PTENOCniF.rS. 



643 



19. PTENOCHIRUS, Pd. 



Cynoj^tevus (pt.), Dobsou, Cat. Chir. B. M. p. 80. 



Type. 



1861. Ptenocliirus, I'eters, MB. Ak. Berlin, 18131 (25 July), 



p. 707 Pt. jagoii. 



Pienochirus, Peferx, I. s. c. (I8G1 : subg. of Pachijsoma) ; id., MB. 

 Ak. Berlin, 1865, p. '2'->i) (suby. of Cijmipterus) ; id., op. c. 1867, 

 p. 867 (^enus); Dobson, Man. As. Chir. pp. 23, 28 (1876: 

 subg. of Cipiopterus) ; id., Cat. Chir. B. M. pp. 81, 87 (1878: 

 SLib<r. of Cynopterm) ; id., Ann. ^- Mng. X R. (5) vi. p. 164 

 (pt.) (1880 : subg. of Cynopterm = Ptenochirus + Pcnthetur) ; 

 Alatschie, Megachir. p. 77 (pt.) (1899: genus divided into two 

 subgenera, P^e«or!//i>u« ( = Ptem>ckirus-\-Penihetm-) and M eyedrops); 

 Miller, Fam. Sf Gen. Bati<, p. 51 (pt.) (1907 : §Qmis = Pienochirus 

 + PentJietor). 



Differential charaeteti^. — Like Cynopterus, but with onl)' one 

 pair of lower incisors (i, absent), with the outer upper mcisor (i^) 

 considerably reduced, and with a distinct vertical groove on the 

 antero-raedial surface of the upper canines. Forearm about 80- 

 87 mm. [One species. Hah. The Philippine Islands.] 



Fig. 51. — Vfenochintsjagnri, ^J, type of Bpecies. \, with front view \. 



From drawings by Franz Wagner lor Peters. Chiropt. Mus. Zool. Berol. pi. 3 ; 



by permission of the publisher, Horr Georg Reinier, Berlin.) 



Skull (fig. ol).— Similar in all respects lo thai of Ciinoptervs 



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