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CatuSta nobmtnntta (Linn. 1 ). 



Syn. Dasypus novemcinctus, Linn. 2 

 Dasypus peba, Desmarest 3 . 

 Dasypus septemcinctus, Linn. 4 

 Dasypus octocinctus, Schreber 5 . 

 Praopus longicaudatus, Burmeister 6 . 

 Dasypus affinis-octocincto, Lund 7 . 

 Praopus affinis-longicaudatus, H. Gervais and Ameghino 8 . 



There appears no reason for separating the fossil from the recent 

 race. 



Hob. Central and South America. 



18882. The right tibia and fibula, provisionally referred to this 

 species ; from a cave in Minas Geraes, Brazil. These 

 bones cannot be distinguished from those of the existing 

 form. Claussen Collection. Purchased, 1845. 



M. 3631. Several scutes of the movable bands of the carapace, pro- 

 visionally referred to this species ; probably from the 

 Pleistocene of La Plata, Argentine Eepublic. 



(^Bravard Collection. Purchased, 1854. 



Tatusia punctata (Lund 9 ). 



Syn. Dasypus punctatus, Lund 10 . 



Praopus punctatus, H. Gervais and Ameghino 11 , 



This species is slightly larger than T. Tcappleri, Gray, of Dutch 

 Guiana, but was probably closely allied. 

 Hob. South America (Brazil). 



18881 a. Numerous scutes belonging to the movable bands of the 

 carapace ; from the caverns of Minas Geraes, Brazil. Some 

 of these specimens are rather larger than the type scutes 

 figured by Lund, op. cit. pi. xiv. figs. 10, 11. 



Claussen Collection. Purchased, 1845. 



Syst. Nat. ed. 12, vol. i. p. 54 (1766). Dasypus. 2 Loc. cit. 



Mammalogie, p. 368 (1822). 



Amcenitat. Acad. 3rd ed. vol. i. p. 281 (1785). 



Saugetkiere, vol. ii. pi. Ixxiii. (1775). 6 Op. cit. p. 298. 



K. Danske Vicl. Selsk. Skr. vol. ix. p. 197 (1842). 



Mammiferes Fossiles de l'Ame>ique Meridionale, p. 217 (1880). 



K. Danske Vid. Selsk. Skr. vol. viii. p. 227 (1841). Dasypus. 



10 Loc. cit. 



11 Maramiferes Fossiles de 1'Amerique Meridionale, p. 218 (1880). 



