163 Miscellaneous. 



in. lin. 



Length of the tragus 2 



of the fore-arm 1 6^ or 7 lin. 



of the longest finger 2 11 



of the fourth finger 1 8 



of the tibia 7 



of the tibia, free part 7 



of the foot and claws 3^ 



Expanse of wings 11 6 



The other species to which I have alluded bears considerable re- 

 semblance to the one I have called 31. aiistralis. A single specimen 

 in the British Museum, received from the Stockholm Museum with 

 the name of Vesp. scotinus affixed, furnishes all the information I 

 possess respecting it, excepting that it is also labelled " Port Natal." 

 I am not aware that any description has been published. 



The fur of the upper parts is fuhginous-brown, with the tips a 

 little paler and greyer in hue. Beneath similar, but with the tips 

 of the fur paler, especially about the pubes. The general colour 

 more nearly resembles the darker examples of M. Schreibersii, which 

 have been described as V. dasrjthrix, than any other species ; and 

 possibly it may prove to be a small example of that species. 



The examination of a single specimen does not, amongst allied 

 species, afford sufficient evidence for a satisfactory decision ; and I 

 prefer therefore to leave undecided the claims of the present so- 

 called species, until further information afford more ample means 

 of deciding. 



The following are the dimensions : — 



in. lin. 

 Length of the head and body, about .... 1 10 



of the head 7 



of the ears 3 



of the tragus 2 



of the fore-arm 1 6 



of the longest finger 2 4 



of the fourth finger 1 11, nearly. 



of the thumb 3| 



of the tibia 8| 



of the foot and claws 5 



Expanse of wings, about 12 6 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Further Observations on the Genus Teredina, Lamarck. 

 By Dr. J. E. Gray, F.R.S. &c. 



When I sent my paper on Teredina (p. 8;")), I was not aware that 

 M. Deshayes had written a long article on this genus, illustrated with 

 several most instructive figures, in the new edition of his * Coquilles 

 Fossiles de Paris,' p. 122. t. 3 & 4. 



