618 NOCTILIO. MOLOSSID. MOLOSSUS. 
thumb, 11.7; third finger, metacarpal, 76.2; fourth finger, meta- 
carpal, 76.4; fifth finger, metacarpal, 74.9; tibia, 36.8; foot, 25.6; ear, 
25.4; tragus, 6.3. Skull: occipito-nasal length, 26; Hensel, 20; zygo- 
matic width, 19; interorbital constriction, 7; length of nasals, 5; 
height of braincase above zygoma, 13; palatal length, 11; width 
between bulle, 4.5; width between last molars, 6; length of upper 
molar series, alveolar border, 8.5; length of mandible, 16; height at 
coronoid process, 5.5; length of lower molar series, Io. 
Fam. III. Molossidee. 
Tail extending far behind interfemoral membrane; legs short, 
strong. 
129. Molossus. 
b= or: Ce =; M.2— = 20 or 22. 
I I boa? J I 
Molossus Geoff., Ann. du Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, v1, 1805, p. 154. 
Type Molossus rujus E. Geoftroy. 
Fic. 122. MOLOSSUS RUFUS. 
No. 102751 U.S. Nat. Mus. Coll. 
Twice nat. size. Nose enlarged 4 times. 
