. Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the collection of the ... Museum. . Fig. 31.—Palate-ridges. A, Epomopsfranqucti ((5", ); B, E. hucttilco- feri ($ , () ; C, E. dohsoni (r?, ). }. E. franqueti and E. huetfikoferi: Four interdental and about five to seven postdental ridges. Three anterior interdental ridges thick and prominent, quite or approximately straight; fourth interdental and all postdental ridges thinner and serrate, more or less arcuate or triangular; fourth interdental and anterior post- dental ridges divided at middle, posterior postdental ridges often co
. Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the collection of the ... Museum. . Fig. 31.—Palate-ridges. A, Epomopsfranqucti ((5", ); B, E. hucttilco- feri ($ , () ; C, E. dohsoni (r?, ). }. E. franqueti and E. huetfikoferi: Four interdental and about five to seven postdental ridges. Three anterior interdental ridges thick and prominent, quite or approximately straight; fourth interdental and all postdental ridges thinner and serrate, more or less arcuate or triangular; fourth interdental and anterior post- dental ridges divided at middle, posterior postdental ridges often conspicuouslj' asymmetric. Third iuteidental ridge in E. J'l-anqiieti (A) nearly alwajs undivided at middle, though often with a distinct median depression indicating a tendency to splitting : in E. bneflikofcri (B) broadly divided at middle. E. dohsoni : Three thick and prominent interdental ridges, tlie second very distinctly bifurcate at either extremity ; fourth and fifth ridges postdental, thick and triangularly promirent ; one or two thin and serrate ridges near posterior edge of palate. * Details from 30 fully adult skulls of E. franqueti and hiiettikoferi-. — In It, i^ present on both sides; in 5, present on one side only; in 14, absent on both sides. The presence or absence of i- is independent of the age of the adult individuals ; of tlie eleven ndidt skulls with i'' pre>-ent on both sides, eight have the teeth (onspicuously or even much worn ; of the fourteen with. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology . [Mammals]; Dobson, George Edward; Andersen, Knud. London
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