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FIGURE 2 in A new species of mole-rat (Rodentia, Bathyergidae) from the Horn of Africa

FIGURE 2. Detail of a) anterior foot and b) posterior foot from the holotype of Fukomys ilariae sp. nov. (MCZR 7016).

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FIGURE 1 in A new species of mole-rat (Rodentia, Bathyergidae) from the Horn of Africa

FIGURE 1. Holotype of Fukomys ilariae sp. nov. (MCZR 7016): a) dorsal view; b) ventral view; c) right lateral view and the original label of the specimen.

Fig. 9 in A comparative SEM study of the guard hair architecture in subterranean moles (Talpidae, Soricomorpha), golden moles (Chrysochloridae, Afrosoricidae), and silvery mole-rats (Bathyergidae, Rodentia)

Fig. 9. Architecture of the guard hairs in an adult male of Heliophobius argenteocinereus. A, D, G, J cross sections of guard hairs of different types (coarse and guard hairs); B, E, H, K longitudinal sections at a base and a shield of the stem (from left to right); C, F, I, L – ornament of cuticle along the stem, from a base to a shield (left to right). SEM micrographs. 10 μm scale.

Fig. 11 in A comparative SEM study of the guard hair architecture in subterranean moles (Talpidae, Soricomorpha), golden moles (Chrysochloridae, Afrosoricidae), and silvery mole-rats (Bathyergidae, Rodentia)

Fig. 11. Species-specificity of cuticular ornamentation at the hair base and constriction in guard hairs of some representatives of Talpidae. SEM micrographs.

Fig. 5 in A comparative SEM study of the guard hair architecture in subterranean moles (Talpidae, Soricomorpha), golden moles (Chrysochloridae, Afrosoricidae), and silvery mole-rats (Bathyergidae, Rodentia)

Fig. 5. Architecture of guard hairs in an adult male of Scapanus townsendii. A, D, G – cross sections through a guard hair from the hair base to the shield (left to right); B, E, H longitudinal sections through a guard hair; C, F, I – cuticular ornamentation along the shaft, from the hair base to the shield (left to right, the narrowing of the shaft is marked with an arrow). SEM micrographs. 10 μm scale.

Fig. 3 in A comparative SEM study of the guard hair architecture in subterranean moles (Talpidae, Soricomorpha), golden moles (Chrysochloridae, Afrosoricidae), and silvery mole-rats (Bathyergidae, Rodentia)

Fig. 3. Variability of the shaft width/cuticle height index along the shaft in the guard hairs from the withers in the studied species. A – Talpidae and Bathyergidae; B – Chrysochloridae.

Fig. 2 in A comparative SEM study of the guard hair architecture in subterranean moles (Talpidae, Soricomorpha), golden moles (Chrysochloridae, Afrosoricidae), and silvery mole-rats (Bathyergidae, Rodentia)

Fig. 2. Architecture of guard hairs in an adult male of Talpa altaica. A, E, H – cross sections through the hair along the shaft from the hair base to the shield (left to right); B, F, I longitudinal sections through the hair along the shaft from the hair base to the shield (left to right); С – cuticular ornamentation along a shaft from the base to shield (left to right); D same along the shaft from the hair base to the region below the shield (top to bottom); G, J same along the shaft from the hair base to the shield (left to right). SEM micrographs. 10 μm scale.

Fig. 8 in A comparative SEM study of the guard hair architecture in subterranean moles (Talpidae, Soricomorpha), golden moles (Chrysochloridae, Afrosoricidae), and silvery mole-rats (Bathyergidae, Rodentia)

Fig. 8. Architecture of guard hairs in adult males of the studied species of Chrysospalax, Cryptochloris, and Eremitalpa. A – cross sections through a hair along the shaft from the hair base to the shield (from left to right); E same at the hair base and in the shield (left to right); H – same in the shield; B – longitudinal sections through a hair along the shaft at the hair base and in the shield (left to right); F, I – same in the shield; C – medulla in the shield; D, G, J – cuticular ornamentation along the shaft from the hair base to the shield (left to right). SEM micrographs. 10 μm scale.

Fig. 6 in A comparative SEM study of the guard hair architecture in subterranean moles (Talpidae, Soricomorpha), golden moles (Chrysochloridae, Afrosoricidae), and silvery mole-rats (Bathyergidae, Rodentia)

Fig. 6. Architecture of coarse hairs and guard hairs in an adult male of Urotrichus talpoides. A, D, G, J, M cross sections through a hair along the shaft, from the hair base to the shield (left to right, the flattening of the shaft is indicated by arrows); B, E, H, K, N longitudinal sections along the shaft, from the hair base to the shield (left to right); C, F, I, L, O – cuticular ornamentation along the shaft from the hair base to the shield (left to right, in F and I, the narrowing of the shaft is indicated by arrows). SEM micrographs. 10 μm scale.

Fig. 7 in A comparative SEM study of the guard hair architecture in subterranean moles (Talpidae, Soricomorpha), golden moles (Chrysochloridae, Afrosoricidae), and silvery mole-rats (Bathyergidae, Rodentia)

Fig. 7. Architecture of guard hairs in adult males of the studied species of Amblysomus, Calcochloris, Carpitalpa, and Chrysochloris. A, J – cross sections through a hair along the shaft from the hair base to the shield (left to right); E, M same in the shield; B – longitudinal sections of a hair along the shaft from the hair base to the shield (left to right); F, K, N – same in the shield; G, H, O – medullar architecture in the shield; C, I, L, P – cuticular ornamentation along the shaft from the hair base to the shield (left to right); D same at the hair tip. SEM micrographs. 10 μm scale.

Fig. 1 in A comparative SEM study of the guard hair architecture in subterranean moles (Talpidae, Soricomorpha), golden moles (Chrysochloridae, Afrosoricidae), and silvery mole-rats (Bathyergidae, Rodentia)

Fig. 1. Measuring protocol for the hair structures in the studied species: As – maximum surface area of the medullar air spaces; D – maximum shaft diameter; d – minimum shaft diameter; H –maximum length of the cuticular scale; h – maximum height of the transverse medullar septum - 'disk'; S – surface area of the hair cross section; s – surface area of the medullar column; hs – surface area of the septum -'disk'; W – shield width; w – maximum width of the medullar column in the shield. A flag ‒ diameter of the pigment granule.

Fig. 4 in A comparative SEM study of the guard hair architecture in subterranean moles (Talpidae, Soricomorpha), golden moles (Chrysochloridae, Afrosoricidae), and silvery mole-rats (Bathyergidae, Rodentia)

Fig. 4. Architecture of hairs in an adult male of Mogera robusta. A, D, K cross sections through a guard hair along the shaft from the hair base to the shield (left to right); B, E, H longitudinal sections through a guard hair; G cross sections through different hair types: coarse hair (arrow) and guard hairs; C, F, J – cuticular ornamentation of a guard hair from the hair base to the shield (left to right); I, L same in a coarse hair (left to right). SEM micrographs. 10 μm scale.

Fig. 10 in A comparative SEM study of the guard hair architecture in subterranean moles (Talpidae, Soricomorpha), golden moles (Chrysochloridae, Afrosoricidae), and silvery mole-rats (Bathyergidae, Rodentia)

Fig. 10. Visualization of metric data for guard hairs in the studied species. A – Talpidae and Bathyergidae, B – Chrysochloridae. Icon plots (graphs with pictograms in the form of profiles). Legend (left to right): D/d, base; D/d, shield; S/ s, W/w; W/h; As/hs; W/H, base/constriction, below shield, shield. Initial data are shown in tables 1Sup and 2Sup.

Distribution. Restricted to the border between NW Zambia and S DR Congo, but it probably also occurs in nearby areas in E Angola. in Bathyergidae

Distribution. Restricted to the border between NW Zambia and S DR Congo, but it probably also occurs in nearby areas in E Angola.

On following pages: 5. Common Mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus); 6. Ghana Mole-rat (Fukomys zechi); 7. Nigerian bocagel); 10. Zambian Mole-rat (Fukomys amatus); 11. Ansell's Mole-rat (Fukomys anselli); 12. Kafue Mole-rat (Fukomys vandewoestijneae); 15. Whyte's Mole-rat (Fukomys whytel); 16. Damara Mole-rat (Fukomys damarensis); 17. Mashona Mole-rat (Fukomys foxi); 8. Ochre Mole-rat (Fukomys ochraceocinereus); 9. Bocage's Mole-rat (Fukomys kafuensis); 13. Mechow's Mole-rat (Fukomys mechowii); 14. Caroline's Mole-rat (Fukomys Mole-rat (Fukomys darling). in Bathyergidae

On following pages: 5. Common Mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus); 6. Ghana Mole-rat (Fukomys zechi); 7. Nigerian bocagel); 10. Zambian Mole-rat (Fukomys amatus); 11. Ansell's Mole-rat (Fukomys anselli); 12. Kafue Mole-rat (Fukomys vandewoestijneae); 15. Whyte's Mole-rat (Fukomys whytel); 16. Damara Mole-rat (Fukomys damarensis); 17. Mashona Mole-rat (Fukomys foxi); 8. Ochre Mole-rat (Fukomys ochraceocinereus); 9. Bocage's Mole-rat (Fukomys kafuensis); 13. Mechow's Mole-rat (Fukomys mechowii); 14. Caroline's Mole-rat (Fukomys Mole-rat (Fukomys darling).

Distribution. S & E in Bathyergidae

Distribution. S & E DR Congo, E Angola, and N Zambia; recorded from N Malawi (Rumphi) and SW Tanzania (Ufipa), but identification of both records has not been fully confirmed.

Subspecies and Distribution. C.h.hottentotusLesson,1826—W&SSouthAfrica(Northern,Western,EasternCape,andFreeStateprovinces). C.h.natalensisRoberts,1913—SMozambiqueandESouthAfrica(MpumalangaandKwaZulu-Natal). C.h.nimrodideWinton,1897—SZimbabwe,extremeEBotswana,andextremeNSouthAfrica(NLimpopoProvince). C. h. pretoriae Roberts, 1913 — N South Africa (S Limpopo, E North West, Gauteng, and Mpumalanga provinces). in Bathyergidae

Subspecies and Distribution. C.h.hottentotusLesson,1826—W&SSouthAfrica(Northern,Western,EasternCape,andFreeStateprovinces). C.h.natalensisRoberts,1913—SMozambiqueandESouthAfrica(MpumalangaandKwaZulu-Natal). C.h.nimrodideWinton,1897—SZimbabwe,extremeEBotswana,andextremeNSouthAfrica(NLimpopoProvince). C. h. pretoriae Roberts, 1913 — N South Africa (S Limpopo, E North West, Gauteng, and Mpumalanga provinces).

Distribution. S Angola, S Zambia, E in Bathyergidae

Distribution. S Angola, S Zambia, E Namibia, most of Botswana, W Zimbabwe, and NW South Africa (Northern Cape).

Distribution. South Africa, Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces and isolated populations in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga provinces. in Bathyergidae

Distribution. South Africa, Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces and isolated populations in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga provinces.

Subspecies and Distribution. H.a.argenteocinereusPeters,1846—Mozambique,NofZambeziRiver. H.a.eminiNoack,1894—mostofTanzania. H.a.marungensisNoack,1887—SEDRCongo,EZambia,andMalawi. H.a.kapitiHeller,1909—SKenya. H. a. spalax Thomas, 1910 — NE Tanzania (Kilimanjaro and Eastern Arc Mts: Usambara, Uluguru, and Ukaguru). in Bathyergidae

Subspecies and Distribution. H.a.argenteocinereusPeters,1846—Mozambique,NofZambeziRiver. H.a.eminiNoack,1894—mostofTanzania. H.a.marungensisNoack,1887—SEDRCongo,EZambia,andMalawi. H.a.kapitiHeller,1909—SKenya. H. a. spalax Thomas, 1910 — NE Tanzania (Kilimanjaro and Eastern Arc Mts: Usambara, Uluguru, and Ukaguru).