11. oyprts. 91 
than the metatarsus. ‘Tail rudimentary, very short. The great toe 
very long, slender, and covered with hair. ; 
Lichanotus, Iiiger, 1811. Pithelemur, Lesson, 1840. Indris, Lacép. ; 
Geoff. Indri, Cuvier, Stolicnus, Flem. _ 
Indris brevicaudatus. Black Indri. B.M. 
Blackish ; ears short, rounded; muzzle, abdomen, and inside of 
limbs greyish ; loins white. 
Indris brevicaudatus, Geoff. Ann. Mus. xix. p. 157. Lemur indri, 
Gmel, i. p. 42, Lichanotus niger, Gray. a indri, Iiliger. Indri 
maucaco, Penn. Quad. i. p. 228. Indri niger, Audeb. Indris, t. 7. 
f. 1. Indri, Sonnerat, Voy. Ind. ii. t. 688; Schreb. t. 38, c. Pithe- 
lemur indri, Lesson, Spec. Mamm. i. p. 208. 
Var. white, called Simpoune. 
Indris albus, Vinson, Compt. Rend. ly. p. 829. 
Hab. Madagascar. 
Fig. 16. . 
Indris brevicaudatus. (Huxley.) 
The claws, like those of most of the Lemuride, when perfect, 
are keeled, and end in an acute tip. 
Skull. Length 3” 10’, breadth 2” 3”. ; 
The four lower cutting-teeth of the Indris occupy about the same 
space as the six in the other genera, the central ones being broader, 
while in the other genera the two central pairs are very much com- 
pressed and slender ; and the upper cutting-teeth are stronger and 
broader ; indeed the general character of the skull is to be stronger, 
though the teeth are fewer. In other respects there is very little 
difference in the dentition. 
