Bats of the Hhinolophus philippiuen^iis Group. 243 



as long as deep. Olivaceous with 5 or 6 dark 

 l)rovvi\ cross-bars; light blue spots on the body and soft 

 vertical fins. 



The types from Colombia measure from 115 to 200 mm. in 

 total length. 



37. Cichlosoma rostratum. 



jfferos rostratus, Gill & Bransford, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1877, p. 481. 

 Cichlasurna rostratum, Jord. & Everm. Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. xlvii. 

 1898, p. 1529. 



Depth of body 2^- in the length, length of head 2^. 

 Snout longer than postorbital part of head. Diameter 

 of eye 4 in the length of head, interorbital width 3J. 

 Depth of prseorbital 1;^ the diameter of eye. Maxillary 

 extending to midway between nostril and eye ; prae- 

 maxillary processes not extending to above the eye ; jaws 

 equal anteriorly ; fold of the lower lip not continuous ; 

 cheek with 5 or 6 series of scales ; 12 or 13 gill-rakers on 

 the lower part of the anterior arch. Scales 33 ^„ 3^ between 

 lateral line and base of anterior rays of soft dorsal. Dorsal 

 XVI 11, commencing above the opercular clef t, the spines 

 subequal from the sixth to the fourteenth, the last ? the 

 length of head. Anal VI 1 8. Pectoral as long as the head, 

 extending to above the last anal spine ; ventral extending 

 beyond the origin of anal. Caudal subtruncate. Caudal 

 peduncle f as long as deep. A blackish blotch below the 

 fourteenth to the seventeenth scales of the lateral line ; a dark 

 spot at the base of caudal ; soft dorsal, anal, and caudal with 

 alternate light and dark bars or series of spots. 



Lake Nicaragua. 



1. (186 mm.) one of the types L. Nicaragua. Smithsonian Inst, 

 of the species. 



This species is very closely allied to C. altifrons. 



[To be continued.] 



XXVIII. — On the Bats of the Rhinolophus philippinensis 

 Group, uith Descriptions of Five new Species. 13y Kxud 

 Andersen. 



The conclusions recorded in the present paper are based 

 on the material in the British ]\Iuseum, together with some 

 specimens from the United States National Museum. The 

 latter were sent for inspection and ideutitication by 

 Mr. Gerrit S. ^liller, Jr., Washington. 



