XYCTIME.NF. CEPIl Al-OiES. 703 



o. Nyctimene cyclctis, A'. An>L 



Nyctiiiiene cvclotis, K. Andersen, Attn. ^- Muf/. N. II. (8) \\. p. G'^S 

 (1 Dec. 1910: Arfak Mt.-^.)- 



Diof/nosis. — Size small (fore;irms of type broken, real length 

 probably about 5',i mm.). Premolars and molars peculiarly short 

 and broad, subcircular in outline (character particularly pronounced 

 in p' and m', ]^^ and m^) ; m' reduced to about f or |- the size of p\ 

 ffij slightly smaller than p^ : outer and inner cusp of p^ distinctly 

 separated at tijjs. Ears unusually broad, nearly as broad as long, 

 and semicircularly rounded oft' above. Back pale, mottled with 

 brownish tips to the hairs ; a narrow dorsal stripe along posterior 

 half of back ; membranes from second toe. JIab. Xew Guinea ; so 

 far known only from the Arfak Mountains. 



The short rounded cheek-teeth, reduced m' and m^, and very 

 broad and broadly rounded ears at once distinguish this form from 

 any other species of the genus. The fur is long and woolly as in 

 N. variu^ (length on back, general mass of hair 9-5, longest hairs 

 14 mm.). 



Compare the above diagnosis with tliat of the only other small 

 species of Nyctimene known from New Guinea, N. papuanus 

 (p. 698). 



Colour (type, ^ ad. al.). — General colour of back light greyish 

 wood-brown, irregularly mottled with dark brown tips to the hairs, 

 and tainted with cinnamon along antebrachial and brownish raw- 

 umber along lateral membranes : individual hairs blackish brown 

 (seal-browni) for basal half, then very pale (nearly cream) wood- 

 brown, with short dark brown tips. Dorsal stripe narrow, seal- 

 brown, confined to posterior half of back. Neck similar to back, 

 but paler and without any tinge of wood-brown ; head similar, 

 but more thickly powdered with dark brown. Sides of neck and 

 foreneck light cinnamon ; centre of breast and belly dull cream ; 

 sides of breast and belly, anal region, and flanks dark wood-brown 

 with a faint tinge of fawn. 



Measurements. On pp. 717, 719, 721. 



Specimen examined. The type (in collection) and only specimen 

 known. 



a. c^'ad.al. : skull. Arfak Mts., N.W. A. E. Pratt [C.]. 10.7.16.9. 



New Guinea. (7^/)c of species.) 



6. Nyctimene cephalotes, Pallas. 

 ITarpyia cephalotes (pt.), Dobson, Cat. Chir. B. il. p. 88. 



Vespertilio cephalotes, Pallas. S/n'c. Zool., fasc. 10, p. 10, pi. i. 

 (animal; head), pi. ii. (.'^kuU ; skeletun : anatomy) (1707: 

 Moluccas) ; Schreher, Siiia/. i. p. 172. pi. I.\i. (aniujal, coloured 

 copy from Pallas) (1774) ; Er.vleben, Si/sf. P. An. p. lo2 (1777) : 

 Zimwermann, Spec. Zool. Geogr. p. 401 (1777) ; Gatterer, Brer. 

 Zool. i. p. 43, no. 11 (1780); HosHn, Linn. Nat. Syi^t. i. p. 46 

 (1781) ; Zinvnermann, Gcogr. Gesc/i. Mensck. ^-e. iii. p. 168 



