NEW RUMINANTS FROM THE SIWALIKS. 
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Genus : ALCELAPHUS, Blainville. 
Species: Alcelaphus pal^eindicus (Falc.). 
Syn. Anfilope palceindica, Falconer. 
Generic determination. — Prof. RiitimeyeP has shown that the so-called Antilope 
palwindica^^ Falc., is closely allied to the African bonte-hok and bless-bok, and may 
be referred to the same genus. Prof. Rtitimeyer retains the genus Damalis for the 
living species ; but in Prof. Flower’s classification they are included in Alcelaphus., 
and the fossil form will accordingly be termed Alcelaphus palceindicus. 
This identification affords another instance of the intimate connection between 
the Indian and African faunas. 
Family : TRAG ULIDM. 
Genus : TRAGULUS, Pallas {ex Brisson). 
Distribution, etc. — With the exception of the form described below this genus 
has not been recorded in the fossil conditioiP; although it is probable that the allied 
Ilyomoschus is represented by Dorcatherium of the Eppelsheim beds and Siwaliks.^ 
The living species are confined to Wallace’s Oriental region, and comprise T.javanicus 
(Gmelin),® of Java, etc.; T. (Raffles), of Java, Tennasserim, etc.; ' T. meminna 
(Erxh), of India; T. napu (F. Guv.), of Sumatra, and T. Stanley anus (Gray), of Java. 
In the trenchant form of the earlier upjDer premolars® the genus is markedly distinct 
from the cervine ruminants Next to Ilyomoschus, according to Prof. Riitimeyer, the 
nearest ally of Trayulus is Drodremotherium^ Filhol ; and it is connected by the latter 
with Gelocus, Kow., and so with Ccenotherium. By many writers® the genera 
Dremotherium, E. Geoff r., and Amphitragidus are considered to be closely allied to the 
chevrotains ; but they are placed by Prof. Rtitimeyer nearer to Cervus. 
Species : Tkagulus sivalensis, nobis. 
History. — In 1882 the present writer® gave a preliminary notice of an U 2 :»per 
1 “ Die Einder der Tertiiir-Epoche ” (‘ Abh. sebweiz. pal. Gesel, ’ 1877-8), pp. 88-9. 
2 “ Pal. Mem.,” vol. I., pi. XXTII. 3 Unless Moschus meycri, Goldf., belong to it. 
4 In a recent memoir, “ Beitrage zu der Gescliicte der Hirscli-familie ” (‘ AhJiand. schweiz. pal. aes.,’ 1883), pp. 70-78, 
Prof. Eutimeyer apparently comes to the conclusion that the genera Dorcatherium and Uyomoschus should be united. The 
former name (Kaup, 1836) has the priority over the latter (Gray, 1845); but it is doubtful if zoologists would accept the 
substitution of Dorcatherium of the genus. For the so-called Dorcatherium raid, Kaup, Eutimeyer adopts the 
name llytmosclnts crassus, Lartet ; but the specific name naui has the priority (1836), crassus having been applied in 1851 
(Dicrocerus crassus, Lartet). The generic characters of Dorcatherium given in the first volume of the present work are incorrect. 
5 Crania of several species are figured by Milne-Edwards in “ Eecherches sur la Famille des Chevrotains,”—' Ann. Sci. 
Nat.’ ZooL, 5th ser., vol. II., pis. VIII., IX., X. (1864) ; where the synonomy is also given. 
6 Prof. Eutimeyer (op. cit.) employs the terms heterodont and homocodont for these two typos of selenodont dentition ; 
since, however, the same terms are applied in a much wider sense to the mammalian dentition their employment in the former 
sense is inadvisable. 
7 For the characters of this and allied genera see Filhol, “ Phosphorites du Querej^,” p. 448, et. fcq., and “ Mam. Foss, 
do Eonzon,” p. 240, it. srq. (reprints). 
8 See Milne-Edwards, op. cit., pp. 148-9. 9 “ Eecords,” vol. XV., p. 30. 
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