122 TAPHOZOUS DOBSONI. 



Dobson ^) described the clinging organs of a Bornean 

 Bat , Vesperugo tylopus and of Vesperugo nanus , discovered 

 by Peters on his journey in Mossambique. The same ex- 

 cellent observer states in a paper on Vesperugo Blanfordi ^) 

 that "a broad adhesive cushion occupies the base of the 

 inferior surface of the metacarpal bone , and extends out- 

 wards and backwards upon the base of the metacarpal of 

 the second finger." 



Finally Milne Edwards and Grandidier ^) have established 

 a new genus Myzopoda , upon a remarkable Bat from Ma- 

 dagascar, which they described under the specific name 

 '^aurita\ This species presents "des disques adhesifs situes 

 au-dessous du pouce des membres antérieures et au dessous 

 du pied des membres postérieurs." 



The following species thus were hitherto known : 



1. Thyroptera tricolor, Spix — Hab. Brazil, Surinam. 



2. Vesperugo pachypus , Tem. — Hab. Darjiling, Tenasserim 

 Province , Andaman-islands , Sumatra , Java , Philippine- 

 islands. 



3. Vesperugo nanus, Peters — Hab. Africa, south of the Sa- 

 hara, Madagascar. 



4. Vesperugo tylopus, Dobson — Hab. North-Borneo. 



5. Vesperugo Blanfordi, Dobson — Hab. Tenasserim. 



6. Myzopoda aurita , Milne Edw. and Grand. — Hab. Mada- 

 gascar. 



7. Mystacina tuberculata. Gray — Hab. New-Zealand. 



Now I have the pleasure to add an eighth species that I 

 found in a collection of Mammalia from Madagascar, 

 sent by J, Audebert, our zealous explorer of that inte- 

 resting island. Among other bats there were in that 

 collection a fine specimen of Vesperugo nanus and also 

 a single specimen of the beautiful Myzopoda aurita. 

 Our species being a true Taphozous , I propose to name 



1) P. Z. S. L. 1875, p. 472. 



2) Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal. 1877, p. 312. 



3) Bulletin de la Soc. philom. de Paris, Seance du 22 Juin 1878. 



Notes from the Leyden ]Museum. 



