88 Lloyd's natural history. 



the forehead is very conspicuous between the shoulders. Breast, 

 inner sides of the fore- and hind-Hmbs, and lower surface of the 

 body greyish-white. 



** The skull long and narrow ; molars and pre-molars large, 

 especially transversely; orbits small, yet larger than in Z. ruiicau- 

 datus ; the mastoidal portion of the ear-capsules and squa- 

 mosal region of the skull conspicuously inflated. Bony palate 

 more elongate than in Z. mustelitius ; par-occipital process 

 present." 



Distril)utioii. — Betsako, north-west of Madagascar. 



IV. THE small-toothed SPORTIVE-LEMUR. LEPIDOLEMUR 



MICRODON. 



Lepido lemur microdon^ Forsyth Major. 



Characters. — " Somewhat similar to the Weasel-like Lemur 

 (Z. musteliniis) in coloration^ but having the back and the 

 outer portion of the shoulder and fore-Hmbs bright chestnut, 

 passing into russet on the back (darker between the shoulders), 

 on the outer parts of the hind-limbs and tail, as well as on the 

 top of the head, where it is washed with greyish. A dark, dorsal 

 stripe from the centre of the forehead to the middle of the 

 back, where it is darkest. Breast and under surface of body 

 yellowish-grey. 



*' Skull markedly distinguished from that of the other species 

 by the small size of the molars ; pre-molars not diminished 

 in size ; a depression at the base of the nasals ; the bony 

 palate more elongated than in Z. musteli?ius" 



Distribution. — The eastern districts of the Betsileo province, 

 Central Madagascar. 



