312 Mr. R. I. Pocock on the Genus Liiisang. 



Tlie ear of L. pardicolor was fijiured by Hodgson (Oalc. 

 Jomn. Nat. H'St. viii. pi. i. 1817) ; but the illustration 

 sugf^ests inaccuracy in several respects and cannot be relied 

 upon. 



The ear of L. linsanp (PI. XII. fig. G), which has never 

 been described, is |)eculiar in one or two respects. The ante- 

 rior and posterior ridges arising from the interior orifice of the 

 meatus (c), are developed as in Viverrine and Paradoxurine 

 genera. On the anteio-external ridge (ae.), there is a distinct 

 but small lobate prominence above tiie tragus ; but the antero- 

 internal ridge, the post-tragus of Mivart (ai.), carries above a 

 large valvular flap, directed backwards and overlajiping and 

 concealing the anterior end of the supratragus (.v.). This 

 recalls the somewhat similar lobe I have described in IJeuti- 

 galus *. On the outer side of the postero-external ridge (/?e.), 

 there is a moderately strong crest (e,), forming a groove. This 

 crest is continuous in front with the ridge of the tragus ; 

 behind it meets another crest or low flap of skin (r.), which 

 is placed above it, tiie two forming together the roof and 

 floor of the aforesaid groove. Notliing resembling the 

 superior ridge, which extends backwards beneath the bursa, 

 has been seen by me on the ear in any genus of Viverridaj, 

 but t!ie lower ridge is comparable to that of Vivem'cula and 

 Hemigalus. The bursa [h.) is well developed. Its posterior 

 flap is semicireuhir and arises behind the rim of the pinna, as 

 in Parado.vuriis, Genetla, &c. ; the anterior flap is very deeply 

 excavated and the rim of the ear below it is produced into a 

 prominent backwardly projecting lobe, similar to, but better 

 marked than, that of Paradoxurus herma'phrodUus and Ilemf- 

 gains derhyanus. 



The faded vihrisscc are normally Viverrine in the number 

 and distribution of their tufts, as Hodgson's figure of 

 L. pnrdicolor shows. 



i'he feet (PI. XII. figs. 3, 4), in the examj)le of L. linsang, 

 are, broadly speaking, like those of G^'72e</a, with certain excep- 

 tions pointed out by Mivart, namely, the absence of naked 

 metatarsal ridges of skin on tlie hind foot and the deep seg- 

 nientation of the plantar pads of both fore and hind limbs. 

 In the latter paiticular these pads differ Irorn those of all the 

 genera of Viverrinte, where the three lobes are defined merely 

 by shallow grooves and thus constitute a continuous cushion, 

 such as is seen in the Felidjc and Canida3. The digital pads 

 are small and surrounded by velvety hair, the claws are 

 completely retractile and probably guarded basally by skin- 

 lobes, although this feature could not be substantiated without 

 * Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) x\l, Sept. 1915, p. 155. 



