378 Dr. K. Andersen oh netv Bats of the 



e'. Infraorbital bridge uearly always much 

 broadened. 

 a\ />:. nearly always present. Size as hipjw- 



siderox.' ('lilgit to Cyprus.) ^nidas. 



b^. p.t nearly always absent. Size as mini- 

 7)11(3. Forearm of type 37 mm. Skull, 

 length to front of canine 15'3, condyle 

 to canine 13-G, c-w' 5-5. (Morocco.) . . escalera, subsp. n. 



Types ; — 



majori. Mule. B.M. no. 6. 4. 14. 3. Patrinionio, N. Cor- 

 sica. Collected and |)resentcd by Dr. C. I. Forsyth 

 Major. 



escalercB. Female. B..M . no. 10. 11. 21. 2. Ha-ha, Mogador, 

 Morocco. Collected by M. de la E.scalera. Presented 

 by Oldfield Thomas. 



lih. luctus group, {philippinensis group, 1905.) 



c. Smaller ; skull to front of canine less than 



25 mm. ; forearm 42"5-54, 

 c'. Ears shorter ; from base of inner margin 

 20-23 mm. Nose-leaves smaller ; breadth 

 of horseshoe 9-O-10. Fur dark. Skull 

 smaller and narrower, to front of canine 

 20'o-22 ; mandible 13'8-lo ; across vi^ 

 7-2-7-8. Forearm 42-O-50. 



d^. Considerably smaller. (Borneo.) sednhis. 



b'^. Considerably larger ; canine to wi' 8'4- 

 S'o mm. ; forearm 48*5-50. Infraorbital 

 canal longer. (Malay Peninsula.) .... edax, sp. n. 

 d' . Ears larger ; &c trifoliatus, niasensis, 



d. Larger ; skull to front of canine more than [jsolitarius. 



25 mm. ; forearm o7-75'5. 



e. Ear shorter, 28-305 mm. ; forearm 57-63. . beddo7nei. 

 e-. Averaging smaller ; c-tn^ 9'7 mm. ; fore- 

 arm 57. (Ceylon.) b. sobrinus, subsp. n. 



f^. Averaging larger ; c-m^ 10'2-10"8 mm. ; 



forearm 59-5-63. (Indian Pensinsula.) b. beddomei, 



f. Ear longer, 34-39 mm. ; forearm 63'5-75'5. 



g^. Ear smaller ; &c morio. 



c^. liars averaging smaller. Colour gene- 

 rally darkt'r. (Malay Peninsula.) . . m. morio. 



d^. Ears averaging larger. Colour gene- 

 rally lighter. (Borneo.) 7«./(E<tc?M«, subsp. n. 



Types : — 



edax. Female. B.M. no. 7. 4. 18. 1. Sin<i;'apore. Col- 

 lected and pre.sented by H. N. Ridley. 



beddomei sohrinns. Female. B.M. no. 18.8.3.3. Original 

 number 1137. Collected at Kala Oya, N.C.P., Ceylon, 



