514 EPOMOPHOKUS. 



12. EPOMOPHORUS, Biunett. 



Epomophonis (pt.), Dobson, Cat. Chir. B. M. p. 4. 



Type. 

 1836. Epomophonis, Bennett, P. Z. S. 18;j.'5, p. 149 



(12 Feb. 1836) E. gambianus. 



Pteropus (pt.), Offflby, P. Z. S. 1835, p. 100 (9 Oct. 1835) ; Tem- 

 niinck, Mon. Manim. ii. pp. 49, 58 (1837 : genus Pterojms, part of 

 .section A, " Roussettes sans queue ") ; Wtujner, Schreber's Stiiuj., 

 Suppl. i. p. 366 (1839 : genus Pteropus, seciiou c, species " sedia 

 incertffi "). 



Epomophoru8, Bennett, Trans. Z. S. ii. pt. i. p. 33 (1836) ; Gray, 

 Mag. Zool. Sf Bot. ii. p. 504 (1838) ; Temminck, Mm. Mamm. li. 

 p. 360* (1841 : characters); Gray, Lid Manmi. B. M. pp. xix, 

 38 (1843); id., Voij. 'Sulphur,' Zool. i. p. 29 (1844); Pefeis, 

 Beise Moasamb., Sduff. p. 26 (1852 : characters) ; Tomes, P. Z. S. 

 18(30, p. 42 (pt.) (revision) ; id., P. Z. S. 1861, p. 11 (additions 

 and corrections) ; ' Peters, MB. Ak. Berlin, 1865, p. 256 (pt.) ; 

 Gray, P. Z. S. 1866, p. 65; Peters, MB. Ak. Berlin, 1867, 

 p. 809 (pt.) (revision): Gray, Cat. Monk. ^-c. p. 125 (1870); 

 Dobson, A7in. ^- Mag. N. H. (4) xvi. p. 354 (pt.) (1875) ; id.. Cat. 

 Chir. B. M. p. 4o(genus), pp. 6, 7 (subgenus) (pt.) (1878) ; Leche, 

 Lunds Univ. Arsskr. xiv. pp.21 & seq. (1878: dental formula ; 

 milk dentition); Dobson, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 685 (anatomy); 

 Floiver ^ Lydekker, Mamm. p. 650 (pt.) (189!) ; Winge, E Mus. 

 Lundii, ii. pt. i. pp. 24, 27, 28, 50 (1892 : affinities ; dental 

 formula) ; Matschie, Meqachir. p. 34 (genus), p. 43 (subgenus) 

 (1899) ; Miller, Imn. S( Gen. Bats, p. 65 (pt.) (1907). 



Pachysoma (pt.), Temminck, Esq. Zool. p. 64 (1853 : Epomophorus 

 -\- Ci/nopterus) ; Wagner, Schreber's Siiug., Suppl. v. p. 605 

 (1863-55 : genus Pteropus, subgenus Pachysoma, section a ; 

 i . ?. BQc\\o\\ b—Cynopterus-]-Chirona.i:). 



Diagnosis. — Length of rostrum much more than lachrymal 

 breadth, postdeiital palate deejdy depressed posteriorly, premolars 

 and molars i. Ceratohyals extremely short, a single small pharyn- 

 geal sac in males. Externally similar to Eponioj^s, but metacar- 

 pals and phalanges shorter, and vertical fasciae of mesopatagium 

 fewer. Forearm 60-93 mm. [Eight species, nine recognizable 

 forms. liange, the Ethiopian region, north to Senegal and 

 Erythrea, south to Damaraland and East Cape Colony.] 



Skull (fig. 36). — Rostrum and palate long and narrow, breadth 

 across external surfaces of m'-m' varying according to species from 

 somewhat more than J to only f (in Epomops from | to |) of total 

 length of bony palate, from incisive foramina to palation. Palate 

 deeply depressed in front of the high and prominent palation 

 border. Ascending branches of premaxillse of equal breadth 

 throughout (in Ejmnops tapering almost to a point superiorly). 



* Miswritten E)n]}omo2)hm-us. 



