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the outside with fur of the šame colour as that of the body : their 

 length and breadth are equal, namely, 1 inch. 



" ITie tail is moderately thick, beingcovered with jfur of the šame 

 character as that of the body." 



Sp. 1. Cercoleptks megalotus. Cercolcpt. late rvfus, strigd 

 saturatiore, per totam longitudinem capitis, dorsi medii, caud<eque 

 supril excurrente ; lateribus pallidioribiis ; abdonmie guldquc rufis, 

 strigd castaned abdominali ; auriculis longis, angustis, rotundatis 

 subpendentibus et externe pilis pullidefiavis, indutis cauddgracili ; 

 vellere denso brevi, atque rigido. 



Sp. 2. Cercoleptes bkachtotus. Cercol. vellere denso, molli, 

 et longiusculo, griseo flavescenti, at brunneo, undato, hoc colore in 

 capite, sitmmoque dorso, saturatiore : abdomine et guld stramineis 

 auriculis latis, mediocribus, et erectis, pilis rarioribus fuscis ex- 

 terne indutis. 



