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Show 84 MR. K. ANDERSEN ON BATS [May 16, slightly lighter; colour of the fur of the under side very much as on the upper side. The Makassar specimen seems to represent the true " dark phase " ; the mars-brown tinge of the Menado skins may indicate a tendency towards a " russet phase." Similar differences in colour are very common in this section of the group. Dentition. As in Rh. nanus. Measurements. Below. Type. $ ad. (in alcohol). Makassar, S. Celebes, November 1895. Collected by A. Everett, Esq. Brit. Mus. no. 97.1.3.19. Distribution. Celebes : Makassar, Menado. Measurements of Rh. truncatus, nanus, and celebensis. Eh. truncatus. lih. nanus. Rh. celebensis. 6 specimens, 4 skulls. Ad. Type. 3 specimens, 3 skulls. Min. Max. Min. Max. mm. mm mm. mm. mm. Ears, lengtli................................................... 16 „ greatest breadth................................ 1 2 5 Nose-leaves, total length ...................... 1 2 3 „ breadth of horseshoe ... ... 8 Forearm ....................................................... 44-7 46-8 43-3 43 44-7 3rd metacarpal.............................................. 31-2 3 2 3 30 30-5 31-4 111.' ................................................................. 13'2 11 11-2 12-2 13 i i r.2 ............................................., .................. 18-2 191 1 7 3 17-8 4th metacarpal.............................................. 32 3 3 5 311 31-3 32 IV .i ................................................................. 9-8 10-6 8-8 9 9-7 IV .2 ................................................................. 11-2 1 2 5 10-8 11 5tli metacarpal....................................... 31-7 3 3 2 3 1 1 31 3 2 5 V . i ......................................................... . ........ 10-7 11-7 9 9 5 10 V .2 ...................................................................... 11-8 11-9 9-8 11 Tail ................................................................. 23 20 Lower l e g ....................................................... 18-8 20 17-8 1 8 3 Foot ................................................................. 8-5 Skull, total length .................................... 18-1 „ mastoid width ............................... 9-2 9 „ width of brain-case...................... 7 8 ,, zygomatic width ........................... 9 „ supraorbital length ................. 5'5 5-7 5-8 4-8 4-8 „ width of nasal swellings ........ 5 1 5 1 4 9 4'8 4‘8 Mandible, length .................................... 12-8 1 3 1 13 122 127 Upper teeth ................................................... 7-1 7 3 7-2 7 7'2 Lower teeth ................................................... 7-8 7-9 7-8 7-4 7-8 6. R hinolophus borneensis Peters. (Plate III. fig. 5 a, b, c.) Diagnosis. Similar to Rh. celebensis, but with broader nasal swellings. Small: forearm 41'2-46'3 mm. Details. Sella so slightly constricted, as to be almost parallel - margined from base to summit; in some individuals the constriction is completely obsolete; height of sella about 3 mm. |