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generally distributed throughout Europe and its islands (Dobson) ; 

 Japan (Wallace ) ; ?Formosa (Swinhoe). 



Gen. Vespertilio 1 Linn. 



Vespertilio, Linnaeus, S. N., (io\ p. 31 (1758) ; Blanford, Fauna Brit. 

 Ind. Mamm., p. 328 (1888—91) ; Miller, Ann. Mag. N. H., (6), sx, 

 p. 384 (1897) (pars); ibid., N. Amer. Fauna, no. 13, p. 95 (1897) 

 pars); Méhely, Monogr. Chiropt. Hungarian, p. 219 (pars); Miller, 

 Smith. Inst. U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 57, p. 209 (1907). 



Vespemgo, Keyserling et Blasius, Wiegm. Archiv, 1839, p. 312 

 (pars) ; Dobson, Cat. Chiropt. Brit. Mus., 1878, p. 183 (pars). 



48. Vespertilio formosus Hodgs. 



Vespertilio formosus, Hodgson, J. A. S. B., iv, p. 700 (1835) ; 

 Dobson, Cat. Chiropt. Brit. Mus., p. 311 (1878); Anderson, Cat. 

 Mamm. Ind. Mus., i, p. 142 (1881). 



DlST. Himalayas : Nipal, Darjeeling ; India : Châibâsâ, Khâsi 

 Hills; China: Shanghai, Kiang, Amoy ; Formosa (Dobson). 



49. Vespertilio murinus superans Thos. 

 Vespertilio murinus spcrans, Thomas, P. Z. S., 1898, p. 770; ibid., 

 1908, i, p. 52. 



Vespertilio discolor superans, Winton, P. Z. S., 1899, p. 573. 

 DlST. China : Se-salin, Ichang, Yan-tse-kiang ; Japan : Hondo 

 (Thomas). 



50. Vespertilio rufo-niger Tomes. 

 Vespertilio 7'iifo-niger, Tomes, P. Z. S., 1858, p. 85 ; Swinhoe, ibid., 

 1870, p. 167. 



I ) Other synonyms of Gen. Vespertilio are as follows (G. S. Miller) : — 

 Eplesicus Rafmesque, 1820; Cnepliaits Kaup., 1829; Vesperus Keyserling et Blasius, 

 1839 (Subgen. of Vesperttgo, pirs); Mefeorus Kolenati, 1856 (pars); Arisiippe Kolenati, 

 1863 (pars); Marsipolœmus Peiers, 1872 (Subgen. of Vespervgo); Vesperus Dobson, 1878 

 (Subgen. of Vespemgo, pars); AJelomycteris Allen, 1891. 



