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VESPERTILIONID.?;. 



Of this geuiis, which is evidently allied to P/ecottis, only one 

 species is known. 



173. Otonycteris hemprichi. HemjyricJi's long-eared Bat. 



Otonycteris liempricliii, Peters, MB. Akad. Beii. 1859, p. 223 ; 

 Dobsim, Cat. C/iir. B. M. p. 182 ; Scully, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 199. 



Ears large, very much longer than the head, oval, broadly 

 rounded at the tip8, inner margin convex, lower third especiall}^ so, 

 but \\'ithout any projection, outer margin nearly straight for the 

 upper half, then convex, emarginate opposite the base of the tragus, 

 termhiating behind the angle of the mouth. Tragus long, atten- 

 uate, rounded at the end. 



Wings from the base of the toes. Tail long, the point beyond 

 the triangular extremity of the interfemoral membrane. No post- 

 calcaneal lobe. Eur long, dense, and soft. 



Colour above pale sepia-brown, all the basal portions of the hairs 

 white, below white ; membranes and ears pale brown. 



Dimensions. Head and body 3 inches, tail 2-3, ear from crown 

 l"2o, forearm '2-Q. 



Distribution. Two specimens have been obtained in Gilgit, one 

 by Col. Biddulph, the other by Dr. Scully. The type was brought 

 by Hempricli and Ehreuberg from N.E. Africa, and a specimen 

 has recently been recorded from Algeria, 



Genus VESPERUGO, Keys. & Bias. (1840). 



Syn. Noctulinia, Gray (1842) ; Scolophilus, partini, Gray, nee Leach ; 

 Myotis, partim, Blyth, nee Gray. 



Eai's separate, moderate or short, generally much shorter than 

 the head, each outer margin terminating behind the angle of the 



iMg. 01.- Skull of ]'(sifriujo iiodida, X 2. (Blasius, Siuigetb. Dcutsfblaiuls.) 



moulli and considerably in front of the base of the tragus; 

 the terminal portion of the oater margin usually consists of a 



