■IM liritMA, ITS VKOPLE AS I) PltODUcriOXS. 



Second lower premolar equal to or sliglitly larger tlKin the first and nearly or quite 

 equal to the third. Tail long, wholly contained withiu the interfemoral membrane. 



K. I'KTA, Pallas. 



Fur above deep orange, beiieatli paler. Tlic winjj-membrane between the 

 humerus and the posterior limb, the tree nuirgin of the membrane between the foot 

 and the fourth finger, along the posterior side of the forearm, and on both sides of 

 eaeh finger, deep orange; the remainder deep black, with scattered orange dots. 



Length — head and body I'.j.j; tail 1-6 inclus. 



Inhabits India and Burma. 



Dobson makes the following interesting remarks on the colouration of this and 

 some allied bats. "The very peculiar markings of the membranes of this bat, of 

 Fexjiertilio formosus and oi V. Welwifschii, Gray, from S.W. Africa, are on the same 

 plan, and appear to be the result of ' protective mimicry,' the colours being arranged 

 so as to resemble the leaves or the fruits of the trees in which these bats take up 

 their abode. Of one of the two first-named species probably, Mr. Swinhoe remarks, 

 ' A si)ecies of Kerivuula, allied to K. picta and K. formom, was brought to me by a 

 native. The body of this bat was of an orange-brown, but the wings were painted 

 wifli orange-yellow and black. It was caught snsjiendcd, head downwards, on a 

 cluster of the round fruit of the Longan tree {XepheJium longanum). Now this tree 

 is an ovi'rgrecn, and all the year througli some portion of its foliage is undergoing 

 decay, the particular leaves being, in such a stage, partially orange and black. Tliis 

 bat can therefore at all seasons suspend itself from tlie l)ranches, and elude its enemies 

 by its resemblance to the leaf of the tree.' " — ]\[on. Chiropt. p. 147. 



II.iEriocEPnALUs, Gray. 



Muzzle elongated, conical ; nostrils prominent, tubular, produced beyond the 

 upper lip, and opening laterally or sublaterally. Ears thin, generally covered with 

 glandular paplUaj. Thumb very largo, with a largo strongly curved claw. Inter- 

 femoral apron very hairy. 



Dentition, I. | ; C. f ; P.M. t ; M. J. 



Upper incisors on each side parallel, stout, and blunt ; jiosterior upper molar small, 

 or consisting of a thin transverse lamina of bone, and sometimes absent in the adult. 



H. n.vRPiA, Tern. 



NoctuUna Insi/ura, Hodg. 

 Lasiurus Pearsonii, Horsfield. 



Muzzle rather short; end of nose projecting considerably beyond the lip, and 

 composed of the diverging tubular nostrils. Teeth thick and strong, with blunt cusps. 

 Posterior or third molar small, deciduous, and generally absent in adults. 

 Length of adult femali^ — liead and body 2-5; tail '2'0 inches. 

 Inhabits Sikkim. the Kliasi Hills, Java and doubtless suitable spots in Eurma. 

 These bats, to judge by their teeth, prey chiefly on the harder and more robust 

 Culrnptcra. 



MiNiopTEiirs, Bonaparte. 

 Dentition, I. J ; C. f; P.M. ,t ; M. 2. 



The first phalanx of the second or longest finger very short. Tail as long as the 

 head and body, and wholly inclosed in the interfemoral membrane. Upper incisors 

 in pairs on each side, separated from tlie canines. 



M. ScHHEiBERSii, Nattcrcr. 



The four lower incisors in front equal and trilobed, tliose next the canines 

 larger, with rounded summits. Margin of the eye prominent; a deep horizontal 

 groove on tlie side of the face parallel to the mouth, below the eye. Colour variable. 

 The basal half of the hairs always dark-greyish black or brown ; the extremities of 

 tlie liairs varying from light grey or reddish-grey to dark-reddish brown or black. 



I^engtli — head and Ijody '2-2-J ; tail ^2^'^^ inches. 



Inhabits Burma, also llie Philippines, Timor and Australia. 



