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specimens obtained by Mr. Blanford at Chancla, Berar, and mentioned 

 both by him and Dobson, shows that they do possess second incisors 

 external to the median pair. These teeth are excessively minute, and can 

 scarcely be of functional importance, and are probably deciduous, for 

 Mr. Wroughton's specimen has no trace of them. The condition of the 

 type it is unfortunately impossible to determine, for its premaxilla have 

 been wholly broken away. 



Further specimens of this interesting bat are much to be desired, in 

 order that its normal dentition may be definitely ascertained. 



4. SCOTOPHILUS KUHLII, Leach. 

 a— b. Mandvi. Surat. 10th April, 1897. 

 c. Pareli, Thana. 28th April, 1897. 



5. SCOTOPHILUS WROUGHTONf, sp, n. 

 a. $. Kim, Surat. 21st April, 1897. 



General characters as in S. kuhlii, but size much smaller, and without 

 yellowish suffusion in the fur. 



Ears of medium size, their inner margin evenly convex, their outer 

 slightly concave below the tip, then slightly convex, continued below 

 into a long rounded lobe in front of the base of the tragus. Tragus 

 rather narrow, its inner margin concave, its outer with an angular lobe 

 at the base succeeded by an emargination, above which it is strongly 

 convex, curving round to the narrow tip ; its anterior face with a distinct 

 ridge across it, as in S. kuhlii. 



Fur close and soft, uniform brownish from above, without any tinge 

 of yellowish ; the hairs white at their bases and gradually darkening to 

 the brownish tips. Top of muzzle darker brown. Undersurface very 

 pale fawn, almost white. 



Skull and dentition apparently quite as in S. kuhlii, apart from the 

 much smaller size. Last upper molar of the narrow shape characteristic 

 of true Scotophilus. 



Dimensions of the type, an adult female, measured in the flesh by 

 collector : — 



Forearm, 50 mm. (=1*96 in.) 



Head and body, 75 ; tail, 40 ; hjad foot, 11 ; ear ? 9 mm. 



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