1871.] G. E. Dobson— On Malayan Bats. 263 



Wings broad, wing-membrane attached to base of metacarpal 

 bone of outer toe ; feet slender, tail of six vertebrae, the last free. 



The fur of the back extends upon the humerus and femur for 

 about half their length, and to the same distance on the interven- 

 ing wing-membrane ; re-appearing at the elbow it passes outwards 

 along the posterior edge of the forearm on the wing-membrane 

 reaching half way to the carpus ; beneath, the distribution of the 

 fur upon the humerus, femur, and intervening wing-membrane is 

 similar to that above, but the hairs are considerably longer. 



The interfemoral membrane is naked above except at the root 

 of the tail ; beneath, the fur of the abdomen extends upon it as 

 far as the end of the second vertebra. 



Hair, tricoloured above, light brown at base, then grayish, with 

 light brown tips ; beneath, dirty-white. 



~ .... T 2 1—1 2—2 3—3 



Dentition. — In. — ; c. : p.m. ; m. . 



4 ' 1—1 ' P 2—2 ' 3—3 



Inches. 



Length, head and body, 3'0 



» head, 1-1 



„ tail, , 17 



„ ear (anteriorly), 09 



Breadth, ditto, 0-8 



Length, forearm, 2*6 



„ second finger, 37 



„ fourth ditto, 2'8 



„ tibia, . , , 10 



„ foot and claws, 0*45 



„ calcaneum, 06 



Expanse, 14,«8 



Loc. Nicobar Islands. 



Asellia Stoliczkana, Dobson, pi. xx, fig. 1. 



Muzzle obtuse ; ears nearly as broad as long, with acutely 

 pointed tips ; inner margin convex, becoming slightly concave to- 

 wards the tip ; outer edge doubly emarginate immediately below 

 the tip, then becoming very convex and almost meeting the inner 

 margin at the base ; the upper emargination is very small and 

 shallow, and may be said to be formed by a slight projection on 

 the side of the lower emargination, a very short distance below the 

 tip. 



