MOLOSSUS. 161 



Family Molossidae. 

 Genus Molossus (172). 



Molossus sinaloae Allen. 



Molossus sinaloa Allen, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., XXII, 1906, 

 p. 236. 



Type locality. Escuinapa, Sinaloa, Mexico. 



Color. Entire upperparts dull brown, approaching mummy-brown ; 

 underparts buffy brown; membranes and ears dark brown. Ex type 

 in American Museum of Natural History. 



Measurements. Total length, 1 08; tail, 38; forearm, 43.3; finger, 

 84; thumb, 6; foot, 16. Skull: Total length, 20; Hensel, 14.2; 

 occipito-nasal, 16.4; zygomatic width, 12; intertemporal width, 4; 

 width of braincase, 10; length of upper molar series, 6.6; length of 

 mandible, 13.1; length of lower molar series, 6.7. Ex type in American 

 Museum of Natural History. 



Molossus verrilli Allen. 



Molossus verrilli Allen, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., XXIV, 1908, 



P- 581- 



Type locality. Samana, San Domingo. 



Color. Upperpart sepia; underparts paler; membranes and ears 

 blackish. Ex type in American Museum of Natural History. 



Measurements. Total length, 85; tail, 25 (skin); forearm, 40; 

 3d metacarpal 41. Skull: Total length, 16.7; Hensel (broken); 

 zygomatic width, 10; width of braincase, 8.8; length of upper molar 

 series, 4.6; length of mandible, n; length of lower molar series, 5.2. 

 Ex type in American Museum of Natural History. 



Molossus debilis Miller. 



Molossus debilis Miller, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 46, 1913, p. 90. 



Type locality. St. Kitts, Lesser Antilles. 



Measurements. Skull: Total length, 15; occipito-nasal length, 

 13.2; zygomatic width, 8; intertemporal width, 3.2; length of upper 

 molar series, 4.4; length of mandible, 10.4; length of lower molar 

 series, 5. Ex type in United States National Museum. 



Molossus fortis Miller. 



Molossus fortis Miller, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 46, 1913, p. 89. 

 Type locality. Luquillo, Porto Rico. 



