. The cyclopædia of anatomy and physiology. Anatomy; Physiology; Zoology. QUADRUMANA. 215 often wanting. The first molar of the lower jaw on each side is so much acuminated and in- curved that it resembles a canine. The muzzle is short and triangular; the ears small; large nyctalope eyes, close to each other; no tail, or a short one, and a long narrow tongue. They feed upon insects. Their habits are nocturnal, and their movements very slow. They inhabit Eastern Asia. Spec. — Stenops tardigradus, S. gracilis, S. javanicus. To these ought to be added the Stenops potto BOSMAN, coming from the coa
. The cyclopædia of anatomy and physiology. Anatomy; Physiology; Zoology. QUADRUMANA. 215 often wanting. The first molar of the lower jaw on each side is so much acuminated and in- curved that it resembles a canine. The muzzle is short and triangular; the ears small; large nyctalope eyes, close to each other; no tail, or a short one, and a long narrow tongue. They feed upon insects. Their habits are nocturnal, and their movements very slow. They inhabit Eastern Asia. Spec. — Stenops tardigradus, S. gracilis, S. javanicus. To these ought to be added the Stenops potto BOSMAN, coming from the coast of Guinea. It has a short tail and a short index. In a .skull of a young Stenops potto, from the Museum at Leyden (Jig. 135), the distance Fig. Skull of Stenops potto. ( Original, Mus. Leyden.) between the two orbits is much larger than in Stenops javanicus, tardigradus and gracilis. It is the narrowest in Stenops gracilis, broader in Stenops javanicus, still broader in S. tardi- gradus, and the broadest in S. polio. In S. potto the circular boundary for the orbits is not so distinct as in other species. Fourth Genus. Lichanotus ILLIGER. Indri. The same form of teeth, but they have only two incisors in the lower jaw. This genus has but one species (L. Indri), distinguished by the want of the tail. Madagascar. The dental formula is : Incisors, - ; canines, - ; molars, — =30. & £ 1U Fifth Genus. Semnocebus LESSON. Avaln. The Semnocebus approaches very much to Lichanotus, from which it differs by the exist- ence of a tail, and by the form of its skull. In a skull of the ^wz/«, Mus. Leyden (Jig. 136), Fig. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Todd, Robert Bentley, 1809-1860. London, Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper
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