EIDOLON SAB.1:L'M. 



a^-b^. 



3. Eidolon sabaeum, K. And. 



Cvnonvcteris stiauiinea (nee Geoff.), Monticelli, Ann. Mus. Ck\ 

 'Gen'oca, (2) v. p. 524 (pt.) (1887 : Yemen) ; Matschie, SB. Ges. 



naturf. Fr. Berlin, 1893, p. 20 (Lahej ; note on habits). 

 Xantharpyia straniinea, Yevhiiry Sf Thomas, P. Z. S. 1895, p. 545 



(Lahej ; note on habits) ; Matschie, Megachiroptera, p. 62 (pt.) 



(1899: Lahej). 

 Eousettus stramiueus, Thomas, P. Z. S. 1900, p. 98 (Lahej ; note on 



habits). 

 Pterocvi'n sabiBus, K. Andersen, Ann. Sf May. JN". II. (7) xix. p. 505 



(1907, June 1 : Lahej). 



Differs from E. heluiim in the following particulars : — tSkuU 

 smaller: total length (one male ad., six females ad.) ol-5-55 mm., 

 against 5-t"0-62'2 in E. helvum (nineteen males ad., twelve females 

 ad.); maxillary tooth-row (c-m^) 19-2-20-S, against 21-23-5; 

 cranial rostrum slenderer ; posterior premolar and molars, above 

 and below, markedly broader than in the larger-skuUed E. helvum. 

 The external dimensions average slightly smaller. 



Other characters as in E. helvum. 



Measurements. On p. 16. 



Banff e. S. Arabia (Lahej, Aden). 



T)jpc in collection. 



Lahej, Aden. 



Labej, Aden ; o Mar. 



a-b. cJad., (^imm. 



al. 

 c-f. S ad., 2 ad., 



jun.sk.; skulls. 1895. 

 /. jad.sk.; skull. Lahej, Aden ; 27 Nov. 



1898()r.Z?.O.r.^raM0- 

 g. $ ad.sk.; skull. Labej, Aden ; 19 Aug. 



1899. 

 h-j. (5juv.,22ad. Lahej, Adeu ; 19 Aug. 

 sks.; skulls. 1899. 



Col. J. W. Terbury 95.6.1.1-2. 



[C. & P.]. 

 Col. J. W. i'ei-bury 95.6.1.44-46. 



f C & P 1 

 Royal Society [P.]. 99.3. 1 4. 1. 



W. Dodson [C.]. 99.11.6.3. 



(Type of species.) 

 \V. Dodson [0.]. 99.11.6.2, 



4-5. 



