92 ORIGIN AND CLASSIFICATION 



Order ix. INSECTIVORA Insectivores. 



Suborder 1. INSECTIVORA VERA. 



Fam. 1. Tupaiidce Tupaias. 



2. Macroscelididce Elephant-Shrews. 



3. Erinaceidce Hedgehogs. 



4. Soricidce Shrews. 



5. Talpidce Moles. 



6. Potamogalidce Potamogale. 



7. SolenodontidcB Solenodon. 



8. Centetidce Centetes. 



9. Chrysochloridce Golden Moles. 



Suborder 2. DERMOPTERA. 



Fam. 10. Galeopithecidce Galeopithecus. 



Order x. CHIROPTERA Bats. 



Suborder 1. MEGACHIROPTERA Frugivorous Bats. 



Fam. 1. Pteropodidce Flying Foxes. 

 Suborder 2. MICROCHIROPTERA Insectivorous Bats. 



Fam. 2. Vespertilionidce Common Bats. 



3. Nycteridce Nycteris. 



4. Rhinolophidce Leaf-nosed Bats. 



5. Emballonuridce Emballonura. 



6. Phyllostomatidce Vampyres. 



Order xi. PRIMATES. 



Suborder 1. LEMUROIDEA Lemuroids. 

 Fam. 1. Hyopsodontidae Hyopsodus. 



2. Chiromyidce Aye-Aye. 



3. Tarsiidce Tarsier. 



4. Lemuridce Lemurs. 



Suborder 2. ANTHROPOIDEA Anthropoids. 

 Fam. 5. Hapalidce Marmosets. 



6. Cebidce American Monkeys. 



7. Cercopithecidce Old World Monkeys. 



8. Simiidce Gibbons and Man-like Apes. 



9. Hominidce. Man. 



The distinctive character of these subclasses and orders, with an 

 account of their subdivisions and the principal forms contained in 

 each, will be given in subsequent chapters. 



