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A. ERINACEINAE. 



Genera. 

 Erinaceus, Linn. 



Erinaceus, Fitz., 1867. 



Hemiechinus, Fitz., 1867. 



Atelerix, Pomel, 1848,=Peroechinus, Fitz., 1867. 



B. GYMNURINAE. 



Genera. 

 Gymnura, Vigors and Horsfield, 1827,=Echinosorex, Blainv., 1833. 

 Hjlomys, S. Miill. and Schlegel, 1843. 



SORICOIDEA. 

 V. TALPIDAE. 



SUBFAMILIES. 



I. Skull with pterygoid region not inflated ; with a distinct pterygoid fossa ; with 

 thelower jaw extended below under the ascending ramus. Teeth: I., fort. Stei'- 

 num with a manubrium of moderate size. Fore limbs moderate and fitted for 

 simple progression. Scapula with a metacromion process. Clavicle elongated. 

 Humerus subcylindrical. Carpus with no sickle-shaped bone. 



MYOGALINAE, (A.) 



II. Skull with pterygoid region inflated ; Avith no distinct pterygoid fossa ; with the 

 lower jaw contracted under the ascending ramus. Teeth: 1.,^-^. Sternum with 

 the manubrium very elongated. Fore limbs enlarged and modified for digging. 

 Scapula with no metacromion process. Clavicle short and broad. Humerus 

 broad and enlarged at its angles. Carpus with an enlarged sickle-shaped bone. 



TALPINAE. (B.) 

 A. TALPINAE. 



Genera, 



(Talp*.*) ' 



Talpa, Linn., 1758. t 

 Mogera, Pomel, 1848. t 

 Parascaptor, Gill, ]875.§ 

 Scaptochirus, A. Milne-Edwards, 1867. 

 Scaptonyx, A. Milne-Edwards, 1872. 



(CondylurfE.) 



Condylura, Illiger, 1811,=^Astromycter, Harris, l825,=Rhinaster, Wagler, 1830. 



(Scalopes.) 



Scalops, Cuvier, ISOO^Talpasorex, Lesson, 1827, (notSchinz). 

 Scapanus, Pomel, 1848.|| 



B. MYOGALINAE. 



Genera. 

 (Mygalse.) 



Desman, Lac, 1798, (fide? Blainv. )=Mygale, Cuv., 1800 (uot Latreille, 1802,),= 

 Galemys, Kaup, 1829,^Mygale, Fischer, 1829,=Caprios, Wagler, 1830. 

 Myogale, Gray. 

 Galemys, Gray. 



* The genus Talpa, as adopted by most authors, seems to comprise three forms, which con- 

 sistency to the principles in vogue among therologists entails difterentiation into as many 

 genera. 



t Talpa.— Teeth : M.,-|; Pm.,|; C.,i; I.,|x2. Tlyi^e Talpa europcea. 



t Mogera.— Teeth : M., |; Pm.,|; C.,i; I.,*X2. Ty^e Talpa viognra. 



§ Parascaptor.— Teeth : M.,f; Pm., f; C.,i; L,t}X2. Type r«/;>« /«/CMra Blyth. 



II "NOTA. — Ce troisieme genre ditf^re des scalops par la position lateraleet non superieure 

 de I'ouverture des narines, et par la formule dentaire comprenant une iutermediaire supe- 

 rieure et trois inf^rieures de plus. Les especes sont: Scapanus Townsendii et Bretoeri 

 {Seal. Townsendii et Brciccri Bachm.)." — Archives sc. phys. et nat., IX, 247, 1848. 





