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skeleton Italy. (Prince Bona- Tomes Collection. 7. 1. 1. 734. 



without parte.) {Type of species.) 



skull. 



9. 



2al. 

 2al. 



Marsala, Sicily. O. Thomas (p). 6. 8. 4. 21. 



(.4. Robert.) 



Cagliari, Sardinia. Florence Museum (e). 85. 7. 6. 6-7. 



Grotte de Sardale, Sar- O. Thomas (p). 0. 12. 3. 1-2. 



dinia. 



Inca, Majorca, Balearic O. Thomas and R. I. 0. 7. 1. 3. 



Islands. Poooek (c & p). 



Elche, Alicante, Spain. G. S. Miller (c). 8. 8. 4. 13. 



MYOTIS DASYCNEME Boie. 



1823. Vcspertilio mijstaciniis Boie, Isis, p. 9G5. Not Y. viystacinus Kuhl 



(Jutland, Denmark). 

 1825. Vespertilio dasycneme Boie, Isis, p. 1200 (Renaming of 7ni/slacinns 



Boie). 

 1839. Vcspciiilio limnopldlus Temmiuck, Monogr. de Mamm., ii, p. 176 



(Holland). 

 1857. Vespertilio dasycneme Blasius, Siiugethiere Deutschlands, p. 103. 

 1878. Vespertilio dasycnetne Dobson, Catal. Chiropt. Brit. Mus., p. 295. 

 1904. Myotis dasycneme Trouessart, Catal. Mamm. Tam viv. quam foss., 



suppl., p. 88. 

 1910. Myotis dasycnetne Trouessart, Faune Mamm. d'Europe, p. 27. 



Type locality. — Chalk quarries at Dagbierg, near Wiborg, 

 Jutland, Denmark. 



Geographical distribution. — Central and southern Europe, 

 west to the Atlantic coast,* north to Sweden, east into Asia. 



Diagnosis. — Form and proportions essentialh' as in 3Iyotis 

 dauhentonii and M. capaccinii, but size much larger (forearm 

 about 47 mm., longest linger about 75 mm., condylobasal length 

 of skull about 16 mm.) ; tibia and adjacent membrane naked. 



External characters. — Form not essentially different from the 

 other European members of the large-footed group. Tragus 

 relatively shorter than in any other European Mj/otis, its height 

 distinctly less than half that of conch, its anterior border slightly 

 concave, its posterior border slightly convex below, then more 

 abruptly convex to bluntly rounded ofi' tip, the two margins 

 essential!}' parallel through lower half. Free border of uro- 

 patagium without fringe. 



Fur and colour. — Distribution of fur as in Myotis dauhentonii ; 

 quality not peculiar, the longest hairs on middle of back about 

 8 mm. in length. Colour of upper parts a light yellowish wood- 

 brown ; underparts strongly contrasted greyish white with a 

 tinge of but!', the line of demarcation along sides of neck well 

 defined. Muzzle and cheeks scarcely contrasted dusk\-. Under- 

 fur slaty black. Ears and membranes an indefinite dark brown. 



* The supposed British record is probably erroneous (see Barrett- 

 Hamiltou, Hist. Brit. I\Iamm., i, pp. 157-158. December, 1910). 



