38 Mr. W. E. de Winton on Bats of the 
The skull resembles that of V. tenzot’s in shape, but is 
very much smaller and more papery. The premaxille are 
very imperfect, the vacant space being actually larger than 
in the skull of N. teniot’s. The first upper premolar is 
small, not in any way crowded and right in the centre of the 
tooth-row. Lower incisors 4. 
Basutoland, Grahamstown. 
Nyctinomus lobatus, Thos. 
Colour above sooty brown, also chin and sides of body 
from shoulders nearly to groin. The chest, belly, and genital 
region white. The lower side of the wings between the 
humerus and femur covered with soft white fur. Ears 
transparent and pale; wing-membrane still paler. Ears 
united at bases of inner margin and almost reaching to end of 
snout. 
Type in B.M. 
Forearm 63 millim. 
Skull very like that of N. teniotis. Preorbital processes 
rather more prominent and also quite evident postorbital pro- 
jections. The space between the premaxille is rather deeper 
than in JV. tendotis, the premolar smaller. In the lower jaw 
there are but 4 incisors and the canines are rather close 
together. 
Suk Country. 
Nyctinomus brachypterus, Pet. ? 
A specimen in the Museum appearing to agree with Peters’s 
description. 
Colour above dark sooty brown; beneath, except chin 
and sides, whitish. Ears, wing-membranes, &c. black. Wings 
and interfemoral membrane from ankles. The ears are 
moderate, joined on the forehead by a low band, which is 
erect, haired in front, and at all times continuous with the 
ears and forehead; lobe of inner cartilage of ear-border very 
prominent. ‘Tragus small. 
Forearm 87 millim. 
Skull somewhat raised on forehead and accentuated by a 
low median crest rising at constriction. Premaxille separate, 
but incisors rather close together and parallel. First pre- 
molar small, rather crowded, but in direct tooth-row. Lower 
incisors 4, bowed well in front of canines, which are a moderate 
distance apart. 
Sierra Leone. 
A specimen (227 a) from Fernando Po with brown under- 
sides was referred by Dobson to N. pumelus. 
