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madillo. Molars -jf ; tail short, flattened ; three moveable 

 transverse bands to the body ; two pectoral mammae. Rolls it- 

 self into a ball. Inhabits South America. Shaw, i. pi. 57- 

 The D. quadridnclus of Linnaeus, and the Armadillo Indicns of Brisson, appear 

 to be allied to this species, which M. F. Cuvier makes the type of his genus Tatuiscs. 



D. Peba, Desm. (D. novemcinctus, Lin.) The Nine-banded Arma- 

 dillo. Molars |- j tail round,, almost as long as the body, an- 

 nulated nearly its whole length j body with seven, eight, or nine 

 mobile bands ; plates of the shield small, rounded, those of the 

 bands rectangular ; ears very long ; four teats. Two feet long. 

 Inhabits Brazil, &c. Shaw, i. pi. 57. 



D. hybridus, Desm. Tail round, nearly half as long as the body ; 

 muzzle elongated ; ears large ; legs short ; shield with five, six, 

 or seven moveable bands. About a foot long. Inhabits Brazil. 



* Five toes on the fore-feet, and two pectoral mammas. 





D. giganteus, Desm. Molars ly-yy ; tail round, half as long as 

 the^body, covered with plates ; shield with 12 or 13 bands, com- 

 posed of long scales ; ears small ; head gibbous ; muzzle long ; 

 claws very strong. Three feet long. Paraguay. Shaw, i. pi. 59. 



D. Tatouay, Desm. The Twelve-banded Armadillo. Molars f-f ; 



tail round, less than half the length of the body, covered with 



V scattered tubercles ; shield with 12 or 13 moveable bands, formed 



of broad rectangular plates ; ears large ; muzzle long. Eighteen 



inches long. Inhabits Brazil. Schreb. t. 75. 



D. sexcinctus, Desm. Incisors f , molars g~| ; six or seven move- 

 able transverse bands ; tail round, half as long as the body. In- 

 habits Paraguay. Shaw, i. pi. 58. 



D. villosus, Desm. Hairy Armadillo. Molars - ; tail half as 

 long as the body, annulated at the base ; shield edged with ser- 

 rated scales, furnished with six or seven moveable bands of rect- 

 angular plates ; hair brown, abundant. Fourteen inches long 

 Inhabits South America. 



D. mlnutus, Desm. Tail round, annulated at the base, nearly half 

 as long as the body ; shield notched on the sides, with six or 

 seven bands of rectangular plates ; bands dentated on their mar- 

 gin. Ten inches long. Buenos Ayres. F. Cuv. Mam. i. 



Gen. 118. ORYCTEROPUS, Geoff. Cuv. Myrmecophaga, Pall. 



Incisors g, canines g-g, molars -f 24. Molars separate, 

 without root or distinct crown, formed of bony substance, 

 traversed longitudinally by parallel tubes ; head elongated ; 

 four toes before, and five behind, the hind-feet plantigrade ; 

 nails very thick, approaching to hoofs. 



O. Capensis, Desm, (Myrmecophaga Capensis, Gmel.) Fur pale 

 gray, inclining to red on the flanks. Three feet five inches long. 

 Inhabits Cape of Good Hope Griff. An. King. iii. 296. 



