and Description of New Genera and Species. 495 



Common Barbastelle. Barbastellus communis^ Gray, B. Dau- 

 bentonii, Bell. Plecotus barbastellus. Lesson. Vesp. barbastel- 

 lus, Schreb. Barbastelle, Dauhent. Mem. Acad. Paris, 1759, t. 

 2. f. 8. Biiffon, H.N. viii. t. 19, f. J, copied, Sckreh. t. 559, En- 

 cycl. Meth. t. 38. f. 6. Geoffrey, Ann. Mus. viii. t. 46. 48. Europe. 

 Brit. Mus. 



25. Plecotus, Geoff. Nasal groove simple, lunate ; forehead with 

 a linear bald streak ; forehead flat ; ears and tragus very large, elon- 

 gate. 



Common long-eared bat, Plecotus communis. Lesson. Plecotus 

 auritus, Geoff. Vesp. auritus, Linn. Oreillard, Daubent. Mem. 

 Acad. Paris, 1759, f. 1. and 2 (head). Buffon. H.N. viii. t. 17- f. 

 1, cop. Schreb. t. 50, and Encycl. Meth. t. 83, f. 1. Geoff. Ann. 

 Mus. viii. t. 47 head. Edwards Birds, t. 201. Penn.B.Zoo\. t. 103. 

 Shaivs Zool. t. 40. Young, Plecotus brevimanus, Jenyns, Linn. 

 Trans, xvi. t. 1, f. 2 $ . Europe. Var. a. Egyptiacus, Geoff. (3. Aus- 

 triacus, Desm. Brit. Mus. 



See also 1. Plecotus cornutus. Lesson. Vesp. cornutus, Faber, 

 Isis 1826. Inhabits Jutland. 2. P. Bonapartii, P. brevimanus. Bo- 

 nap. 3. Plecotus Peronii, Isidore St Hilaire, Mag. Zool. t. 3, f. 1. 

 Inhabits } 4. Plecotus leucomelas, Ruppell, Atlas t. 28 b. In- 

 habits N, Africa. 5. P. Macrotis, Le Conte. 



Christie's long-eared bat, Plecotus Christii, n. s. Fur pale, hairs 

 whitish with dusky tips ; beneath white ; spur very long ; interfemo- 

 ral membrane with 11 or 12 cross lines of vessels on the back of 

 the thigh and skin ; tragus half as long as the ears. Inhabits N. 

 Africa. Dr Turnbull Christie. British Museum. 

 + t t Ears lateral, separate ; nostrils in the front of a long simple 

 edged groove. 



26. RoMiciA, Gray. — Nostrils small, ovate, apical; each in the 

 front of a converging groove, which are united behind into a groove 

 on the centre of the nose between the swollen cheeks. 



Long-spurred Romicia, Romicia calcarata. Gray. — Chin with two 

 small warts on each side, and a large one on the front part of the 

 throat ; fur brown with grey tips ; the tips of the hair on the under 

 side longer and whiter, tragus elongated, oblong, blunt; ears rounded; 

 wings black ; interfemoral membrane with regular muscular bands ; 

 heel-bones very long, two-thirds the length of the margin, with a 

 lobe on the outer edge of the base ; the other third of the margin 



with a strong muscular band. Inhabits } British Museum. 



t t t t Ears lateral separate ; nostrils with only a very short nasal 

 groove behind them. 



27. Vespertilio. Head round ; forehead convex ; face small, pro- 



