1G+ CHIROPTERA 



leaf with cuneate sella and very bigli, sharply poijited connecting 

 process ; fourth fingei' with iirst phalanx more than half as long 

 as second ; no marked contrast between crown areas of anterior 

 and posterior lower* premolars, a character unique among the 

 European members of the genus. 



Colour. — The only skin of this species which I have examined 

 is in bad condition. It indicates that the colour is not essentially 

 different from that of Bhinolophus euryale. 



Skull. — In general the skull resembles that of RhlnolophiiH 

 euryale, with which it agrees in size and in the form of the nasal 

 swellings as well as in that of mesopterygoid fossa and posterior 

 portion of palate. Constriction at front of interparietal more 

 pronounced than in any of the other European species, noticeably 

 marking off the occipital region from rest of brain-case. 



Teeth. — Incisors, canines and molars as in Mhinoloplms euryale. 

 Small upper premolar slightly less reduced, perfectly in the 

 tooth-row, but showing no tendency to develoj) a cusp. Large 

 upper premolar with anterior and posterior margins of crown 

 essentially parallel, the posterior border nearly straight. Lower 

 premolars differing from those of all the other European membei's 

 of the genus in the approximately equal crown ai'eas of the two 

 larger teeth, the anterior subterete, the posterior with trapezi- 

 form section ; shaft of posterior tooth with diameter in axis of 

 tootli-i'ow much less than transverse diametei', the cusp when 

 viewed from the side appearing to rise from middle of crown with 

 noticeable flat area before and behind it. 



Meanurements. — Average and extremes of four females from 

 Cyprus: head and body, 48-4 (44-51); tail, 24-7 (24-25); 

 tibia, 19-3 (19-20) : foot, 9-7 (9-4-10) ; forearm, 45 -^ (44-6- 

 47) ; thumb, 7-5 (7-8) ; third tinger, 70 3 (69-72) ; tifth finger, 

 57 "7 (56—60) ; ear from meatus, 19 "7 (19-20) : ear fi-om crown, 

 15-5 (15-16-4); width of ear, 14-7 (14-15). Adult from 

 Nauplia, Greece : tibia, 18 - N ; foot, 9 • 6 : forearm, 44 • 6 ; thumb, 

 8 ; third finger, 09 : fifth finger, 57. For cranial measurements 

 see Table, p. 163. 



Specimens exaviincd. — Five, from the following localities : — 

 Cypbus : No exact locality, 4. 

 Geeece : Nauplia, 1 (U.S.N.:^[.). 



Meuiurls. — This .species is so readily distinguished from the 

 other European members of the genus by the peculiarities of its 

 noseleaf and lower premolar as to reejuire no special comparisons. 

 Its range appears to be strictly confined to the eastern portion 

 of the Meditei-ranean i-egion, not extending west of Italy. 



