. Bonner zoologische Monographien. Zoology. 88. ^1 : Relation SIZE to palate length: Louchophylla (+) and Plalalina (â ) differ with p<0,05 from those of the outgroiip, the slopes of the reduced major axes of the distribution do not. Tlie proportional shift of relative palate length remains inconsistent in the Glossophaginae and LonchophyUinae. Tliere is no doubt that the gradient of the reduced major axes in all genera, where correlation could be secured, is distinctly below 45 degrees and thus not to be secured against the outgroup, but their
. Bonner zoologische Monographien. Zoology. 88. ^1 : Relation SIZE to palate length: Louchophylla (+) and Plalalina (â ) differ with p<0,05 from those of the outgroiip, the slopes of the reduced major axes of the distribution do not. Tlie proportional shift of relative palate length remains inconsistent in the Glossophaginae and LonchophyUinae. Tliere is no doubt that the gradient of the reduced major axes in all genera, where correlation could be secured, is distinctly below 45 degrees and thus not to be secured against the outgroup, but their integration constants do show considerable differences. Lionycteris, Lichonycteris, Leptonycteris, Monophyllus and Anoiira have comparatively short palates wliich nevertlieless exceed those of the outgroup in lengtli. Tlie genera to which tlie respective subfamilies {Glossophaga and Lonchophylla) owe their name show a slightly higher level (longer palates). Compared to the outgroup, the palate of Platalina is relatively longer () than in the smaUer Lonchophylla (), but the position of the mean value in the double logaritlmiic coordinate system closely approaches the reduced elliptic major axis of Lonchophylla (, 67). Ulis means the relatively more elongate palate may be explamed by allometry; the principles of constmction are, thus, the same. Tlie extremely elongate palates of Choeroniscus, Hylonycteris and Choeronycteris {C. mexicana and C. {=Miisonycteris) harrisoni) are still to be interpreted: in Choeroniscus, there is a transposition of tlie reduced major axis with respect to the remaining Glossophaginae (, 68). Here we find a different genus-specific structural feature: even very small C. godmani have a much longer palate than a Lichonycteris or Lionycteris of the same size. Besides the angular elevation of the palatinal area in relation to skull base, Hylonycteris and Choeroniscus share a bony palate which is considerably prolongated in occipit
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