of the Rhinoloplius jiliilippiuensi-s Group. 25 L 



Also the upper/)- is slightly smaller than iti trifoliatua, and 

 consequently the interspace between the canine and p^ a 

 little narrower. 



External characters. — In all important respects as Rh. tri- 

 foliatus, but a trifle smaller than the smallest individuals I 

 have seen of that species ; tail and tibia extremely short. 

 Colour (of a spirit-specimen) much as in trlfoliatus. 



Type. — ^ ad. (in alcohol). Tanjong Paranja, Banka; 

 June 18th, 1904. Collected by Dr. W. L. Abbott. Un. St. 

 Nat. Mus. no. 124767. 



5. Rhinolophus lactus, Temm. 



Diagnosis. — Trifoliatus type. Forearm 65-3-68 mm. 



Skn/I. — As in trifoliatus, but very much larger. 



Dentition (five skulls). — p^ generally external (four skulls), 

 sometimes almost in row (one). p2 andjo^ separated (two), 

 or almost or quite in contact (three), p'^ always in row, 

 cusp rudimentary or altogether wanting. Interspace be- 

 tween the upper canine and p* rather narrow. 



Colour. — (1) ? , rather young, but quite full-grown ; distal 

 epiphyses of metacarpals ossified; teeth almost unworn; 

 Selangor, November ; skin : Above and below, an exceedingly 

 dark shade of "diab,'' approaching blackish ; grey iridescence 

 on the hairs of the upperside. 



(2) Aged individuals; teeth slightly worn or well worn; 

 N. Borneo : four skins : Same style of colour, bixt decidedly 

 browner. Details as in Rh. sedulus. 



Distribution — N. Borneo (Mt. Dulit, Baram, Lawas) ; 

 Singapore; Selangor (Semangton). ? Java [cf. below). 



Temminck's Rh. luctus ^. — The type specimen f of Rh. 

 luctus is stated to be from Tapos, Java. I have seen no 

 example of this species from Java, but the original description 

 o^ luctus, the measurements (forearm and tail only), and the 

 figure (natural size) agree very closely J with the species 



* Temminck, Mun. Mainin. ii. 8^ ino'iogr. TIS-SS) pp. 24-26, pi. xxx. 



t According to Dr. Jentink ("Cat. syst. Mamru.,'"Mus. d'Hist. nat.Pays- 

 Bas, xii. (1888) p. It'O) there are two type specimens of Rh. luctus in the 

 Leiden ^Museum. Technically only one of these examples is the " type," 

 viz. no. " h" (the adult female) ; cf. Temminck (/. c.) : " mesure et de- 

 scription d'une adulte femelle " (p. 25) ; " nos voyageurs n'en trouverenfc 

 qu'une femelle" (p. 26). The specimens "a" and "c" in Jentink's 

 Catalogue are, perhaps, those referred to by Temminck in a later appendix 

 to the description {op. cit. pp. 30. c, d). 



\ The measurements given by Temminck are: forearm 6-3 mm. {"2 

 pouces 4 ligiies "), tail 4.5 mm. (" 1 pouce 8 lignes"). Dr. Jentink has 

 kindly re-examined the type, and found the length of the forearm as 

 stated bv Temminck. 



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