CHAPTER XII

THE ORDER INSECTIVORA 610

_Suborder_ DERMOPTERA 614

_Family_ GALEOPITHECIDÆ, 614; _Galeopithecus_, 614.

_Suborder_ INSECTIVORA VERA 616

_Family_ TUPAIIDÆ, 617; _Tupaia_, 617; _Ptilocercus_, 618; Extinct genera, 618. _Family_ MACROSCELIDIDÆ, 618; _Macroscelides_, 618; _Rhynchocyon_, 618. _Family_ ERINACEIDÆ, 619; _Gymnura_, 619; _Erinaceus_, 620; Extinct genera, 621; _Family_ SORICIDÆ, 621; _Sorex_, 622; _Soriculus_, 624; _Notiosorex_, 624; _Blarina_, 624; _Crossopus_, 625; _Myosorex_, 625; _Crocidura_, 626; _Diplomesodon_, 626; _Anurosorex_, 626; _Chimarrogale_, 626; _Nectogale_, 627; Fossil Soricidæ, 627. _Family_ TALPIDÆ, 628; _Myogale_, 628; _Urotrichus_, 629; _Uropsilus_, 629; _Scalops_, 630; _Scapanus_, 630; _Condylura_, 630; _Scaptonyx_, 630; _Talpa_, 630; Extinct genera, 634. _Family_ ADAPISORICIDÆ, 634. _Family_ POTAMOGALIDÆ, 634; _Potamogale_, 635; _Geogale_, 635. _Family_ SOLENODONTIDÆ, 635; _Solenodon_, 636; _Centetes_, 637; _Hemicentetes_, 637; _Ericulus_, 638; _Microgale_, 638; _Oryzorictes_, 638; _Chrysochloris_, 639. EXTINCT TYPES, 640. Bibliography, 640.