l50 t)B,. c. F. sonntAg on the anatomy 



characters do not show any affinity between Proteles and the 

 Hyaenas. Moreover, they do not show that Proteles resembles any 

 of the Herpestine Yiverridse as stated by Weber. 



Family Viverrid^. 



A. Spinous patch absent or moderately developed. 



a. Patch absent. 



i. Conical papillas on oral part of tongue strong, but those 



on base moderately developed Nandinia. 



ii. Conicals on oral part small, those on base strongly 



developed Civettictis. 



iii. Conicals on oral part strong, those on base weak or absent Viverra. 



b. Patch slight Faradoxurus 



c. Patch moderately developed, and its papillae are nodular Fiverricula. 



d. Patch moderate, papillae pointed. 



i. Vallate papillse in a single V Genetta. 



ii. Vallates in a double V Arctictis. 



B. Spinous patch strongly developed. 



a. Points of papillse sharp Cynictis, Mwngos, Atilax. 



h. Points broad and blunt CrossaT'chus. 



c. Papillae globular Suricata. 



Weber divided the Viverridse into Viverrine and Herpestine 

 subfamilies. The former corresponds to Group A, and the latter 

 to Group B in the above scheme. 



Section Cynoidea. 



No trace of a spinous patch in any species. Circvimvallate 

 papillae always in converging rows which do not meet. Fungiform 

 papillae insignificant. Conical papillae on oral part of tongue 

 small, but those on pharyngeal part large. Characters so similar 

 in all species that they cannot be used for purposes of classifi- 

 cation. 



Section Arctoidea. 



No spinous patch. No papillae clavatae. Fungiform papillae 

 more obvious than in Cynoidea. Conical papillae variable. 



A. Conical papillae on oral part of dorsum large, but those on 



pharyngeal part small Mustela, Arctonyx, Oalictis. 



B. Con cal papillae all small from apex of tongue back to epiglottis. Meles. 



C. ,, „ „ large „ „ „ „ „ Lutra. 



D. „ ,, on oral part of dorsum small, but those on 

 pharyngeal part large. 



i. Conical papillae on anterior ends of lateral borders stand out 



prominently Ursus. 



ii. Conical papillae on anterior ends of lateral borders do not stand 

 out prominently. 

 a'. Fungiform papillae on posterior parts of lateral borders 



immense. Lytta verj^ large Cercoleptes. 



b'. Fungiform papillae large all over Nastui. 



c' „ ,, small,, „ Procyon, ^lurus. 



