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(1$); Payongan 8°29'E, 115°15'E, WAM M38424 
(12); Ubud, 8°30'S, 115°16'E, WAM (M38372, 
M38409) (Id, 12); Gianyar, 8°23'S, 115°23’E, WAM 
(M38252-3, M38263, M38265, M38268, M38270, 
M38273) (3<J 6, 42 2). 
Nusa Penida I: Sampalan, 8°41'S, 115°34'E, WAM 
(M39580-1, M39584)(3 2 2). 
Lombok I: Ngaln, 8°55'S, 116°17'E, WAM 
(M31111,M33860-4) (2<J <J, 42 2). 
Sumbawa I: Desa Belo, 8°52’S, 116°50'E, WAM 
(M31336-7) (Id, 12); Desa Sangeang, 8°18'S, 
118°56'E, WAM (M31601—4, M31619) (Id. 42). 
Moyo I: Brang Kua, 8°14'15"S, 117°36'45"E, WAM 
(M31912-5, M31921 (3dd. 22); Tanjung Pasir, 
8 o 23'15"S,117°31'30"E, WAM (M31952-3, WAM 
M31962-4, M31966, M31968-79) (7d 6 ,122 2). 
Sangeang I: 8°13'30"S, 119°00'20"E, WAM M31588 
(Id). 
Rinca I: 8°39'S, 119°40'E, WAM (M32930-2, 
M32937-9 (6d d). 
Flores I: Daraloeng Baru, 8°33'S, 122°39'E, WAM 
(M32589-90, M32597-8) (2d d, 22 2). 
Alor I: Kalahabi, 8°14'S, 124°32'E, WAM 
(M37615-7, M37651-2, M37654) (1 d, 5 2 2). 
Lembata I: Kampung Merdeka, 8°22'S, 123°31'E, 
WAM M32286 (12); Desa Boto, 8°31'S, 123°23'E, 
WAM M32429-30 (2d d). 
Sumba I: Waingapu, 9°37’S, 120°14'E, WAM 
(M30249-50, M30252-3) (3dd, 12). Bondokodi 
9°35'S, 119°8'E, WAM (M30486, M30492) (2d d). 
Rhinolophus simplex keyensis 
Kai Kecil I: Tual, 5°38'S, 132°44'E, WAM 
(M42642-3 (Id, 12). 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 
We gratefully acknowledge the support of Mr J. 
Bannister, Director, Western Australian Museum 
during this research (now retired); and Dr M. 
Amir, Director, Balitbang Zoologi (LIPI). The 
Directors of the Indonesian Department 
responsible for the conservation of wildlife in Nusa 
Tenggara (BKSDA), Ir. J. Mochtar (NTT) and Ir. P. 
Supriadi (NTB) and Maluku Tenggara, Ir. J. 
Rustandi, provided us with great assistance in the 
field, as did a number of their staff. 
To our colleagues who participated in the field 
work, particularly Dr R.A. How and Mr R.E. 
Johnstone, Western Australian Museum; Bapak 
Boeadi, Ir Maharadatunkamsi, and Ir I. Maryanto, 
Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, we extend our 
thanks for their effort and companionship. 
We are particularly grateful to Ms Sue Hisheh 
and Mr Paul Ottaviana for assistance with the 
protein electrophoresis. 
Expedition costs were defrayed by grants to Dr 
D.J. Kitchener from: National Geographic Society, 
Washington; Australian National Parks and 
Wildlife Service, Canberra, and The Mark Mitchell 
Trust, South Australia; and a grant to Drs L.H. 
Schmitt, D.J. Kitchener and R.A. How from the 
Australian Research Council, Canberra. Garuda 
Indonesia kindly defrayed freight costs of the 
expeditions. 
Mrs N. Cooper, Western Australian Museum, ran 
the computer analyses. Mrs S. Dalton and Mrs 
Anne Nevin, Western Australian Museum, typed 
the manuscript. 
We are particularly grateful to Mr J.E. Hill, The 
Natural History Museum, London, and Dr R.A. 
How, Western Australian Museum, who critically 
commented on an earlier draft of the MS. 
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