and Description of New Genera and Species. 495 



Common Barbastelle. Barbastellus communis, Gray, B. Dau- 

 bentonii, Bell. Plecotus barbastellus, Lesson. Vesp. barbastel- 

 lus, Schreb. Barbastelle, Daubent. Mem. Acad. Paris, 1759, t. 

 2. f. 8. Buffon, H.N. viii. t. 19, f. 1, copied, Schreb. t. 559, En- 

 cycl. Meth. t. 38. f. 6. Geoffrey, Ann. Mus. viii. t> 46. 48. Europe. 

 Brit. Mus. 



25. Plecotus, Geoff". Nasal groove simple, lunate ; forehead with 

 a linear bald streak ; forehead flat ; ears and tragus very large, elon- 

 gate. 



Common long-eared bat, Plecotus communis, Lesson. Plecotus 

 auritus, Geoff. Vesp. auritus, Linn. Oreillard, Daubent. Mem. 

 Acad. Paris, 1759, f. 1. and 2 (head). Buffon. H.N. viii. t. 17- f- 

 1, cop. Schreb. t. 50, and Encycl. Meth. t. 83, f. 1. Geoff. Ann. 

 Mus. viii. t. 47 head. Edwards' Birds, t. 201. Penn.~B.Zoo\. t. 103. 

 Shaw's Zool. t. 40. Young, Plecotus brevimanus, Jenyns, Linn. 

 Trans, xvi. t. 1, f. 2 $ . Europe. Var. a. Egyptiacus, Geoff. j3. Aus- 

 triacus, Desm. Brit. Mus. 



See also 1. Plecotus cornutus, Lesson. Vesp. cornutus, Faber, 

 Isis 1826. Inhabits Jutland. 2. P. Bonapartii, P. brevimanus, Bo- 

 nap. 3. Plecotus Peronii, Isidore St Hi lair e, Mag. Zool. t. 3, f. 1. 

 Inhabits ? 4. Plecotus leucomelas, Ruppell, Atlas t. 28 b. In- 

 habits N. Africa. 5. P. Macrotis, Le Conle. 



Christie's long-eared bat, Plecotus Christii, n. s. Fur pale, hairs 

 whitish with dusky tips ; beneath white ; spur very long; interfemo- 

 ral membrane with 11 or 12 cross lines of vessels on the back of 

 the thigh and skin ; tragus half as long as the ears. Inhabits N. 

 Africa. Dr Turnbull Christie. British Museum. 

 + t t Ears lateral, separate ; nostrils in the front of a long simple 

 edged groove. 



26, Romicia, Gray. — Nostrils small, ovate, apical; each in the 

 front of a converging groove, which are united behind into a groove 

 on the centre of the nose between the swollen cheeks. 



Long-spurred Romicia, Romicia calcarata, Gray. — Chin with two 

 small warts on each side, and a large one on the front part of the 

 throat ; fur brown with grey tips ; the tips of the hair on the under 

 side longer and whiter, tragus elongated, oblong, blunt; ears rounded; 

 wings black ; interfemoral membrane with regular muscular bands ; 

 heel-bones very long, two-thirds the length of the margin, with a 

 lobe on the outer edge of the base ; the other third of the margin 



with a strong muscular band. Inhabits ? British Museum. 



t t t t Ears lateral separate; nostrils taith only a very short nasal 

 groove behind them. 



27- Vespertilio. Head round ; forehead convex ; face small, pro- 



