Echiothrix centrosa, Miller and Hollister, 1921

Musser, Guy G. & Durden, Lance A., 2014, Morphological And Geographic Definitions Of The Sulawesian Shrew Rats Echiothrix Leucura And E. Centrosa (Muridae, Murinae), And Description Of A New Species Of Sucking Louse (Phthiraptera: Anoplura), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2014 (391), pp. 1-87 : 14

Echiothrix centrosa

1. Molinggapoto (spelled ‘‘Molengkapoti’’ and ‘‘Molengkapota’’ on specimen labels), 00 ° 47 9 N, 122 ° 52 9 E, less than 100 m: USNM 200266– 269.

2. Bumbulan, 00 ° 29 9 N, 122 ° 04 9 E, coastal plain near sea level: AMNH 153013.

3. Malakosa, Kuala Navusu, 00 ° 58 9 S, 120 ° 27 9 E (estimated from Sheet SA 51-1 ): 31 m, AMNH 225683 ; 38 m, AMNH 225678 , 225679 , 225684 ; 46 m, AMNH 225680 ; 155 m, AMNH 225685 ; 107 m, AMNH 225681 ; 122 m, AMNH 225682 . The locality is shown on the detailed map in Musser et al. (2010: 81) .

4. Pinedapa, 01 ° 25 9 S, 120 ° 35 9 E (estimated from Raven’s map), 31 m: USNM 219715 , 219737 , 219738 , 219740 , 219741 , 219743 , 219744 (holotype of Echiothrix brevicula ), 219745–749, 219751 ; FMNH 43409 (formerly USNM 219736 , part of the type series) ; RMNH 21064 (formerly USNM 219739 ). H.C. Raven penned in his field journal (p. 125; January, 1918) that ‘‘Pinedapa is a new kampong [village] at the base of the main mountains of Central Celebes. The kampong is on the level but some of the clearings are on the slopes to the north-west of the kampong. The immediate kampong is surrounded by heavy forest. The distance to the sea is about five miles.’’ Pinedapa is shown on the detailed map in Musser et al. (2010: 16) .

5. Valley of Sungai Miu, Sungai Sadaunta (also spelled ‘‘ Sidaonta’ ’ or Sidaunta’ ’; tributary on right side of Sungai Miu ), 01 ° 23 9 S, 119 ° 58 9 E (estimated from Sheet SA 50-8 ): 803 m, AMNH 225045 ; 884 m, AMNH 225043 and 225046 ; 930 m, AMNH 226815 ; 939 m, AMNH 225047 ; 985 m, AMNH 225044 . See the detailed map in Musser et al. (2010: 17) .

6. Kulawi, 01 ° 27 9 S, 119 ° 59 9 E, 758 m: BMNH 40.385. Shown on the detailed map in Musser et al. (2010: 16).

7. Winatu, 01 ° 34 9 S, 119 ° 58 9 E, 762 m: USNM 218706 (holotype of Echiothrix centrosa ).

8. Gimpu, 01 ° 36 9 S, 120 ° 02 9 E, 400 m: USNM 219737, 219742. Locality is also indicated on the detailed map in Musser et al. (2010: 16).

9. Besoa, approximately 01 ° 30 9 S, 120 ° 25 9 E; USNM 219750 . Besoa is a region southwest of Rano Rano visited by H.C. Raven who described it as ‘‘a large level plain, undoubtedly a former lake bed, surrounded by mountains, which are covered by heavy forests ; the tops of most of the mountains are above 2,000 meters, the level plain is said to be about 1,300 meters, or perhaps more. The plain is perhaps 2 or 3 miles wide by about 3 miles long…’’ ( Riley, 1924: 3).

10. Tuare (recorded as ‘‘Toarebada’’ on skin label, and either ‘‘Toware’’ or ‘‘Toare’’ on some maps), 01 ° 54 9 S, 120 ° 10 9 E, 800 m (estimated from Sheet SA 50-8): USNM 219714.