MAMMALS OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. H 



shoulders well clothed with blackish fur; posterior half of body 

 nearly naked. Head and body about 165 milimeters. 



Hypodermis peronii (Geoffrey). 



1810. Cephalotes peronii Geoffroy, Ann. Mus. d'Hist. Nat. 15, 104. 



Type locality. — Timor Island. Samar (Trouessart) . 



Genus MACROGLOSSUS Schinz. 



1824. Macroglossus ScHiNZ, Naturgesch. und Abbild. Saugeth., 71. 

 Type. — Pteropus rostratus 'RousFmLD=Macroglossus minimus 

 (Geoffeoy). 



Small reddish-brown fruit-bats ; body entirely furred ; well de- 

 veloped claw on index finger; no external tail. Head and body 

 less than 100 millimeters. 



Macroglossus lagochllus Matschie. 



1899. Macroglossus lagochilus Matschie, Megachiroptera dea Berliner 

 Mus., 97. 



Type locality. — Buru. Cuyo (Elera) ; Negros (Thomas) ; Pa^- 

 nay (Elera) ; Samar (Elera) ; Tablas (Matschie). 



Genus ODONTONYCTERIS Jentink. 



1902. Odontonycteris jENTiNK, Notes from Leyden Mus., 23, No. 3, 

 140, July 15. Type. — Odontonycteris meyeri Jentink. 



Like Macroglossus in external characters, but upper and lower 

 molar-premolar rows of six teeth (an additional upper molar over 

 Macroglossus) . 



Odontonycteris meyeri Jentink. 



1902. Odontonycteris meyeri Jentink, Notes from Leyden Mus., 23, 

 No. 3, 140, July 15. 



Type locality. — Great Sangi Island. Cagayan Sulu (Miller). 

 Genus HARPYIONYCTERIS Thomas. 



1896. Harpyionycteris Thomas, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., VI, 18, 

 243, September. Type. — Harpyionycteris whiteheadi Thomas. 



Medium sized fruit-bats (head and body 140 millimeters). No 

 tail ; claw on index finger present ; legs unusually short. General 

 color above and below uniform chocolate-brown. Only one speci- 

 men known. 



Harpyionycteris wliiteheadi Thomas. 



1896. Harpyionycteris whiteheadi Thomas, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., 

 VI, 18, 244, September. 



Type locality. — Mindoro. Mindoro (Thomas). 



