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1872. Gill— Continued. 



Order Chiroptera — Continued. 



Suborder Animalivora — Continued. 

 Family Molossidse. 

 Family Noctilionidse. 



a. NoctilioninEe. 



b. EmballonurinEe. 



c. Furiina?. 

 Suborder Frugivora. 



Family Pteropodidse. 

 1875. Dobson, Conspectus of the suborders, families and genera of 

 Chiroptera arranged according to their natural affinities. (Ann. and 

 Mag. Nat. Hist., 4th ser., XVI, pp. 345-357, November, 1875.) 

 Dobson's classification has been the standard, little departed from 

 except in minor details, during the past thirty years. 

 Order Chiroptera. 



Suborder I. Megachiroptera. 

 Family I. Pteropidse. 



Group I. Pteropi, 6 genera. 

 Group II. Macroglossi, 3 genera. 

 Suborder II. Microchiroptera. 

 Family II. Rhinolophidae. 



Subfamily I. Rhinolophinse, 1 genus. 

 Subfamily II. Phyllorhininse, 4 genera. 

 Family III. Nycteridee. 



Subfamily I. Megaderminse, 1 genus. 

 Subfamily II. Nycterinse, 1 genus. 

 Family IV. Vespertilionidae. 

 Group I. Plecoti, 7 genera. 

 Group II. Vespertiliones, 8 genera. 

 Group III. Miniopteri, 3 genera. 

 Family V. Emballonuridae. 



Subfamily I. Emballonurinse. 



Group I. Emballonurae, 4 genera. 

 Group II. Taphozoi, 3 genera. 

 Group III. Rhinopoma, 1 genus. 

 Group IV. Noctiliones, 1 genus. . 

 Subfamily II. Molossinse. 



Group V. Molossi, 4 genera. 

 Group VI. Mystacinse, 1 genus. 

 Family VI. PhyllostomidEe. 

 Subfamily I. Lobostominte. 



Group I. Mormopes, 3 genera. 

 Subfamily II. Phyllostominsa. 



Group II. Vampyri, 10 genera. 

 Group III. Glossophagce, 6 genera. 

 Group IV. Stenodermata, 10 genera. 

 Group V. Desmodontes, 2 genera. 



