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  Mr. 
  F. 
  S. 
  Monticelli 
  on 
  the 
  Genus 
  Taphozous. 
  

  

  4. 
  T. 
  australis, 
  Gould. 
  

  

  Subgenus 
  Taphozotts. 
  

   Radio-metacarpal 
  pouch 
  distinct 
  ; 
  lower 
  lip 
  scarcely 
  grooved. 
  

  

  A. 
  Feet 
  very 
  large 
  (17-19 
  milliiu.); 
  radio- 
  

  

  nietacarpal 
  pouch 
  generally 
  small 
  ; 
  fore- 
  

   arm 
  72-75 
  millim. 
  ; 
  feet 
  with 
  cushions; 
  

   tragus 
  with 
  a 
  distinct 
  lobule 
  at 
  the 
  base. 
  1. 
  T. 
  nudiventris, 
  Cretzsch- 
  

  

  B. 
  Feet 
  small 
  (11-15 
  millim.) 
  ; 
  radio-meta- 
  

  

  carpal 
  pouch 
  well 
  developed. 
  

  

  1. 
  No 
  gular 
  sac 
  ; 
  no 
  cushions 
  on 
  the 
  feet. 
  

  

  a. 
  Ears 
  very 
  large 
  ; 
  extremity 
  of 
  tail 
  not 
  

  

  thickened 
  : 
  forearm 
  78 
  millim., 
  feet 
  

  

  15 
  millim 
  2. 
  T. 
  Theobaldi, 
  Dobson. 
  

  

  b. 
  Ears 
  moderate 
  ; 
  extremity 
  of 
  tail 
  

  

  thickened; 
  forearm 
  60-04 
  millim., 
  

  

  feet 
  12-13 
  millim 
  3. 
  T. 
  melanopogon, 
  Temm. 
  

  

  2. 
  Gular 
  sac 
  present, 
  at 
  least 
  in 
  males 
  ; 
  feet 
  

  

  with 
  or 
  without 
  cushions. 
  

  

  a. 
  Gular 
  sac 
  present 
  in 
  males, 
  rudimen- 
  

  

  tary 
  or 
  absent 
  in 
  females 
  ; 
  throat 
  

   hairy 
  beneath 
  ; 
  feet 
  without 
  cushions; 
  

   inner 
  margin 
  of 
  the 
  ears 
  papillate. 
  

   a. 
  Gular 
  sac 
  rudimentary 
  iu 
  females 
  ; 
  

   outer 
  margin 
  of 
  the 
  tragus 
  round- 
  

   ed 
  ; 
  forearm 
  65-69 
  millim., 
  feet 
  

  

  11-13 
  millim 
  

  

  /3. 
  Gular 
  sac 
  absent 
  in 
  females 
  ; 
  outer 
  

   margin 
  of 
  the 
  tragus 
  truncated 
  ; 
  

   forearm 
  61-63 
  millim., 
  feet 
  11-12 
  

   millim 
  5. 
  T. 
  perforattts, 
  Gooff. 
  

  

  b. 
  Gular 
  sac 
  present 
  in 
  males, 
  rudimen- 
  

  

  tary 
  in 
  females 
  ; 
  throat 
  naked 
  be- 
  

   neath 
  ; 
  feet 
  with 
  cushions 
  ; 
  inner 
  

   margin 
  of 
  the 
  ears 
  not 
  papillate. 
  

   a. 
  Tragus 
  slender, 
  outer 
  margin 
  trun- 
  

   cated 
  ; 
  a 
  distinct 
  lobule 
  at 
  the 
  

   base 
  ; 
  forearm 
  61-63 
  millim., 
  feet 
  

   12-13 
  millim. 
  ; 
  fur 
  above 
  dark 
  

  

  brown, 
  beneath 
  paler 
  6. 
  T. 
  mauritianus, 
  Geoff. 
  

  

  13. 
  Tragus 
  moderate, 
  outer 
  margin 
  

   rounded, 
  without 
  distinct 
  lobule 
  

   at 
  the 
  base 
  ; 
  forearm 
  59-63 
  mil- 
  

   lim., 
  feet 
  11-12| 
  millim.; 
  fur 
  

   above 
  and 
  beneath 
  varying 
  from 
  

   reddish 
  brown 
  to 
  black 
  7. 
  T. 
  longimanns, 
  Hardw. 
  

  

  Subgenus 
  Taphonycteris. 
  

   No 
  radio-metacarpal 
  pouch 
  ; 
  lower 
  lip 
  divided 
  in 
  the 
  centre 
  of 
  its 
  

   upper 
  surface 
  and 
  in 
  front 
  by 
  a 
  deep 
  narrow 
  groove 
  ; 
  inner 
  margin 
  of 
  

   the 
  ears 
  not 
  papillate 
  ; 
  feet 
  without 
  cushions. 
  

  

  A. 
  Feet 
  large 
  (20-22 
  millim.) 
  ; 
  gular 
  sac 
  

   present 
  in 
  males 
  and 
  females 
  (but 
  smal- 
  

   ler 
  in 
  the 
  latter) 
  ; 
  ears 
  elongated, 
  trian- 
  

   gular 
  ; 
  tragus 
  without 
  a 
  distinct 
  lobule 
  at 
  

   the 
  base 
  ; 
  forearm 
  86-89 
  millim 
  8. 
  T. 
  }>eli, 
  Temm. 
  

  

  