♦536 EPoMornoius cKYrn'Rus. 



/SV/. LMoa, (2) v. p. loG (1898: MozamLique) ; Se-.chra, t. c. p. lf"6 

 (1898) ; Matschie, Me<^achir. p. 49. pi. xi. figs. 3 a-e (skull of 2 

 yg. ad.) (1899: Tette) ;" »'. i. Sclatei; Mamvi. S. AJi: ii. p. 105 

 (1901); Trouessart, Cat. Mumm., fSuppl. p. 57, ii. 515 (1904); 

 Miller, Fani. »§■ Gen. Bats, p. 67 (1907) ; Thomas Sf Wtoufjliton, 

 P. Z. »S'. 1907, p. 77(3, specimen 1686 (1908: Masenibeti, Beirn) ; 

 iid., R Z. A'. 1908, p. 5.38 (Tette) ; ? JVrowj7ifo?i, Ann. 4" 37«y. 

 N. II. (8) i. p. 304 (1908: Chivinda, Meltetter, Rhodesia). 



Pteropus [Pachvsoina] crvpturu.s, Wagner, Schrehers Saur/., Suppl. 

 V. p. 005 (1853-55). 



Pteropus cr3'ptam9, Giebel, Saw/, p. 1002 (1855). 



Pteropus gambianus (nee Ot/ilby), Dobson, F. Z. S. 1873, p. 247 (pt.) 

 (secoudarv sexual cLaracters) ; id.. Cat. Chir. B. M. p. 10 (pt.) 

 (1878) ; 'Trouessart, P.ev. ^- Ma;). Zoo/. {?,) vi. p. 208, u. :i:U (pt.) 

 (1879); Matschie, Mitth. Oeoyr. Ges. Liibeck, (2) H. vii.-viii. 

 p. 133 (pt.)(1894:/rette). 



Epomopliorus zenkeri (nee Matschie), Dollman, Ann. S; May. N. II. 

 (8) iii. p. 349 (female, uo. 28) (1909: Katanga). 



Epomopliorus augoleu.'-is (nee Gray), Jameson, Ann. i<c May. N. II. 

 (8) iv. p. 468 (1909: Tzaueen, Zoutpansberg ; Kalomo, N.W. 

 ilbodesia; liabits). 



Diaynosis. — Similar to E. anuru.'i, but larger, and -with relatively 

 longer rostrum and palate. Skull, total length about o2-.55 (males) 

 and 4(')-2-49-7 mm. (females), mandible 42-44 (malci?) and '3(y3- 

 39-8 (females), c-m' 18-19 (males) and 16-2-17-5 (females), 

 forearm 81-S5-5 (males) and about 79-80 (females). Hah. The 

 Zambesi and Limpopo vallej-s, north to Nyasa and Katanga, south 

 at least to Transvaal. 



Description. — Male skulls much, female skulls at least 8omc^\'hat, 

 larger than those of corresponding sexes of E. anurus: postdenlal 

 palate always relatively longer. Median palatal length in males 

 more than, in females subequal to, twice the breadth across 

 external surfaces of m'-m' ; postdental palate in males subequal 

 to in females about 4, of same breadth ; rostium (front of orbit 

 to tip of nasals) more than length of e-m' : front of orbit in 

 males always quite distinctly, though not much, behind, in 

 females vertically above or slightly behind, posterior point of m\ 

 Palate-ridges closely similar in arrangement to those of E. amtrns, 

 but fifth ridge generally situated slightly behind (in amirus 

 touched by) a line connecting hinder edges of m'-m'. Externally 

 in every respect larger than E. anurus, females of crjuiturus 

 being equal in size to, or even conspicuously larger than, males 

 of unurus. Vertical fascias of mesopatagium about 11-18. Light 

 abdominal patch very often entirely absent, not infrequently 

 indicated by a jiale greyish or whitish tinge at the centre of 

 the breast and belly, in none of the specimens seen v,'ell- defined ; 

 colour of fur in other respects not differing from that of E. ^valilhergi. 

 Measurements. On pp. 545, 547, 549, 551, 553. 

 Speciwens examined. Eighteen, viz. those catalogued below and 

 seven specimens in the Berlin Museum collected at Tette by Peters, 

 being the type and six paratypes of the specice. 



