362 BBADTPOBIBai. 



Fam. 5. CiAMTBOPHOBrD^. The dorsal disk divided behind into 

 a dorsal and a pelvic shield. The pelvic shield agglutinated 

 to the pelvis. Feet strong ; toes united ; claws large. 



Section 3. Body covered with hairs or spines, not with scales or 

 armour. 

 Fam. 6. Okycieeopodid^. Body covered with bristles. Head 

 conical ; mouth small. Teeth numerous. 



Fam. 7. MTRMEcoPHAGiDiE. Body covered with hair. Head 

 conical ; mouth small. Teeth none. 



Suborder 3. Monotremata. Pelvis with marsupial bones. Tongue 

 elongate. Face like a beak. Insectivorous. 



Fam. 8. OmniHOEBTNCHrD^. Body covered with hair or spines. 

 Mouth in the form of a flat or cylindrical beak. Hind feet 

 of males spurred. 



Suborder I. TARDIGRADA. 



Pace short. Limbs elongate. Pelvis simple. Herbivorous. 



Tardigrada. Utiger, 

 Bruta, Damhom. 



Fam. 1. BRADYPODIDiE. 



Grinders more or less cylindrical ; canines distinct, acute. Face 

 round ; neck short. Fore|Iimbs very long. Tail very short or want- 

 ing. Body covered with dry crisp hair. Teats pectoral. Stomach 

 2- or 3-lobed. Tongue largely extensile (see Ball, P. Z. S. 1844, 

 p. 93 ; Turner, P. Z. S. 1851, p. 207). Malar bone with an addi- 

 tional inferior process. 



Osteology.— See Gray, P. Z. S. 1849 ; Turner, P. Z. S. 1851, p. 206. 



Bradypidse, Grav, Annals of Philos.l82S; Cat. Mamm.JB.M. v. 192: 

 P. Z. S. 1849, p. 65. *^ ' 



Bradypodidse, Bonap. Prod. Mastox. ; Turner, P. Z. S. 1851, p. 206. 

 Bradypodina, Bcnap. 

 Bradypoda, Baird, N. A. Mamm. p. 621. 



Synopsis of the Genera. 



1. Chol(eptis. Hands two-clawed ; feet three-clawed. Front grin- 



der large, Hke a canine. 



2. Beadtptjs. Hands and feet three-clawed. Front grinder small. 



Pterygoid swollen, hollow, vesicular. 



3. Akctopithbctts. Hands and feet three-clawed. Front grinder 



small. Pterygoid compressed, crest-like, solid. 



