CHIRONECTES. 



1. Chiroiiectes. 



Chironectes Illig., Prodr. Syst. Mamm. et Av., 1811, p. 76. Type 

 Latra! minima Zimmermann. 



FIG. 1. CHIRONECTES MINIMUS. 



No. 16072 Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. Coll. Nat. size. 



Skull similar to Didelphys; nasals expanded posteriorly; post- 

 orbital processes prominent; temporal ridges forming a crest in 

 adults; broad interorbital space with square edges; zygomata later- 

 ally expanded. Single pair only of large vacuities opposite molars 

 on palate posteriorly, no smaller pairs. Enlarged pisiform bone on 

 fore feet, forming a prominent tubercle; hind feet webbed to end of 

 toes; toe pads protruding beyond web. 



