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163, Hipposiderus galeritus. Canto)-'' s leaf -nosed Bat. 



Hipposidero3 galeritiis, Cantor, J. A. S. B. xv, p. 183 (1846). 

 Pbyllorhiua brachyota, Dobson, J. A. S. B. xliii, pt. 2, p. 2:'>7. 

 Pliyllorhiua ^-alerita, Dobson, Mon. As. Chir. p. (iO ; id. Cat. Chir. 

 ^. J/, p. 141; Anderson, Cat. p. 116. 



Ears comparatively short and broad, outer raargia concave bodow 

 the blunt tip, tlieu convex, inner margin very convex. 



Anterior nose-leaf well developed, extending almost to the end 

 of the muzzle, and having two secondary leaflets on each side; 

 sella broad, with a slightly prominent ridge in the middle ; posterior 

 leaf evenly rounded behind, the surface divided into four cells by 

 longitudinal ribs. Fi'ontal sac distinct in males, just behind the 

 posterior leaf, very indistinct in females. 



Thumb and foot small ; wing from the metatarsus, between the 

 ankle and the base of the toes ; interfemoral membrane broad, 

 projecting triangularly behind ; tip of the tail free. ISecond upper 

 prenxolar more distant from the canine than usual in this genus ; 

 iirst premolar minute. 



Colour of fur deep reddish brown above, paler beneath, the fur 

 on the shoulders and along the spine darkest. The dorsal hairs 

 are light brown at the base, the terminal third dark brown, the 

 extreme tips paler again. Bright ferruginous specimens also occur. 



Dimensions. Head and body 2 inches, tail i"4, ear from crown U'd, 

 forearm 1'75. 



Distribution. This form appears to be very rare west of the 

 Bay of Bengal ; it has been found in Ceylon and at one locality in 

 the Indian Peninsula, Lingasugiir, N.N. W. of Bellary. It has been 

 recorded from Penang, Singapore, Java, and Borneo. 



Dobson notices some variation in the size of the nose-leaf, length 

 of the tail, and place of attachment of the wing-membrane. 



164. Hipposiderus speoris. Schneider's leaf-nosed Bat. 



Vespertilio speoris, Schneider, Schreber, Siiuffth. Siipj}. pi. 59 B ; Geoff. 



Ann. Mm. xx, p. 261 (1813). 

 Rhiuoloplius dakhiuiensis, Si/kes, P. Z. S. 1831, p. 99. 

 jAhinolophus speoris, Elliot, Mad. Jour. L. S. x, p. 98. 

 Hipposideros speoris, Bbjth, J. A. S. B. xiii, p. 489, xxi, p. 347 ; 



id. Cat. p. 26 ; Jerdon, Mam. p. 27. 

 Hipposiderus speoris, H. tenipletoiii, H. aureus, and II. blythii, 



Kelaart, Prod. pp. 17, 18, 20. 

 Phyllorliiua speoris, Dobson, Mon. As. Chir. p. 67; id. Cat. Chir. 



B. M. p. 143 ; Blyth, Mam, Birds Burma, p. 21 ; Anderson, An. 



Zool. Res. p. 97 ; id. Cat. p. 116. 



Ears broad, pointed, outer margin concave below the tip, then 

 convex, and having a small spine-like projection about one third 

 the distance from the base to the tip (in the same position as the 

 notch in Bhinolophus) ; upper third of inner margin nearly straight, 

 lower two thirds very convex. 



