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First upper molar broad, deep, the anterior inner angle more devel- 

 oped than in A. planirostrU, which .species has this portion 

 rounded. S<iCond lower premolar very heavy and broad, the poste • 

 rior internal border with the dentate ridge low. First lower molar 

 subquadrale in outline. 



Remarks. — This species is quiie distinct from A. planirodris 

 (Spix), the only .species to which it is at all closely related. The 

 large size and rather peculiar dentition v.ill immediately distin- 

 guish it. 



Comparative measurements. 



Artibeus parvipes n. sp. 



Type. — Xo. 5,494, Collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences 

 of Philadelphia. 



Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, March 15. 1892. Male. Collected 

 and presented by Dr. Benjamin Sharp. 



General Characters. — Allied to the Jamaican A. jamaicensis 

 Leach, but differing in the smaller forearm and tibia, and the 

 narrower and lighter built foot. 



Distribution. — Specimens from Santiago pro%'ince, Cuba, are all 

 that have been examined. 



Size. — General size apparently the same as jamaicensis, but the 

 forearm and tibia are constantly smaller. The forearms of six 

 specimens average 53.7 mm., against 58.3 mm. in six specimen? 



