158 M. L. H. Jeitteles on the new Bat 



vinced myself that Kolenati was quite right in introducing the 

 Bat of the high valley as a new species into our fauna. 



The specimen brought to me by M. Theisler was a male, 

 and had a length of 94 millims., of which the body occupied 

 54 and the tail 40 millims. The expanse of wing I could not 

 determine, because the specimen had already lain for a con- 

 siderable time in spirits, and, owing to the stiffening of the 

 muscles, the wings could not be sufficiently pulled out. The 

 other measm-ements were as follows : — 



miU. 



Length of head 17"5 



Greatest length of ear at outer margin .... 15 



Length of tragus at outer margin 6 



„ „ inner margin 4 



Humerus 25 



Lower arm 40 



Third finger 34^-13.5 + 10 + 6 



Fourth finger 33-5 + 12-5 + 7-5 + 2 



Fifth finger 32 + 8 + 5-5 + 1-5 



Thigh 13-5 



Tibia 18 



Foot 9 



Free apex of tail 4*5 



As regards the formation of the ears, the most remarkable 

 point is the entire absence of transverse folds. The outer 

 margin of the ear, which is not notched at any part, terminates 

 in front of the tragus, on the same level as the cleft of the 

 mouth, and at a distance of 3 millims. from the angle of the 

 latter. The ear is obtusely rounded above, and pretty strongly 

 hairy on the inner surface. The inner margin of the tragus 

 runs at first straight, but curves outwards and upwards in its 

 upper third ; Kolenati' s description, '^ konvex bogig und nach 

 aufwarts gebogen," is therefore perfectly correct. Nevertheless 

 I must not conceal that in my specimen the tragus of the left 

 ear does not agree so accm-ately with this statement as that of 

 the right one, to which it accurately applies. The upper ex- 

 tremity (the apex) is rounded off in both tragi more than is 

 the case in Kolenati's figure (p. 252). The tragus attains its 

 greatest breadth about in the middle of the outer margin, and 

 possesses an obtuse tooth at the base of the same margin. 



When pressed down, the ears not only reach the apex of the 

 snout, but extend with their obtuse ends more than 5 millims. 

 beyond the latter. The region between the eye and the nos- 

 tril is strongly tumid, sparingly clothed with hair, and of a 

 black colour ; the muzzle appears rather obtuse. The whiskers 

 on the muzzle of my specimen are much shorter than they 

 should be according to Kolenati's figure and description. 



