320 prERorrs capi.stkatus. 



Diagnosis. — Allied to Pt. temmincki, but larger ; three longitu- 

 dinal stripes of dark vaudyck-brown on face : a median between 

 eyes and a subocular stripe on each side. Forearm 110-5-1 15'5 mm. 

 JIah. Bismarck Archijielago. 



S/cull and teeth. — Essential characters of skull as in Pt. tem- 

 minchi, but size somewhat larger ; maxillary process of zygomatic 

 arch considerably heavier ; orbits relatively a little larger ; temporal 

 crests usually separated also in adults, sometimes closely approxi- 

 mated or even united to form a short, very low sagittal crest. — 

 Teeth somewhat larger, but scarcely differing in structure. 



Fur. — Length moderate ; extremely soft and silky ; directed 

 backward and slightly adpressed on back, spreading on rump. 

 Approximate length of hairs, back 10, mantle 14-16, belly H) mm. 

 Wings about 30 mm. apart at origin from sides of back. Width of 

 furred area of back about 42 mm. 



Above, proximal half or two-thirds of forearm covered with 

 elosely adpressed hairs. Eur of back extending laterally on mem- 

 branes about 5-(3 mm. beyond their line of origin from back. Tibia 

 densely furred to some distance from ankle. Very thinly set, but 

 rather long, whitish hairs along margin of membrane, above and 

 Itelow, between fifth digit and foot, and along inner margin of tibial 

 interfemorai. 



Below, membrane along outer side of forearm unusually densely 

 haired ; antebrachial membrane and lateral membrane between 

 humerus and femur densely covered with woolly hairs. Tibia 

 thinly furred proximally, naked distally. 



Cohur (series, inch cotypes). — Back and rump silvery buffy- 

 white or cream-buff, this colour confined to the shorter tips of the 

 hairs ; longer base of fur contrasting dark vandyck-brown or 

 nearlj' seal-brown. Generally the dark base of the fur shows 

 more or less tlirough, making the silvery bufty colour more or less 

 ■distinctly clouded with dark brownish, especially on rump, thighs, and 

 tibiffi, where not infrequently the dominant colour is vandyck-brown 

 grizzled or powdered with silvery whitish. — Breast, belly, and flanks 

 father similar to upperside, but pale hair-tips generally shorter. — 

 Mantle golden buffy, shading to creamy white posteriorly ; sides of 

 neck similar to mantle, shading to cream-buff strongly clouded with 

 dark vandyck-brown on foreneck. Base of fur everywhere strongly 

 eontrasting seal-brown or dark vandyck-brown. — Head cream- 

 butf or cream-white ; a dark vandyck-brown longitudinal stripe 

 from rhinarium backward along middle of forehead and crown, 

 bending under a right angle vertically down temporal region (mid- 

 way between eye and ear) to dark vandyck-brown throat ; a 

 similarly coloured longitudinal stripe on each side of head from 

 niuz/,le backward below eye (but not touching lower eyelid) to 

 vertical temporal stripe. Margins of upper and lower lijis ci-eam- 

 biiff or cream-white. 



Measurements. On pp. 322, 323. 



S-peeimens e.vaniiiied. The Berlin and British Museum series, 

 including cotypes of species. 



