rVNoniuus jMinok. (329 



o. Cynopterus major, Miller. 



? (Jyiiopterus inargiiiKtus (wee 1^. Geoff".), ModiijUani, Ann. J/i/?. 



t'iv. Genova, (3) vii. p. 241 (1880: Mas). 

 ? Cynopterus sclierzeri {ticc Zelehor), Ilanif.sch, Ann. Hep. Jiafffc i^ 



Lihr. ^ Mu8. 1897, p. 1 1 (Nias). 

 Cvnopterus major, Miller, Froc. Biol. Soc. Wash. xix. ]). (52 (1 ^lav, 

 "19(56: Nias): id., Fam. A'- Gen. Batu, p. 4i) (1907); Li/on'^- 



Osgvml, Cat. Types Mamm. U.S. N. M. p. l'5o (I9U9). 



Differential characters. — Surface cusp of Pj and m^ small or 

 absent ; cranial rostrum sliglitlj* les.s than or at most etjual to one- 

 fourtli of total length of skull ; general size of animal large (forearm 

 75*o S- mm.), but ears relatively short (16'5-lS mm.). 



The large size of this species prevents its confusion witli any other 

 forms of Ciinoptcrus s. str. (excl. " Niudius ") than 0. s. ganyeticus 

 and tiltha'clieilus. The table below shows the principal differential 

 characters of these three forms. Note in C. s. riangeticus the rela- 

 tively longer rostrum (a little more than one-fourth of total lenglli 

 of skull), the large ears; in C. s. tittlueclicilus the large skull and 

 largo external dimensions, relatively shorter rostrum, largo ears ; 

 ill ('. major the large extei'nal dimensions (forearm equal to that of 

 tiltha'cheilus), but smaller skull, shorter cars, sliorter tibi;o. 



s. (/anijiiicitf. y. /iff/ucclicilus. iiiufor. 



3 skulls, lo skulls, « skulls. 



'6 specini. 17 specim. 12 specitu. 



Skull, lambda to gnatliion 33 -36 3.")-5-38-5 34 -.SS'S uiiii. 



„ coml.vlo-basal length 32 -34-(i 342-37 32-7-34-5 „ 



., rostrum 9 -9-3 8-6-9(5 8 -8-5 „ 



Mandible 2.5-5-27-8 278-30 2(i-5-27 



c-iu', crowns 11-8-12-3 12-2-13 11-7-12-4 „ 



Forearm 73 -78 74-0-83 75-5-82 ,, 



I'liird metacarpal 46 -51-5 47-3-53 47 -515 „ 



Kar (Vom orifice 20 18 -205 Ifi'O-lS 



Tibia 265-31 29 -33 2.5-5-29 



Colour. — Similar to that of C. g. titthivcheilas (p. 60(5), lliough 

 with a distinct tendency of the colour of the hack to shade into 

 paler or darker russet rather tlian into raw-umber. Sexual colour 

 ilitference as in tiithacheilas. Metacarpals and phalanges pale 

 brownish or brownish white, not so sharply marked off against tlio 

 dark membranes as usually in C. b. an{iidatns; ears narrowly 

 margined with white (in some alcoholic specimens, e. g. 1412(5."} 

 and 'G4, in all the other specimens examined there is scarcely any 

 trace of white ear-edgings). 



Measurements. On ]>p. (530, (539, 642. 



Specimens e.vamined. Twelve paratypes (four skins) of the species 

 (eight adult males, one subadult male, three adult females ; skulls 

 of six), U.S. National Museum, nos. 141234, '37-"39, '52, '54, "61, 

 '(53, '6-1, '72, '77, '78. 



Range. Apparently contincd to the island of Nias, olT W. Sumatra. 



