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BULLETIN 57, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 
Sxxbfam.il y KIODOTINiE. 
1875. Macroglossi Dobson, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., 4tli ser., XVI, p. 346, 
November, 1875 (group of Pteropidcc ) . 
1878. Macroglossi Dobson, Catal. Chiropt. Brit. Mus., p. 4 (group of Ptero- 
pidw). 
1891. Car pony cteriinw Flower and Lydekker, Mammals living and extinct, 
p. 654. 
1898. Kiodotince Palmer, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, XII, p. Ill, April 30, 
1898. 
1899. Pteropodidce Matschie, Flederm. Berliner Mus. Naturk., p. 1 (part). 
Geographic distribution. — Malay region from Darjiling to the 
Philippines; also New Guinea and northern Australia, and the neigh- 
boring islands east to the Fiji and Caroline groups. A single genus 
occurs in West Africa. 
Characters. — Premaxillaries at first separate, but uniting and losing 
their distinctness later in life; bony palate narrowing gradually 
behind toothrows ; mandibular symphysis elongated, its upper surface 
parallel with alveolar line; tongue highly extensible; teeth (except 
canines) much reduced in size. 
Principal subdivisions. — Nine genera of Kiodotinae are at present 
known. 
key to the genera of kiodotince. 
Occipital portion of skull slightly deflected, the alveolar line when projected 
backward passing through root of zygoma Eonycteris, p. 69. 
Occipital portion of skull much deflected, the alveolar line when projected 
backward passing considerably above root of zygoma. 
Lower cheek teeth 5-5 ; tail present. 
2-2 
Incisors p upper cheek teeth 4-4; tail extending to heel. 
Notopteris, p. 74. 
2-2 
Incisors upper cheek teeth 5-5; tail not extending to knee. 
Callinycteris, p. 69. 
Lower cheek teeth 6-6 ; tail absent. 
2-2 
Incisors .. Nesonycteris, p. 74. 
Incisors 
Incisors well developed, the lower forming a continuous line 
between canines Syconycteris, p. 72. 
Incisors minute, the lower not forming a continuous line 
between canines. 
First three maxillary cheek teeth approximately alike in 
size and form. 
Upper cheek teeth 6-6 Odontonycteris, p. 71. 
Upper cheek teeth 5-5 Kiodotus, p. 70. 
First three maxilliary cheek teeth differing conspicuously 
among themselves in size and form. 
Length of mandibular symphysis nearly twice distance 
between outer surface of canines ; lower incisors 
not bifid Melonycteris , p. 73. 
Length of mandibular symphysis scarcely greater than 
distance between outer surface of canines ; lower 
incisors conspicuously bifid Trygenycteris, p. 73. 
