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VESPEETILIONID^. 



/<*. Terminal half of the hairs beneath 

 white. 

 I. Ears longer than the head ; fore- 

 arm 2"-35 22. 



K. Ears shfirter than the head ; fore- 

 arm 2"-2 23. 



c*. Hairs black or dark brown beneath, 

 the extreme tips greyish. 

 X. Ears broad, slightly shorter than 



the head; forearm 2"'l 24. 



fi. Ears narrow, much shorter than 



the head ; forearm 2"-5 25. 



c'". Wing-membranes variegated with 

 orange and black. 

 V. Ears slightly shorter than the 



head ; forearm 1"'9 26. 



'- Outer side of the ear deeply concave 



above. 

 d'". Second upper premolar quite inter- 

 nal to the tooth-row. 

 |. Ears shorter than the head ; lower 

 two thirds of the outer margin 

 of the ear-conch strongly and 

 abruptly convex ; forearm 1"'4. 27. 

 e"'- Second upper premolar in the tooth- 

 row, or with the first premolar 

 drawn partially inwards. 

 e*. No postcalcaneal lobule. 



o. Ears shorter than the head ; outer 

 margin of the ear-couch slight- 

 ly convex in the lower half; 



forearm l"-5 28. 



X. Ears as long as the head ; outer 

 margin of the ear-conch strong- 

 ly convex in lower half; fore- 

 arm l"-25 29. 



/'. Postcalcaneal lobe distinct ; muzzle 

 obtuse. 

 p. Tragus straight or slightly in- 

 clined inwards ; fur long ; fore- 

 arm l"-25 30. 



a-. Tragus inclined outwards above ; 

 fur short; forearm l"-56 



V.mwinuSjf .309. 



V. africanus, 



[p. 310. 



[p. 310. 

 V. murinoides, 



[p. 311. 

 V. chmensis, 



[p. 311. 

 V. formosus, 



[p. 313. 



V. insularum. 



[p. 313. 

 V. 77wnticagvs, 



[p. 314. 

 V. mystacmus, 



[p. 316. 

 V. muricola, 



31. V.australis,T^M7. 



B. New- World Species. 



a. Feet small ; tail wholly included in the inter- 

 femoral membrane or the extreme tip alone 

 projecting. 

 a'. Ears as long as the head ; muzzle slender, 



pointed ; thumb shorter than the foot 

 h'. Ears shorter than the head ; muzzle ob- 

 tuse ; thumb moderate, as long as the 



foot ; forearm l"-35 33. V. nigricans, 



(•'. Ears as long as the head ; muzzle obtuse ; 

 thumb longer than the foot; face very 

 hairy ; forearm 1"'6 34. F. oxi/o<MS, p.320. 



32. V.nitidus,^.&\S. 

 [p. 319. 



