HAPALEMUK 54 1 



The genus Ha'palemvr^ has a shorter muzzle than Lenmr, and 

 shorter ears. There are two pairs of mammae instead of only 

 one ; these are upon tlie breast and abdomen. Tn the male there 

 is a pair upon the slioulder. The incisors are small, sul)-equal, 

 and placed one beliind the other : the last one is at tlie inside of 

 the canines. The molars of the upper jaw and tlie last premolar 

 have only three well-marked cusps ; in tlie lower jaw they have 

 four. The caecum is blunter and is not so long as in Lemur ; it 

 differs from that of otlier Lemurinae in having only two support- 

 ing mesenteries, which are both furnislied witli blood-vessels. As 

 in Leinlemur and tlie Indrisinae the carpus has no os centrale. 



The genus, which is confined to the island of Madagascar, has 

 two species, of which one, H. simus, is the larger and has a broader 

 muzzle, and does not possess the peculiar arm gland (Fig. 258) 

 already described in If. griseus. The former species is stated by Mr. 

 Shaw to be chiefly a grass-eater, and to dislike ])erries and fruits, 

 which are usually so popular with Lemurs. It is, however, believed 

 Ijy some that there is but one species of Haixdevmr. H. griseus is 

 15 inches long, and has a tail of the same length. Its native name 

 is " Bokombouli." It is nocturnal, and is especially addicted to 

 bamboos, upon the shoots of which it feeds and among which it 

 lives. It is often exliibited in the Zoological Society's (hardens ; 

 but the specimens seem to be always males. Tliis Lemur is of a, 

 dark iron-grey colour with a tinge of yellow, more marked in 

 individuals which have received the separate specific name of 

 H. olivaceus. 



The genus Lemur is distinguished by the long tail, half as long- 

 as the body at the least, Ijy the elongated face, and by tlie Fox- 

 like nnizzle ; the teeth are present to the full nund)er of the family, 

 viz. thirty-six ; the incisors are small and equal in size, and are 

 separated from each other and from the canines by spaces. The 

 molars of the upper jaw have five cusps, l)ut there are only four 

 in the lower jaw. 



This genus is entirely confined to Madagascar and the Comoro 

 Islands, and consists of several species, the exact number of which 

 is doubtful. Wallace in his Geograj^hical Distrib%ition allows 

 fifteen ; Dr. Forbes only eight, with a plentiful allowance of 

 varieties. One of the best-known species is Lemur catta, the 



1 Beddard, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1884, j). 391, and 1891, p. 449 ; and Jentink, Notes 

 Letjd. Mus. 1885, p. 33. 



