1902.] NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA. 37 



A NEW BAT OF THE GENUS GLOSSOPHAGA. 



BY JAMES A. G. REHN. 



Along with several other bats recently submitted to me for exam- 

 ination by Dr. J. Percy Moore, of the University of Pennsylvania, 

 were three specimens of the genus Glossophaga. On comparison 

 with a "series of specimens from northern South America, loaned 

 from the collection of the United States National Museum through 

 the kindness of Mr. Gerrit S. Miller, Jr., of that institution, it 

 was found that they represent a northern form of G. soridna 

 Pallas,^ and do not appear to closely resemble any of the other 

 species of the genus. From longirostris and elongata Miller it is 

 well separated ; from the former it is immediately differentiated by 

 the broader posterior portion of the bony palate, from the latter 

 by the much shorter skull. On examination of the names usually 

 placed as synonyms of G. soridna I find that none are available 

 for this form. 

 Glossophaga soricina antillarum n. subsp. 



Type.— 'No. 6,619 Collection Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. Port 

 Antonio, Jamaica, December 30, 1890. Female. Collected and 

 presented by Dr. J. Percy Moore. 



Distribution. — Jamaica and Bahamas. The collection of the 

 Academy contains a skull fi'om the latter locality. 



General characters. — Larger than typical G. soridna, the skull 

 much more elongate, the rostrum narrower, and second upper molar 

 larger. 



Size. — Large, the forearm considerably greater than in true 

 soricina. The ear and foot show an increase in size, while the hmd 

 tibia is practically the same length. 



1 As Pallas gave no locality for his Vespertilio soricinus (Misc. Zool., 

 p. 48), the typical form must be restricted by other means. In his figure 

 (tab. V) the species is represented with a comparatively short rostrum, 

 and as this is characteristic of the form from northern South America 

 (and possibly others from that continent). I have restricted the name 

 soricina to the form occurring in that region. 



