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Epimycteri. 



I. Molars haplodont. 



Toes 5-4 ; no alisphenoid canal Protelidce. 



II. Molars bunodont, no sectorials. 



Toes 5-5 ; an alisphenoid canal Arctictida. 



III. Molars bunodont, with sectorials, 

 a. Otic bulla with septum. 



/?. Alisphenoid canal and postglenoid foramen, present, 



f. True molars well developed. 



Toes 5-5 ViverridcB. 



Toes 5-4. . CynictidcB. 



Toes 4-4 Suricatidce. 



yy. True molars much reduced. 



Toes 5-5 CryptoproctidcB. 



Toes 5-4 Mmravidce. 



^jS. No alisphenoid canal; post glenoid foramen rudimental or wanting. 

 Toes 5-4 Felidoe. 



aa Otic bulla without septum. 

 No alisphenoid canal, nor post glenoid foramen : Toes 4-4.. . . .HyoenidcB. 



The genera of these families are the following : 



Cercoleptid^ ; Cercoleptes Neotropical. 



PROCYONiD^gE ; Procyon,* Bassaricyon, Bassaris ; Neartic and Neotrop- 

 ical, 



MusTELiDiE ; Melinse (two tubercles of internal side of superior sec- 

 torial) ; Taxidea, Meles. Mustelinae, (one internal tubercle of superior sec- 

 torials) / Enhydris, Pteronura, Lutra, Aonyx, Barangia ; Melictis, Zorilla, 

 Mephitis, Conepatus ; MelUvora ; Oulo, Galictis, Putorius, Mustela. 



^LURiD^ ; Aelwrus ; .Mluropoda ? Hycenarctos. 



Ursid^ ; Helarctos; Ardotherium ; JJrsus ; Melursus. 



Canid^ ; Mbgalotis\ ; Amphicyon ; Thous, Palwocyon, Temnocyon, Oale- 

 cynus. Cams, Viilpes, Enhydrocyon,' Hycmocyon, Brachycyon, Tomarctus, 

 Speothus, Synagodus, Dysodus, Oligobunis, Icticyon, Lycaon. 



Protelid^ ; Proteles. Ethiopian, 



Arctictid^ ; Arctictis. Indian. 



ViVERRiD^ ; Cynognle, Arctogale, Paguma, Paradoxurus, Nandinia, 

 He.migale, Galidia, P'ionodon, Oeneita, Viverricula, Viverra, Oalidictis, 

 Herpestes, Athylax, Calogale, Ichneumia, Bdeogale, Urva, Tmniogale, On- 

 ychognle, Eelogale, Rhinogale, Mungos, CrossarcJtus, Eupleres. 



Cynictid^ ; Cynictis, ? Ictitherium. 



SuRiCATiDiE ; Suricata ; Ethiopia. 



Cryptopkoctid/e ; Procelurm ; Gryptoprocta. 



NiMRAViD^ ; Arclimlurus, Nimravus, JEJlurogale; Dinktis, Pogonodon, 

 Hoplophoneus. 



* Including Nasua, which Is not distinct, 



fThls genus cannot be made the type of a family as Is done by Dr. Ciray, 



