forearm, 40-47; thumb, 7.2; longest finger, 73.4; ear from meatus, 

 16; width of ear, 10.6; tragus, 9. 



588. lucifugus. (rd-i-/f;V;7/('), Le Conte, McMurtr. Cuv. Anim. King., 

 1831, I, App., p. 431. 

 subulatus, Le Conte, Proc. Acad. Nat. Scien. Phil., 1854-55, 



P- 435- 



affinis, J. H. Allen, Mon. N. Am. Bats, p. 53. 



carolii, Dobson, Cat. Chirop. Brit. Mus. , p. 325. 



atistroiiparius, Rhoads, Proc. Acad. Nat. Scien. Phil., 1897, 

 p. 227. 



Type locality. South portion of Liberty County, Georgia. 



Geogr. Distr. North America east of the Rocky Mountains. 



Genl. Char. Calcar slender; in length equal to free border of 

 uropatagium, which is naked; upper incisors bilobate; nose sub- 

 bilobate; face with a naked prominence on either side; ears short, 

 pointed; tragus sublinear, anterior border straight; tail projecting a 

 little beyond membrane; wings attached at the base of toes. Skull, 

 nasals and palate broad; forehead sloping; brain case broad poste- 

 riorly, contracted anteriorly, outline slightly wedge-shaped. 



Color. Upper parts dull brown, beneath pale wood brown tinged 

 with gray or yellowish. The shades of brown vary considerably. 



Measurements. Total length, 83.5-89.5; tail vertebrae, 37.6-40; 

 tibia, 15.5-16.1; foot, 7.3-9.1; forearm, 36.1-38.9; thumb, 6.6-6.7; 

 longest finger, 60.2-63.7; ear from meatus, 12. 2-13. 7; width of ear, 

 g. 1-9.7; tragus, 7.1-8. 



a. — alascensis. (Afyotis), Miller, N. Am. Faun., No. 13, 1897, p. 63. 



Ty/e locality. Sitka, Alaska. ? 



Geogr. Distr. Coast district of southern Alaska and northern 

 British Columbia. 



Genl. Char. Similar to M. lucifugits, but darker; ears longer. 



Color. Specimens being all in alcohol, the exact color could not 

 be determined, but they were evidently darker than M. luclfugus. 

 Ears and membrane blackish. (Miller.) 



Measurements. Total length, 80-91; tail vertebrae, 35-39; tibia, 

 15-16; foot, 8-9; forearm, 34.6-38; thumb, 6-2; longest finger, 57.6- 

 60; ear from meatus, 14.8-16; width of ear, 8.9-10.6; tragus, 7-7.6. 



b.—lon^icrus. (Vespertilio), True, Science, 1886, viii, p. 588. 



albescens, H. Allen, Mon. Bats N. Am., 1893, p. 92. 



Type locality. Puget Sound. 



Geogr. Distr. Puget Sound east to Wyoming, south to southern 

 California and Arizona. 



Genl. Char. Similar to M. lucifugits, but larger. 



