Prosimia rufipes, Gray, Ann. N. H., 1871, p. 339 (female).
Characters.—Face covered with short hair; ears nude and without tufts; nose-pad and lower lips nude. Similar to L. macaco, but larger and more intensely black, with a raised crest of upstanding hair on the head, formed by the longer fur of the body terminating arcuately on the forehead. External ears pinkish flesh-colour. Eyes blue, turning to green. Length, 16 inches; tail, 20 inches.
Female.—(Prosimia rufipes of Gray) Brown; eyes brownish-yellow.
Distribution.—Cap d'Ambra, N. Madagascar.
Nothing is known of the habits of this species.
V. THE WHITE-HANDED LEMUR. LEMUR ALBIMANUS.
Le Maki aux pieds blancs, Audebert, H. N. Singes, p. 10, pl. 1 (1797: male).
Lemur albimanus, Is. Geoffr., Ann. Mus., xix., pp. 161-169 (1812); Milne-Edw. et Grandid., Hist. Nat. Madag., Mamm., Atlas, pls. 156, 157, 162-164, 165, figs, 1 and 2 (1890).
Lemur mongoz (nec L.), Schl., Mus. Pays. Bas., vii., p. 312 (1876, pt.).
Characters.—Nose sharp and Dog-like; eyes oblique; ears, except the central portion, haired.