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Suborder Dermoptera. 



Galeopithecidfe. 

 Suborder Insectivora Vera. 

 Superf amily Soricoidea . 

 Fam. Talpidae. 

 Subfam. Talpinse. 

 Subfam. Myogalinje. 

 Fam. Sorieidse. 

 Superfam. Erinaceoidea. 

 Fam. Erinaceidfe. 

 Subfam. Erinaceinffi. 

 Subfam. Gymnurinse. 

 Superfam. Centetoidea. 

 Fam. Centetidiie. 

 Subfam. Centetinse. 

 Subfam. Solenodontinre. 

 Fam. Potamogalidse. 

 Superfam. Chrysochloridoidea. 



Fam. Chrysochlorididfe. 

 Superfam . Macroscelidoidea. 

 Fam. Macroscelididse. 



Subfam. Rhynchocyoninfe. 

 Subfam . iNIacroscelidinae. 

 Fam. Tupayidfe. 

 Insectivora incertee sedis. 



Leptictidje < Lcptictis Leidy. 



This classification was not only the best up to that time but in the opinion 

 of the writer was better than almost anv that came after it. Nor has it been 

 rendered obsolete by later discoveries or changes in method. 



Gill's ideas as to the degrees of kinship between the various groups were 

 expressed diagrammatically thus: 



i Talpidfe 



I Soricidfe 

 Erinaceidae 

 Centetidjie 

 Potamogalidpe 

 Chrysochloridte 

 Macroscelidte 

 .Tupayidse 



