1882.] PROF. ST.-GEORGE MIVART ON THE ZLUROIDEA, 143 
to me to be not improbably a much modified relative of the first 
Herpestine series of genera. 
There remain the curious Madagascar Viverrines known as Gali- 
dictis, Galidia, and Eupleres. I thinkit better not to include these 
in either of the foregoing subfamilies, in spite of their greater 
affinity to the Herpestine than to the Viverrine; while Galidia 
olivacea and G. concolor seem to me to merit generic distinction, the 
former being the type of a distinct genus, Hemigalidia. The last, 
with Galidia and Galidictis, I would include in a separate sub- 
family, Galidictine, with which the singularly aberrant Eupleres 
seems to me to be nearly allied; yet, on account of its aberrant cha- 
racters, I would keep it separate in a special subfamily, the Euple- 
rine. 
According to this view, the Mluroid forms will be grouped as 
follows :— 
Suborder HZ LUROIDEA. 
Fam. I, Fevip#. 
Genera: Felis, Cynelurus. 
Fam. II. VivERRID&. 
Subfam. 1. VivERRIN&. 
Genera:—A. Viverra, Viverricula, Fossa, Genetta, Priono- 
don, Poiana. 
B. Paradocurus, Arctogale, Hemigalea, Arctictis, 
Nandinia. 
C. Cynogale. 
Subfam. 2. GALIDICTIN#. 
Genera: Galidictis, Galidia, Hemigalidia. 
Subfam. 3. EvpLerin&. 
Genus: Hupleres. 
Subfam. 4. CryProPROCcTINa. 
Genus: Cryptoprocta. 
Subfam. 5. HerprstTin=. 
Genera:—A. Herpestes, Helogale, Cynictis, (Bdeogale?,) 
(Rhinogale ?) 
B. Crossarchus, Suricata. 
Fam. II]. Hyanip#. 
Subfam. 1. PrRoTeLINz. 
Genus: Proteles. 
Subfam. 2. Hyanin2&. 
Genera: Hyena, Crocuta. 
