MANIS. 329 



Tatusia novemcincta. 



Dasypus novemcinctus, Linncsus Syst, Nat., i2th ed., i, p. 54 (j?^^). 

 Dasypus peba, Desmarest Mamm., p. 368 (1822). 

 Dasypus fenestratus, Peters Monatsher. Akad. Berlift, p. 180 {1864). 

 Tatusia peba, Gray Cat, Cam. Mamm., p. 377 (1869). 



Tatusia novemcincta, Alston Biol. Centr.-Afner. Mamm., p. 188, pi. xx 

 (1882). 



Distrihidioji. — America from Texas southwards to Paraguay, 

 a. Ale. British Mas. [Ex.]. 



Genus DASYPUS. 



Dasypus, Linnaus Syst. Nat., 12th ed., i, p. 53 (1766). 

 Euphractus, Wagler Nat. Syst. Amphib.,^. 36 (1830). 



Dasypus sexcinctus. 



Dasypus sexcinctus, Z,i«?z<jz«5 Sjs^. Nat., 12th ed., i, p. 54 (1766); Gray 



Cat. Cam, Mamm., p. 381. 

 Dasypus encoubert, Desmarest Mamm., p. 370 (1822). 



DistrihiiHon. — Brazil and Paraguay. 



a. Stuffed Brazil E.Blyth, 1865. 



b. Skelet. mtd. $ W. Rutledge. 



c. Skeleton and Zoological Gardens, 



carapace. 



d. Skeleton $ Rajah R. Mullick. 



Genus MANIS. 



Manis, Linn<Bus Syst. Nat., 12th ed., i, p. 52 (1766). 

 Pholidotus, Gray P. Z, S., p. 365 (1865). 



Synopsis of Indian Species. 



a. Tail the same length as the body or rather shorter. 



b. Scales very large and light olive coloured ; 11 to 13 longitudi- 

 nal rows on the trunk ; a mesial line of 14 on the tail. 



M. pentadactyla, p. 330. 



b^. Scales smaller and very dark ; 15 to t8 longitudinal rows on 

 the trunk; a mesial line of 16 to 20 scales on the tail. 



M. aurita, p. 330. 



a^. Tail rather longer than the body ; scales very dark; 19 longi- 

 tudinal rows on the trunk ; and as many as 30 in the mesial 

 line of the tail. 



M. javanica, p. 331. 



