y4 pxEROPoniDJ':. 



tliis species closely resembles in the form of the skuU, but differs as 

 remarkably in the form of the teeth. 



Length (of the type specimen, an adult $ ), head and body about 

 8", head 2"-5, ear 0"-y, eye from tip of nostril 0"-9, forearm 5"-3, 

 thumb 2"-l, second finger 3"-8 ; third finger — metacarp. 3"-6, 1st ph. 

 2"-7, 2nd ph. 4"-l ; fifth finger— metacarp. 3"-8, 1st ph. l"-55, 2nd 

 ph. l"-4 ; tibia 2"-4, calcaneum 0"-65, foot l"-6. 



Mab. Solomon Islands (Guadalcanar, San Cliristoval) . 



a, b. 5 ad. sk. (type). Guadalcanar Island. F. M. Rayner, Esq. [P.]. 

 c, d. c? imm. sks. San Christoval. Voyage of the ' Herald. 



e. slsull. San Christo's-al. Voyage of the ' Herald.' 



12. Pteropus lombocensis. 



Pteropus macklotii, Gi-ay (in part) (non Temminck), Catal. Monkeys 

 and Fruit-eating Bats, p. 110, var. ? (1870). 



Much smaller than Pt. tneditis. Muzzle rather short ; ears slightly 

 longer than the muzzle, triangular above, with narrowly rounded-off 

 extremities ; the upper third of the outer margin slightly concave 

 beneath the tip ; the inferior half of the margin of the ear-conch in 

 front clothed with moderately long hairs (Plate III. fig. 4). 



Wings about one inch apart at their origin from the sides of the 

 back ; interfemoral membrane very short in the middle, quite con- 

 cealed by the fur in that part. 



Fur moderately long, fine and dense, scarcely extending upon the 

 humerus or forearm, but covering the upper surface of the legs almost 

 to the ankles ; on the back short, appressed, very different from the 

 straight erect fur covering the neck and rump. 



General colour of the fur yellowish brown ; ears and membranes 

 dark brown ; head and back darker yellowish brown ; neck and 

 shoulders paler and brighter yellowish brown, the extremities of the 

 hairs shining ; chest and abdomen duU yellowish brown. 



Upper incisors moderately strong, equal, the middle pair separated 

 slightly ; lower middle incisors close together, very small, not one 

 quarter the size of the outer incisors, which also considerably exceed 

 them in height ; first upper premolar present in the type specimens 

 (which appear to be quite adult), in the outer side of the rather 

 narrow space between the canine and second premolar, and about as 

 large as one of the middle lower incisors ; first lower premolar almost 

 filling up the space between the adjoining teeth ; last upper and 

 lower molars extremely small, smaller than in any other known 

 species of the genus, with circular crowns, scarcely larger than the 

 small internal lower incisors ; the other molars and premolars as in 

 Pt. medius, but smaller (Plate IV. fig. 4). 



Length (of an adult S), head and body about 7", ears 0"-9, fore- 

 arm 4"-5, thumb l"-8, second finger 3"-2 ; third finger — metacarp. 

 2"-9, 1st ph. 2"-l, 2nd ph. 3"-l ; fifth finger— metacarp. 3"-25, 1st 

 ph. l"-4, 2nd ph. 1"-15; tibia l"-9, foot l"-4. 



Hah. Lombock Island. 



