3S6 I'TEKUPL'S PAPUiXUS. * 



caniue ; third at trout of p' ; fourth at back of p' ; fifth at front of 

 p* ; sixth at trout of m' ; seventh at middle of ru' ; eighth at m^ ; 

 ninth to eleventh, the extremities of which are united, behind m^ ; 

 twelfth and thirteenth (extremities separated inter se and from 

 foregoing) further behind ; fourteenth to sixteenth situated at 

 palation border. It will be noticed that the arrangement of the 

 eight anterior ridges is quite or verj' nearly the same as in Ft. rufus 

 (p. 202), (figanteus (p. 326), and vampyms; these ridges therefore 

 evidentl}' correspond to the eight anterior ridges in these species. 

 The ninth, tenth, and eleventh ridges (extremities united laterally) 

 seem to be homologous with (formed by an incomyjlete subdivision 

 into three of) the ninth ridge of typical species, while the twelfth 

 and thirteenth ridges are probably homologous with the tenth ridge 

 of typical species ; the three ridges situated nearest the hinder 

 border of the palate (fourteenth to sixteenth) Jio doubt correspond 

 to the similarly situated ridges (eleventh to thirteenth) in typical 

 species. 



Ems. — Short, somewhat attenuated in upper third and narrowly 

 pointed at tip. 



Wings. — Arising close together (about 13 mm. apart) from sides 

 of spine (as m Pt. melanopogon). 



Fur. — Length and distribution nearly as in Pt. melanopogon ; 

 fur of back extremely short, and furred area restricted to the 

 narrow spinal tract between the lines of insei'tion of the lateral 

 membranes. Approximate length, back 5, mantle and belly 

 12 mm. Least width of furred area of back about 15 mm. 



Colour. — S imra. (al.), Grange I., S.E. New Guinea, 97. S. 7.4 : 

 Back dark vandyck-brown ; hairs of rump and thighs similar, but 

 broadlv tipped with buffy, producing the general effect of dark 

 brown varied with buffy. — IJreast, belly, anal region, and flanks 

 nearly uniform dark ochraceous- buffy ; base of hairs seal-brown, 

 except at centre of breast, where most of the hairs are uniform 

 pale to base. Underside of humerus mixed seal-brown and buffy. 

 Woolly hairs on underside of membranes dark brownish tipped with 

 biiffy. — Mantle shiny buff-yellow, strongly contrasting with dark 

 back, lightening to yellowish biiffy on occiput and shoulders, and 

 tinged with orange-buff at centre of mantle, this latter tinge 

 becoming deeper on sides of neck, and gradually passing into deep 

 tawny on forenec-k. Extreme base of fur of mantle dark brown. — 

 Crown and interocular triangle light yellowish buffy (similar to 

 occiput); sides of head similar, but slightly washed with ochraceous ; 

 throat mixed seal -brown and tawny. 



Meas^iremenis. On p. 391. 



Specimen examined. One, as catalogued below. 

 Rrttige. NeAV Guinea generally, as yet recorded from Mansiuam, 

 Andei, and Loloki in the north-west, and Constantin Harbour, 

 Grange Island, and Port Moresby in the south-east. Probably 

 extending north-west to the islands of Ghebi and Mysol (see 

 references to literature above)- 



