STSOrsIS OF GKXEUA. 



/. Biaiii-case peculiarly flattened pn3tc- 

 riorly ; a small whitish hair-tuft at 

 base of ear-couch anteriorly and poste- 

 riorly (except in Scotomjct.eris). [All 



genera Ethiopian.] [Epomophoeus 



C-. Cheek-teeth \ (ur absent), molariforai .siicxio.vf.] 



teeth sublineav, with flattened crowns ; 

 palate-ridges simple (tig. 29 J3, p. 48-3). 

 [1 .species.] P. TkrMs, p. 483. 



d-. Cheek-teeth g fp^ m", and m.^ aV- 

 sent) ; some or all of the palate- 

 ridges peculiarly modified, 

 e^. Cranial rostrum long : orbit to tip of 

 nasals much more than lachrymal 

 breadth, 

 e*. Rostrum long and broad, post- 

 dental palate flattened posteriorly. 

 <■'. Koslrum not deeper than usual, 

 premaxilla; in simple contact 

 antei-iorly ; lower incisors and 

 canines biting against corre- 

 sponding upp'^r teeth, outer ridge 

 oV lower molars simple ; muzzle 

 without cutaneous leaves, tail 

 rudimenfary (two free caudal 

 vertebrtie) ; males with shoulder 

 pouches and erectile shoulder 



brushes. [3 species, 4 forms.] . . 10. Eiuy.nop:', p. 487. 

 d"^. Rostrum considerably increased in 

 depth, premaxiilje ankylosed to- 

 gether anteriorly ; lower incisors 

 and canines closing some distance 

 in front of upper, outer ridge of 

 lower molars bilobed or trilobed; 

 upper lip with cutaneous leaves, 

 tail absent (no free caudal ver- 



tebraj); no shoulder pouches or [p. 501. 



brushes in either sex. [1 species.] 11. Ihjpsiynathus, 

 /•'. Rostrum long and narrow, post- 

 dental palate deeply depressed [p. oil. 

 posteriorly. [8 species, 9 forms.] 12. Epomophorm, 

 f^. Cranial rostrum short: orbit to tip 

 of nasals equal to or less than 

 lachrymal breadth. 

 ^'. I'ostzygomatic palate not (or 

 scarcely) narrower posteriorly than 

 anteriorly ; bead %%-itliout white 

 markings (except for the usu.'il 

 Epomophorine whitish tufts at 

 base of ear-conch anteriorly and 

 posteriorly). 

 * e\ Postzygomatic palate at least as 

 long" as broad ; maxillary tooth- 

 row extending backward very 

 nearly to ventral margin of orbital 



