The species of lemur from South India whose ovarian structure and ovum have been investigated was formerly described (1) under the name of Loris gracilis (Geoffr.). It has been discovered recently that this prosimian form really includes two distinct species, distinguished as L. lydekkerianus (Cabr.), peculiar to Mysore (2), and L. malabaricus (Thos. and Wrough.), common in the other parts of South India. A very large number of both sexes of the Mysore species has been kept under observation for several months.
In Loris the ovaries are solid-looking rounded bodies, the surface being uneven owing to the graafian follicles of various sizes. They lie in the mesovarian pouch formed by the reflected broad ligament which supports the greatly convoluted oviduct. The fimbriated mouth of the fallopian tube is closely applied to the ovary, whose average measurement across the greatest width is 3–5 mm. The ovarian ligament passes obliquely from the...
