Ttco new species of Bats. 573 



bat belongs to quite a different gi'oup, liitherto unknown in 

 the Old World. 



For it proves to have the characteristic incisors of Molossus, 

 the upper pair being large, nearly filling up the space between 

 the canines, and touching each other in the middle line. The 

 lower ones are only two in number, not four as originally 

 stated, and while appearing from the front to be of the normal 

 shape — I. e., narrow, broadening upward, each with a deep 

 central notch dividing it into two cusps, of which the inner is 

 the higher — they are curiously deep antero-posteriorly, deeper 

 than broad, their hinder part running back between the 

 canines. 



The premaxillary region of the palate is very completely 

 ossified, in great contrast to all the members of the Nycti- 

 nornus group, the only remnant of the premaxillary notch 

 being two minute foramina on each side of the middle line, 

 between and opposite the centre of the canines. 



The skull is smooth and rounded, not broadened and 

 flattened across the muzzle as it is in Myoiderus^ nor specially 

 crested as in Molossus. The base of the skull has a narrow 

 median ridge between two well-defined sphenoid pits. 



Under these circumstances it is clear that this bat cannot 

 be referred io Nyctinomus ov Mormojyterus, but is more nearly 

 allied to Molossus, Myopterus, and their allies. The peculiar 

 shape of its lower incisors, however, and the detailed structure 

 of its skull prevent its being referred to any one of the 

 existing American genera, and I would therefore propose to 

 erect for its reception a special genus, which might bear the 

 name of Eomops. 



It is also to be noted that, owing to the bad condition of 

 his specimens. Dr. JScharff described the underside oi Eomops 

 Wldtleyi as "of a light reddish-yellow colour"; but 

 Dr. Ansorge^s fresh examples show that this is pure white, 

 as are also the wing-membranes above and below, the digits, 

 and the underside of the interfemoral ; the upper surface of 

 the forearms, tibiae, and interfemoral are pale whitish 

 brown. 



Vesp)ertilio Alatschiei, sp. n. 



A small sandy-coloured species, in general external appear- 

 ance very like Scotophilus Schlieffeni. 



Size small. Fur of medium length, hairs of back about 

 4 mm. long; strictly confined to the body, not extending on 

 to the limbs or membranes, except slightly at the base of the 



