300 VESPERTILIONID^E. 



Of this genus, which is evidently allied to Plecotus, only one 

 species is known. 



173. Otonycteris hemprichi. Hemprich's long-eared Bat. 



Otonycteris hemprichii, Peters, MB. Akad. Berl. 1859, p. 223 ; 

 Dobson, Cat. Chir. B. M. p. 182 ; Scully, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 199. 



Ears large, very much longer than the head, oval, broadly 

 rounded at the tips, inner margin convex, lower third especially so, 

 but without any projection, outer margin nearly straight for the 

 upper half, then convex, emarginate opposite the base of the tragus, 

 terminating behind the angle of the mouth. Tragus long, atten- 

 uate, rounded at the end. 



Wings from the base of the toes. Tail long, the point beyond 

 the triangular extremity of the interfemoral membrane. No post- 

 calcaneal lobe. Fur long, dense, and soft. 



Colour above pale sepia-brown, all the basal portions of the hairs 

 white, below white ; membranes and ears pale brown. 



Dimensions. Head and body 3 inches, tail 2 - 3, ear from crown 

 1-25, forearm 2-6. 



Distribution. Two specimens have been obtained in Gilgit, one 

 by Col. Biddulph, the other by Dr. Scully. The type was brought 

 by Hemprich and Ehrenberg from N.E. Africa, and a specimen 

 has recently been recorded from Algeria. 



Genus VESPERUGO, Keys. & Bias. (1840). 



Syn. Noctulinia, Gray (1842) ; Scotophilus, partirn, Gray, nee Leach ; 

 Myotis, partini, Blyth, nee Gray. 



Ears separate, moderate or short, generally much shorter than 

 the head, each outer margin terminating behind the angle of the 



Fig. 91. -Skull of Vetpervgo noctula, x 2. (Blasius, Saugeth. Deutschlands.) 



mouth and considerably in front of the base of the tragus; 

 the terminal portion of the outer margin usually consists of a 



