ON MAMMALS FROM NEW GUINEA. 725 



Skull large, almost as long as in geinina, but more stoutly built, the interorbital and 

 intertemporal breadths greater than in any other species. Nasal région not so deeply excavated 

 as in aello. 



Teeth rather lightly built. P 3 with well marked internai cusp. 



Dimensions of the type, measured on the spirit spécimen before skinning: 



Forearm 83 mm. 



Head and body, 108; tail 24; lower leg and foot (c. u) 49; ear 18 >< 10.5 ; third finger, 

 metacarpal 55, ist phalanx 31 ; 2nd phalanx, 36.5. 



Skull, greatest length 36.5; condylo-basal length 35.4; zygomatic breadth 25; palation 

 to incisive foramina 14.8; post-palatal length 14.8; orbit to nares 7.4; interorbital breadth 

 j.j; intertemporal breadth 7.5; breadth of brain-case 15.4; maxillary toothrow 13.2. 



Hab. as above. 



Type. Adult maie, skinned out of spirit. B. M. N°. 22. 2. 2. 2. 



This fine species is readily distinguishable by its broad dorsal band from any but 

 N. aello, than which it is smaller, and of a much browner and less yellovvish or fulvous colour. 



\Nyctimene draconilla sp. n. 



çf Bivak-island, Lorentz River, S. W. New Guinea. Collected 7 April 1912 by Dr. G. Versteeg, 

 B. M. N c . 22. 3. 22.. Type. 



A very small species, slightly smaller even than N. minuta. 



Size the least recorded in the genus — forearm 48.5 mm., gênerai characters very 

 much as in N. minuta of Celebes. Fur thinner, straighter and less woolly. Colour above more 

 bufty, nearly „cinnamon" on fore back, duller and browner posteriorly. Head more dull whitish, 

 differing from the colour of the back instead of quite like it. Shoulder patches strong bufty. 

 Dorsal dark stripe just perceptible on the nape, its posterior half narrow and fairly well 

 defined. Under surface strongly yellowish, the sides ochraceous buff in a maie, the type of 

 minuta being a female. Ears normal. Wing-membrane to the second toe. 



Skull as in minuta. Teeth smaller throughout, even the canines(male)smaller than those 

 of the female minuta. Cheek-teeth subequal in size; length of p 4 only 1.4 mm. Cusps of p 3 

 just perceptibly distinguishable. Dimensions of the type, measured on the skin: 



Forearm 48.5 mm. 



Head and body y/ ; tail 20; third finger, metacarpus 33; first phalanx 25; lower leg 

 and hind foot 29. 



Skull, lambda to gnathion (c) 25.2; condylo-basal length (c) 23.5; palation to incisive 

 foramina 10; palation to basion 10.6; zygomatic breadth 16.4; breadth across crowns of m 1 

 7.8; front of canine to back of m 1 8.6; length of p* 1.4, pf m 1 1.6. 



Hab. and Type. As above. 



This is by far the smallest species found in New Guinea, and is even slightly smaller 

 than the Celebes N. minuta, from which it also differs externally by its finer, less woolly 

 hair, more buffy colour, and more distinct dorsal stripe, and in the skull by its smaller teeth.] 



6. Rhinoloplius megapliyllus, Grey. 

 3 in al. IV. Locality doubtful. 



