DOBSONIA riBIDIS. 471 



liemarks. — D. 'peroni differs from all other species, except 

 D. sumhana (infra), l)y the conihiiiatioii of these two characters, 

 riz.. presence of a well-marked aTitcro-internal cusp or ledge in m^, 

 and absence of a similar ledge in m^ ; from its closest relative, 

 D. sunilaiui, by its larger size. 



a. o" ad. s.k. ; skull. Timor. Piu-chnsed (Ver- J 47.7.8.7. 



i-eajx). 149.8.1(5.1. 



i. f. d ad.. ? ad. Aloi- ; 29 Apr. 1897. A. Everett [C,]. 98.11.3.1748. 

 sks. ; skulls. 



7. Dobsonia sumbana, A'. And. 



Uobsonia sumbana, K. Andersen, Ann. ^- M(i(/. \. H. (8) iv. pp. -531, 

 533 (1 Dec. 1909: characters; afiinities). 



Diagnosis. — Similar to V. peroni, but noticeably smaller. Skull, 

 total length about 46-5 mm. ; maxillary tooth-row (c-m-, crowns) 

 18-8: forearm 106. llah. Sumba. 



C'oZoM)-(type, ad. al., teeth almost unworn, October, dry season). — 

 Similar in colour to the adult female from Alor de,scribed p, 409, 

 but rather paler, particularly on head and neck. Back of neck 

 drab-brown, shading to brownish bistre on head. Eurap similar to 

 liead. Underparts Avarm drab, conspicuously mixed with very 

 liglit golden tawny-olive (nearly golden buff) on middle of breast 

 and belly; hair on underside of membranes similar to flanks. 



Measurements. On pp. 478, 4S0, 482. 



Type in collection. 



a. Ad. al. ; skull. Sumba ; 3 Oct. 189(j. A. Everett [0.]. 97.4.18.12. 



( 'I'l/pe of species.) 



8. Dobsonia viridis, Ileude. 

 Cephcdotes peroni (pt.), Dobson, Cat. Chir. B. M. p. 91. 



Cephalotes peroni (pt., nee E. Geoff.), Temminck, Mon. Manun. ii. 

 p. 100 (1837 : l^anda I.«.) ; S. Miiller, Tfnuninck's A'at. Gesch. 

 Ned. Overz. Bez. pp. 20, 22, 59 (1839-44 : Banda ; habits) ; 

 Gray, Zuol. ' Samaranf/,^ Vert. p. ].3 (1849); Finseh, Neu- 

 Guinea, p. 150 (1865: Banda); Peters, MB. Ahtd. Berlin, 

 1867, p. 871 (Banda); Gra;/, Cat. Monk. ^-c. p. 119 (1870: 

 Amboiua) ; Dobson, Cat. Chir. B. M. p. 91(1878: Aniboina ; 

 Cernni) ; Trouesfnrt, Rev. S: Ma;/. Zuol. (.3) vi. p. 208, n. 3-30 

 (1879); Peters ^- Duria, Ann. Miis. Civ. Genova, xvi. p. 091 

 (1881 : Key Is.) ; Jentink, Cat. Ost. Mamm. p. 207 (pt.) (1887: 

 Amboina) ; id.. Cat. Si/sf. Mamm. p. 150 (pt.) (1888 : Amboina ; 

 Bauda) ; Tronessai-t, Cat. Mamm. i. p. 87, n. 470 (1897) ; 

 Heller, Ahh. Mns. Dresden, vi. n. 8, p. 4 (1897). 



Hvpoderma peroni (pt.), War/ner, Sehreber's Siiug., Siippl. i. p. 372 

 ■(1839); Schinz, Syst. V'erz. Siiny. i. p. 137, n. 1 (1844); 

 Wiu/ner, Schreher's Siiug., Suppl. v. p. 612 (1853-55) ; Giehel, 

 Sdiu/. p. 992 (1855). 



Dobsonia peroni (pt.), Trouessaii, Cat. Mamm. ii. p. 1278 (1899). 



Xantliarpvia amplexicandata (errore), Grai/, List Manun. B. M. 

 p. 37 ( 1843 : Amboina) ; id., Voy. ' Sulphur,' Zool. i. p. 30 (1844 : 

 Amboina) [error corrected, P. Z. S. 1800, p. 04, footnote^. 



Cephalotes viridis, Ileude, Mem. Hist. Nat. Emp. Chin. iii. p. 170, 

 footnote, pi. v. tig. 1 (dentition) (18"6: Key Ts.). 



