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the fj'enus Nyctophilus. 40.') 



a. N. (jeoff'royt geoffroyi. 



Synonymy as above. 



iSize sinallc-r, a skull 14 mm. in condylo-basal length, 

 maxiliiiry tootli-iow 5-.5. JJiilla 4-0. Colour rather dark. 



Hub. West Australia. Type-locality, as identified by 

 Tomes *, Albany, King George's Sound. 



b. X. geofroyi pallescens, Tiios. 

 Ann. & Mag. N. II. (8) p. 79 (1913). 



Like true geofroyi, but colour much paler. Skull : greatest 

 length \5'3 mm. ; maxillary toofh-row 0-7 ; bulla 3*^. 



J/ab. Arid central region of Australia. Type-locality, 

 Alexandria, Northern Territory. Other specimens t'roni 

 Lake Eyre, S. Australia, and Normanton, N.W. Queensland. 



7ype. B.M. no. 7. 1. 4. 1. 



c. xV. geoffroyi pacijicus, Gray. 



Barbastellus pacificus, Gray, Zool. Misc. p. 8 (1831) (" IslaJids of the 



I'acitic "). 

 Nyctophiltu unicolor, Tomes, P. Z. S. 1858, p. 33 (Tasmania). 



Averaging rather larger than true geoffroyi. Type-skull 

 15"8 mm. in greatest length ; maxillary tooth-row 5'5 ; 

 bulla 3*8. G<jlour dark. 



Ilab. S.E. Australia and Tasmania. Exact locality of tyi)e 

 not known, but a specimen from Gippsland agrees closely 

 with It. A well-preserved series from Alt. Kosciusko in the 

 Australian Museum. 



Type in the British Museum. — Old Collection. 



3. Nyctophilus sherrini, sp. n. 



Size large, only slightly less than in N. major. Ears of 

 medium size for the genus. Colour faded in the only speci- 

 men available. Nose-leaf of a little-developed type, between 

 Nos. 1 and 2, therefore contrasting with the other Tasmanian 

 species, ^V. geoffroyi {pacificus), which has a No. .3 nose-leaf, 

 liaculum slender, the shaft but little curved, narrow and high 

 in section, tapering terminally to a fine point. 



Skull siiorter than that of xY. major, the brain-case higher 

 and more rounded. Sagittal crest well developed. Tooth - 

 row decidedly shorter than in S. major. 



Dimensions of the type (measured on the spirit-speci- 

 men) : — 



Forearm 45 mm. 



♦ C/. P. Z. S. 19(K5, p. 470. Spechneu uuw B.M. uo. 7. 1. 1. 338. 



