1882.] PROF. ST.-GEORGE MIVART ON THE ^LUROIDEA. 



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fungiform papillce are moderately conspicuous. Conical papillae of 

 intermediate size are placed at the sides of the hinder half of the 



tongue. 



In Crossarchus ' we have similar characters carried to a more 

 exaggerated degree, the conical papillce of the dorsal patch heing 

 larger and the fungiform papillce being more conspicuous. The 



Fi-. 4. 



Tongue of Proteles. 



c, conical papillse ; /, fungiform papilla ; /', points towards the much enlarged 

 papilla ; c.v, one of the two depressions in which lie the two circumyallate 

 papillae. 



three circumvallate papillce form an angle of about 105°. The 

 flattened papillae are very little conspicuous. Galidia has a tongue 

 like that of Crossarchus, except that the papillae of the dorsal patch 

 are still more enlarged. 



Hyana has for the most part a tongue like that of Cynictis and 

 Galidia magnified ; but the flattened papillce are much larger 

 relatively as well as absolutely, and are much more conspicuous. 



1 Cuvier says (Legons d'Anat. Comp. 2nd edit. vol. iv. 1' partie, p. 653) that 

 he did not find a lytta in the Mangoustes. 



