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II. Not so ; ears rarely tufted. 



a. A bald line on tarsus. ^^ present Geneita. 



— ^ absent Poiana. 



(i. Two bald spots on tarsus Fossa. 



y. Tarsus half bald ; auditory bulla only 



partly ossified Nandinia. 



h. Tarsus half bald ; auditory bulla entirely 

 ossified 



1. Back marked with transverse bands .. Hemigalea. 



2. Not marked with transverse bands. 



a. Teeth small ; hinder part of alveolar 



border of mandible everted Arctogale. 



b. Teeth not small ; hinder part of 



alveolar border not everted Paradoxurus. 



e. Tarsus absolutely naked ; ears tufted . . Arctictis. 

 B. Upper lip not medianly grooved ; tail short . . Cynogale. 



HeRPESTINjE. 



A. Toes 5— 5. 



I. A groove beneath nose. 



a. Pm. J Herpestes. 



/3. Pm. 3 Helogale. 



II. No groove beneath nose. 



a. Tarsus hairy Bhinogale. 



/8. Tarsus bald Crossarchus. 



B. Toes 5 — 4 Cynictis. 



C. Toes 4— 4. 



a. A groove beneath nose Bdeogale. 



(3. No groove beneath nose Suricata. 



Galidictin^. 



A. Inferior canine very large Galidictis. 



B. Inferior canine not very large. 



I. ?^ absent ; — ^ very small Galidia. 



II. — present ; —^ of moderate size Hemigalidia. 



Distribution of the iEluroidea. 



The suborder extends (apart from the arctic and antarctic regions) 

 over the whole world except Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, 

 Polynesia, and the Antilles — extending even into the Moluccas, 

 Philippines, Celebes, and Madagascar. 



The family Felida is almost as cosmopolitan as is the entire 

 suborder, but it is not found in the Moluccas, Philippines, Celebes, 

 or Madagascar. It alone of the J^lluroidea extends into the New 

 World ; but, as was long ago remarked by Buffon, the Cats of the 

 Old and New Worlds are markedly distinct. Only one species, 

 the northern Lynx, is common to both worlds. 



