13 

 SCIENTIFIC RESULTS FEOM THE MAMMAL SURVEY. 



BY 

 R. C. WrOUGHTON, F.Z.S., AND KATHLEEN V. RyLEY. 



III* 



A. — A New Species of Myotis from Kanara. 



In dealing with the Genus Myotis (under the name Vesjiertilio, 

 Mammalia p. 328 et seq.) Blanford arranged these bats in two 

 sections, viz., those with large feet (now generally accepted as a 

 sub-genus under the name Leuconoe) and those with small feet (i.e., 

 true Myotis). In the Kanara Collection Mr. Shortridge obtained 

 a true Myotis so different from any known Indian Species that we 

 propose to describe it under the name. 



Myotis peytoni, sp. n. 



A Myotis, of the small-footed section, much larger than either 

 mystacinus or nipalensis. 



Fur fairly long (5-6 mm.) and loose. General colour above uni- 

 form, dark ' Vandyke brown ; ' washed with paler below. Mem- 

 branes dusky, almost black, in colour. Wings extending to the 

 base of the outer toe. Calcar comparativelj?- short, extending about 

 halfway to the tail, no post-calcareal lobe. Inner edge of ear 

 convex, tip pointed, outer edge straight above, convex below. 

 Tragus of medium length, its inner edge straight, its outer margin 

 convex, crenulated, with a marked lobe at its base. 



Dimensions of the Type. — Head and body, 62; tail, 44; ear, 15 ; 

 forearm, 46 ; III finger, metacarpal, 42 ; first phalanx, 16 ; second 

 phalanx, 16 ;■ — total, 77. IV finger, metacarpal, 41 ; first phalanx, 

 12 ; second phalanx, 11 ; — total, 60 ; V finger, metacarpal, 89 ; first 

 phalanx, 10*5 ; second phalanx, 8*5 ; — total, 56 ; hindleg above 

 ankle, 19 ; hindfoot, 10 ; calcar, 15 ; tragus (length on inner edge), 

 5-2 ; greatest breadth fat about half its length), 2-5, 



SJiull. — Greatest length, 18 ; zygomatic breadth, 6 ; braincase, 9; 

 breadth across third upper molar, 7'5 ; front of canine to back of 

 last molar, 6. 



Habitat. — S. India. (Type from Gersoppa Falls, Kanara). 

 Altitude 1,300 ft. 



* We find that these papers on the taxonomic results of the Survey promise to 

 be far more frequently required than was foreseen. We think, therefore, it will 

 be most convenient to publish them in future under a uniform heading, with 

 serial numbers (in Roman figures, to prevent confusion with the serial numbers 

 of the " Reports ")• and with sectional headings to the subjects treated. This is 

 the third paper to be published and we have decided that it is best so to number it. 

 The earlier papers will be found as follows : — 



I— at Vol. XXI, p. 3.SS. R. C. W. 



II— at Vol. XXI, p. 767. K.V. R. 



