rrEitoi'us. 93 



e\ Tibia naked above. Ears exposed. 



No colour contrast between lateral 



and median tract of back. 



g*. Kars much longfer : 37-38 mm. Size 



larger : forearm 158-171 mm. 



(Madagascar) 28. I't. rafus, p. 20-> 



h\ Ears much shorter: 31-32 mm. 



Size smaller: forearm 13-1-157 mm. 



«''. Hack blackish, uniform or sprinkled 



with gieyish. Larger: forearm 



143-157 mm. 



i'\ Back not, or extremely thinly, 



sprinkled with greyish ; breast 



and belly yellowish buff. Forearm [p. 208. 



151-157 mm. (Comoros) 29. I't. comorcnsis,' 



,/''. Back consjiicuonsly sprinlvled with 

 greyish ; breast and belly much 



darkened with brownish." Fore- Tp 9\o 



arm 143-154 mm. (Seychelles). 30. Pt. ^ei/chellen'sfs,'" 

 /'. Back strongly tinged with broccoli- 

 brown. Small ; forearm about [p. 213 



, ,^.,.l^-*,'"™- (Aldabral.) •■i\ . Pt . aldabrens'is, 



/ . libia clothed above. Ears cearlv con- 

 cealed in fur. Buffy sides ot" back 

 contrasting with dark spinal tract. 



Forearm 159-171 mm. (Mascarenes) 32. Pt. nvjer, p. 215. 

 d-. Ears rather broadly rounded off at tip . E. Pt. melanotus 

 (f. Centre of breast light-coloured. group, p. 223. 



i^. Back blackish seal-brown. Forearm Vp' 224' 



153-165 mm. (Nicobars) ^Z. Pt. melanotics' 



J . Back approaching hair-brown. Fore- 



, , ^. ^l^ 153-ltJO mm. (Xias ) 2,0. Pt. niadicus, p. 229, 



A*. L nderparts uniform blackish. 

 /.:'. Forearm about 150 mm. Mantle 

 sometimes pale-coloured. (Anda- 



„ ^,»ians) ':iL Pt. tytlevi, p. 227. 



/'. I'orearml2o-141mm. Mantle never 



pale-coloured. 

 (f. Skull (51-5-67 ; fur of back 18 ; fore- [p •7o-> 



,- «™ 13-1-1-11 mm. (Engano) .. ZQ. Pt . modiulianiL "' 

 h\ Skull 04-5-56 ; fur of back 25 ; foie- 



arm 12.3-135 mm. (Christmas I.) 37. Pt. natalis, p. 233. 

 ti. Dentition unusually heavy. Large : fore- 



ai-m l(i2-204 mm ! p. Pt. mklaxopogox 



c._ Lars not peculiar. Forearm 179 204 mm. ghoup, p. 237. 



e-. Furred area of back restricted to 

 narrow spinal line. Forearm 196- 

 204 mm. (Amboina group; Banda; [p •:>38 



Timor Laut) .-8. Pt. mdunopoqmi, 



/-. F urred area of back of normal breadth, 

 j'. Back silvery whitish. F'orearm about [p 241 



190 mm. (Aru Is.) m. Pt. avuemis, ' 



J . Nearly uniform yellowish above and 

 beneath. Forearm 179-188 mm. 



(Key Is.) 40. 7V. /;,.>/ensis, p. 246. 



d. Lars semicircularly rounded off above. [p oj; 



Forearm 162 172 mm. (Comoros) .. 4\. P/. lianpstmiei.'' 



