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CARNIVOEA 



occupying postero-external corner of crown, the former exceeded 

 by the large low parastyle, the basal area of which is nearly 

 equal to that of protocone. Second upper molar with crown area 

 only about one-third that of first, its antero-external extremity 

 fitting into convexity behind metacone of m l ; in general structure 

 it is like m 1 except that the projecting parastyle is absent and 

 the paracone and metacone are less distinct. Second lower molar 

 with crown slightly longer than wide, somewhat exceeding the 

 heel of »? 1 in height, its borders sometimes with four distinct 

 cusps, the two on inner side largest, but more often with postero- 

 external and postero-internal cusps partly confluent. 



Measurements. — Type (adult male) : hind foot, 95 ; ear from 

 meatus, 34 • 5. Immature male and adult female from Seville: 

 head and body, 530 and 510 ; tail, 430 and 330 ; hind foot, 

 90 and 87. Adult male from Coto Donana, Huelva (from skin) : 

 head and body, 550; tail, 450; hind foot, 95 • 5. Immature male 

 from Ferrol, Coruna ; hind foot, 86. 



Specimens examined. — Eight, from the foflowing localities in Spain : 

 Ferrol, Coruna, 1 ; Sierra Morena, 1 (type) ; Seviile, 3 ; Goto Donana, 

 Huelva, 1 ; Andalucia, no exact locality, 2. 



Memarlcs. — Among the smaller carnivores of Europe Mungos 

 widdringtonii is recognizable by its conspicuously grizzled coloura- 

 tion and long, coarsely-haired, tapering tail. It is nearly related 

 to the African M. ichneumon, though sufficiently distinguished by 

 its larger teeth. 



6. Ferrol, Coruna, Spain. Dr. V. L. Seoane 94. 11. 3. 1. 



(c & p). 



! 6 Sierra Morena. Capt. S. E. Widdring- 42. 2. 26. 2. 



ton (p). (Type of species.) 



6, ?. Seville. (Dr. A. Ruiz.) Lord Lilford (p). 95. 9. 4. 5-6. 



skull. Seville. Col. Irby (c & p). 85. 9. 1. 1. 



i. Coto Donana, Huelva. A. Chapman (c & p). 10. 7. 14. 1. 



ad & juv. Andalucia. Lord Lilford (p). 78. 7. 3. 2-3. 



Genus GENETTA Oken. 



1816. Genetta Oken, Lehrb. der Naturgesch., in, pt. 2, p. 1010 (genetta). 

 1841. Odmxhtrus Gloger, Gemeinn. Hand- u Hilfsbuch der Naturgesch., i, 

 p. 72 (genetta). 



Type species. — Viverra genetta Linnaeus. 



Geographical distribution. — Africa and Mediterranean region 

 of Europe. 



Characters. — External form cat-like, the ear narrow and high, 

 the tail subterete, not conspicuously tapering, ringed with dark 

 and light bands, fur soft, spotted with black on a light ground ; 

 soles and palms densely furred except on pads ; claws short, 

 retractile ; skull slender, not specially deepened ; orbit large, 

 opening widely into temporal fossa ; backward median extension 



