Suncus lixus (Thomas, 1898) . Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1897:930.

TYPE LOCALITY: Malawi, Nyika Plateau (between 10 and 11° S. and between 33° 40' and 34° 10' E.) .

DISTRIBUTION: Kenya; Zaire; Angola; Transvaal (South Africa); N. Botswana; Malawi; Zambia; Tanzania.

COMMENT: Includes aequatorialis and gratulus; see Heim de Balsac and Meester, 1977, Part 1:6. Gureev, 1979:383, listed gratulus as a distinct species without comment.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301403007020006001.