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Genetta in Trance and Spain, Viverra in Slianghae and Batchian 

 Island, and Herpcstcs in Java and the Cape of Good Hoj^e. 



The following are the genera with their distrihntion as given 

 by Dr. J. E. Gray in his latest British Museum Catalogue : 



Sub-family YiVERRiNiE. — Viverra (3 species), North and 

 tropical Africa, the whole Oriental region to the IMoluccas ; 

 Viverricula (1 species) India to Java ; Genetta (5 species), South 

 Europe, Palestine, Arabia, and all Africa; Fossa (1 sj)ecies), Ma- 

 dagascar ; Linsang (2 species), Malacca to Java; Poiana (1 

 species), West Africa ; Galiclia (3 species), Madagascar; Hemi- 

 galca (1 species), Malacca and Borneo ; Aretictis (1 species) Nepal 

 to Sumatra and Java ; Nandinia (1 species). West Africa ; Para- 

 doxurus (9 species), the whole Oriental region; Pagumct (3 species), 

 Nepal to China, Sumatra, and Borneo ; Arctogale (1 species), Te- 

 nasserim to Java. 



Sub-family Hehpp:stiN/E. — CynogaU (1 species), Borneo ; Gali- 

 didis (2 species), Madagascar ; Heryestes (22 species). South Palae- 

 arctic, Ethiopian, and Oriental regions ; Athylax (3 species), Tro- 

 pical and South Africa; Galogah (13 species), all Africa, North 

 India, to Cambodja ; GalereUa (1 species), East Africa ; Calictis 

 (1 species), Ceylon (?); Ariella (1 species), South Africa; Ichneumia 

 (4 species). Central, East, and South Africa ; Bdcogah (3 species), 

 West and East Africa ; Urva (1 species), Himalayas to Aracan ; 

 Twniogale (1 species). Central India; OnycJiogalc (1 species), 

 Ceylon ; Helogcde (2 species) East and South Africa ; Cgnictis 

 (3 species), South Africa. 



Sub-family EniNOGALiDi-E. — Bhinogalc (1 species), East Africa ; 

 Mungos (3 species), all Africa ; CrossarcJms (1 species). Tropical 

 Africa ; Eupleres (1 species), Madagascar ; Sitricata (1 species). 

 South Africa. 



Fossil Viverridce. — Several species of Viverra and Genetta have 

 been found in the Upper Miocene of France, and many extinct 

 genera have also been discovered. The most remarkable of these 

 was Ictitherium, from the Upper Miocene of Greece, which has 

 also been found in Hungary, Bessarabia, and France. Some of the 

 species were larger than any living forms of Viverrida?, and 

 approached the hyajnas. Other extinct genera are Thalassictis 



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