MACROGLOSSUS I-AGOCHILUS MICROTtTS. 767 



rt. Ad. sk. ; skull. Mysol; ISGO. Dr. A. E. Wallace 61.12.11.7. 



[O.]. 

 i.e. 1 ad., 1 subad. New Ireland. Rev. G. Brown 77.7.13.8,9. 



sks.; skulls. [C.]. 



d-f. '6 ad. sks. ; Dobo, Am Is. ; May, New Guinea Espe- 10.3.2.1-3. 

 skulls. l^m {W. Stalker). ditiou [P.]. 



2 c. Macroglossiis lagocliilus pygmaeus, K. And. 



Macroulossus australis (pt., nee Pet.), Ofjilh)/, Cut. Audr. Mcaiiin. 



p. 81 (1892). 

 Macroglossiis nanus (pt., nee Matsehte), Jentinh, Notes Leijd. Mus. 



xxiii. p. 139 (1902: Murray Is.). 

 Carponvcteris nana (pt. ), Trouessart, Cat. Mamm., Suppl. p. 60, 



n. 500 (1904). 

 Macroglossu3 lagocliilus pvjrniasus, /sT. Andersen, Ann. >§• Mag. N. II. 



(8) vii. p. 642 (1 June, 1911 : Murray Is.). 



Blnijnosis. — As M. 1. namis, but rostrum relatively a little 

 shorter, (i'S mm. (in type) agaiust 7"5-8-5 in nanns. 



General size of animal as M. I. nanus, if not perhaps avcragins: 

 a trifle smaller ; premolars and molars as narrow as in nanus ; 

 colour of fur not differing. 



Measurements. On pp. 768-770. 



Specimens examined. Those catalogued below. 



llange. Thus far only known fi'om the type locality, Murray 

 Islands, Torres Straits. 



Type in collection. 



a. 2 iinm. al. ; skull. Murray Is. Rev. S. MaoFarlane [C.]. 78.9.14.3. 



6. cJ ad. al.; skull. Mer, Murray Is. Prof. A. C. Iladdon [P.J. 99.9.10.1. 



( Ti/pe of subsjjecies.) 



2 d. Macroglossus lagochilus inicrotus, K. And. 



Macronlossus australis (pt., nee Pet.), Thomas, P. Z. S. 1888, p. 476 



(1889: Aola). 

 Carponycteris nana (pt., nee Mutsc/iie), Trouessart, Cat. Mamm., 



Suppl. p. 05, n. 500 (1904). 

 Macroglossus lagochilus raicrotus. A'. Andersen, Ann. Sf Mag. N. II. 



(8) vii. p. 042 (1 June, 1911 : Florida ; Ciuadalcanar). 



Diarjnosis. — Similar to M. 1. pygmaus, but ears relatively smaller. 



General size of animal as M. I. pyymcms ; premolars and molars 

 as narrow as in nanus and pyginceus ; length of ears from orifice in 

 two adult specimens (type and paratype) 11 and 12-5 (12*5-13'5 in 

 nanus and pygmcnis), breadth of flattened ear 8 and 8-5 mm. 

 (9-9-5) ; colour of fur not diflfering. 



Measurements. On pp. 768-770. 



Specimens examined. Those catalogued below. 



liange, Solomon Islands ; so far recorded from Florida and 

 Guadalcanal 



Ty2>e in collection. 



a. Juv. sk.; skull. Florida I.; 29 Dec. A. S. Meek [C.]. 1.11.5.5. 

 1900. 

 b, c. (S nd., 2 atl- al.; Aola, Qundalcanar. C. M. Woodford, 88.1.5.13, 14. 

 skulls. Esq. [C.]. 



($ ad., 88.1.5.14, ?>//><■ of .species.) 



