378 Dr. K. Andersen on new Bats of the 



e'. Infraorbital bridge nearly always much 

 broadened. 

 a 1 . j> 3 nearly always present. Size as hippo- 



sideros. (Gilgit to Cyprus.) midas. 



b 2 . pi nearly always absent. Size as mini- 

 mus. Forearm of type 37 mm. Skull, 

 length to front of canine 15-3, condyle 

 to canine 13*0, c-m 3 5-5. (Morocco.) . . escalene, subsp. n. 



Types : — 



majori. Male. B.M. no. 6. 4. 14. 3. Patrimonii), N. Cor- 

 sica. Collected and presented by. Dr. C. I. Forsyth 

 Major. 



escalercB. Female. B.M . no. 10. 11. 21. 2. Ha-ha, Mogador, 

 Morocco. Collected by M. de la Escalera. Presented 

 by Oldficld Thomas. 



Rh. luctus group, (phili ppinensis group, 1905.) 



c. Smaller ; skull to front of canine less than 



25 mm. ; forearm 42-5-54. 

 c'. Ears shorter ; from base of inner margin 

 20-23 mm. Nose-leaves smaller ; breadth 

 of horseshoe 9-5-10. Far dark. Skull 

 smaller and narrower, to front of canine 

 20-5-22 ; mandible 13-8-15 ; across m 3 

 7-2-7-8. Forearm 42-5-50. 



a 2 . Considerably smaller. (Borneo.) seduhis. 



b 2 . Considerably larger ; canine to m s 8 - 4- 

 8-5 mm. ; forearm 48*5-50. Infraorbital 

 canal longer. (Malay Peninsula.) .... edax, sp. n. 

 d'. Ears larger ; &c . trifoliatus, niasensis, 



d. Larger ; skull to front of canine more than [aolitarius. 



25 mm. ; forearm 57-75*5. 



e. Ear shorter, 28-30 - 5 mm. ; forearm 57-63. . beddomei. 

 e 2 . Averaging smaller ; c-m 3 9'7 mm. ; fore- 

 arm 57. (Ceylon.) b. sobrinus, subsp. n. 



f 2 . Averaging larger ; c-m 3 10 - 2-10-8 mm. ; 



forearm 595-63. (Indian Pensinsula.) b. beddomei. 



f. Ear longer, 34-39 mm. ; forearm 63-5-75-5. 



g 2 . Ear smaller ; &c morio. 



c 3 . Ears averaging smaller. Colour gene- 

 rally darker. (Malay Peninsula.) . . m. morio. 



d 3 . Ears averaging larger. Colour gene- 

 rally lighter. (Borneo.) m.fcetidus, subsp. n. 



Types : — '■ 



edax. Female. B.M. no. 7. 4. 18. 1. Singapore. Col- 

 lected and presented by H. N. Ridley. 



beddomei sobrinus. Female. B.M. no. 18. 8. 3. 3. Original 

 number 1137. Collected at Kala Oya, N.C.P., Ceylon, 



