SMINTHOPSIS. 9 
blance being so close as to suggest that Myrmecobius, like Ceratodus, 
is actually an unmodified survivor from Mesozoic times. 
Subfamily II.—Dasyvurina. 
Tongue short, simple, not extensile, Lower lip rounded, not 
produced. Chest without gland. Molars large, four in number 
in each ramus; those of the lower jaw with the outer cusps larger 
than the inner. 
Genus IIl.—ANTECHINOMYS, Aref (1866), 
Body unspotted. Ears very large. Tail very long, tufted. 
Limbs unusually elongated ; the fore-arm, lower leg, and hind 
foot disproportionately long. Toes short and subequal ; hallux 
absent. Palms and soles without distinct pads, the greater part 
of the latter hairy. Mamme? Canines very small. 
Dentition.—I. 7334, 0.3, Pe coaa, M. 34 x 2=46. 
Habits.—Terrestrial ; saltatory ; insectivorous. 
1. ANTECHINOMYS LANIGER, Gould, sp. (1856). 
Wooly Pouched Mouse; Jerboa Pouched Mouse. 
Size small; form slender and graceful. Fur long, soft, and fine. 
General color above slaty gray ; below white; a fawn-colored 
patch behind the ear. Ears ovoid, almost entirely clothed with 
short, fawn-colored hairs. Lower part of limbs, hands, and feet 
white. Tail very long, slender, short-haired, fawn-colored except 
the terminal inch which is tufted and black. 
Dimensions.—Head and body about three and a half inches ; 
tail about five inches. 
Habitat.—Interior of New South Wales and Southern Queens- 
land 
References.—Thomas, B.M. Catal. p. 309, pls. xxiii. fig. 9 (sole), 
xxv. figs. 11 & 12 (skuli); Gould, Mamm. Austr. i. pl. xxxiii.; 
Alston, P.Z.S. 1880, p. 545, pl. xlv. 
Note.—Through want of information respecting its habits 
Gould’s figure represents a pair seated on the bough of a tree ; 
the figures also are very misleading. 
Genus III.—SMINTHOPSIS, Thomas (1887). 
Body unspotted. Form slender and delicate. Ears large and 
broad. Tail moderate or short, short-haired, sometimes incras- 
sated. Feet slender and delicate. Toes subequal, with small, 
delicate claws; hallux present, short and clawless. Soles partially 
