RHINOLOPHUS 143 



1904. Rhinolophus ferrum-equinum obscurus Cabrera, Mem. Soc. Espafi. 



Hist. Nat. Madrid, n, p. 257 (Valencia, Spain). 



1905. Rhinolophus ferrum-equinum typicus Andersen, Proo. Zool. Soc. 



London, 1905, n, p. 113, October 17, 1905. 



1905. Rhinolophus ferrum-equinum obscurus Andersen, Proc. Zool. Soc. 

 London, 1905, n, p. 116, October 17, 1905. 



1910. Rhinolophus ferrum-equinum, R. ferrum-equinum obscurus and R. 

 ferrum-equinum homorodensis Trouessart, Paune Mamm. d'Europe, 

 pp. 4-5. 



Type locality. — Burgundy, France. 



Geographical distribution. — Central and southern Continental 

 Europe. 



Diagnosis. — Wing relatively long ; forearm, 54 to 58 mm. ; 

 third finger, 84 to 92 mm. 



Measurements. — Average and extremes of six males from 

 Silos, Burgos, Spain : head and body, 62 ■ 1 (58-64 ■ 4) ; tail, 

 39-9 (37 ■ 6-43) ; tibia, 23-2 (21-8-24); foot, 11-7 (11-13); 

 forearm, 55-1 (54-8-55-4); third finger, 89-3 (88-92); fifth 

 finger, 72-5 (72-73); ear from meatus, 24-9 (24-26). Average 

 and extremes of five females from Silos, Burgos, Spain : head 

 and body, 61-8 (60-66); tail, 38-8 (37-42); tibia, 23-1 

 (22-6-24) ; foot, 11-7 (11-13) ; forearm, 56-2 (56-57) ; third 

 finger, 89-6 (88-91); fifth finger, 73-4 (71-76); ear from 

 meatus, 25 -1 (24-8-26). Two males from Granada, Spain 

 forearm, 54 and 54. Two females from the same locality 

 forearm, 56 and 58. Two males from Elche, Alicante, Spain 

 forearm, 54 and 55. Average and extremes of six adults 

 (3 males and 3 females) from St. Genies, Gard, Prance : tibia, 

 24-1 (23-4-24-6); foot, 12-] (11-8-12-8); forearm, 554 

 (54-65) ; third finger, 87-3 (84-91) ; fifth finger, 71-5 (69-74). 

 Female from Marseilles, France : forearm, 57. Male and female 

 from near Genoa, Italy : forearm, 57 and 57. Two females from 

 Rimini, Italy : forearm, 53 and 57. Female from Siena, Italy : 

 forearm, 54. Male from Rome, Italy : forearm, 56. Male from 

 the Parnassus region, Greece : forearm, 54. Adult female from 

 Tubingen, Wurtemberg, Germany : head and body, 63 ; tail, 37 ; 

 tibia, 24-4; foot, 11; forearm, 56-6; third finger, 88; fifth 

 finger, 72; ear from meatus, 24; width of ear, 16. Adult 

 female from Ofener Mts., Hungary : head and body, 61 ; tail, 40 ; 

 tibia, 24; foot, 11-6; forearm, 56; third finger, 87; fifth 

 finger, 73; ear from meatus, 23'4; width of ear, 16. Two 

 males from Herkulesbad, Hungary : forearm, 56 • 6 and 58. Four 

 females from Herkulesbad, Hungary: forearm, 56, 56-4, 56-6 

 and 57 - 4. For cranial measurements see Table, p. 144. 



Specimens examined. — One hundred and forty-one, from the following 

 localities : — 



Portugal : Cintra, 1. 



Spain : Silos, Burgos, 22 ; Granada, 4 ; Elche, Alicante, 3 ; San 

 Cristobal, Minorca, Balearic Islands, 4. 



