618 



NOCTILIO. 



MOLOSSID^E. 



MOLOSSUS. 



thumb, 11.7; third finger, metacarpal, 76.2; fourth finger, meta- 

 carpal, 76.4; fifth finger, metacarpal, 74.9; tibia, 36.8; foot, 25.6; ear, 

 25.4; tragus, 6.3. Skull: occipito-nasal length, 26; Hensel, 20; zygo- 

 matic width, 19; interorbital constriction, 7; length of nasals, 5; 

 height of braincase above zygoma, 13; palatal length, n; width 

 between bullae, 4.5; width between last molars, 6; length of upper 

 molar series, alveolar border, 8.5; length of mandible, 16; height at 

 coronoid process, 5.5; length of lower molar series, 10. 



Fam. III. Molossicke. 



Tail extending far behind interfemoral membrane; legs short, 

 strong. 



129. Molossus. 



Molossus Geoff., Ann. du Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, vi, 1805, p. 154. 

 Type Molossus rujus E. Geoffroy. 



FIG. 122. MOLOSSUS RUFUS. 



No. 102751 U. S. Nat. Mus. Coll. 

 Twice nat. size. Nose enlarged 4 times. 



