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Genus 6. Monachus Fleming, 1822, Gray, 1850. 

 Syn. Pelagios F. Cuvier, 1824, Gray, 1844. 

 Heliophoca Gray, 1854. 

 Type. Phoca monachtjs Hermann. 



SUBFAMILY II. CYSTOPHORIlSr-a] Gray. 



Genus 7. Cystophoea (Nilsson, 1820), Gray, 1844. 



Syn. Stemmatopus F, Cuvier, 1824. 



Type. Phoca cristata Erxleben. 



Genus 8. Maceoehinus F. Cuvier, 1824. 

 Syn. Mirounga Gray, 1827. 



Macrorhyna Gray, 1827. 

 Morunga Gray, 1844. 

 Type. Phoca leonina Linnaius, 1758. 



SUBFAMILY III. STENOEHYWCHIK^ (Gray), GUI. 



Genus 9. Lobodon Gray, 1844. 



Type. Phoca carcinophaga Hombron and Jacquinot.* 



Genus 10. Stenoehynchus F. Cuvier, 1824, 



Type. Phoca leptontx Blainville. 



Genus 11. Leptonyx Gray, 1836. 



Type. Stenorhtnchus Weddellii Lesson. 



Genus 12. Ommatophoca Gray, 1844. 



Type. Ommatophoca Rossii Gray. 



* The Halichcerus antarcticus Peale, referred by subsequent authors to 

 Lobodon carcinophaga, has no affinity with it. The species is a typical Phoca, 

 closely allied to P. vitulina, and was correctly described by Mr. Peale. The 

 type specimens of skins and skull are in the Smithsonian Museum. 



