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GALEOPITHECUS. COLUGO. 



Generic Character. 



Denies Primores superiores 



nulli. 

 Inferiores sex, lati,breviusculi, 



distantes, pectinati. 

 Laniarii brevissimi, trianguli, 



lati, acuti, serrati. 

 Molares quatuor, truncati, 



prominentiis conicis muri- 



cati. 

 Pellis volatica corpus caudam 



artusque ambiens. 



Front-teeth in the upper jaw 

 none. 



In the lower six, short, broad, 

 distant, pectinated. 



Canine-teeth very short, trian- 

 gular ,broad,sharp, serrated. 



Grinders four, truncated, and 

 muricated with conical 

 protuberances. 



Flying-skin surrounding the 

 body, limbs, and tail. 



X HIS singular animal, which, from its size and 

 extraordinary conformation, claims a conspicuous 

 place among the productions of Nature, has but 

 lately been examined with the degree of exact- 

 ness necessary for ascertaining clearly its generic 

 characters. It is to Dr. Pallas that we owe the 

 exact knowledge of these particulars, and an ac- 

 curate description, accompanied by good figures, 

 may be found in the Transactions of the Academy 

 of Petersburg, for the year 1780. 



