Cope.] 474 [Oct. 20, 



Epimycteri. , i 



I. Molars haplodont. 



Toes 5-4 ; no alisphenoid canal .-...-. Protelidw. 



II. Molars bunoclont, no sectorials. 



Toes 5-5 ; an alisphenoid canal Arctictidm. 



III. Molars bunodont, with sectorials. 

 a. Otic bulla with septum. 



/5. Alisphenoid canal and postglenoid foramen, present. 



y. True molars well developed. 



Toes 5-5. . . . . Vivevridoe. 



Toes 5-4. . : Gyrdctidm. 



Toes 4-4 . . Suricatidm- 



yy. True molars much reduced. 



Toes 5-5 Gryptoproctidm. 



Toes 5-4 ^ Nimrwvidce. 



/?/?. No alisphenoid canal; post glenoid foramen rudimental or wanting. 



Toes 5-4 .- FeUdas. 



aa Otic bulla without septum. ' 



No alisphenoid eanal, nor post glenoid foramen ; Toes 4-4.. . . . .Hycenida. 



The genera of these families are the following : 



Cercoi/eptid^e ; Cercoleptes Neotropieal. 



Procyonid2e ; Procyon* Bassaricyon, B assarts ; Neartic and Neotrop- 

 ical. 



Mustelid^e ; ; Melinse (two tubercles of internal side of superior sec- 

 torial) ,; Taxidea, Meles. Mustelinse, (one internal tubercle of superior sec- 

 torials) / Enhydris, Pteronura., Lutra, Aonyx, Barangia ; Helictis, Zorilla, 

 Mephitis, Gonepatus ; MelUvora ; Gulo., Galictis, Putorius, Mustela. 



iELURib^E ; Aelurus .; ^Eluropodm ? Hy&narctos. - 



Ursid^e ; Helarctos.; Arctotherium ; Ursus ; Melursus. 



Canid^e ; Megalotis\ ; Am/phicyon 4 Thous, Paieocyo-n, Temnocyon, Gale- 

 ■cynus, Ganis, Vulpes, Enhydrocyon, Hycenocyon, Tomarctus, Speotlius, 

 Synagodus, Bysodus, Oligobunis, IcMcyon, Lyemn. 



Protelid^e ; Proteles. Ethiopian. 



Arctictid^e ; Arctictis. Indian. 



Viverrid;e ; Gynogale, Ar dog ale, Paguma, Paradoxwus, Nandinia, 

 Hemigale, Galidia, Prionodon, Genetta Viverricula, Viverra, Galidictis, 

 Serpestes, Athylaz, Galogale, Ichneumia, Bdeogale, Urm, Tatiiogale, On- 

 ychogale, Helogale, Bhinogale, Mungos, Grossarchus, Eupleres. 



Cynictid^e ; Gynictis, ? Ictitherium. 



Surtcatid^e ; Suricata ; Ethiopia. 



Cryptoproctid^e ; Proceluruft ; Gryptoprocta. 



Nimravid^e ; Archmlurus, Nimravus-; uEluregale, Dinictis, Pogonodon ; 

 Hoplophoneus. • 



* Including Nasua, which is not ilistinet. 



t This genus cannot be made the type of a family as Is done by Dr. Gray. 



