Pliopithecus+ 1 -- -- -- -- -- Hylobates 1 -- 7 -- -- -- Dryopithecus+ 1 -- -- -- -- -- Simia -- -- 1 -- -- -- Gorilla -- 1 -- -- -- -- Anthropopithecus -- 2 1 -- -- -- The following is a sketch of the past and present distribution of the Primates in the different Sub-regions and Provinces recognised by Dr. Bowdler Sharpe in his paper on the "Zoo-Geographical Areas of the World" already referred to. {241}The black type indicates extinct or fossil species. The names of species peculiar to a certain area are printed in ordinary type, and those which are common to two or more areas are indicated by italics. _A._ PALÆARCTIC REGION. _A^1._ ARCTIC SUB-REGION. I. Lemuroidea. | II. Anthropoidea. Living. Extinct. | Living. Extinct. Peculiar genera -- -- | Peculiar genera -- -- ,, species -- -- | ,, species -- -- _A^2._ EURASIAN SUB-REGION. _A^2._ [alpha]. EUROPEAN PROVINCE. I. Lemuroidea. | II. Anthropoidea. Living. Extinct. | Living. Extinct. Peculiar genera -- 3 | Peculiar genera -- 3 ,, species -- 20 | ,, species -- 9 The following species formerly existed in the Province:-- LEMUROIDEA. 1. Michrochærus antiquus.+ 2. M. erinaceus.+ 3. M. edwardsi.+ 4. M. parvulus.+ 5. M. zitteli.+ 6. M. armatus.+ 7. M. (Cryptopithecus) siderolithicus.+ 8. Plesiadapis remensis.+ 9. P. gervaisi.+ {242}10. P. tournesarti.+ 11. P. daubrei.+ 12. Protoadapis crassicuspidens.+ 13. P. recticuspidens.+ 14. Adapis parisiensis.+ 15. A. lemuroides.+ 16. A. magna.+ 17. A. augustidens.+ 18. A. minor.+ 19. Pelycodus helveticus.+ 20. Hyopsodus jurensis.+ ANTHROPOIDEA. 1. Macacus priscus.+ 2. M. pliocenus.+ 3. M. suevicus.+ 4. Dolichopithecus ruscinensis.+ 5. Colobus grandævus.+ 6. Pliopithecus antiquus.+ 7. P. chantrei.+ 8. Hylobates sp.+ 9. Dryopithecus fontani.+ _A^2._ [beta]. EAST SIBERIAN PROVINCE. I. Lemuroidea. | II. Anthropoidea. Peculiar genera absent. | Peculiar genera absent. ,, species ,, | ,, species ,, _A^3._ MANCHURIAN SUB-REGION. I. Lemuroidea. | II. Anthropoidea. Living. Extinct. | Living. Extinct. Peculiar genera -- -- | Peculiar genera -- -- ,, species -- -- | ,, species 2 --