98 FELID.33. ARCT0NYX. 



HELICTES. 



Teeth: — Incisors |=f ; Canines \4 ', Premolars p± ; Molars i^ ; = 38. 



o-o 1 — 1 4—4 »"" ■* 



The Helictes. Helictes moschata. 



Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc. ii. p. 94. 



Melogale personata, Is.-Geqf. St.-Hil, Zool. duVoy. BeJanger, pi. 5 

 (dentition). 



«. Skull. China. Presented by J. Reeves, Esq. 



Helictes orientalis. 



*a. Skull. Java. From Mr. Argent's Collection. — This skull has 

 one extra premolar tooth in the right upper jaw. 



The Nepal Helictes. Helictes nipalensis. 



a. Skull (imperfect at the occiput). Nepal. Presented by B. H. 

 Hodgson, Esq. 



MYDAUS. 



Teeth : — Incisors || ; Canines \^ ; Premolars || ; Molars ^ ;=34. 



The Stinkard or Teledu. Mydaus meliceps. 



Horsfield, Zool. Researches in Java, c-g (skull and dentition). 

 Mydaus javanicus, Blainv., Osteog. G. Subursus, pi. 1 (skeleton). 



a. Skull. From the Zoological Society's Collection. 



ARCTONYX. 



Teeth: — Incisors—; Canines^ 1 ; Premolars,^; Molars '-4 ;= 32. 



d-d 1-1 ' 2-z 2-2 



The Balisaur or Sand Bear. Arctonyx collaris. 



Owen, Odont. pi. 128. fig. 12 (dentition). 



Cervical vertebrae 7 



Dorsal 16 



Lumbar 4 



Sacral 4 



Caudal 19 



a. Skull. India. Presented by General Hardwicke. 



b, c. Skeletons. From the Zoological Society's Collection. 

 d. Skull. China. 



