6o LLOYf/S NATURAL HISTORY. 



in the canines and pre-molars. Upper anterior incisors much 

 larger than the posterior, and both anterior to canines ; an- 

 terior pre-molars canine-like, both vertically and proportionately 

 longer than the median pre-molars of any other species of the 

 family ; median pre-molar compressed, with a fore and hind 

 heel; the posterior pre-molar with a large internal talon. 

 Molars comparatively small, but longer and narrower than in 

 M. coquereli ; anterior molar much larger than the posterior 

 pre-molar, its hind inner cusp rudimentary ; the posterior molar 

 longer than the posterior pre-molar, and sm iller than the other 

 molars, its inner cusp wanting. Lower anterior pre-molar 

 lance-shaped, vertically longer than the two posterior sub-equal 

 grinders; molars sub-equal, much larger than the posterior pre- 

 molar ; posterior molar comparatively short, five-cusped. 



Distribution. — Chiefly found on the west coast of Mada- 

 gascar. 



v. coquerel's dwarf-lemur, microcebus coquereli. 



Cheirogalus coquereli^ Grandid., Rev. Mag. de Zool., xix., 1867, 



p. 85. 

 Microcebus coquereli^ Mivart, P. Z. S., 1867, pp. 966-967 ; 



Forsyth Major, Nov. Zool., vol. i.. p. 14 (1894; with full 



synonymy). 

 Mirza coquereli i, ]. E. Gray, Cat. Monkeys, Brit. Mus. App., 



pp. 131, 135, 136 (1870); Schlegel, Mus. Pays Bas, vii., 



p. 321 (1876). 

 Characters. — Similar to M. furcifer, but slightly smaller ; ears 

 large, long, and almost naked ; tail longer than the body ; fur 

 soft and woolly. Above dark grey, washed with rufous ; tail, at 

 base, of the same colour as the back ; remainder of tail dark 

 rufous ; throat, breast, and under side of body yellowish-grey. 



