288 EHINOLOPHID^E. 



Anterior nose-leaf not covering the end of the muzzle, having 

 three supplementary leaflets on each side ; sella broad ; posterior 

 leaf evenly rounded behind, the surface divided into four cells by 

 longitudinal ridges. Frontal sac well developed. Wing-membranes 

 from the tibia near the ankle. Interfemoral membrane short, square 

 behind ; the end of the tail projecting. 



Colour of fur above brown, varying from bright golden-brown 

 to mouse-colour, the hairs white at the base ; below, the tint is 

 similar but paler. 



Dimensions. Head and body 2'4 inches, tail O85,ear from crown 

 0-5, forearm 2. 



Distribution. Throughout the greater part of India, specimens 

 having been obtained from Dehra Dun, from Chanda and other loca- 

 lities in the Deccan, and from several places in Southern India 

 (Madras, Nellore, Trichinopoly, Travancore, &c.), where Jerdon 

 says this bat is far from rare, inhabiting old buildings, wells, &c. 

 It also appears to be common in Ceylon. It has been found at Prome 

 in Burma, and has an extensive range in the Malay Archipelago. 



As in so many other cases, nothing appears known of the habits 

 of this common bat, except that it is found in caves and masonry- 

 buildings, ruins, tombs, wells, &c. 



165. Hipposiderns larvatus. HorsfieWs leaf-nosed Bat. 



llhinolophus larvatus, vulgaris, deformis, and insignis, Horsfield, 



Res. Java (1824). 



Hipposideros larvatus, Blyth, J. A. 8. B. xiii, p. 488 ; id. Cat. p. 26. 

 Hipposideros vulgaris, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xiii, p. 488 ; Cantor, J. A. 



S. B. xv, p. 183. 

 Phyllorhina larvata, Dobson, P. A. S. B. 1872, p. 155; id. J. A. S. B. 



xliii, pt. 2, p. 235 ; id. Man. As. Chit: p. 68 ; id. Cat. Chir. B. M. 



p. 145 ; Blyth, Mam. Birds Burma, p. 21 ; Anderson, An. Zool. 



Res. p. 97; id. Cat. p. 117. 



Ears broad, pointed, outer margin concave below the tip, then 

 convex ; there is a slight thickening about one third the distance 

 from the base, but no distinct projection as in H. speoris. 



Anterior nose-leaf not covering the end of the muzzle and having 

 three supplementary leaflets on each side ; sella well developed, 

 distinctly trilobed ; posterior leaf rather broader than the horse- 

 shoe, divided into four cells, hinder margin regularly rounded. 

 A well-marked frontal sac in males, but much smaller in fumades. In 

 some males the wart-like glandular prominences on each side of 

 the posterior leaf are greatly developed, as in H. armiger. Wings 

 from the ankle-joint, or from the tibia just above ; interfemoral 

 membrane projecting and triangular behind ; extreme tip of tail free. 



Colour of fur very variable, generally reddish brown, the base of 

 the hairs paler. 



Dimensions. Head and body 3 inches, tail 1-5, ear from crown O75, 

 forearm 2-45. 



