the Genus Acerodon. 25 



Aeerodon macklott alorensis, subsp. n. 



Skull and teeth as in A. m. macMoti and floresn (skull of 

 type, total length 71"8 mm. ; maxillary tooth-row, c—m^ 29*7 ; 

 r/<\ length 5'8, breadth 4'5), but external dimensions larger : 

 forearm 156 mm., against 139-146 in nine adult specimens 

 of the allied forms. Colour of fur scarcely differing from 

 that of A. m. floresii. 



Type. (J fid. (ale, skull), Alor (Ombay), Lesser Sunda 

 Islands, April 16, 1896; collected by A. Everett; B.M. 

 98. 3. 11. 1. 



Acerodo7i gilvus^ sp. n. 



Skull similar to that of A. tiiackloii, but considerably 

 smaller: total length (type) 66 mm., against 69-72. Upper 

 premolars and molars scarcely diff'ering from those of 

 A. mackloii, hut lower incisors, /i^, ^3, p^, and 7??i, distinctly 

 smaller. Forearm (type) lo5 mm., against 139-156 in 

 A. mackloti. General style of colour as in A. mackloii, but 

 back conspicuously paler, light cream-buff}', with the Prout's- 

 brown or vandyck-brown bases of the hairs perfectly con- 

 cealed on back, slightly showing through on rump. 



Tyj-^^- c? «tl. (skin, skull), Waingapo, Sumba, Lesser 

 Sunda Islands, Sept. 1896; collected by A. Everett; B.M. 

 98. 11. 3. 19. 



Acerodon humilisy sp. n. 



Allied to A.jubatus, with wdiich it accords in the characters 

 of the tteth (a distinct antero-internal basal cusp in ^3), the 

 size of the ears (shorter than muzzle), and general colour of 

 the fur of the body and mantle, but much smaller, and without 

 buffy nuchal patch. Forearm about 140 mm. IJab. Talaut 

 Islands. 



Back and rump nearly seal-brown, sprinkled all over with 

 broccoli-brown haiis, producing the general effect of a very 

 dark shade of hair-brown. Breast, belly, and ffanks essen- 

 tially like back, but pale hairs niore buffy hair-brown. 

 Mantle, sides of neck, and foreneck dark russet, slightly 

 paler on foreneck than on nape, forming a complete collar 

 round neck and narrowly encircling base of ears ; base of 

 hairs nearly seal-brown. Occiput, crown, interocular space, 

 and sides of muzzle essentially similar to back ; temporal 

 region, chin, and throat blackish seal-brown, mixed with a 

 few silvery-whitish and butfy hairs. 



Tijiie. ? ad. (skin, skull), Lirong, Talaut Islands, ]\[arcli 



