92 Mammals of Eastern Asia 
middle of back, and on the sides of the back where wings and 
body join. Their size is about equal to that of Scotophilus 
heathii, the length of the forearm 2% inches. The typical Harle- 
quin Bats are from Burma, but a slightly darker variety, S. o. 
imbrensis from Assam, has been distinguished, as well as a third 
race, S. o. sinensis from Fukien and Szechwan, slightly smaller, 
with the forearm 2 to 2% inches. The "prettiest" Bats in the 
Orient, with their long soft hair and ornate color scheme, they 
are found in caverns in wooded hilly regions between 2000 and 
3000 feet above sea-level. 
THE BENT-WINGED BATS (SUBFAMILY MINIOPTERIN^) 
These Bats constitute one of the quite small subfamilies of 
the Vespertilionidae ; they comprise but a single genus with a 
handful of species and are restricted to the warmer parts of the 
Old World. 
The Bent-winged Bats, genus Miniopterus in the Orient, 
are recognizable by their short, velvety dark brown fur, their 
low rounded ears, and the very long second joint of the third 
finger of the wing, which is nearly three times as long as the 
first joint. Only two species dwell in our area, a medium-sized 
species, M. schreibersii, with forearm between 1% and 2 inches, 
and M. pnsillns in which the forearm measures only about 1% 
inches. The larger species includes several named races, fuligi- 
nosus from Nepal and Burma, parvipes from Fukien, Hainan, 
and Tonkin, chinensis from Hopei and Chekiang, japonic? from 
Formosa and Japan. Probably the form found in the Malay 
Peninsula is the same as the Javanese race blepotis. All are so 
much alike that they cannot always be distinguished by experts. 
The range of the M. schreibersii group extends to Europe and 
Africa. 
Miniopterus pusillus, the much smaller species, is a member 
of the aitstralis group, found throughout the Indo-Australian 
