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VESPEETILIONID^. 



outer margins straight, then convex, slightly concave opposite the 

 base of the tragus, and terminating abruptly in a deep lobe closer 

 to the angle of the mouth than to the base of the tragus ; tragus 

 narrowest opposite to the base of its inner margin, expanded above 

 and curved inwards. 



Head very flat and broad ; nostrils wide apart, semilunate. Feet 

 very small, the sole of the feet forming a cushion, probably adhesive, 

 but not expanded as in V. pachypus. Postcalcaneal lobe very large, 

 broader than the foot, and with a median cartilaginous support, 

 the extreme tip of the tail alone projecting. In all other details, 

 this species, though less than half the size, exactly resembles V. 

 tickeUi, and the dentition is similar, the outer incisors being 

 proportionally even smaller and placed more behind the inner. 



Colour of fur dark reddish brown above, slightly paler beneath. 



Dimensions. Head and body 1'75 inches, tail I'l, ear from base 

 of outer margin 0'45, forearm 1-1. 



Distribution. The type was obtained by Mr. Limborg east of 

 Moulmein in Burmah, together with V. tickdli ; another specimen 

 has been found at Johore in the Malay Peninsula. 



Genus NYCTICEJUS, Eafinesque (1819). 

 Syn. Scotophilus, Leach (1822). 



Head short and broad ; ears far apart, usually short, rounded at 

 the tips, generally with the basal lobe of the inner margin well 

 developed and its inner termination free ; tragus well developed ; 

 muzzle broad and swollen, nearly naked ; nostrils near together, 

 opening by simple lunate apertures in front or sublaterally. 



Membranes thick and leathery, as a rule quite naked, the fur 

 confined to the body. Wing-membranes from the base of the toes. 

 Limbs stout. Tail long, but shorter than the head and body. 



Dentition : i. 1 -=^, c. J=j, pm. l ~ or ?=|, m. jp|. Four upper milk- 

 incisors. Upper incisors long, unicuspidate, with their bases usually 



Fig. 98. a, Skull of Nycticejus kuhli. b, Upper canine and incisor teeth, 

 close to those of the canines. Tipper premolar (or second, if there 

 are two) large, exceeding the molars in height, close to the canine. 

 Last upper molar small. 



