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CARNIVOEA 



Austria-Hdngaey : Karlsbad, Bohemia, 1 ; Csehtelek, Bihar, Hun- 

 gary, 1. 



Italy: Torriglia, Liguria, 1 (Lataste). 



Spain : Castrillo de la Reina, Burgos, 3 (B.M. and U.S.N.M.) ; Galicia, 1 ; 

 Seville, 5. 



Bemai-ks. — Although the .specimens show some rather note- 

 worthy variations in colour, and in cranial and dental measure- 

 ments, the material examined is not sufficient to indicate the 

 existence of geographical races in Europe ; while the north 

 African animal to which the name augustifrons has been applied 

 appears to be not separable from true Intra. 



Sub-Family MUSTELINE. 

 1835. Mustdinfe Swainson, Nat. Hist, and Classif. Quadr., p. vii. 



Geofi'rapliical distribution. — Northern hemisphere, south into 

 northern Africa, the Malay Archipelago, and northern and 

 western South America ; in Europe west to Ireland. 



Character.^. — Dentition highly trenchant, upper carnassial 

 without crushing surface other than a small concave area between 

 inner lobe and main cusp, the crown much longer than broad, 

 not triangular or rhombic in outline, the posterior cusp compressed, 

 trenchant, barely half as high as main cusp ; upper molar much 

 reduced, the length of its outer portion one-third to one-half that 

 of carnassial ; small premolars alternating when jaws are closed, 

 at least one pair capable of shearing action : skull varying in 



