RHINOLOPHUS BIHASTATUS. 5 



Length of head and body, 2 inches 5 lines ; head, Hi lines ; 

 tail, 1 inch 2\ lines ; ears, 9 lines ; breadth of the ears, 6 

 lines ; length of thumb, 2£ lines; extent of wings, 13 inches. 



Rare in England, though it has been observed in several 

 localities. Is met with in France, and is not uncommon 

 in the south of that country. Occurs in Belgium in the 

 quarries of Maestricht. In Italy, said by the Prince of 

 Musignano to be very common in almost every cavern, old 

 building, and rotten tree ; is found in St. Peter's, Eome. 

 Also in Carniola and Dalmatia, many parts of the chain of 

 the Alps, and of Germany south of the Hartz. In Hungary 

 and the South of Russia. 



Ehinolophus bihastatus. 



Ehinolophus bihastatus, Desm. Mamm. Sp. 185. 

 Ehinolophus Hipposideros, Bell, Brit. Quad. 

 Ehinolophus Hippocrepis, Buon. Faun. Ital. (figured). 

 Lesser Horseshoe Bat. 



Description. — Principally distinguished from the last spe- 

 cies by its very inferior size ; the anterior appendage is 

 less obliquely truncated at the apex, and the posterior one 

 narrower at the base, and without the lateral expansions ; 

 the ears more deeply notched, and the external margin more 

 sinuous. Fur soft, rather long ; pale rufous brown above, 

 greyish ash beneath with a tinge of yellow. 



Length of head and body, 1 inch 4 lines ; head, 8 inches ; 

 tail, 9 lines ; ears, 5 lines ; breadth of ears, 4|- lines ; length 

 of thumb, 2 lines ; extent of wings, 8 inches 4 lines. 



In England even rarer than the last ; sometimes found 

 along with it. In France it is rare in the south (Crespon). 

 De Selys gives it as occurring at Maestricht with the last 

 species. 



Inhabits many parts of Germany, the Alps, Hungary, 

 Dalmatia, Istria, and the South of Russia. 



