PTKUOPus ciiKYsoriiocrus. 



263 



4'3-4*8 (males) and 4 (female) ; lower canines, length 8-9 (males) 

 and 7"5 (female), anteio-posterior basal diameter 3'2-3-S (males) 

 and 3 mm. (female). (J^o distinct rigid and brightttr-coloured 

 glandular neck-tufts detectable in males, nor in females.) 



Measurements. Below and on p. 264. 



Specimens e.vainiiied. Ten, in the collections of the Leydcn 

 (specimens /, r/, h, l ; Amboina), Berlin (nos. 2626 and 3318 : 

 Amboina and Ceram), and British Museums, including the cotypes 

 of the species. 



Ran(je. Amboina group : Buru, Amboina, Ceram, Arsilulu, 

 Keffing, Pulo Panjang, Goram, Watubella. The species has been 

 recorded in literature from the Saiighir Islauds (Siao) ; see 

 synonyms, pp. 260, 261. 



Cotypes in the Leyden Museum. 



Pteropus chrysoproctus, Temrainck ; 1837. — Type localitj', Am- 

 boina ; cotypes, four mounted specimens (originally in alcohol), 

 collected by Miiller and Macklot, specimens /, g, h, and i of 

 Jeiitink's ' Catalogue systeroatique.' — The skull figured in ' Mega- 

 chiroptera des Berliner Museums ' (l. s. c.) is that of an adult male, 

 skin mounted, collected in Ceram by Wallace, Beg. no. 3318. 



liemarks. — This species is readily distinguished from the closely 

 related Ft, ruhianus and grandls by the characters of the skull, 



External measurements o/ Pteropus lavellanus, grandis, and chrysoproctus. 



Pi". lfivM(inui<. 



2 ad. 



(Incl. type.) 



MiN. Max. 



! mrn. mm. 



Forearm ! l.')l 155'5 



Pullex, total length, c. u ! 66 69 



,, metacarpal 14 \b 



„ 1st phalanx 3.S-.5 34 



2nd digit, metncarpjil 745 78 



I ., Ibt phalanx 2n-.'> 21 



2nd 3rd phalanx, c. . I. . 16-5 19 



3rd digit, metacarpal 100.^ 107 



1 ,, 1st phalanx 77'5 78-5 



• ,, 2nd phalanx , 110 115 



I 4th digit, metacarpal ' 97 102 



Istuhalanx 6.S 63 



2ndpiialnnx \ 63 67 



5th digit, metacarpal 102-5 108 



1st phahinx 44 46 



,, 2nd phalanx 45 485 



Fars, length from orifice ' ?26» ?27 * 



Lower leg ' 65"5 67'5 



Koot.c. u 48 48-5 



Pf. c/randis. 



2 ad. 

 (Incl. type.) 



Pt. chri/soproc/us. 

 4 ad. 



MiN. 



mm. 

 167 



74 



18 



38 



84 



19 



15 5 

 115 5 



88 

 131 

 110-5 



71 



73-5 

 117-5 



49 



535 

 ?30» 



Max. 



mm. 

 172 



74 



18 



38 



86 



21-5 



18 

 117-5 



88-5 

 1.32 

 113-5 



71-5 



77 



.^i 



55 



Mix. Max. 



mm. 

 163 



70 



17 



35 



86 



195 



19-5 

 ilfi-5 



80 



115-5 

 112-5 



66-5 



l'i7-5 

 47-5 

 46-5 



75-5 

 52 



mm. 

 176-5 



79 



]8 



42-5 



91 



25 



23-5 

 122 



91 . 

 119-5 

 119 



74.. 



1 24 



b'.'io 

 54 



7S-4 

 55 



* Kstimate (skins). 



