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Show 1900.] MAMMALS OF SIAM A N D THE MALAY PENINSULA. 345 records a specimen from Malacca, presented by Mr. W. G. Moxon, 1851. Distribution. Malay Peninsula (Malacca), Java. Family VESPERTILIONIDJE. 81. VESPERUGO NOCTULA (Schreb.). The Noctule Bat. Vesperugo noctula, Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamm. p. 308, fig. 93. Dobson (Cat. Chir. B. M. p. 214) records a specimen from Singapore, called Noctulina malaccensis by Gray. Distribution. Europe, Africa, Turkestan, India, Ceylon, China, Japan, Malay Peninsula (Singapore), Sumatra, Java. 82. VESPERUGO IMBRICATUS (Horsfield). Vesperugo imbricatus, Dobson, Mon. As. Chir. p. 93, and Cat. Chir. B. M . p. 217. Distribution. " Malay Peninsula (Malacca) ; Java" (Dobson). 83. VESPERUGO TENUIS (Temm.). Kirivoula tenuis, Cantor, p. 15. Vesperugo tenuis, Dobson, Cat. Chir. B. M. p. 226. Cantor records this species from Penang. Distribution. Malav Peninsula (Penang), " Sumatra, Java, Bo neo." 84. VESPERUGO ABRAMUS (Temm.). The Indian Pipistrelle. Vesperugo abramus, Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamm. p. 313. Dobson (Cat. Chir. B. M. p. 228) records a specimen from Singapore. I caught specimens in the Officers' Mess, Sepoy Liues, Penang, in March, April, May, and June, 1895. Distribution. Europe, India, Ceylon, Burma, Cambodia, China, Japan, Malay Peninsula (Penang and Singapore), Philippines, Celebes, New Guinea, Northern Australia. 85. VESPERUGO RIDLEYI (Thomas). Ridley's Pipistrelle. Pipistrellus ridleyi, O. Thomas, A. M. N. H. ser. 7, i. p. 361 (1898). Obtained by Mr. H. N. Ridley in Selangor, " caught under a railway arch." Distribution. Malay Peninsula (Selangor). 86. VESPERUGO BLANFORDI Dobson. Limborg's Bat. Vesperugo blanfordi, Blauf. Faun. Ind., Mamm. p. 317. Anderson(Cat. Mamm. Indian Mus. parti. 1881, p. 133) mentions a specimen from Johore presented by Wood-Mason in 1873. Distribution. Burma and Malay Peninsula (Johore). |