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came from Pandan, Catanduanes Island, and represent another 

 species, described below. 



TAPHONYCTERIS CAPITO. new species. 



Type. — From Pandan, Catanduanes Island. Adult female, skin 

 and skull, U. S. National Museum, No. 155149. Collected in 1909 

 by D. B. Mackie. 



Diagnosis. — Like Taphonycteris pluto, from Mindanao, but slightly 

 smaller, with shorter poUex, uniformly shorter metacarpals, and 

 smaller claws. Skull larger, especially broader; teeth actually 

 smaller. 



Color. — ^Upperparts rich brownish-black, sparingly spotted with 

 white on head, back, and rump. Underparts sepia, marbled with 

 whitish. Wings and interfemoral membrane, in dry skin, intense 

 black. An immature topotype is almost pure black above, with no 

 white markings. 



Slcull and teeth. — The skull, compared with skull of T. pluto, is 

 larger, especially broader; rostral portion much more massive, with 

 greater interorbital breadth. Teeth actually smaller than in pluto. 



Measurements of type. — Forearm, 73 mm.; third finger, 119; third 

 finger metacarpal, 71.5; fourth finger metacarpal, 51.1; fifth finger, 

 67; fifth finger metacarpal, 36. Skull: Condylobasal length, 21.6; 

 zygomatic breadth, 16.1; mastoid breadth, 13.9; breadth of brain- 

 case, 11.0; postorbital constriction, 5.1; interorbital constriction, 8.7; 

 maxillary tooth row, 10.2; mandible, 18.7; mandibular tooth row, 11.9. 



Specimens. — Two, from Catanduanes: Pandan (Mackie). 



In addition to the external characters assigned to the subgenus 

 Taphonycteris by Dobson, are peculiarities of the skull and teeth 

 which make it seem of generic value. Chief among these are the 

 total lack of emargination on the inner side of the audital bullae, and 

 the large proportional size of the small upper premolar. 



MEGADERMA SPASMA SPASMA (Linnaeus). 



Specimens. — Three, from localities as follows: 

 Mindanao: Catagan, 1 (Mearns); Iligan, 1 (Grubbs). 

 Philippine Islands: 1 (P. B. S.). 



Family RHINOLOPHID^.^ 



RHINOLOPHUS VIRGO Andersen. 



Specimens. — Three, including the type, from Luzon: Pasacao, South 

 Camarines Province (McCormick). 



RHINOLOPHUS HIRSUTUS Andersen. 



Specimen. — One, the type: Guimards (Steere). 



' With the exception of the Philippine Bureau of Science material, specimens from each lot listed under 

 the various species of this genus have been determined at the British Museum by Dr. Knud Andersen. 



