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SUB-FAMILY I. LORISINÆ 24

I. PERODICTICUS, Bennett 26 1. calabarensis, Smith 27 2. potto (Geoffr.) 28

II. LORIS, Geoffr. 31 1. gracilis, Geoffr. 31

III. NYCTICEBUS, Geoffr. 33 1. tardigradus (Linn.) 33, 286

SUB-FAMILY II. GALAGINÆ 37

I. GALAGO, Geoffr. 38 1. garnetti (Ogilby) 40 2. senegalensis, Geoffr. 41 3. alleni, Waterh. 43 4. demidoffi, Fischer 44 5. monteiri, Bartlett 46 6. crassicaudata, Geoffr. 47

II. CHIROGALE, Geoffr. 49 1. milii, Geoffr. 50 2. melanotis, Forsyth Major 51 3. trichotis, Günth. 52 4. crossleyi, Grandid. 53

III. MICROCEBUS, Geoffr. 54 1. minor (Gray) 55 2. myoxinus, Peters 56 3. smithii (Gray) 57 4. furcifer (Blainv.) 59 5. coquereli (Grandid.) 60

IV. OPOLEMUR, Gray 61 1. samati (Grandid.) 62 2. thomasi, Forsyth Major 63

SUB-FAMILY III. LEMURINÆ 64

I. LEMUR, Linn. 65 1. varius, Is. Geoffr. 68 2. macaco, Linn. 69 3. mongoz, Linn. 71 [alpha]. rufipes 72 . rufifrons 72 [gamma]. cinereiceps 72 [delta]. collaris 72 [epsilon]. rufus 73 . nigrifrons 73 . albifrons 73 4. nigerrimus, Scl. 73 5. albimanus, Is. Geoffr. 74 6. coronatus, Gray 75 7. rubriventer, Is. Geoffr. 76 8. catta, Linn. 76

II. MIXOCEBUS, Peters 78 1. caniceps, Peters 78

III. HAPALEMUR, Is. Geoffr. 79 1. griseus (Geoffr.) 81 2. simus, Gray 82

IV. LEPIDOLEMUR, Is. Geoffr. 83

Section A.--Species Majores. 1. mustelinus, Is. Geoffr. 86 2. ruficaudatus, Grandid. 86 3. edwardsi, Forsyth Major 87 4. microdon, Forsyth Major 88

Section B.--Species Minores. 5. globiceps, Forsyth Major 89 6. grandidieri, Forsyth Major 89 7. leucopus, Forsyth Major 89

SUB-FAMILY IV. INDRISINÆ 90

I. AVAHIS, Jourdan 94 1. laniger (Gm.) 94

II. PROPITHECUS, Bennett 96 1. diadema, Bennett 98 [alpha]. sericeus 99 . edwardsi 99 2. verreauxi, Grandid. 100 [alpha]. deckeni 101 . coquereli 102 2a. majori, Rothschild 286 3. coronatus, Milne-Edwards 102

III. INDRIS, Cuv. et Geoffr. 105 1. brevicaudatus, Geoffr. 105

EXTINCT LEMUROIDEA 110

FAMILY I. MEGALADAPIDÆ 112 1. Megaladapis, Forsyth Major 112

FAMILY LEMURIDÆ 22, 114

FAMILY ANAPTOMORPHIDÆ 114 1. Microchærus, Wood 115 2. Mixodectes, Cope 116 3. Cynodontomys, Cope 116 4. Omomys, Leidy 117 5. Anaptomorphus, Cope 117

FAMILY ADAPIDÆ 119 1. Adapis, Cuvier 120 2. Tomitherium, Cope 120 3. Laopithecus, Marsh 121 4. Pelycodus, Cope 121 5. Microsyops, Leidy 122 6. Hyopsodus, Leidy 123

SUB-ORDER II.--ANTHROPOIDEA 123

FAMILY I. HAPALIDÆ 129

I. HAPALE, Illig. 131 1. jacchus (Linn.) 132 2. humeralifer, Geoffr. 133 3. aurita (Geoffr.) 133 4. leucopus, Günther 134 5. chrysoleuca, Wagn. 135 6. pygmæa (Spix) 135 7. melanura (Geoffr.) 136

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