244 J. Scully — On the Chiroptera of Nepal. [No. 3, 



No specimen of Bh. subhadius was presented by Hodgson to the 

 British Museum ; the example he gave to the Asiatic Society was en- 

 tered in Blyth's Catalogue (p. 25) as No. 69 A. This number seems to 

 have been accidentally removed from the specimen, and it cannot now 

 be traced with certainty. I shall refer to this specimen later on. 



I obtained an example of this species in the Nepal Valley which 

 gave the following measurements. Length head and body 1*5 inch, 

 tail 0'75, head 0*7, ear, 0'65, nose-leaf 0-44 x 0*28, forearm 1*4, thumb 

 0*23, third finger, metacarpal 1"1, first phalanx 0*43, second phalanx 

 0'65, fifth finger, metacarpal 1*13, first phalanx 0*36, second phalanx 

 0'45, tibia 0*62, foot and claws 0-3. 



Ears subacutely pointed ; antitragus separated by a deep angular 

 notch. Posterior connecting process acutely pointed, considerably ex- 

 ceeding the vertical process of the sella in height. Terminal process of 

 posterior nose leaf narrow and emarginate. Lower lip with three verti- 

 cal grooves. Second lower premolar in the tooth row. Second upper 

 premolar rather widely separated from the canine, and the first upper 

 premolar standing in the tooth row. Wing membrane to tibia, O'l 

 above ankle-joint. 



I have no doubt that this specimen represents Bh. subhadius of 

 Hodgson, and I think it is also certainly an example of the variable 

 Bh. minor of Horsfield. I have compared my Nepalese specimen with 

 examples of Bh. minor in the British Museum, named by Dr. Dobson. 

 The sella is exactly the same shape, but the ears are rather larger and 

 the horizontal nose-leaf, or horse-shoe, is slightly larger, and conceals 

 the lip more. These slight differences are not of much importance, 

 and I believe Bh. subbadiuSy Hodgson, may be safely considered a 

 synonym of Bh. minor. 



With regard to the original specimen received by the Asiatic So- 

 ciety from Mr. Hodgson, I have already said that it cannot be traced 

 with certainty. In the catalogue of specimens appended to Dr. 

 Dobson's Monograph, No. 69A of Blyth's Catalogue is not accounted 

 for ; but three specimens of Bh. minor are entered of which the locality, 

 date, and donor are unknown. These bats came to the Indian Museum 

 from the Asiatic Society, and of one of them Dr. Dobson notes that the 

 sex is undeterminable, and that it is in a dilapidated condition. It is 

 possible that this specimen is the type of Bhinolophus subbadius, re- 

 ceived from Mr. Hodgson in 1832. In noticing these three specimens 

 of Bh. minor, Dr. J. Anderson mentions that they are types (Cat. 

 Mamm. Ind. Mus. 1881, p. 110). 



This species does not appear to be common in the Nepal Valley ; 

 I noticed it only on a few occasions, and Mr. Hodgson does not furnish 



