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Show 744 DR. A. GUNTHER ON NEW MAMMALS. [Nov. 7, LASIUROMYS VILLOSUS (Dev.). A single specimen was in the collection made by Mr. E. Bartlett on the Huallaga river, and is preserved in spirits. It is an adult female. Being almost destitute of hairs about the head, and the skin of this part being so much injured that nothing could be ascertained about its external appearance, the skull has been removed. The tail had been mutilated during the lifetime of the specimen. The trunk and limbs are in good condition. a Fig. 5. b Skull of Lasiuromys villosus. c, upper molars; d, lower molars: magnified. The fur consists of uniformly soft, dense, almost woolly hair of moderate length. Tail densely hairy, the hairs being as dense and |
