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nated by a rounded edge. Three inches long •, expanse of the 
wings nine inches. Inhabits Egypt; frequenting ancient build¬ 
ings, at Thebes, Ombo, &c. — Geoffroy’s Egypt, ii. plate 3, 
fig. 1. 
Genus 19.— Myopteris — Geoffroy. 
Generic Character. —Incisors ?, canines molars * : total 
2 7 1—l 7 5—5 7 
26. Nose without a foliation, membrane, or furrow; muzzle 
short and thick ; forehead depressed; ears large; tail long, half 
enveloped at its base, free at the extremity. 
Myopteris Daubentonii. — Daubenton’s Myopteris. 
Fur on the top of the head and back brown; the under parts 
pale yellowish-white. Body three inches in length. Country 
unknown. 
Genus 20.— Cel^eno. — Leach. 
Generic Character .—Incisory teeth no canine teeth, molars jj j 
total 20. The upper incisive teeth acuminated and simple, the 
lower formed, as it were, of four columns ; the anterior grinders 
in both jaws acuminated, the three posterior acutely tubercu- 
lated. 
Celoeno Brooksiana .— Brooks’s Cel^no. 
Fur on the back rust-coloured, abdomen and shoulders yel¬ 
lowish; membrane black; ears acuminated, distinct, the ante¬ 
rior margin rounded, the posterior straight; oreillon very small; 
tail doubtful. 
Genus 21.— Aello. — Leach. 
Generic Character .—Incisors |, no canines, molars |—|; total 
26 : the two upper anterior acuminated; the third bifid, and the 
fourth with three edges ; in the lower jaw, the three anterior 
acuminated, the three posterior bifid. 
