114 KniNOLOPHir.^. 



14. Rhinolophus petersii. 



Rhinoloplius petersii, Dobson, Jotirn. Asiat. Soc. Beng. 1872, p. 337 ; 

 Monogr. Asiat. Chiropt. p. 49, figs, a, b (1870). 



Ears acutely pointed, with an emargination immediately beneath 

 the tip ; antitragus large, separated from the outer margin by a deep 

 angular incision. Nose-leaf as in Rli. acuminafus, except the upper 

 border of the posterior connecting-process, which is much less acute. 

 Lower lip with three vertical grooves. 



Wings from the ankles ; interfemoral membrane slightly tri- 

 angular behind ; extremity of the tail free, projecting abruptly one 

 tenth of an inch beyond the membrane. 



Fur dark brown above, greyish brown beneath. 



Length (of an adult <S preserved in alcohol), head and body 2"-5, 

 tail 1", ear 0"'75, antitragus 0"-3, forearm 2", thumb 0"-4, third 

 finger 2"-8, fifth finger 2"-5, tibia 0"-9, foot 0"-5, nose-leaf 0"-55 

 X 0"-35. 



ITab. Unknown. 



Type in the collection of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. 



A specimen in the collection labelled " Gold Coast, Dr. A. Smith," 

 is apparently not distinguishable from this species. It agrees with 

 it in external structure and differs but slightly in measurements : — 

 Length, head and body 2"-2, taU 0"-9, ear 0"-65, forearm l"-85, 

 thumb 0"-3 ; third finger — metacarp. l"-35, 1st ph. 0"-55, 2nd ph. 

 0"-8o ; fifth finger— metacarp. l"-33, 1st ph. 0"-45, 2nd ph. 0"-55 ; 

 tibia 0"-85, foot 0"-45, nose-leaf 0"-5 x 0"-3. 



15. Rhinoloplms minor. 



Rhinolophus minor, Horsjield, Zoolog. Sesearclies in Java (1824) ; 



Temminck, Monogr. Mammal, ii. p. 85 (1835-41) ; Dobson, Monogr. 



Asiat. Chiropt. p. 50 (1876). 

 Rhinolophus comutus, Temminch, I. c. p. 37. 

 Rhinolophus bomeensis, Peters, MB. Akad. Berl. 1861, p. 709. 



Ears slightly shorter than the head, subacutely pointed, concave 

 for a short distance beneath the tip ; antitragus large, separated by 

 a deep angular notch ; horizontal nose-leaf as in Rh. affinis ; vertical 

 process of the sella maintaining the same width upwards, its summit 

 rounded off, much exceeded in height by the upper margin of the 

 posterior connecting-process, which forms an acute projection ; pos- 

 terior nose-leaf small, terminating in a short narrow process. Lower 

 lip with three vertical grooves. 



Wings from the ankles ; interfemoral membrane square or slightly 

 concave behind ; tip of the tail scarcely projecting. Fur light brown 

 above, greyish brown beneath. 



In the type specimen the second lower premolar stands in the 

 tooth-row, and is visible without the aid of a lens. In other spe- 

 cimens, which differ in no other respect from the type, I have found 

 this tooth external to the tooth-row, as in most species of this genus. 



