HEMIDERMA. 669 



soricinus Spix, Simiar et Vespert. Brasil, 1823, p. 66, pi. xxxvi, 



figs, ii and iv. 

 grayi Waterhouse, Voy. "Beagle" Mamm., 1844, p. 20, pi. vm, 



fig- 3- 

 lanceolatum Temm., Gray, List, Spec. Mamm., Brit. Mus., 1843, 



p. 20. 

 bicolor Wagn., in Schreib. Saugeth. Suppl., i, 1844, p. 400, v, 1855, 



p. 626. 

 verrucata Gray, Voy. "Sulphur," Mamm., 1844, p. 20, pi. vm, 



fig- 3- 

 calcaratnm Wagn., Abh. Akad., Munch., v, p. 168. 



FIG. CXV. HEMIDERMA PERSPICILLATUM. 

 No. 7944 Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. Coll. Nat. size. 



brachyotum Burm., Thiere Brasil, 1854, p. 46. 



brevicaudum Gerv., Exp. Castlenau, Zool., 1855, p. 43, pi. vii, 

 fig. 4, pi. ix, figs. 8-8a. 



azteca Sauss., Rev. Mag. Zool., 2me Ser., xi^ 1860, p. 480, pi. xx, 

 figs, i, la. 



minor Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc., 1866, p. 115. 

 SHORT-TAILED BAT. 



Type locality. "In America." Unknown. 



Geogr. Distr. Mexico to southern Brazil; West Indian Islands. 



Genl. Char. Nose-leaf has the front margin reaching that of upper 

 lip; erect portion acuminate between nostrils, no central ridge; ears 

 shorter than head, not attached; tragus with a ridge in front of base 

 of inner margin; a triangle of grooves and warts on lower lip; wings 

 from ankles; tail in membrane, short; upper inner incisors unicuspi- 

 date, outer small; lower incisors small, their crowns notched. 



Color. General color of entire body dark brown. 



Measurements. Head and body, 50.8; tail, 12.7; forearm, 40.6; 

 thumb, 12.7; third finger, metacarpal, 36.8; fourth finger, metacarpal, 

 35.5; fifth finger, metacarpal, 36.8; tibia, 13.2; foot, 12.7; ear, 19; 



