92 ORIGIN AND CLASSIFICATION 



Order ix. Insectivora — Insectivores. 

 Suborder 1. Insectivora Vera. 

 Fam. 1. Tupaiidce — Tupaias. 



2. Macroscelididce — Elephant-Shrews. 



3. Erinaceidce — Hedgehogs. 



4. Soricidce — Shrews. 



5. TalpidoB — Moles. 



6. Potamogalidce — Potamogale. 



7. Solenodontidce — Solenodon. 



8. Centetidce — Centetes. 



9. Chrysochloridce — Golden Moles. 

 Suborder 2. Dermoptera. 



Fam. 10. GaleopithecidcB — Galeopithecus. 



Order x. Chiroptera — Bats. 



Suborder 1. Megachiroptera — Frugivorous Bats. 



Fain. 1. Pteropodidce — Flying Foxes. 

 Suborder 2. Microchiroptera — Insectivorous Bats. 



Fam. 2. Vespertilionidce — Common Bats. 



3. Nycteridce — Nycteris. 



4. Rhinolophidce — Leaf-nosed Bats. 



5. Emhallommdce — Emballonura. 



6. Phyllostomatidce — Vampy res. 



Order xi. Primates. 



Suborder 1. Lemuroidea — Lemuroids. 

 Fam. 1. Hyopsodontidae — Hyopsodus. 



2. Chiromyidce — Aye-Aye. 



3. Tarsiidce — Tarsier. 



4. Lemuridce — Lemurs. 



Suborder 2. Anthropoidea — Anthropoids. 

 Fam. 5. Hapalidce — Marmosets. 



6. Cebidce — American Monkeys. 



7. Cercopithecidce — Old World Monkeys. 



8. Simiidce — Gibbons and Man-like Apes. 



9. Hominidce. — Man. 



The distinctive character of these subclasses and orders, with an 

 account of their subdivisions and the principal forms contained in 

 each, will be given in subsequent chapters. 



