PHATAGINUS—PHLAOCYON. Dot 
Phataginus—Continued. 
Phataginus: Phatagin or phatagen, East Indian name of the scaly ant-eater, 
adopted by Buffon in 1763. 
Phenacodus Corr, 1873. Ungulata, Condylarthra, Phenacodontide. 
Palzont. Bull., No. 17, pp. 3-4, Oct. 25, 1873; Ann. Rept. U. S. Geol. & Geog. 
. Surv. Terr., VII, for 1873, 458, 1874. 
Theocodus Corr, Proc. Am. Philos. Soc., XX, 509, Jan. 22, 1883 (miisprint). 
Type: Phenacodus primxvus Cope, from the Eocene, near Evanston, Wyoming. 
Extinct. Based on ‘a posterior inferior molar.’ 
Phenacodus: Pévaé, Pévakos, a cheat; dd0vs, tooth—in allusion to the ‘un- 
known affinities’ of the lower molar, from which the genus was originally 
described. Phenacodus was at first supposed to be related to the Primates and 
also to the suilline Elotherium. 
Phenacomys Merriam, 1889. Glires, Muridee, Micrctinze. 
N. Am. Fauna, No. 2, pp. 27-32, pls. 1v fig. 11, vi-vrr, 3 figs. in text, Oct. 30, 
1889; MinrEn, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XI, 77-87, Apr. 21, 1897. 
Type:: Phenacomys intermedius Merriam, from Kamloops, British Columbia. 
Phenacomys: pévaé, oévakos, a cheat; wos, mouse—from the fact that ‘the 
external appearance of the animal gives no clue to its real affinities." 
Philander Brisson, 1762. Marsupialia, Didelphyide. 
Regnum Animale in Classes IX distrib., 2d ed., 13, 207-214, 1762; TIEDEMANN, 
Zoologie, pp. xv, 426-428, 1808; THomas, Cat. Marsup. & Monotrem. Brit. 
Mus., 336, 1888 (type fixed). 
Species, 9: Philander, Philander orientalis, P. amboinensis, P. brasiliensis, P. ameri- 
canus, P. africanus, P. surinamensis, P. capite crasso, and P. cauda brevi. Type: 
Didelphis philander Linnzeus, from South America (fide Thomas). 
Philander: pidav6épos, loving men, a lover (from $:A£c, to love; dv7o, man). 
Philantomba (‘O«iLpy’*) BrvrnH, 1840. Ungulata, Artiodactyla, Bovidz. 
BrLvrH, in Cuvier’s Animal Kingdom, 1840, 140; new ed., 1849, 140; new ed., 
1863, 128. 
Type not mentioned. ‘‘They are denominated Bush Antelopes ( Philantomba 
Ogilby) from their natural haunts. At their head may be placed the Great 
Bush Antelope (A. silvicultrix). . . . In its train follow A. mergens, pygmaa, 
maxwellii, perspicilla, natalensis, philantomba, burchellii, grimmea [grimmia], and 
one or two others." (BrvrH.) 
Philantomba: Probably a corruption of the Liberian name * Fulintongue' applied 
to Cephalophus maxwellii. (ScuaTER & THomas,. Book of Antelopes, I, 183.) 
Philetor Tuomas, 1902. Chiroptera, Vespertilionide. 
Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist., 7th ser., IX, 220-222, Mar. 1, 1902. 
Type: Philetor rohui Thomas, from Albert Edward Range, central New Guinea 
(alt. 6,000 ft. ). 
Philetor: iAnrcp, lover. 
Philocryptus (subgenus of Scotophilus) Gray, 1866. Chiroptera, Vespertilionide. 
Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist., 3d ser., XVII, 90, Feb., 1866. 
Species not mentioned. Distinguished by the characters: ‘‘ Upper cutting teetb 
1.1; false grinders 2." 
Philocryptus: ptdos, loving, fond of; xpvzrósc, hidden, concealed. 
. Phleomys (see Phleomys). Glires, Murid:e, Phleeomyin:e. 
Phlaocyon Marrnew, 1899. Ferze, Procyonid:e. 
Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., N. Y., XII, 54, Apr. 8, 1899; Worrman & MatrHew, 
ibid., XII, 131-135, pl. vr, fig. 10 in text, 1899. 

* No reference has been found to the use of this word by Ogilby except as a 
specific or common name. 
