), which however were invariably eaten by the mother within one or two days. Recent work by D. R. ROSEVEAR (1963) at the British Museum appears to support the view that Heliosciurus embraces two quite distinct species, gambianus and rufobrachium, each with many races, and distinguishable partly by skull size, partly by # > Fig. 12 — Heliosciurus gambianus rhodesiae X H. gambianus brauni, new-born eaten by his mother two days after birth. (Photo LUNA DE CARVALHO). colour. These two species are often to be found in the same regions, although it seems clear that the gambianus forms are more generally limited to savannah woodland and secondary forest, while rufobrachium forms tend to be confined to rain forest. ROSEVEAR'S work, however, indicates that both rhodesiae and brauni belong to the gambianus group, and their wide colour difference in Angola might therefore be due to the influence of local environmental conditions. Heliosciurus gambianus subsp. Specimens examined. — One. R. Mussungue, near Dundo. c? imm. 17048, skin and skull. Native name. — Ngele (tshokwe). This specimen appears to represent neither the Dundo brauni nor the more southern rhodesiae, being quite distinct from either. It is entirely without the ochraceous-tawny underside of the former, and is much darker than the pale grey rhodesiae. The possibility that it might represent H. g. loandicus THOMAS, widely distributed over much of north Angola, or H. g. lualabae THOMAS of the south Congo, may be discounted as it shows no particular resemblance to either. Its general colour above is a dark grizzled iron grey, with only the very slightest huffy tinge. Below, the throat and chest are dirty white, the ventral region dirty buff. Without adults for further comparison I prefer not to attempt a subspecific identification. Funisciurus hayoni Bocage Sciurus bayoni BoCAGE, 1890. J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat., Lisboa, 2: 3. Type locality; Duque de Bragan^a, northern Angola. Specimens examined. —Seventeen. Source of R. Cui'lo; d* 11100, $ 5512. R. Clapama, Dundo; ? 10956. Ciamissombo; 3 11129 (?). Skins and skulls. Mui'ta, Luembe R.; $ 598. Chingufo, 50 km. S.W. of Dundo; ? 11199. In ale. Dundo; 11397, 16010, $ 12687, imm. 12366. — 119 — R. Nhefo, 40 km. S. of Dundo; c? 491. Skins and skulls. ? 492, skin. R. Muati, trib. R. Luachimo, near Dundo; 476. R. Luita, Cui'lo; S 17186. Zovo, Mabete, Caungula; S 17185. Skins and skulls. Luia; ? 1152. R. Tchanguvu, trib. Chiumbe, Sombo; ? 1169. Skins. Native name. — Kakpte (tshokwe). Notes on the systematic position of this little-known squirrel have been published by HAYMAN (1951), together with some skull measurements. The skins in the present series are fully typical in colour, but the two alcoholic specimens, when dried out, show a more olivaceous and less green tint, probably due to changes effected by the preservative. The tail colour appears to be more subject to local or individual variation than the body, showing particularly in a more ochraceous and less olivaceous colouring, as in 1152 and 12687. In the latter specimen also the tail appears to be more slender than in other specimens. No. 11129 from Camissombo presents a problem. Dr. A. DE BARROS MACHADO informs me that it was kept in captivity for a year, and he notes that its coloration is quite distinct in some respects from that of F. bayoni. It entirely lacks the overall greenish tint of the latter, being suffused throughout the whole dorsal surface by a vinaceous tint. Below, from the chin to the perineal region, the fur is much more nearly uniform grey than in F. hayoni, which has this area grey heavily streaked with buff. The pale lateral stripe is even less well defined than in F. bayoni. In size, and in particular in the size and form of the skull and the characters of the teeth, there is no distinction between this and F. bayoni. In the absence of further material one can only surmise that it might be a colour phase, but only further collecting at this locality will throw light on the question. Measurements. — Skull, total length, c? min. 41, max. 44.6, average (6) 43.1; $ min. 41 .5, max. 43.5, average (3) 42.6; condylobasal length, cj mm. 38.2, max. 39.8, average (7) 39.1; $ min. 37, max. 38.9, average (2) 37.9; zygomatic breadth, c? min. 23.9, max. 26.2, average (7) 24.8; 9 mm. 23, max. 24.5, average (3) 23.8; mastoid breadth, c? mm. 18.5, max. 19.5, average (7) 19; 9 min. 18.3, max. 19.1, average (3) 18.7; palatal length, cJ min. 19.4, max. 21, average (7) 20.2; 9 min. 20, max. 20.8, average (3) 20.4; nasal length, c? min. 10, max. 12.3, average (7) 11.1; 9 min. 10, max. 11.8, average (3) 10.5; interorbital breadth, cJ mm. 11, max. 12.7, average (7) 11.7; 9 min. 11.3, max. 11.7, average (3) 11.4; bulla length, c? mm. 9, max. 10, average (7) 9.6; 9 min. 9, max. 9.8, average (2) 9.4; length of upper toothrow, (J mm. 7.3, max. 8, average (7) 7.6; 9 min. 7.8, max, 8.3, average (3) 7.9. Funisciurtis sp. Specimens examined. — One. R. Casulo, tributary of West Luachimo, near Dundo; cj 465, in ale. Native name. — Kal^ote (tshokwe). I have been unable to allocate this specimen to any species known to me. It is a small animal, subadult as shown by the teeth, and with the following measurements taken from the spirit specimen; head and body 147, tail 142, hind foot 36, ear 11. The skull has a total length of 40.8, condylobasal length 36.5, zygomatic breadth 23.7, mastoid breadth 18, palatal length 19, nasal length 9, interorbital constriction 12.7, bulla length 8.8, upper toothrow 7.8. It IS thus a little smaller than F. bayoni, but the most obvious difference is the richly ochraceous underside, most intense in the pectoral region, and only becoming buffy in the perineal region. The chin and throat are of the same ochraceous colour. The whole dorsal surface from the head to the root of the tail is a grizzled olivaceous, with only the faintest indication of a pale buffy lateral stripe. The tail is coloured much as in the dorsal area, with some darkening throughout its length because of a longish black subterminal zone on most of the hairs, and with the tip forming a blackish pencil due to the hairs in that region being nearly all black, with only a little olivaceous colouring at the base. The hands and feet are coloured very — 120 much as the dorsal area. The skull, in its small size and short rostrum, shows no relationship whatever with the F. mystax-anerythrus group found in the neighbouring Congo regions, and m fact, among Funisciurus, appears only to be related, on size and proportions, to that of F. Isabella, a very differently coloured animal from the Cameroon region. In view of the fact that the only specimen available has been in alcohol for some years (it was collected in March 1948) and may therefore to some extent be discoloured, 1 do not propose to give it a new name. It is evident, however, that further collecting of squirrels of this genus in north-east Angola would be likely to produce interesting results. Fig. 13 — Graphiurus (Claviglis) monardi ST. LEGER, $ ANG. 11102, Alto Chicapa. (Photos BARROS MACHADO). Family MUSCARDINIDAE Graphiurus (Claviglis) monardi St. Leger (Fig. 13) Claviglis monardi ST. LEGER, 1936. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 17: 465. Type locality; 15 km. above Dala, Chiumbe River, N.E. Angola. 121 Specimens examined. — One. Alto Chicapa, $11102, skin and skull. Native name. — Tshil^elela (tshokwe). This additional example of a large but comparatively little-known species extends the range a little to the west of the type locality, Dala, on the upper Chiumbe R. at about 11° S. Eastward the species ranges into N.W. Rhodesia. Measurements. — Skull, total length 37, zygomatic breadth 21. Graphiurus (Claviglisj murinus cuan&ensis Hill and Carter (Fig. 14) Claviglis ansorgei cuanzensis HILL and CARTER, 1937. Amer. Mus. Nov. 913: 9. Type locality; Chitau, west central Angola. Specimens examined. — 18. Alto Chicapa; (Jill 03d, 11103e, 11112; $ 111 03a, 11103b, 11103c, 11106, 11108, 11109, 11109b. Skins and skulls. Alto Cuilo; 11105, skin and skull. Lac Calundo; c? 11104, skin. $ 11110a, 11110b, skins and skulls. Sandando, Moxico, near Lac Calundo; (J 11107b, 11107c, $ 11107a. Skins and skulls. Sombo near Mulanda R.; S 2352, in ale. Fig. 14 — Graphiurus (Claviglis) murinus cuanzensis HiLL & CARTER, Alto Chicapa. (Photo BARROS MACHADO). Native name. —Kapungo-mutshia, Tshinuku (tshokwe); Kanyikju, Kafungu-mutshia (Iwena). In general characters these appear to belong with the Cuanza River form described by HILL and CARTER, and are clearly distinct from k.elleni in size and ansorgei of S.W. Angola in colour. Measurements. — Skull, greatest length in adults ranges from 23.5 to 26. * Graphiurus (Claviglisj murinus lorraineus Dollman Graphiurus lorraineus DoLLMAN, 1910. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 5: 285. Type locality; Molegbwe, south of Setema Rapids, Uele River, Congo Beige. — 122 Specimens examined. — One. Cacanda, near Dundo. cj 12933, skin and skull. Native name. — Kapungo-mutshia (tshokwe). The very distinct rich russet brown colour of this form separates it at once from all other races of murinus. The cheeks and throat are the same colour as the head and back, and the underside is dark slate washed with buff. The size is small, and the tail is a drab brownish distinctly less richly coloured than the body. In colour this form closely resembles G. (C.) crassicaudatus dorotheae from Nigeria and the Cameroons, but the special skull characters of the latter are not shared by any members of the murinus group. The race lorraineus has a wide distribution over the forested regions of the Congo, and a specimen from Luluabourg matches the Dundo skin very closely. This form, not previously recorded from Angola, is yet another member of the typically Congo fauna included in the Lunda region, and in fact Dr. A. DE BARROS MACHADO informs me that it is the only dormouse found in the Dundo region. Measurements. — Skull total length 25. Graphiurus (ClavigUsj platpops angolensis de Winton Graphiurus angolensis DE WiNTON, 1897. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 20: 320. Type locality; Caconda, inland from Benguella, S.W. Angola. Specimens examined.—One. Sombo, plain of R. Maculo. 16370, skin and skull. Native name. — Kapungo-mutshia (tshokwe). This appears to be the most northerly locality known for any member of this group of medium sized dormice, intermediate in dimensions between the giant monardi and the small murinus. According to HILL and CARTER (1941) this form is widespread in central Angola. The colour of this specimen is a uniformly dull grey above, only very slightly darkened on the mid-dorsal line; the ventral surface is dark slate with pale grey hair tips, and the tail has an increasing amount of white towards the tip. Measurements. — Skull total length 29.8. Family MURIDAE Rattus (Rattusj rattus frugivorus Rafinesque Musculus frugivorus RAFINESQUE, 1814. Precis des Decouvertes et Travaux Somiologiques: 13. Type locality; Sicily. Specimens examined. — One. Dundo, $ 11240, skin and skull. Native name. — Pengu-toa-munzwo (tshokwe). Rattus (Praoniysj morio jaclisoni de Winton Mus jacksoni DE WiNTON, 1897. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 20: 318. Type locality; Entebbe, Uganda. Specimens examined. — 12. Dundo; c? 3409, 3842, 3900a, 3900b, 3901. ? 3902, 11522, 3433. Parque Carrisso, Dundo; 10845, 10853. $ 10856, 10857. Skins and skulls. Native name. — Sambia (tshokwe). — 129 — Dendromus melanotis pecilei Milne-Edwards Dendromys pecilei MILNE-EDWARDS, 1886. Rev. Sci. Paris, 12: 16. Type locality; «Lower Congo to Ogowe Rlver.» Specimens examined. — Six. Alto Chlcapa; (J 11072. Alto Cuilo; 3 11069, $ 11043, 11067, 11071, 11073. Skins and skulls. Native name. — Kangongo (tshokwe). SANBORN (1952) has already reported the occurrence of this form In the Lunda region. The present series Is a uniform one, and It Is noteworthy that In all these specimens the underside is huffy to a greater or lesser extent, a feature which makes It unlikely that these specimens can be referred to the race angolensis ROBERTS, which Is white below, and of which many specimens were reported on by HILL and CARTER (1941) mainly from the Chltau region of central Angola. Incidentally, a series of Dendromus melanotis from Luluabourg on the Kasal, Belgian Congo, to which the name pecilei was applied by CABRERA and RuXTON (1926), differs considerably from this N.E. Angolan series in being lighter brown above and much greyer below. Family BATHYERGIDAE Crpptomys mechowi mechowi Peters Georychus mechotvii PETERS, 1881. S. B. Ges. Naturf. Fr. Berlin; 133. Type locality; Malange, northern Angola. Specimens examined. — 25. Lac Calundo; 11115, 11116b, 11137c. $ 11116a, 11137a, 11137b. Sa-Mussamba, Lac Calundo; c? 11131a, $ 11131b, ? 11134. Alto Chicapa; cj 11114a, 11132, ? 11114b, 11133. Dala; ? 703. Peso R., Mona-Quimbundo, Saurimo-Malange road; 3 4093a. Cazombo; c? 11138, $ 11113, ? 11139a. Alto Cuilo; c? 11135, 11139b, ? 11130, 11136. Macondo; (j 111 40, $ 11117. Skins and skulls. Between Cucumbi and Xa-Sengue (± 10.20 S., 18.50 E., alt. 1250 m), ^ 10848, skull. Native name. — Kholo (tshokwe, Iwena). This series, all taken (with one exception) in the region of the watershed dividing the northward draining rivers of the Congo Basin from the southward draining Zambesi headwaters, represents most stages of growth, illustrating the uniformity of individuals within the species, and is very different from the next species of the more western and northern regions of Angola. Cryptomys hottentottus hocagei de Winton (Fig. 15) Georychus hocagei DE WiNTON, 1897. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 20: 323. Type locality; Hanha, western Angola. Specimens examined. — Twenty eight. Marco de Canavezes, Cubal, Benguela District. C? 10598a, 10598b, 10598c, 10598f, ? 10598g, 10598d, ? 10598e. Skins and skulls. $ 5839, 5840, in ale. Zovo, Mabete, Caungula; cj 17201, ? 17202, 17199, 17198, skins and skulls. 130 6250, 6251, 6252, 6253, 6254, 6255, 6260, in alcohol. Xa-Ua, R. Lmta, Poste de Cui'lo; cj 17195, 17197, $ 17196, 17200, skins and skulls. R. Lui'ta, Poste de Cuilo; 6232, 6233, 6234, in alcohol. Cuango; 6193, in alcohol. Native name.—Kholo (tshokwe, lunda), Onete (kimbundu). In the series from Cuba! in the S.W. of Angola, the five immature specimens are very much darker than the adults. The white headspot is very variable in size, but is only absent in one specimen. The two series from the far north of Angola illustrate the fact that J -i', CN •,-iv i '''-•I - V' - " / 'A ' ,'t 1, . •' . I A,' ». -1 ' ' -J 1 \ • > •"MWIB- &ssBisj&i£aBaii am Fig. 15 —Cryptomys hottentotus bocagei DE WiNTON. Zovo, Caungula. (Photos BARROS MACHADO). in this species, local populations have tended, possibly owing to long genetic isolation, to differ from place to place in such factors as size and variability of the head spot. In the Lm'ta skins the head spot is absent, and in the Zovo series, not far distant geographically, the head spot occurs rarely. The difficulties of taxonomic treatment of the widely varying forms in this species are such that it is not attempted here to separate these from bocagei. ORDER HYRACO IDEA Family PROCAVIIDAE Dendrohyrax ^Dendrohyraxj arhoreus hmueri Hahn Dendrohyrax arboreus braueri HAHN, 1933. Zeitschr. Saugetierk. 8-. 278. Type locality; Elisabethville, Belgian Congo. imm. Specimens examined. — Five. Source of Rio Cuilo, Alto Chicapa; 4371, 11172. Luma-Cassai, S. Lunda; <S 3768, ? 3767. Cazombo, Upper Zambesi; ? 11465. Skins and skulls. Native name. — Sele (tshokwe), Tshimbatata, tshimbalatata, tshimbalaisse (Iwena). These specimens provide the first evidence of the occurrence in Angola of the tree hyrax, much as it might have been expected. In skull characters these clearly belong to the species arboreus, and not to the Congolese species dorsalis, to which also the skins bear no resemblance. In the absence of authentic material of braueri, the allocation to this subspecies is tentative, but the description applies reasonably well. Two specimens in the British 131 — Museum collection from Northern Rhodesia are greyer than these, but ANSELL (1960) has recorded this form from north-west Northern Rhodesia as far west as Kabompo River, about 24° 30' E. ANSELL mentions that the form is unrecorded from Angola, but the Cazombo specimen, 11465, from the Upper Zambezi at about 22° 54' E., indicates that the distribution is probably continuous. The subspecific distinctions within D. arhoreus, as in other hyraxes, appear to be not very clear in some cases, and in fact these specimens from N.E. Angola are, in general tint of pelage, closer to bettoni from West Kenya than to the N.W. Rhodesian specimens mentioned above. Dendrohyrax (Heterohyraxj hrucei hocagei Gray Hyrax bocagei GRAY, 1869. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 3: 243. Type locality; Angola. Specimens examined. — Two. Marco de Canavezes, Cubal, Benguela district. ? imm., 10601, 10602, skins and skulls. Native name. — Ohutta, Huita (kimbundu). Although both of the same sex, approximately the same age, and taken at the same locality within three days (10.3.56 and 13.3.56) these two show a very striking difference in pelage colouration, especially dorsally, although the heads are almost identical in colour. No. 10601 has an overall hue of a rather pallid greyish tint, and is greyish white below. It is less brown than any of the bocagei skins in the British Museum collection. No. 10602, on the other hand, has a very distinct drab buffy tinge above and is a clear cream below. RESUME This report is based on the examination of 602 specimens of small mammals mainly from Lunda, belonging to 91 species and subspecies, of which fourteen have not previously been reported from Angola. Two new species, Micropteropus intermedius and Glauconycteris machadoi. are described. INDEX OF GENERA, SPECIES AND SUB-SPECIES (Synonyms in italic) aegyptiaca bocagei (Tadarida) Aethomys Aethomys chrysophilus dollmani afra angolae (Tatera) .... albigula (Nycticeius hirundo) albigula (Scotoecus) .... Amblysomus ieucorhinus . . anchietae (Crocidura) .... anchietae (Crocidura flavescens anchietae (Euryotis) .... anchietai anchietai (Otomys) . angolae (Crocidura pilosa) . . angolae (Crocidura turba) . . angolae (Arvicanthis pumilio) angolae (Rhabdomys pumilio) angolae (Tatera) angolae (Tatera afra) .... angolensis (Epomophorus) . . angolensis (Epomophorus macrocep angolensis (Graphiurus) . . angolensis (Graphiurus platyops) angolensis (Lepus) .... angolensis (Lepus crawshayi) angolensis (Sylvisorex) . . angolensis (Sylvisorex megalura Anomalurus derbianus neavei Anomalurus neavei . . . . . annulatus rhodesiae (Funisciurus) ansorgei (Cricetomys) ... . ansorgei (Cricetomys gambianu ansorgei cuanzensis (Claviglis) ansorgei (Dendromus) .... ansorgei (Dendromus mystacalis) arboreus braueri (Dendrohyrax) arge (Nycteris) halu: 108 argentata (Glauconyctens) 123 argentatus (Chalinolobus) 123 Arvicanthis dorsalis griselda 127 Arvicanthis pumilio angolae 104 ater (Eptesicus) 104 ater (Eptesicus tenuipinnis) 94 bayoni (Funisciurus) 89 bayoni (Sciurus) 89 bella kosaica (Leggada) 127 bentleyae (Dasymys incomtus) . . . . 127 bentleyae (Mus) 89 bicolor bicolor (Crocidura) 89 bocagei (Cryptomys hottentottus) . . 125 bocagei (Dendrohyrax brucei) . . . . 125 bocagei (Georychus) 127 bocagei ( Herpestes ) 127 bocagei (Herpestes sanguineus) . . . 97 bocagei (Hyrax) 97 bocagei (Nyctinomus) 122 bocagei (Steatomys) 122 bocagei (Tadarida aegyptiaca) . . . . 114 brachyrhynchus brachyurus (Elephan114 tulus) 89 brachyura (Macroscelides) 89 brachyurus (Elephantulus brachyrhyn116 chus) 116 bradfieldi (Mastomys coucha) ... . 116 bradfieldi (Rattus natalensis) 126 braueri (Dendrohyrax arboreus) . . . 126 brauni (Heliosciurus gambianus) . . . 121 brauni (Heliosciurus rufobrachiatus) . . 128 brucei bocagei (Dendrohyrax) . . . . 128 caffer centralis (Hipposideros) . . . . 130 Callotus monteiri 103 campestris campestris (Saccostomus) . campestris (Saccostomus campestris) . capensis ssp.? (Lepus) centralis (Hipposideros caffer) .... Gercopithecus neglectus Cercopithecus sp.? Chalinolobus argentatus Chaerephon Chrysochloris leucorhina chrysophilus dollmani (Aethomys) . . . chrysophilus dollmani (Rattus) .... Claviglis ansorgei cuanzensis Claviglis monardi Claviglis Colomys goslingi coucha bradfieldi (Mastomys) .... crassicaudatus monteiri (Galago) . . . crawshayi angolensis (Lepus) .... Cricetomys ansorgei Cricetomys gambianus ansorgei . . . Crocidura aff. denti Crocidura aff. roosevelti Crocidura anchietae Crocidura bicolor bicolor Crocidura cyanea electa Crocidura electa Crocidura flavescens anchietae .... Crocidura hirta Crocidura jacksoni denti Crocidura nigrofusca Crocidura pilosa angolae Crocidura russula silacea Crocidura silacea Crocidura sp.? Crocidura turba angolae Cryptomys hottentottus bocagei . . . Cryptomys mechowi mechowi .... crypturus (Epomophorus) cuanzensis (Claviglis ansorgei) ... . cuanzensis (Graphiurus murinus) . . . cyanea electa (Crocidura) ....... Cynogale velox Dasymys Dasymys incomtus bentleyae demidovi phasma (Galago) demidoffi phasma (Galagoides) ... . Dendrobyrax Dendrohyrax arboreus braueri .... Dendrobyrax brucei bocagei Dendromus ansorgei . Dendromus melanotis pecilei .... Dendromys pecilei Dendromus mystacalis ansorgei . . . — 133 — 125 denti (Crocidura aff.) 91 115 denti (Crocidura jacksoni) 91 103 derbianus neavei (Anomalurus) .... 116 110 dingani (Scotophilus nigrita) 103 112 dinganii (Vespertilio) 103 105 dobsonii (Epomophorus) 95 108 dobsoni (Epomops) 95 94 dollmani (Aethomys chrysophilus) . . . 123 123 dollmani (Rattus chrysophilus) .... 123 123 dolichurus surdaster (Grammomys) . . 124 121 dorsalis griselda (Arvicanthis) .... 124 120 Eidolon helvum 95 120 electa (Crocidura) 91 126 electa (Crocidura cyanea) ...... 91 123 Elephantulus brachyrhynchus brachyu109 rus 92 114 Epomophorus angolensis 97 126 Epomophorus crypturus 97 126 Epomophorus dobsonii 95 91 Epomophorus macrocephalus angolensis . 97 91 Epomophorus pusillus 97 89 Epomophorus wahlbergi haldemani . . 95 92 Epomops dobsoni 95 91 Eptesicus ater 106 91 Eptesicus pusillus 106 89 Eptesicus tenuipinnis ater 106 90 Euryotis anchietae 127 91 fallax frater (Pelomys) 124 90 flavescens anchietae (Crocidura) . . . 89 89 flavopunctatus rita (Lophuromys) . . . 125 91 frater (Pelomys) 124 91 frater (Pelomys fallax) 124 92 frugivorus (Musculus) 122 89 frugivorus (Rattus rattus) 122 129 Funisciurus annulatus rhodesiae .... 116 129 Funisciurus bayoni 118 97 Funisciurus sp 119 121 Galago 109 121 Galago demidovi phasma 110 91 Galago senegalensis moholi 109 94 Galago moholi 109 126 Galago crassicaudatus monteiri .... 109 126 Galagoides demidoffi phasma 110 110 Galerella 113 110 gambianus ansorgei (Cricetomys) . . . 126 130 gambianus brauni (Heliosciurus) . . . 117 130 gambianus rhodesiae (Heliosciurus) . . 116 131 gambianus ssp. (Heliosciurus) .... 118 128 Genetta rubiginosa 114 129 Genetta rubiginosa rubiginosa .... 114 129 Georychus bocagei 129 128 Georychus mechowii 129 Gerbillus validus Glauconycteris argentata Glauconycteris machadoi gosling! (Colomys) . Grammomys dolichurus surdaster . grandis (Micropteropus) Graphiurus angolensis Graphiurus lorraineus Graphiurus monardi Graphiurus murinus lorraineus . . . Graphiurus platyops angolensis . . Graphiurus murinus cuanzensis . . griselda (Arvicanthis dorsalis) . . . griselda griselda (Lemniscomys) . . grisonax (Mungos mungo) .... haldemani (Epomophorus wahlbergi) haldemani (Pteropus) Heliosorex roosevelti Helogale parvula varia ...... Helogale varia helvum (Eidolon) helvus (Vespertilio vampyrus) . . . Heliosciurus gambianus brauni . . . Heliosciurus gambianus rhodesiae . Heliosciurus gambianus ssp Heliosciurus rufobrachiatus brauni . . Herpestes bocagei Herpestes parvulus Herpestes sanguineus bocagei . . . Heterohyrax Hipposideros caffer centralis .... hirta (Crocidura) hirundo albigula (Nycticeius) . . . hispida (Nycteris) hispidus (Vespertilio) hottentottus bocagei (Cryptomys) . . hypoxanthus hypoxanthus (Oenomys) hypoxanthus (Mus) Hypsignathus monstrosus Hyrax bocagei incomtus bentleyae (Dasymys) . . intermedins (Micropteropus) .... jacksoni denti (Crocidura) jacksoni (Mus) jacksoni (Rattus morio) kflsaica (Leggada bella) kasaicus (Mus minutoides) .... Leggada bella kflsaica Leggada triton Lemniscomys griselda griselda . . . Lemniscomys striatus striatus . . . Lepus angolensis 127 Lepus capensis ssp.? 106 Lepus crawshayi angolensis 107 leucorbina ( Cbrysochloris) 126 leucorhmus (Amblysomus) 124 longipes wilsom (Malacomys) . . . . 97 Lophuromys flavopunctatus rita . . . 122 Lophuromys rita 121 Lophuromys sikapusi sikapusi . . . . 120 lorraineus (Graphiurus) 121 lorraineus (Graphiurus murinus) . . . 122 machadoi (Glauconycteris) 121 macrocephalus angolensis (Epomophorus) 124 Macroscelides brachyura 124 macrotis (Nycteris) 113 Malacomys longipes wilsoni 95 Malacomys loilsoni 93 Mastomys coucha bradfieldi 91 Mastomys 112 mauritianus (Taphozous) 112 mechowii (Georychus) 95 mechowi mechowi (Cryptomys) . . . 95 Megaloglossus woermanni 117 megalura angolensis (Sylvisorex) . . . 116 melanotis pecilei (Dendromus) . . . . 118 Micropteropus grandis 117 Micropteropus intermedins 113 Micropteropus pusillus 113 minutoides kasaicus (Mus) 113 moholi (Galago) 131 moholi (Galago senegalensis) 103 monardi (Claviglis). 90 monardi (Graphiurus) 104 monstrosus (Hypsignathus) 102 monteiri (Callotus) 102 monteiri (Galago crassicaudatus) . . . 129 morio jacksoni (Rattus) 124 mungo (Mungos grisonax) 124 Mungos mungo grisonax 95 murinus cuanzensis (Graphiurus). . . 131 murinus lorraineus (Graphiurus) . . . 126 Mus bentleyae 100 Mus hypoxanthus 91 Mus jacksoni 122 Mus minutoides kasaicus 122 Mus natalensis 124 Mus sikapusi 124 Mus striatus 124 Mus triton 123 Musculus jrugivorus 124 Myotis welwitschi 125 mystacalis ansorgei (Dendromus) . . . 114 nanus (Pipistrellus) nanus (Vespertilio) 106 rita (Lophuromys) 125 Nasilio 92 rita (Lophuromys flavopunctatus) . . 125 natalensis bradfieldi (Rattus) 123 roosevelti (Crocidura aff.) ... . . . 91 natalensis (Mus) 123 roosevelti (Heliosorex) 91 natalensis natalensis (Rattus) 123 rubiginosa (Genetta) 114 neavei (Anomalurus) 116 rubiginosa rubiginosa (Genetta) . . . 114 neavei (Anomalurus derbianus) .... 116 rufobrachiatus (Heliosciurus brauni) . . 117 neglectus (Cercopithecus) no russula silacea (Crocidura) 91 nigrita dingani (Scotophilus) 103 Saccolaimus 108 nigrofusca (Crocidura) 90 Saccostomus campestris campestris . . 125 Nycticeius hirundo albigula 104 sanguineus bocagei (Herpestes) . . . 113 Nycteris arge 103 Sciurus bayoni 118 Nycteris hispida 102 Scotoecus 104 Nycteris macrotis 103 Scotoecus albigula 104 Nyctinomus bocagei 108 Scotophilus nigrita dingani 103 Nyctinomus spillmanni 108 Scotophilus welwitschii 106 Oenomys hypoxanthus hypoxanthus . 124 senegalensis moholi (Galago) 109 Otolemur 109 sikapusi (Mus) 125 Otomys anchietae ancbietae 127 sikapusi sikapusi (Lophuromys) . . . 125 parvula varia (Helogale) 112 silacea (Crocidura) 91 parvulus (Herpestes) 113 silacea (Crocidura russula) 91 pecilei (Dendromys ) 129 spillmanni (Nyctinomus) 108 pecilei (Dendromus melanotis) .... 129 spillmanni (Tadarida) 108 peli (Taphozous) 108 Steatomys bocagei 128 Pelomys fallax frater 124 Steatomys pratensis ssp.? 128 Pelomys frater 124 striatus (Mus) 125 Petrodromus tetradactylus tordayi . . 93 striatus striatus (Lemniscomys) . . . 125 phasma (Galago demidovi) no surdaster (Grammomys dolichurus) . . 124 phasma (Galagoides demidoffi) ... . no surdaster (Thamnomys) 124 pilosa angolae (Crocidura) 89 Sylvisorex angolensis 89 Pipistrellus nanus 106 Sylvisorex megalura angolensis . . 89 platyops angolensis (Grapbiurus) . . . 122 Tadarida 108 Potamogale velox 94 Tadarida (Chaerephon) spillmanni . . 108 pratensis ssp.? (Steatomys) 128 Tadarida sp 109 Praomys 122 Tadarida (Tadarida) aegyptiaca bocaPteropus haldemani 95 gei 108 pumilio angolae (Arvicanthis) .... 125 Thamnomys surdaster 124 pumilio angolae (Rhabdomys) .... 125 Taphozous 107 pusillus (Eptesicus) 106 Taphozous peli 108 pusillus (Micropteropus) . . . . . 97 Taphozous mauritianus 107 pusillus (Epomophorus ^ ...... . 97 Tatera afra angolae 127 pusillus (Vespertilio) 106 Tatera angolae 127 Rattus 122 Tatera valida valida 127 Rattus chrysophilus dollmani .... 123 tenuipinnis ater (Eptesicus) 106 rattus frugivorus (Rattus) 122 tetradactylus tordayi (Petrodromus) . . 93 Rattus natalensis bradfieldi 123 tordayi (Petrodromus) 93 Rattus natalensis natalensis 123 tordayi (Petrodromus tetradactylus) . . 93 Rattus morio jacksoni 122 triton (Leggada) 123 Rattus rattus frugivorus 122 triton (Mus) 123 Rhabdomys pumilio angolae 125 turba angolae (Crocidura) 89 rhodesiae (Funisciurus annulatus) . . . 116 valida (Tatera valida) 127 rhodesiae (Heliosciurus gambianus) . . 116 valida valida (Tatera) 127 136 — validus (Gerbillus) 127 vampyrus helvus (Vespertilio) .... 95 varia (Helogale) 112 vana (Helogale parvula) 112 velox (Cynogale) 94 velox (Potamogale) 94 Vespertilio dinganii 103 Vespertilio hispidus 102 Vespertilio nanus 106 Vespertilio pusillus Vespertilio vampyrus helvus . . . . «Vespertilionid sp.» wahlbergi haldemani (Epomophorus) welwitschi (Myotis) welwitschii (Scotophilus) toilsoni (Malacomys) wilsoni (Malacomys longipes) . . . woermanni (Megaloglossus) . . . . INDEX OF VERNACULAR NAMES HUI'TA (K)0 Dendrohyrax brucei bocagei KAFI'NYI (T)(2) Helogale parvula KAFWI'NYI (T) see KAFlNYI KAFUKUFUKU (T) Several Microchiroptera (Nycteris, Hipposideros, Scotophilus, Myotis and Eptesicus). KAFUKUFUKU-MULA (T) Hipposideros coffer centralis KAFUKUFUKU-MUTOMA (T) Glauconycteris argentatus KAFULA (T) Steatomys bocagei, S. pratensis KAFUNGU-MUTSHfA (L)(») Graphiurus murinus cuanzensis KAI'RI (T) Potamogale velox KAKHALA (T) Mungos mungo grisonax KAKOTE (T) Funisciurus bayoni, F. sp. KALOLO (L) Flephantulus brachyrhynchus brachyurus KANDONDOLO (T) Mus minutoides jacksoni KANGA (T) Taphozous mamitianus, Tadarida spillmanni KANGENGE(«) (T) Lemniscomys striatus striatus KANGENGE (L) Rhabdomys pumilio angolae KANGONGO (T) Dendromus melanotis poecilei KANYIKU (L) Graphiurus murinus cuanzensis KAPAKA (T) Rattus natalensis natalensis KAPOKOTE (U Rattus natalensis natalensis KAPUNGO-MUDjfA (T) see KAFUNGU-MUTSHfA KAPUNGO-MUTSHfA (T) Graphiurus murinus lorraineus, G. platyops angolensis, G. murinus quanzensis KASSALAJI (T) Mus triton KASSALANGATA (T) Galago demidovi phasma KATETA . (T) Fptesicus tenuipinnis ater, Pipistrellus nanus. KATOTO (T) Galago senegalensis moholi KATULI (T) Dendromus mystacalis ansorgei KATURI (T) Dendromus mystacalis ansorgei KHOLO (T,L) Cryptomys mechowi mechowi KHOMBA (T) Otomys anchietai anchietai KHONGO-WA-MUSHITU (T) Lophuromys flavopunctatus rita KUKULU (T) see KAPAKA KUKULU-WA-MUNZWO (T) see KAPAKA LAHU (T) Tater a afra angolae (^) — «K» — Kimbundu, (^) — «T» = Tshokwe, {®) - — = Lwena, (^) — has allways the same value as in <'GOAT». 138 — LAMBA (T) Tatera afra angolae LAUI'A (T) Tatera afra angolae LIPEKA-WA-TSHANA (L) Tatera valida valida MBALU (T) Lepus capensis ssp. MBALU-WA-TSHISHIKO (T) Lepus crawshayi angolensis MBEMBE (T.L) Anomalurus derbianus neavei MBWANDA (L) see MBALU-WA-TSHISHIKO MBUNDJl (T) Cercopithecus neglectus MUHALE (U Heliosciurus gambianus gambianm MUKHONDO (T) Herpestes (Galerella) sanguineus bocagei NGELE-MUDjfA (T) Heliosciurus gambianus brauni NGELE-MUTOMA (T) see MUHALE NGELU (T) Lemniscomys griselda griselda NGELU-WA-TENGA (T) Pelomys frater frater NYINGWE (T) Sylvisorex and Crocidura NYINGWE-WA-TENGA (T) Crocidura pilosa angolae NZANDA (T) see KALOLO OHUI'TA (K) see HUfTA OLONDIRIRI (K) Tadarida aegyptiaca bocagei ONDIMBA (K) see MBALU-WA-TSHISHIKO ONETE (K) Cryptomys hottentottus bocagei PENGU-WA-MUNZWO (T) Rattus rattus frugivorus PENGU-WA-MUSHITO (T) Malacomys longipes wilsoni PESHAHUNGU (T) Amblysomus leucorhinus SAMBl'A (T) Rattus morio jacksoni SANAMEIA (T) see TSHIZAMBULA-PEMBA SELE (T) Dendrohyrax arboreus braueri SHIMBA (T) Genetta rubiginosa rubiginosa THOLO (T) Petrodromus tetradactylus tordayi THOMA (L) see LAHU THUTA (T) Cricetomys gambianus ansorgei TSHIENZE (T) Grammomys dolichurus surdaster TSHIFULA (T) Rattus chrysophilus dollmani TSHIKANVU (T) Galago crassicaudatus monteiri TSHIKELA-MANENGA (T) Oenomys hypoxanthus hypoxanthus TSHIKELELA (T) Graphiurus monardi TSHILOLO (T) see KALOLO TSHIMBALAfSSE (L) see SELE TSHIMBALATATA (L) see SELE TSHIMBATATA (L) see SELE TSHIMBENDA (T) Lophuromys sil^apusi sikapusi. See also KHONGOWA-MUSHITO rSHINGUNZU CD All Megachiroptera (Eidolon, Epomops, Hypsignathus, Epomophorus, Micropteropus). rSHINUKU (D see KAPUNGU-MUTSHfA rSHITHUTA (T.L) Saccostomus campestris campestris rsHivuju (T) Dasymys incomtus bentleyae rSHIZAMBULA-PEMBA (T) Colomys goslingi