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PTICKOPCS WOODFOEDI. 



broadly rounded off. Outer and inner face of couch with rather 

 long, thinly spread hairs from base to tip. 



Wings. — Membranes less broadly separated than in Pt. scajynlafus, 

 arising within about 11-14 mm of each other from sides of back. 

 Second phalanx of fourth digit distinctly longer than first phalanx 

 (compare measurements with those of Pt. scapalatus, p. 410). 



Interfemoral. — Undeveloped in centi'e. 



Pur. — Rather short ; directed posteriorly on hack, but not closely 

 adpressed. Approximate length on back, mantle, and belly 11- 

 14 mm. Width of furred area of back 32 mm. 



Above, distal two thirds of humerus, forearm, knee, and tibia 



Fig. liK—Pteropnsi/;ooc/fordi,(^. Guadalcanar. Ko. 88.1.5.6. 



naked. Interfemoral hairy along inner side of femur and proximal 

 third or fourth of tibia, naked along inner margin. Beneath, 

 distal half of humerus, forearm, and tibia naked. Hairing ou under- 

 side of membranes not longer and denser than usual. 



Colour. — Adult male (al., Guadalcanar; teeth unworn ; 88.1.5.6) : 

 Back dark mars-brown, most of the hairs with short huffy or 

 ochraceous-buffy tips, too short to conceal brown base of fur. 

 Buffy hair-tips gradually increasing in length posteriorly, making 

 general aspect of rump huffy slightly varied with mars-brown. 

 Back and rump everywhere thinly and inconspicuously sj^rinkled 



