SUAIMAliY OF THE INDIAN MAMMAL SURVEY. 313 



Gen. — Manis. 



Blanford was mistaken in plao- 



"ig the name pentadactyla, as 



No. 399. pentadactijla, L, representing the common Pango- 



No. 400. aurita, Hodgs. lin, for that name is an older 



No. 401. jo/mmm, Desm. sjmonym of aurita, consequently 



crassicaudata, Geoff"., mu.st be sub- 

 stituted for it, while it takes the 

 place assigned b}' him to aurita. With these changes of names 

 Blanford's key stands as follows : — 



Key to the species of Manis. 



A. — Fore-claws about twice the length of 

 hind-claws. 

 a. 11 to 13 rows of scales round the 



body ... ... ... ... 1. crassicaudata,G eofi. 



h. 15 to 19 rows of scales round body... 2. pentadaclyla, L. 

 B. — Fore-claws but little longer than 



hind-claws- ... ... ... 3. jam^i'm, Uesn;. 



Distribution — 



1. M. crassicaudata, Geoi'- Type locality: — -India. 



fro}'. Other localities : — -Shevaroy Hills ; 



Madras ; Kandy ; Ceylon ; Bengal 

 (B. M.); Cutch ; Kanara ; Bellary ; 

 Mysore ; Coorg ; Ceylon ; Bengal 

 (M. S. I.). 



Type : — Unknown. 



2. M. pentadactyla, Lin- Type locality: — Formosa. 



na3us. Other localities: — Nepal; Sikkim 



(B. M.); Mt. Popa; Pegu (M. S. I.). 

 Type : — Unknown. (Type of aurita, 

 Kodgs. B.M.No. 43.1.12.85). 



3. M. javanica, Desmarest. Type locality : — Java. 



Other localities .•— Baukasun ; Tenas- 



serim {B. M.). 



fype .-—Perhaps in Paris Museum. 



Order IX. — Cetacea. 



Order X. — Sirenia. 



I hare found no record of recent woi'k, on Indian material, in 

 these two groups, and have omitted them entirely from this 

 ♦Summary. 



{To be continued.) 



