208 PTEROPUS COMOP.ENSIP. 



28 h. Pteropus rufus princeps, K. And. 



? Pteropus edwardsi {nee K Geof. subsp.), Burtlett, P. Z. S. 1875, 

 p. 63 (S.E. coast of Madaoascar). 

 Pteropus rufus princeps, K. Andeisen, Ann. S,- Mag. W. H. (8) 

 ii. p. 367 (] Oct. 1908: Ft. Dauphin). 



Diagnosis. — Skull and external dimensions larger (see measure- 

 ments, pp. 210, 211). Forearm about 170'5 mm. Bob. S. 

 Madagascar. 



Specimen examined. One, the type. 



Ranr/e. South Madagascar : Ft. Dauphin. 



Type in collection. 



o. c^ ad. al. ; skull. Ft. Dauphin, S.E. M. Cloisel [C.]. 91.11.30.10. 

 Madagascar. {lyv^ of subspecies.) 



29. Pteropus comorensis, Nieoll. 



PteropitrS edwardsi (pt.), Dobson, Cat. Chir, B.M. p. 53. 



Pteropus edwardsi (nee E. Geoff.), Peters, Seise Mossambique, Zool. 

 i. Siiug. p. 23 (1852: Johanna 1.; notes on anatomy ; habits); 

 Wagner, Schreber^s Siiuq., S'lippl. v. p. 595 (pt.) (1853-55: 

 Comoros) ; P. Z. Sclaler, P. Z. S. 1861, p. 268 (Johanna) ; 

 Schlegel, P. Z. S. 1866, p. 419 (Mayotte) ; Peters, 3IB. Akad. 

 Berlin, 1867, p. 325 (pt.) (Comoros) ; Pollen, in Pollen 8^ v. Dam, 

 Rech. Favne Madagascar, ii. pp. 25, 164 (1868; Mayotte; 

 habits) ; I'Xtzinger, SB. Akad. Wien, Ix. Abth. i. p. 416 (pt.) 

 (1870: Comoros); Gray, Cat. Monk. S,c. p. 103(1870: Shoa, 

 errore ; Mohilla; Johanna); Dobson, Cat. Chir. 5. il/. pp. 53, 55 

 (1878: Mohilla; Johanna) ; Troiiessart, Rev. (§• Mag. Zool. (3) 

 vi. p. 202 (pt.) (1879: Mohilla; Johanna); Dobson,' Rep. Brit. 

 Assoc. 1878, p. 162 (pt.) (1879: remarks on distr.) ; Jentink, 

 Cat. Ost. Mam?)!, p. 2G0 (1887 : Mayotte) ; id.. Cat. Sgsf. 

 Mamm. pp. 246, 247 (1888: Mavotte) ; Milne-Rdwards ^ 

 Oustaht, N. Arch. Mns. d'Hist. Nat' Paris, (2) x. p. 223 (1888 : 

 Mayotte ; Mohilla ; Johanna) ; Brehm, Tierleben, 3 ed. i. p. 344 

 (1890 : Mayotte ; habit.^) ; Tronessart, Cat. Ma7mn. i. p. 81 (pt.) 

 (1897: Mohilla; Johanna); Matschie, Megachir. p. 15 (pt.) 

 (1899: Angazija ; Johanna); Trouessart, Cat. Mamm., Suppl. 

 p. 50 (pt.) (1904 : Comoros). 

 Pteropus rubricollis [nee E. Geoff.), Layard, Cat. S. Afr. Mus. p. 19 

 (1861: Johanna). 

 ^ Pteropus comorensis, Wallace, Island Life, p. 400 (1880: Comoros) 

 (nomeu nudum) ; id., op. cit. 2 ed. p. 428 (1892 : Comoros) (nom. 

 nud.) ; Keller, Ostafr. Inseln, p. 125 (1898: Comoros) (nom. 

 nud.) ; Nieoll, Three Voy. of a Naturalist, pp. 87, 88, 90 (1908 : 

 Mayotte; habits). 



Diagnosis. — Similar to Pt. rufus, but smaller, and -with relatively 

 much smaller ears and shorter hind legs. Forearm 151-157 mm. 

 Hah. Comoro Is. 



Slcidl and teeth. — Differing only in smaller size from those of 

 Pt. rafus rufus. Ten skulls : total length 65-5-68 mm. (69-73-8 in 

 five skulls of rafi(.'<); mandible 50-8-53-8 (54-5-58-2) ; diameter of 



