80 MR. K. ANDERSEN ON BATS [May 16, 
26. RHINOLOPHUS MEGAPHYLLUS MONACHUS, subsp. n. 
Diagnosis. On an average smaller than the typical form: fore- 
arm 46 mm. 
Details. Sella a trifle broader at base than in the typical form ; 
summit completely square-cut ; front face a little more distinctly 
haired. Length of forearm almost as in the smallest individuals 
of the typical form, but metacarpals distinctly shorter. Tail also 
comparatively somewhat shor ter. Brain-case decidedly more 
slender. Tooth-rows somewhat shorter. In colour scarcely 
different from the dark phase of the typical form. 
Measurements. Below. 
_Lype. 2 ad. (in alcohol). St. Aignan’s Island (Misima), 
Louisiade Archipelago. Collected by Albert 8. Meek, Esq. Brit. 
Mus. no. 98.4.1.1. 
Measurements of Rh. simplex and megaphyllus. 
Rh. simplex. Rh. megaphyllus. 
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. typica. monachus. 
fi a i 11 specimens, © ad. 
Till 5 skulls. Type. 
| Min. Max. 
mim. | mm. mm. mm. 
Ears, length .. ME Ne eI te 18 I TS TIGR 19'8 
» greatest yea th yiees tie beige 13°5 || 135 15 16 
Nose-leav es, total Jength ............... 14°5 Halon lO, 14'8 
y breadth of horseshoe ...... 85 | 88 98 88 
SHOKeAT TR ME rr aL eon RR 44-2 || 465 60 46 
GixGl WNGUACAAOAN co an ccoeoo oon nas ovaoee ego00e 318 || 33°38 36 32°7 
11) GES ae sree Mens at Coen onemminS Heaeen ie 13 | 13 146 13:2 
Il? . Son cies ae teanene TR Tene ee 178 175 20 17°8 
4th metacarpal Seana Gah Se aaa ae ey 32 | 343 368 33°5 
UTNE) hisktcweon a heeteants icon Wiley, | Sane aby eatin 9:2 98 11:2 97 
Ine eh On Acree chee ye eee || 115 13:3 10 
Sth metacarpal deat aliens take ati 318 || 3843 3865 32°7 
VRIES NEN os enh FAM el Se br 10 || 104 12°7 10°2 
Ve). SUE Seth ty Se Sees Areal cemneptie neers efaeti 11:2 elle amen 11°7 
Gialamas. oe A aly tn ae 245 | 29:2 268 20°5 
Mo wersleas ener ctee cn e c eet ess eee 19°7 | 185 22 19 
Foot ..... Senaneaaenuccea aes? 88 | 9 102 87 
Skull, total length aba usaacstisnasneneeas 187 || 19°9 20 19°3 
s)) mastordiwidth! (0 so .ceeee.--.-- ee 3 98 98 95 
» width of brain-case ............... 78 85 86 8 
>»  Zygomatic width ...............-. 9°4. | .. 10 96 
»  supraorbital length ............... 6 | 6 68 59 
width of nasal swellings ...... 52 | 58 6 al 
Mandible, length icra 12°8 SESS ai 13:2 
Uipperatecth a ese eee eee 72 ad eit 73 
IWORFEE WOEWD 05 000 cvs v0¢ c60. 008 960 codon soo 00s 78 82 87 8 
3. RHINOLOPHUS TRUNCATUS Peters. 
Rhinolophus truncatus Peters, MB. Akad. Berlin, 1871, p. 307. 
Rhinolophus megaphyllus (non Gray), var. a, Dobson, Cat. Chir. 
Brit. Mus. (1878) p. 111. 
Diagnosis. Allied to Rh. simplex. Sella more slightly constricted 
