9. michoruynciius. 



89 



Dr. Dahlbom observes that this species would be a Lcpilcmur if 

 it were "without upper cutting-teeth; but as owx Lepilcmures havo these 

 teeth, I think it had better bo placed in tliis genus. 



Tail elongate ; face rather compressed; orbit large, like Otoyale ; 

 the cutting-teeth produced horizontally in front, the lower much the 

 longest ; the first upper false grinder elongate like a canine. — 

 Blainv. Osteog. i. t. 7. f. 



Fig. 15. 



Lcpilemur furcifer. (Mivart.) 



Head short, subglobosc 

 Ears small, hairy, hidden. 



Tribe III. MICltORIIYNCIllNA. 



Face short, tapering. Eyes large. 



9. MICRORHYNCHUS. 



Tail elongate, cylindrical, hairy. Ears hidden under the fur. 

 Thumb and index finger without tlio second phalange. Nostrils se- 

 parated by a narrow septum. Hind foot short and broad. Claws 

 elongate, convex, acute ; claw of first too elongate, cylindrical. 



Microrhynchus, Jonrdan, 1834; Gray, P. Z. S. 18G3, p. 141. Ava- 

 his, /. Geoff. 18.%. [ndris, A. Smith, 1834. Semnoccbus, Lesson, 

 1840. Lichanotus, Ittiger ; Wagler. Avahi, Jourd. Habrocebus, 

 Wagner. 



