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Subfamily KIODOTINiE. 

 1875. Maoroglossi Dobson, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., 4th ser., XVI, p. 346, 



November, 1875 (group of I'teropidm) . 

 1878. Macroglossi Dobson, Catal. Chiropt Brit. Mus., p. 4 (group of Ptero- 



1891. Garponyoteriinai Flower and Lydekkeb, Mammals living and extinct, 

 p. 654. 



1898. Kiodotinm Palmer, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, XII, p. Ill, April 30, 



1898. 



1899. Pteropodidce Matschie, Flederm. Berliner Mus. Naturk., p. 1 (part). 



Geographic distribution. — Malay region from Darjiling to the 

 Philippines ; also New Guinea and northern Australia, and the neigh- 

 boring islands east to the Fiji and Caroline groups. A single genus 

 occurs in West Africa. 



Characters. — Premaxillaries at first separate, but uniting and losing 

 their distinctness later in life; bony palate narrowing gradually 

 behind toothrows ; mandibular symphysis elongated, its upper surface 

 parallel with alveolar line; tongue highly extensible; teeth (except 

 canines) much reduced in size. 



Principal subdivisions. — Nine genera of Kiodotinae are at present 

 known. 



KEY TO THE GENERA OF KIODOTINiE. 



Occipital portion of skull slightly deflected, the alveolar line when projected 

 backward passing through root of zygoma Eonycteris, p. 69. 



Occipital portion of skull much deflected, the alveolar line when projected 



backward passing considerably above root of zygoma. 



Lower cheek teeth 5-5 ; tail present. 



2-2 

 Incisors j^j; upper cheek teeth 4-4; tail extending to heel. 



Notopterw, p. 74. 



Incisors g^; upper cheek teeth 5-5; tail not extending to knee. 



Cattinycteris, p. 69. 

 Lower cheek teeth 6-6 ; tail absent. 



2-2 

 Incisors j^f Nesonycteris, p. 74. 



Incisors g^s- 



Incisors well developed, the lower forming a continuous line 



between canines Syconycteris, p. 72. 



Incisors minute, the lower not forming a continuous line 

 between canines. 



First three maxillary cheek teeth approximately alike in 

 size and form. 



Upper cheek teeth 6-6 Odontonycteris, p. 71. 



Upper cheek teeth 5-5 Kiodotus, p. 70. 



First three maxilliary cheek teeth differing conspicuously 

 among themselves in size and form. 

 Length of mandibular symphysis nearly twice distance 

 between outer surface of canines; lower incisors 



not bifid Melonycteris, p. 73. 



Length of mandibular symphysis scarcely greater than 

 distance between outer surface of canines; lower 

 incisors conspicuously bifid Trygcnycteris, p. 73. 



