K. S. Bardenfleth: On the systematic position of Æluropus melanoleucus. 



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The two distal condyles of 

 femur reach nearly equally 

 far behind. 



The groove on the distal end 

 of the t i b i a for articulation 

 with the astragalus shallow. 



Fibula greatly expanded at 

 the two extremities. 



Tarsale IV — V antero- 

 posteriorly elongated (also in 

 Procyan.) 



A very large pointed sesam- 

 oid is articulated to the inner 

 side of the centrale (absent in 

 Proqfon.) 



Metatarsals long, slender (also 

 in I'ini />,,.). 



The two distal condyles reach 

 nearly equally far behind. 



The groove on the distal 

 end of the tibia shallow. 



Fibula greatly expanded at 

 the two extremities. 



Tarsale IV — V antero-poster- 

 iorly elongated. 



A large somewhat pointed 

 sesamoid is articulated to the 

 inner side of the centrale. 



Metatarsals rather short and 

 stout. 



The inner condyle reaches 

 somewhat behind the outerone. 



The groove on the distal end 

 of the tibia not very shallow. 



Fibula not greatly expanded 

 at the two extremities. 



Tarsale IV— V transversely 

 elongated. 



Tibial sesamoid (notalways?) 

 present, nearly as large as in 

 Æluropus (ofr. fig. 3). 



Metatarsals rather long and 

 slender. 



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Fjg. 3. Tarsus of Vnut ardos. (Vi)- c — centrale, f ~~ fibulare (calcaneu.n), t. i. libi.ilr ini. im. limn 

 (astragalus), l.s, libjjil sosamoifl. I I— V — l»t to 6«« tarsal, I — V -- 1«* lo f)«»' lln■laLaI^^aJ. 



No rhomboid arca visible in A clistimt rhomboid area A distinct rhomboid area 

 the front region of the brain. prcHont. present. 



General form of the brain <it n.ral form mostly arctoid. The arctoid form of the 

 moetly procyonoid. : brain very different from the 



procyonoid one. 

 Lobi olfactorii short. Lobi mUk t.rii extremely Lobi olfactorti short. 



long. 

 Cerebellum mostly overlap- Ccrcbtiluin mustly frce. Cerebellum somewhat con- 



ped by ærebrum. cealed. 



