■ SCOTOPHILUS. 15 



Glandular prominences between the eyes and nose small, not 

 causing a depression on the muzzle above. Ears short, narrow and 

 rounded at the tips, the inner basal lobe square below, the horizontal 

 part of its margin straight, forming a right angle with the ascending 

 portion, the lower half of the inner margin straight or faintly concave, 

 the upper half convex, the tips not projecting outwards. Tragus 

 narrow, attenuated towards the tip, acutely pointed, much curved 

 forwards and inwards, the lower third of the outer margin straight, with 

 a distinct small horizontal lobule at the base, the upper two-thirds 

 convex,- inner margin concave ; wing membrane attached to the side of 

 the foot, near the base of the toes ; postcalcaneal lobe narrow ; 

 extremity of the tail projecting. Fur on the upper surface confined to 

 the body, scarcely extending upon the wing membrane; beneath the 

 wing membrane is covered with fine hairs as far as a line drawn from 

 the elbow to the knee joint. Interfemoral naked, except at the base 

 of the tail where there are some scattered hairs. Colour very variable. 

 Length. — Head and body S'l", tail 2-1," head 1", ear 0'65', tragus 

 0-38 XO-I", forearm 2-3", thumb 0-38*, third finger 3-65'', fifth finger 

 2-5*, tibia 0-9", foot 0-45". 



Sind (Kurrachee), Kutch, Bombay, Madras, Calcutta, and through- 

 out the Peninsula of India, Ceylon, Burmah, and Afghanistan. 



Scotophilus Heathii, Dohson, Monog. As. GMr. p. 122; fig. Cat. 

 Ghir. Br. Mus. p. 260;, Var.A.; Murray, Hdbk., Zool, ^c.,Sind,Tp. 69. 

 Similar to 8. Temminclcii, but in all measurements longer. Muzzle 

 more conical ; forearm, thumb, and tail relatively longer. 



Length. — (Of an adult) Head and body 3'2", tail 2'5*, head I'l*, ear 

 0-75 X 0-5", tragus 0-38 X 0-1", forearm 2-45", thumb 0-45", third finger 

 4*, fifth finger 2-75", tibia 1", foot 0-5". 



Sind, Punjab, Bombay, Kutch, the Peninsula of India generally, and 

 Ceylon. 



Scotophilus pallidus, Dohson,Monog. As. Ohir. p. 186 ; Gat. GMr. 

 Br. Mus. p. 264, pi. xv., fig. 3 ; Murray, Hdbh., Zool, ^c, Sind, p. 68. 

 Head and muzzle as in 8. Temminckii. The internal basal lobe 

 of ears convex, evenly rounded ; the ascending inner margin slightly 

 convex, tip rather broadly rounded off; the outer margin straight for 

 half its length, concave opposite the base of the tragus, and terminat- 

 ing in a convex lobe. Tragus moderately long and rounded at the 

 tip, not attenuated above, anterior surface smooth, inner margin 

 straight or faintly concave, outer slightly convex, a prominent trian- 

 gular lobule near its base. {Plate xv., fig. 3. Bohs. Cat. Br. Mus). 

 Wings from the base of the toes ; calcaneum weak ; postcalcaneal 

 lobe long and very narrow ; last rudimental caudal vertebrae free. 

 Colour above light chestnut brown, beneath brownish buff, the base 

 of the hairs on both surfaces pale buff. 



Dentition — As in 8. TemmincJdi. 

 Length.— Read, and body 2", taill-4*, head 0-7*, ear '55*, tragus 

 0-23*, forearm 1'4", thumb 0-25*, third finger— metacarpal 1-3*, 1st ph. 

 O-Bb", 2nd 0-2*, tibia 0-48", foot 0-28''. 



