360 DR. J. E. GRAY ON THE GENERA AND species [Apr. 11, 
one or two new species to describe. I have attempted to arrange 
the genera, especially of the Dasypodine, in more natural groups. 
The osteological characters have been well studied by Cuvier, De 
Blainville, Owen, Rapp, Turner, and others. 
I have figured the skulls of a few species which have not before 
been published. 
Section EpentatTa ENTOMOPHAGA. 
Grinders rootless. Canines sometimes entirely wanting; if pre- 
sent, like the grinders. Face elongate ; mouth mostly small. Body 
armed with scales, spines, or rigid hairs. Limbs short and strong, 
hinder ones longest. Stomach simple; malar bone simple or 
wanting. 
Dasypide, Gray, Aun. Phil. 1825 ; Cat. Mamm. B. M. 188. 
Effodientia, Baird, N. A. Mamm. 621. 
Insektenfressende Edentaten, Rapp, Edent. 
Division 1. CATAPHRACTA. 
Body covered with scales, or with an external armour divided into 
rings or bands, generally revolute. 
Fam. 1. MAnipip&. 
Body covered with scales. “Tail expanded. Claws of feet bent on 
the sides in walking. 
1. Manis. Upper part of fore feet hairy, without any scales. Tail 
very long, slender. Scales elongate, narrow, keeled ; central 
series of caudal scales continued to the end. 
2. Puoxtiporus. Upper part of fore and hind feet covered with 
scales to the toes. Scales broad, short. Tail moderate, taper- 
ing; central series of caudal scales continued to the end. 
3. Smutsia. Upper part of fore and hind feet covered with scales 
to the toes. Scales broad, short. Tail moderate, very broad 
to the end ; central series of caudal scales not continued to the 
end. 
Fam. 2. Dasyropip&. 
The body covered with a bony convolute armour, formed of tesserze. 
Tribe 1. Dasypop1na. The dorsal disk closely attached to the back 
of the animal, divided in the middle into three parts by free 
rings separating the scapular and pelvic shields ; pelvis free from 
the pelvic shield; scapular or pelvic shield moderate; central 
rings many; feet strong; hind toes free; claws large. Skull 
not soldered to the frontal shield. Tail elongate. Prxro- 
CHLAMYDES, 
