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Show 206 PROF. ST.-GEORGE MIVART ON THE ALUROIDEA. [Feb. 7, II. Not so ; ears rarely tufted. a. A bald line on tarsus, -.present Genetta. ^-^ absent Poiana. ft. Two bald spots on tarsus Fossa. y. Tarsus half bald ; auditory bulla only partly ossified Nandinia. 3. Tarsus half bald ; auditory bulla entirely ossified 1. Back marked with transverse bands .. Hemigalea. 2. Not marked with transverse bands. «. Teeth small; hinder part of alveolar border of mandible everted Arctogale. b. Teeth not small ; hinder part of alveolar border not everted Paradoxurus. e. Tarsus absolutely naked ; ears tufted .. Arctictis. B. Upper lip not medianly grooved; tail short .. Cynogale. HERPESTINA. A. Toes 5-5. I. A groove beneath nose. a. Pm. 5 Herpestes. /3. Pm. 3 Helogale. II. No groove beneath nose. a. Tarsus hairy Rhinogale. /3. Tarsus bald Crossarchus. B. Toes 5 - 4 Cynictis. C. Toes 4-4. a. A groove beneath nose Bdeogale. /3. No groove beneath nose Suricata. GALIDICTINA. A. Inferior canine very large Galidictis. B. Inferior canine not very large. I. - absent; ^"-^ very small Galidia. II. - present; - 2 of moderate size Hemigalidia. Distribution of the iEluroidea. The suborder extends (apart from the arctic and antarctic regions) over the whole world except Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Polynesia, and the Antilles-extending even into the Moluccas, Philippines, Celebes, and Madagascar. The family Felida is almost as cosmopolitan as is the entire suborder, but it is not found in the Moluccas, Philippines, Celebes, or Madagascar. It alone of the iEluroidea extends into the New World; but, as was long ago remarked by Buffon, the Cats of the Old and New Worlds are markedly distinct. Only one species, the northern Lynx, is common to both worlds. |
