_Lemur nigerrimus_, Scl., P. Z. S., 1880, p. 451, figs. 1 and 2;
Milne-Edw. et Grandid., H. N. Madag., Mamm., pls. 154, 155 (1890).
_Lemur macaco_ (nec L.), Scl., P. Z. S., 1878, p. 1016.
_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.
{74}FEMALE.--(_Prosimia rufipes_ of Gray) Brown; eyes brownish-yellow.
DISTRIBUTION.--Cap d'Ambra, N. Madagascar.
Nothing is known of the habits of this species.