1^)2 

 Sur.-OBi.i:i{ MEGACHTROPTERA. 



Family PTEEOPIDiE. 



KEY TO THE srB-FAMrLIEi*, 



A. Tongue moderate ; iuner margin of nostril 



projecting ; upper surface of mandibular 

 symphysis forming conspicuous angle with 

 alveolar line ... ... ... ... ... Pteropinie. 



B. Tongue very long ; no projecting margin to 



nostril ; upper surface of mandibular sym- 



pliysis parallel with alveolar line ... .'. Kinrlotinx. 



SrB-F.VMiLY PTEROPlXiE. 

 KEY TO THE GENERA. 



A. Nec-k and shoulders much more warmly co- 



loured than rest of back : size larger, head 



and body much more than loO mm. ... Pteropus. 



B. Neck and shoidders not more Inilliant than 



rest of back : size smaller, head and body 

 always less than 150 mm. 

 o. Five upper and six lower cheek-teeth aside Roniiettos. 

 h. Four upper and five lower cheek-teeth aside. 



riK Two pairs of lower incisors ... ... Cynopterus. 



1^. One pair of lower incisors. 



«-. Tail present -. rostrum nearly straight 



al>ove ... ... ... ... ... Pfenochirus 



h-. Tail absent ; rostrum strongly concave 



above ... ... ... ... ... Meijit^rrq)ii. 



Oi-Ms PTEROPTS (MiLl-ER, p. 50J. 



152. Pteropu.s edulis, Geoff. 

 Pterojms ranijiyrvfi, Linn. 

 Blanforcl, p. 25f». Dobson, p. 20. 



Throughout tlie Peninsular area except the islands of Tioman. 

 Pennangil and Aor. 

 152fl. Ptekopus nicobaricus, Fitziinjer. 

 Blanford, p. 2fiO. Dobson, p. 17. 



A female Fruit-bat from Great Redang Islan^l, oft Tringanu, 

 has been identified by Bonhote (P.Z.S., 1900, p. 875) as 

 P. nicoharicns, and the species is therefore included. 

 Further confirmation is desired. P. condwensis, Peters, 

 another dark Fruit-bat. mav eventual! v be disr-overed. 

 1526. Pteropus medius, Temm. 



Pterop7t8 (jifjontevs, Briinnich. 

 Blanford. p. 257. Dolison, p. 18. 



