HIPPOSIDEROS SPEORIS. 27 



From the Himalayas. Has been sent from IS'epal only. Blyth has a 

 Rhinolophus brevitarsus from Darjeeling — not described. 



One or two BhinoloiJhi are European, a few from Africa, and there are 

 several others from the Malayan islands, China, and Japan. 



Gen. HiPPOSiDEROS, Gray. 



Char. — Nasal leaf, bi-oad, depressed, transverse ; ears, with transverse 



. . 2 4 4 



wi'inkles ; incisors — ; molars ; the upper incisors near the canines, 



4 5 — 5 



the lower ones close, crenulate, tricuspid ; interfemoral membrane large. 



Most of the species of this genus have a remarkable peculiarity, viz., a 



circular cavity or sac behind the nasal crest, which the animal can turn 



out at pleasure like the finger of a glove ; it is lined by a pencil of stiff 



hairs, and is probably a glandular organ, as it contains a peculiar waxy 



matter. The ears are very tremulous. Most of the species are from 



India and Malayana, a few African. 



25. Hipposideros armiger. 



HoDGSOX, J. A. S., lY. 699.— Blyth, Cat. 74. — H. noUUs, var. Blyth, 



olim. 



The Large Horse-Shoe Bat. 



Bescr. — Nasal leaf, large, quadrate ; lips, with a triple fold of skin on 

 each side; "tragus, vaguely developed, and wa\ily emarginate." Of a 

 uniform light-brown colour, with marone tips to the hairs of the upper 

 parts ; membranes, black. 



Length, head and body, i\ inches ; tail, 21 ; expanse, 22 ; fore-arm, 3^ ; 



tibia, \\. 



This fine bat was first procured by Hodgson in Nepal ; and Hutton 

 found it at INIussoorie at 5,000 feet of elevation. I obtained specimens at 

 Darjeeling. This species is represented in Ceylon by H. lanhadiva, 

 Kelaart, and in Burmah and the Malay countries, by H. nobilis. 



26. Hipposideros speoris. 



Rhinoloplms apud Schneider.— Blyth, Cat. 78.— Elliot, Cat. 7.— 

 H. apiculatus and //. penicillatus, Gray. — R. duklmnemis, Sykes. 



The Indian Horse-shoe Bat. 

 j)escT. Ears, large, erect, acuminate, rounded at the base, emarginate 



