688 RHITHRONYCTERIS. BRACHYPHYLLA., 
649. aphylla (Reithronycteris!), Miller, Proc. Acad. Nat. Scien. Phil., 
T8098, Pp. 334- 
LEAFLESS OR BLUNT-NOSED Bart. 
Type locality. Island of Jamaica. 
Geogr. Distr. Island of Jamaica. 
Fig. CXXIIl. RHITHRONYCTERIS APHYLLA. 
Genl. Char. Muzzle with disk-shaped nose-leaf; other characters 
as in genus; concealed wart between corner of mouth and ear. 
Color. Light yellowish brown; ears and membranes light brown. 
Measurements. Total length, 88; tail, 12; forearm, 48; thumb, 
14; second finger, 37; third finger, 84; fourth finger, 66; fifth finger, 
64; tibia, 22.8; foot, 17; ear from crown, 13; tragus, 8. Skull: great- 
est length, 26; basilar length, 20; interorbital breadth, 5.4; mastoid 
breadth, 12.4; depth of braincase, 9; width of palate between last 
molars, 5; depth of rostrum at anterior end of first molar, 6; length 
of upper molar series, 8; length of mandible, 16.6; length of lower 
molar series, 9. 
159. Brachyphylla. 
I=; C=; P=; M.=3 = 32. 
2—2 — S35 
Brachyphylla Gray, Proc. Zodl. Soc., 1833, p. 12 
phylla cavernarum Gray. 
Nose-leaf small, bounded on sides and behind by a deep groove, 
and situated near end of muzzle; nostrils in center of nose-leaf; 
V-shaped groove in center of lower lip margined with warts; ears 
separate, obtusely pointed, shorter than head; inner margin convex; 
wing membrane to the ankles; interfemoral membrane well developed; 
no tail, and caleaneum short or lacking. 
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Type Brachy- 
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