518 



CONEPATUS. 



FIG. 97. CONEPATUS (MARPUTIUS) TROPICALIS. 



No. 10115 Mus. Comp. Zool. Nat. size. 



ous profile; tips of nasals slightly upturned; f rentals prominent, and 

 a depression behind orbits. 



Color. Black ; two narrow white stripes from nape to hips ; nuchal 

 patch white, convex anteriorly; tail, basal portion black all around, 

 reaching one-third the length above and one-half the length below. 



