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specimens obtained in 1908. However, specimens collected in Virginia 

 in 1957 average considerably darker, more sooty, both dorsally and 

 ventrally, than those collected recently in Kentucky and West Virginia 

 or in the same Virginia cave fifty years earlier. They resemble typical 

 P. t. townsendii in coloration. 



Specimens examined: A total of 100, from the following U.S. 

 localities : 



Kentucky: Powell County: Natural Bridge State Park, 2s (UK). Virginia: 

 Tazeivell County: Burkes Garden, 3,200 feet, 9as (USNM). West Virginia: 

 Grant County: 10 miles south of Petersburg, 3s (CM). Pendleton County: Cave 

 Mountain Cave, 2,450 feet, 1.4 miles west of Brushy Run, lias (USNM) ; Hellhole, 

 2,200 feet, 3.6 miles northeast of Riverton, 5a (USNM); Hoffman School Cave, 

 2,175 feet, 4.9 miles south-southwest of Franklin, 2s (USNM); Schoolhouse Cave, 

 2,205 feet, 4.4 miles northeast of Riverton, 31as (USNM) ; "Smokehole" [= Smoke- 

 hole Cave, 1,730 feet, 1.9 miles west-northwest of Brushy Run?], 29abs (AMNH); 

 "Cave Rock Cave, Smokehole" [=Cave Mountain Cave, 2,450 feet, 1.4 miles 

 west of Brushy Run?], 8s (AMNH). 



Additional records: The following records probably refer to this 



form: 



Kentucky: Rowan County: Carter Caves (Welter and SoUberger, 1939, p. 79). 

 West Virginia: Grant County: KUnes Gap Cave, 1,700 feet, 4 miles southwest 

 of Maysville (Frum, 1954, in litt.); Peacock Cave, 1,755 feet, 7.6 miles southwest 

 of Petersburg (Fowler, 1941a, p. 35) ; Petersburg (McKeever, 1952, p. 47). Hardy 

 County: Baker's Cave, near Durgon [apparently not the "Baker Cave" of Davies, 

 1949, p. 139] (Wilson, 1946, p. 86). Pendleton County: Mill Run Cave, 1,800 

 feet, one-half mile southeast of Kline (Frum, 1954, in litt.); Seneca Caverns, 

 2,200 feet, 3 miles northeast of Riverton (Reese, 1934, p. 47) ; Sinnit Cave, 2,250 

 feet, one-quarter mile northwest of Moyers (Frum, 1954, in litt.) ; Thompson Cave, 

 2,350 feet, 1.5 miles east-southeast of Riverton (Frum, 1954, in litt.) [===5.6 miles 

 north-northeast of Circleville, 2,350 feet (McKeever, 1952, p. 47)?]; Torys Cave, 

 2,000 feet, 5 miles southwest of Frankhn (Frum, 1954, in htt.) [= Tory's Cave, 10 

 miles south of Frankhn (Barbour, 1951b, p. 369)?]; Trout Cave, 5 miles southwest 

 of Frankhn (Fowler, 1941b, p. 47). Preston County: No exact locality (Kellogg, 

 1937, p. 450; Barbour, 1951a, p. 50). Randolph County: 6.7 miles east-northeast 

 of Glady, 3,500 feet (McKeever, 1952, p. 47); The Sinks, Cave No. 1, 3,500 feet, 

 one-half mile west of Osceola (Reese, 1934, p. 47) . Tucker County: Arbegast Cave, 

 2,600 feet, 6 miles southeast of Hendricks (Frum, 1954, in litt.); Cave Hollow 

 Cave, 2,400 feet, 5 miles southeast of Hendricks (Frum, 1954, in litt.). 



INCERTAE SEDIS 



Vespertilio maugei Desmarest 



Vespertilio maugei Desmarest, 1819, p. 480. 

 Plecotus Maugei Lesson, 1827, p. 96. 

 Vespertilio (Plecotus) Maugei Cooper, 1837, p. 71. 

 Synotus Maugei Wagner, 1855, p. 719. 

 Vespertilio maugei H. E. Anthony, 1916, p. 360. 



Holotype: From Puerto Rico. Collected by Mauge. The pres- 

 ent disposition of the holotype is unknown. Some of Desmarest's 



