MICROCEBUS 99 



MiCROCEBUs MURiNus is here redescribed as Lemur pusillus. 

 1812. £. Geoffroy St. Hilaire, in Annales du Museum d'Histoire 



Naturelle, Paris. 



MiCROCEBUs MURINUS renamed Cheirogaleus ( !) minor. 

 1828. E. Geoffroy St. Hilaire, Cours de I'Histoire Naturelle des 



Mammiferes. 



MICROCEBUS MURINUS is redcscribed as Galago madagascarien- 



sis. 



1839. de Blainville, Osteographie. 



MICROCEBUS FURCiFER first described as Lemur furcifer. 



1840. R. P. Lesson, Species des Mammiferes Bimanes et Qiiadru- 

 manes. 



In this list, Microcebus murinus appears under various genera 

 and specific appellations, giving rise to a certain amount of 

 wonder, for it is called Myscebus palmarum, Gliscebus murinus, 

 and Gliscebus rufus. 



1842. /. E. Gray, in Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 



Microcebus murinus is renamed Galago minor; and Cheiro- 

 galeus ( !) smithi. 



1852. Peters, in N aturzvissensshaftliche Reise nach Mossambique, 

 S'dugethicre. 

 Microcebus myoxinus first described. 



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

 In this communication intended for a review of the Lemurid^, 

 the genus Lepilemur (!) (Lepidolemur), was proposed, to 

 contain Microcebus murinus ; M. myoxinus ; M. furcifer ; 

 and Lepidolemur mustelinus; only the last of the species 

 being properly included. 



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

 of London. 



A critical review based on the crania and dentition of the 

 Lemurid^. While the results arrived at will be discussed 

 under the various genera, as they are reached, it is only 

 necessary here to consider the Author's conclusion regarding 

 the species of Microcebus. Five are recognized: M. myoxi- 

 nus; M. smithi; and M. pusillus; the last two = M. 

 murinus (Miller) ; M. typicus = Chirogale major; and M. 

 furcifer. The Author states, however, that owing to the 

 scarcity of materials "I have not attempted to work out the 



