9 CHIRONECTES. 
1. Chironectes. 
Oo. 
Ut 
[223 C = Pes iS = 
3 4—4 
4—4’ *I—I 3 
Chironectes Illig., Prodr. Syst. Mamm. et Av., 1811, p. 76. Type 
Latra! minima Zimmermann. 
FiG. 1. CHIRONECTES MINIMUS. 
No. 16072 Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. Coll. Nat. size. 
Skull similar to Didelphys; nasals expanded posteriorly; post- 
orbital processes prominent; temporal ridges forming a crest in 
adults; broad interorbital space with square edges; zygomata later- 
ally expanded. Single pair only of large vacuities opposite molars 
on palate posteriorly, no smaller pairs. Enlarged pisiform bone on 
fore feet, forming a prominent tubercle; hind feet webbed to end of 
toes; toe pads protruding beyond web. 
