134 LEMUR 



griseus; L. murinus = Microcebus murinus; and L. bicolor 

 undeterminable. 



1833. Bennett, in Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 

 Lemur rufifrons first described. 



1834. F. Cuvier, Histoire Naturelle des Mammiferes. 

 Lemur mongos Linn., redescribed as L. dubius. 



1840. Wagner, Schreber die Sdugthiere in Abbildungen nach der 

 Natur mit Beschreibungen. Supplementband. 

 Eight species of the genus Lemur are included in this work, 

 four of which are correctly named, viz., L. catta; L. rufi- 

 frons ; L. albifrons ; L. ruber = L. v. ruber. The others are 

 L. macaco = L. variegatus Kerr ; L. niger = L. mongos Linn. ; 

 L. mongos (nee Linn.), = L. v. ruber; L. fulvus; and L. 

 collaris = L. fulvus. 



1840. R. P. Lesson, Species des Mammiferes Bimanes et Quadru- 

 manes. 



The species of Lemur are here placed in the genus Prosimia 

 with four divisions, Les Macacos, Les Mongous, Les Maques, 

 and Les Varis. The first contains (P.) catta; Les Mongous has 

 (P.) mongoz; with (P.) macromongoz = L. mongoz; (P.) 

 bugi = L. mongoz ; the third Les Maques, has (P.) rufa = L. 

 rufus; (P.) albimana = L. mongos; (P.) brissonii = 

 L. mongos; (P.) albifrons; (P.) rufifrons; (P.) ocularis — 

 L. nigrifrons; (P.) frederici = L. albifrons; fourth race 

 Les Varis contains (P.) macaco; with several varieties; the 

 red variety — L.v. ruber. 



1842. /. E. Gray, in Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 

 Lemur corqnatus first described. 



1842. R. P. Lesson, Nouveau Tableau du Regne Animal. 



Lemur variegatus Kerr, renamed Prosimia erythromela. 



1848. Schuermans, Academie Royale des Sciences et Belle-Lettres de 

 Belgique, in Memoires Couronnes et Memoires des Savants 

 Strangers. 

 L. coronatus redescribed as L. chrysampyx. 



1850. E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, in Comptes Rendus de V Academie 

 des Sciences. 



Lemur rubriventer tf, first described, and the 2, described as 

 Lemur flaviventer. 



1851. /. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Catalogue des Primates. 



In this list of Lemurs is given all the species designated by 

 previous authors, and himself, but no new ones described. The 



