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to me to be not improbably a much modified relative of the first 

 Herpestine series of genera. 



There remain the curious Madagascar Viverrines known as Gali- 

 dictis, Galidia, and Eupleres. I think it better not to include these 

 in either of the foregoing subfamilies, in spite of their greater 

 affinity to the Herpestince than to the Viverrince ; while Galidia 

 olivacea and G. concolor seem to me to merit generic distinction, the 

 former being the type of a distinct genus, Hemigalidia. The last, 

 with Galidia and Galidictis, I would include in a separate sub- 

 family, Oalidictince, with which the singularly aberrant Eupleres 

 seems to me to be nearly allied ; yet, on account of its aberrant cha- 

 racters, I would keep it separate in a special subfamily, the Euple- 

 rince. 



According to this view, the ^luroid forms will be grouped as 

 follows : — 



Suborder ^LUROIDEA. 

 Fam. I. FELiDiE. 



Genera : Felis, Cyncelurus. 



Fam. 11. VivERRiD^. 



Subfani. 1. Viverrin^. 



Genera : — A. Vlverra, Viverricula, Fossa, Genetta, Priono- 

 don, Poiana. 



B. Paradoxurus, Arctogale, Hemigalea, Arctictis, 



Nandinia. 



C. Cynogale. 



Subfam. 2. Galidictin^. 



Genera : Galidictis, Galidia, Hemigalidia. 



Subfam. 3. Euplerin^e. 

 Genus : Eupleres. 



Subfam. 4. Cryptoproctin^. 

 Genus : Cryptoprocta. 



Subfam. 5. Herpestine. 



Genera: — A. Herpestes, Helogale, Cynictis, (Bdeogale 1 ,) 

 {Rkinogale ?) 

 B. Oroesarckus, Suricata, 



Fam. III. Hyenib^. 

 Subfam. 1. Proteline. 

 Genus : Proteles. 



Subfam. 2. HviENiNE. 

 Genera: Hyana, Crocuta. 



