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Genus 6. — Cheiromeles — Horsfield. 
Generic Character. —Incisory teeth canines J-J; cheek 
teeth *~t > total 26. Face conical; ears distant and spreading ; 
operculum short, semicordate, and blunt; interfemoral mem¬ 
brane short; tail exserted; thumb distinct; claw flat, fringed 
on the edge with a series of bristles. 
Cheiromeles torquatus .— The Collared Cheiromeles. 
(Horsfield’s Zoology of Java, No. 7.) 
Neck covered with longish hairs ; back naked and dotted. In¬ 
habits the Indian Archipelago. 
Genus 7. — Stenoderma.— Geoffroy. 
Generic Character. —Incisory teeth * ; canines J-J; grinders 
; total 28. Ears moderate, lateral, and distinct ; nose sim¬ 
ple ; interfemoral membrane only rudimentary, bordering the 
legs : without tail. 
Stenoderma rufa. — The Red Stenoderme. 
Fur bright chestnut; ears small, lateral, and isolated, without 
orellion ; no tail. Length of the body about three inches; ex¬ 
panse of wings nearly twelve inches. 
Genus 8—Noctilio. — Geoffroy. 
Generic Character. — Incisors canines J—J; molars *—* ; to¬ 
tal 26. Two upper intermediate incisors larger than the others, 
lower incisors placed before the canine teeth; the molars fur¬ 
nished with sharp tubercles; ears small, lateral, and insulated ; 
muzzle short, thick, and cleft, furnished with warts or fleshy 
tubercles ; nose without an appendage ; interfemoral membrane 
large; tail extending a little beyond the membrane; claws of 
hind feet very large. 
