. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology; Zoology. BANGS: CHIEIQUI MAMMALIA. 41 Measurements — No. Sex. Total length. Tail vert. Hind foot. Ear. 10,236 type 9 old ad. 142 68 18 13 10,235 9 old ad. 140 55 18 13 10,237 9 old 140 55 18 13 10,234 ^ old 125 50 18 13 10,238 9 ad. 125 55 18 13 Skull, type, old ad. 9> basal length, ; occipitonasal length, 23 ; zygo- matic width, 12 ; mastoid width, ; interorbital width, ; length of nasals, 9 ; width of nasals, ; length of palate, to palatal notch, ; upper molar series, 4 ; length of
. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology; Zoology. BANGS: CHIEIQUI MAMMALIA. 41 Measurements — No. Sex. Total length. Tail vert. Hind foot. Ear. 10,236 type 9 old ad. 142 68 18 13 10,235 9 old ad. 140 55 18 13 10,237 9 old 140 55 18 13 10,234 ^ old 125 50 18 13 10,238 9 ad. 125 55 18 13 Skull, type, old ad. 9> basal length, ; occipitonasal length, 23 ; zygo- matic width, 12 ; mastoid width, ; interorbital width, ; length of nasals, 9 ; width of nasals, ; length of palate, to palatal notch, ; upper molar series, 4 ; length of single half of mandible, Remarks. — Through the kindness of Dr. Merriam I was able to compare the series taken by Mr. Brown with a fine adult ^, No. 76,353, of true A. teguina taken by Mr. E. W. Nelson at Ocuilapa, Chiapas, Mexico. This com- parison showed that the Chiriqui animal is quite distinct — though it is per- haps better to regard it as a subspecies. Mr. Brown caught all five of these curious dark brown little creatures, in open rocky places. Akodon xerampelinus,^ sp. nov. Type. — Mus. Comp. Zool., No. 10,240, old ad. $, Volcan de Chiriqui, May 26, 1901. 10,300 feet. Three specimens, Volcan de Chiriqui, 10,300 feet. May and June. Characters. — Apparently specifically distinct from A. teguina. Size of that. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology. Cambridge, Mass. : The Museum
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