284 Mr. K. Andersen on the Bats 



External characters. — In all essential points like a giant 

 modification of arcuatus. 



Colour. — (1) Red phase. Two skins, adult ; Manila; teeth 

 unworn. Above and below ^^ cinnamon-rufous/^ a little 

 lighter on the fore part of the back ; base of hairs almost 

 " orange-rufous." 



(2) Dark phase. One skin, adult ; Mindanao, July ; teeth 

 practically unworn. Upperside a very dark shade of 'Trout's 

 brown " ; base of hairs and underside " drab." 



Type. — Ad. (skin) . Manila. Presented by J. Gould, Esq. 

 Brit. Mus. no. 58. 3. 29. 4. 



Range. — Luzon (Manila). Mindanao. 



Remarks. — This is the species described by Prof. Peters as 

 '' Rh. riifus"^. The name rufus is preoccupied by Eydoux 

 and Gervais's " Rh. Indus, var. riifus" f. 



Rhinolophus inops, sp. n. 



Diagnosis. — Summit of sella forming a triangular pouch. 

 Forearm 53-8 mm. 



Skull. — The arcuatus type, but with slightly wider 

 temporal fossa ; sagittal crest somewhat higher in front and 

 a little more abruptly descending towards the postnasal 

 depression. 



Dentition (one skull). — p^ external; p^ and 7?^ in contact. 



External characters. — The horseshoe, tlie connecting- 

 process, and the lancet quite of the snbnifus type, but 

 summit of sella modified into a small triangular pouch, turning 

 the opening dowmvards ; greatest depth of the pouch about 

 1*5 mm. Plagiopatagiura inserted 1 mm. above the ankle. 

 Colour (in alcohol) a shade of dark brown. 



Type. — cJ ad. (in alcohol). Mt. Apo, at Jodaya, Min- 

 danao, 4000 feet ; July 8th, 1904. Collected by Dr. E. A. 

 Mearns (no. 5713). '' Bogobo name: Kohs'-set.'' U.S. 

 Nat. Mus. no. 125314. 



Remarks. — The shape of the sella, unique in the tvhole 

 genus, makes this species readily distinguishable. 



* Peters, MB. Akad. Berlin, 1861, p. 710. 



t Conf. Andersen, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist., Aug-ust 1905, j). 252. 



