CHIROGALE 89 



1856. Giebel, Die Sdugcthiere. 



Like the Author just preceding, this Writer unites in this work 

 with Chirogale, species of other genera: C. milii and C. 

 typicus = C. major; C. furcifer is Microcebus furcifer; C. 

 griseus is a Microcebus; C. smithii = Microcebus murinus; 

 and C. olivaceus = Myoxicebus olivaceus. 



1863. /. E. Gray, in Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 

 In this review of the Lemurid^ the Author includes in the 

 genus 'Cheirogaleus (!)' three species, C. milii, and C. 

 typicus both of which = Chirogale major Geoffroy, and C. 

 smithii = Microcebus murinus (Miller). 



1864. St. G. Mivart, in Proceedings of the Zoological Society of 

 London. 



In this elaborate paper on the crania and dentition of the 

 Lemurid^e only two species of the genus Cheirogale are 

 given : C. milii = C. major, and C. typicus = C. major. In 

 the arrangement of the species, however, C. typicus = C. 

 major is erroneously placed in the genus Microcebus. 



1867. St. G. Mivart, in Proceedings of the Zoological Society of 

 London. 



In this paper the Author endeavors to decide upon the character 

 separating the genera Chirogale and Microcebus, and 

 concludes that it will be possible (and perhaps even useful) 

 still to retain, provisionally at least the distinction between 

 them, though reposing mainly if not exclusively on a few 

 cranial and dental characters. Yet in dividing the species he 

 places furcifer and coquereli both of which belong to 

 Microcebus, with C. milii — C. major, as two of the three 

 species he allots to Chirogale. 



1868. Grandidier, in Comptes Rendus. 



C. MAJOR is redescribed as C. adipicandatus. 

 1870. Grandidier, in Revue et Magasin de Zoologie. 

 Chirogale crossleyi first described. 



/. E. Gray, Catalogue of Monkeys, Lemurs and Fruit-eating 

 Bats, in British Museum. 



This is mainly a repetition of the review of the Lemurid^ 

 given in the proceedings of the Zoological Society of London in 

 1863. Three species are included in Cheirogaleus (!), C. 

 milii = C. MAJOR ; C. typicus = C. major ; and C. smithii 



