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Gen. IV. — iSPHiERiAS, 



No. 142. blavfordi, Thos. Miller separated this genus from 



Cynopterus in 1906 (Proc. Biol, 

 Soc. Wash., XIX., p. 83). 



Distribution : — 



S. hlanfordi, Thomas. Tyjye locality : — Karin Hills, Burma. 



(Fea). 



Other localities : — The original three 

 specimens collected by Fea are the only- 

 ones known. 



Co-ty2Jes :—B. M. No. 90.4.7.0. and 

 specimen in Genoa Museum. 



Gen. V. — EoNYCTERis. 



No. 144. speloia, Dobs. No change required. 



Distribution : — 



E. Sj)elcea, Dobson. Type locality : — Farm Caves, Moulmein. 



(Theobald). 



Other localities : — Nan, Siam ; Malay 

 Peninsula (B. M). Tenasserim (M. S. I.). 

 Type:— Ind. Mus. Calc. No. 100 a. 



Gen. VI. — Macroglossus. 



Blanford used the name Carponycteris, holding that Macroglos- 

 sus was antedated by Macroglossa, Oclis. 1816, but this view 

 is not generally accepted, the terminal difference being held to be 

 sufficient in the case of a generic name. 



Dr. Andersen restricts true minimus to the Java form and 



establishes a subspecies sobrinus 

 No. 143. minimus, Geoff. for the Malay Peninsula and noith- 



wai'ds. 



Distribution : — 



M. m,i7iimus sobrinus,}^., Andersen. Type locality: — Gunong 



Ikari, Perak (A. L. But- 

 ler). 



Other localities: — Tenasse- 

 rim (M. S. I.). 



Tv2Je:—B.M. No. 98.11. 

 29.1. 

 Note : — In preparing this summary of the Pteropodid^, I have 

 relied entirely on Vol. 1 of Dr. Andersen's " Catalogue of the 

 Chiroptera " (1912), the latest authoritative work on the subject. 

 It was published before the Survej'^ was at work, but so far as I 

 can judge, extremely little or no change (certainly no important 



