CYNOl'TEBUS MABOINATUS. 21 



are often deeply tinged with dark ferruginous throughout, but fade quick- 

 ly on drying. 



This bat is found throughout all India, from the Himalayas to Cape 

 Comorin and Ceylon. It roosts during the day in clusters on the folded 

 leaves of the plantain, Palmyra palm, and other trees. It is exclusively 

 frugivorous in habit. 



Several species are recorded, apparently very closely allied, and some of 

 them perhaps not distinct. C. qfflnis, Gray, from the Himalayas, is usually 

 considered the same. It may, however, be distinct, and is perhaps Hodg- 

 son's P. pyrivorus in part, described as " wholly earthy brown, nude skin 

 of lips, of joints, and the toes fleshy gray, length, 6 inches ; expanse, 24 ; 

 weight, 5 oz."* 



Of this family, other genera are Xantharpyia and Epomophorus from 

 Africa ; and Macroglossus, the type of which is Ft. minimus, from Tenas- 

 serim and Malayana. 



The rest of this sub-order are all insectivorous. They have true molars, 



3 g 



-5 — —, beset with pointed tubercles adapted for crushing the hard cases 



of beetles, &o. The canines are often of large size. The gape is largo. 

 The fore feet have the thumb clawed, the hind feet without a claw. Index 

 with one or two bony phalanges. The stomach is small and simple, and 

 the intestinal canal short, being only about twice the length of the body, 

 or less. They are found all over the world. They are called Oadal, 

 Clmmgidar in Hindustani ; ChamgMdri, Beng. ; Chidgu at Bhagulpore ; 

 Gahhelay and Jihurai in Telugu ; Kanha-pati in Caaarese ; PUyu longtd, 

 Bhotia ; and Brin, Lepcha. 



Fam. Vampyrid^. 

 A nose leaf, either simple or complicated. 



Sub-fam. MEGADEEMATINiE. 



Nose leaf complicated. Index finger of two joints. 



Gen. Megadkema. Geofifroy. 



4—4 



Char.— Indsoia, -^ ; molars, -^^- Nose furnished with a complicated 



• I see that in the last edition of Hodgson's Catalogue by Mr. Giay, jP. pyrivarm is given, in addi- 

 tion to Cjttoplerm marginatus, from the Sikim Terai. This, if really distinct, may be C. offlnij as 

 noted above; ox Pteropus duiiamierii. ' 



