PROMOPS. 



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581. abrasus (Dysopcs), Temm., Mon. Mamm., i, 1827, p. 232. 

 longimanus Wagn., Wiegm. Archiv. f. Naturg., 1843, P- 3^7- 

 leucopkura Wagn., Wiegm. Archiv. f. Naturg., 1843, P- 3^7- 



SHAVED MASTIFF BAT. 



Type locality. Brazil. 



Geogr. Distr. Guatemala, Central America south to Brazil, South 

 America. 



Gcnl. Char. Muzzle extending beyond upper lip; edges of nos- 

 trils projecting laterally; lips without wrinkles, fringed with short 

 hairs; gular sac on male; ears large, united anteriorly; antitragus 

 convex; tragus square, angles rounded; wings from base of tibia. 



Color. Above reddish brown; beneath paler; base of hairs buffy. 



Measurements. Total length, 109.9; tail, 27.4; forearm, 62.2; 

 thumb, 11.4; third finger, metacarpal, 51.8; fourth finger, metacarpal, 

 51.5; fifth finger, metacarpal, 25.9; foot, 10; ear, 20.3; tragus, 3. 



582. orthotis (N yctinomus} , H. Allen, Proc. Am. Phil. Soc., xxvi, 



1889, p. 561. 

 STRAIGHT-EARED MASTIFF BAT. 



Type locality. Island of Jamaica. 



Genl. Char. Vertical ridge between nostrils absent, nostrils 

 elliptical, slightly expanded above; upper border of muzzle not pro- 

 jecting, without pectinate spines, but furnished with papillae extend- 

 ing over nostrils; ears united by a band and extending 4 mm. beyond 

 muzzle; ear rounded, the outer border with a lap, in length one-half 

 diameter of ear conch; antitragus thin, broader than high, with a fold 

 of skin extending from it to the mouth; tragus quadrate similar to 

 that of N. brasiliensis ; stout bristles between ears and muzzle. 



Color. Upper parts fawn color, fur paler at the base; under 

 parts like back; face and ears dark chestnut. 



FIG. Cl. PROMOPS GLAUCINUS. 

 U.S. Nat. M us. Coll. 



