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uniformly horizontal ; the anterior lip of the external auditory 

 opening is more prominent ; and the zygomata are much less arched 

 outwards, jj^ are both relatively much larger. ^^ is also large 

 relatively, while a -^ is developed ; — has a larger internal 

 tubercle ; jj-^ is also relatively larger. Dr. Jentink tells us that the 

 teeth of concolor are quite like those o{ olivacea. 



It appears that it is a species of this genus which is the Vansire of 

 BuflFon (Hist. Nat. xiii. p. 167, pi. 21), as had it been Galidia the 

 black-ringed tail would surely have been indicated. 



These three genera seem to me to form a section apart, somewhat 

 intermediate between the Viverrine and the Herpestine sections, 

 though (as before said) I regard them as more nearly allied to the 

 latter than to the former. 



To the characters to be derived from digits, claws, skulls, teeth, 

 colour, and habitat may be added that of the absence of an internal 

 condyloid canal to the humerus. I propose then (as I before said) 

 to separate this section as a subfamily under the name Galidictince. 



The characters of the Galidictince will be as follows : — 

 • (1) Claws not strongly curved and retractile, but yet sometimes 

 more Viverrine than Herpestine. 



(2) Orbits never enclosed by bone. 



(3) Hinder chamber of auditory bulla rather crested. 



(4) Anterior and posterior margins of auditory opening about 

 equally prominent, in the anterior one slightly more so. 



(5) Floor of anterior part of bulla not perforated or fissured, 



but deeply pitted. 



(6) Angle of mandible not everted. 



(7) Mastoid prominent. 



(8) Paroccipital processes not depending. 



(9) Aperture of auditory meatus small and oval. 



(10) No ahsphenoid canal. 



(11) Carotid artery passing through a conspicuous foramen in the 



basis cranii. 



(12) No prescrotal glands. 



(13) Anus opening on the surface of the body, and not into a 



cutaneous invagination (?) 



(14) One pair of anal glands. 



(15) No supracondyloid foramen to humerus. 



(16) No bony processes indicate the place of an alisphenoid canal. 



(17) PoUex and hallux both present. 



(18) Caecum present, moderately long. 



(19) Tarsus and metatarsus hairy or bald. 



A more anomalous form of the Viverrine family is that which 

 has been taken to constitute the genus Eupleres bv its describer 

 DoyereS who figured the animal and its (immature) skull. The 

 immature skull has been also fully figured by De Blainville^, with 

 the skeleton of the hind leg and foot and the milk-dentition. The 



1 Ann. Sc. Nat. 1835, iv. p. 281, pi. 18. 

 ' Osteog., Viverras, pis. 8, 11, and 12. 



