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Negros: 8 (Steere). 

 Mindanao: Iligan, 31 (Grubb). 

 Palawan: Malampaya Sound, 1 (Mearns). 

 Philippine Islands : 1 (Mearns). 



MINIOPTERUS ESCHSCHOLTZII (Waterhouse). 



1845. Vespertilio eschscholtzii W.-vterhouse, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, Jan. 14 



(1845), p. 3, April. (Philippine Islands.) 

 1912. Miniopterus schreibersii Hollister, Philippine Journ. Sci., vol. 7, sec. D, 



p. 18, February. (Not Vespertilio schreibersii Kuhl, 1819.) 



Specimens. — Six, from localities as follows: 



Luzon: Irisan, Benguet, 2 (P, B, S.); Malabon, 1 (Carpenter). 



Guimards: 2 (Steere). 



Philippine Islands: 1 (Cuming). 



The Philippine bats heretofore placed with Miniopterus schreibersii 

 differ enough from European specimens of the latter to merit recog- 

 nition as a distmct species. The skulls of the island examples are 

 slightly larger and have conspicuously broader and heavier rostra. 



MINIOPTERUS TRISTIS (Waterhouse), 



Specimen. — One, from the following locality: Lubang (P. B. S.). 

 Measurements of Miniopterus eschscholtzii and M. tristis. 



MINIOPTERUS PAULULUS, new species. 



Type. — From Guimaras Island. Adult in alcohol, skull removed, 

 U. S. National Museum No. 105493. Collected in December, 1887, 

 by J. B. Steere, 



Diagnosis. — Size very small, less than in M. pusillus Dobson; fore- 

 arm 35 mm. to 36.4. General characters apparently as in M. australis 

 Tomes, but size considerably less. Wing from some distance (1 to 

 2 mm.) above lower end of tibia; calcar turns from leg slightly above 

 the starting point of wing, about one-fifth length of tibia from foot. 

 Upper surface of interfemoral membrane to end of third caudal ver- 

 tebra, and entire length of tibiae, tliinly haired. Color of hair (alco- 

 hoUcs) throughout uniform dark blackish-brown, without Ughter 

 underfur. 



