144 HEEPESTIDiE. 



5. Galekella. Toes 5 . 4. Tail cylindrical, elongate, covered with 



short hail'. 



*** The front claws short, compressed ; Jlesh-tooth broad, triangular. 



6. Calictis. Toes 5 . 5. Tail conical, with long hairs. Back 



grizzled. PupU oblong, transverse. 



7. Aeiella. Toes 5 . 5. TaQ elongate, subcylindrical. Back 



cross-banded. 



8. IcHNEUMiA. Toes 5 . 5. Legs rather high. Tail conical, bushy. 



Back grizzled 



9. Bdeogale. Toes 5 . 4. Legs moderate. Tail conical, bushy. 



Back grizzled. Soles hairy ? 



**** Front claws elongate, produced; tail conical, with long hair ; 

 back grizzled. Lutronectes. 



10. Urva. Toes 5 . 5. Head elongate. Soles of hind feet hairy. 



False grinders |. 



11. TiENioGALE. Toes 5 . 5. Head elongate. Soles of hind feet 



bald. False grinders |. 



12. Ontchogaxe. Toes 5 . 5. Head elongate. Soles of hind feet 



hairy; front claws very long. False grinders |. 



13. Helogale. Toes 5. 5. Nose short. False grinders |. Body 



slender. Soles bald. 



Tribe 2. Cynictidina. Head short, ventricose ; tail bushy, -expanded 

 laterally ; claws elongate. 



14. CrNiCTis. Toes 5 . 4. 



Tribe I. HERPESTINA. 



Head elongate, conical ; tail conical or cylindiical ; back streaked ; 

 claws elongate, compressed. 



1. GALIDICTIS. 



Nose flat, and with a groove below ; ears moderate ; tail bushy ; 

 whiskers slender. Toes 5/5; front claws elongate," compressed, 

 much arched; thumb low down, with a long claw ; hinder toes : — 

 third and fourth longest, subequal ; great toes low down ; claws all 

 moderate, compressed. Soles broad, bald the whole width to the 

 heel. False grinders |. Tail subcylindrical, curved, with long hairs. 

 Back streaked. 



Galidictis, 1. Geof. Compt. Hend. 1837, p. 580 ; Mag. Zool. 18-39, 1. 18 ; 



Oray, P. Z. ^.'1848, p. 21 (not Hodgson) ; P. Z. S. 18G4, p. 547. 

 Galictis, I. Geof. Compt. Rend 18-37, p. 581. 



