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2. Nose short, underside flat, with a central groove. 
a. The hinder part of the tarsus hairy to the palm ; the tail bushy. 
Galidiina. 
GALIDIA. 
b. The upper part of the hinder part of the tarsus hairy ; tail 
ringed. Hemigalina. 
HEMIGALEA. 
c. The hinder part of the tarsus bald, callous. 
* Tail thick, strong, prehensile. Arctictidina. 
ARCTICTIS. 
** Tail very long, subconvolute ; frenum naked, glandular ; head 
elongate. Paradoxurina. 
Parapoxurvs. Flesh-tooth elongate, triangular ; tubercular teeth 
oblong. Orbit very incomplete. 
Pacuma. Flesh-tooth short, triangular, large. Orbit very imperfect. 
ArcroGaLe. Flesh-tooth triangular, small. Orbit nearly complete, 
Palate very narrow, elongate. 
NanopiniA._ Flesh-tooth elongate, triangular; tubercular teeth tri- 
angular, transverse. Orbit rather incomplete. Palate narrow, 
short. 
*** Tail long, bushy; head short, broad ; frenum hairy ? 
Cryptoproctina. 
CRryPTOPROCTA. 
II. The Dog-footed (Cynopoda). The toes elongate, separate, more 
or less hairy ; claws exserted, blunt ; feet narrow, underside 
bald or only covered with short hairs. Orbit of skull com- 
plete, or nearly complete, behind. 
A. Nose short ; underside flat, with a central groove. Herpesteacea. 
1. Head elongate, conical ; tail conical or cylindrical. Werpestina. 
* Front claws elongate, compressed ; back streaked. 
Gauipicris. Toes 5-5. ‘Tail subcylindrical, covered with long 
hair. Back striped. 
** The front claws short, compressed ; back grizzled ; flesh-tooth 
long, narrow. 
Herrrstes. Toes 5-5. Tail conical, with long hair. Teeth mo- 
derate. 
Arayuax. Toes 5-5. Tail conical, with long hair. Teeth ver 
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