. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 174 BULLETIN 57. UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. la* at tip. Lower lip conspicuously divided in front. Calcar absent. Interfenioral membrane very narrow, extending to middle of tibia. Tail about half as long as femur, included to middle in interfenioral membrane. ISpccies examined.—Phyllotujctei'h poeyi Gundlach. Remarks.—Superficially this genus might be mistaken for a mem- ber of the Glossophagina^, but it is readily distinguishable l3y the absence of the calcar and by the narrow interfenioral membrane which does not extend below middle of
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 174 BULLETIN 57. UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. la* at tip. Lower lip conspicuously divided in front. Calcar absent. Interfenioral membrane very narrow, extending to middle of tibia. Tail about half as long as femur, included to middle in interfenioral membrane. ISpccies examined.—Phyllotujctei'h poeyi Gundlach. Remarks.—Superficially this genus might be mistaken for a mem- ber of the Glossophagina^, but it is readily distinguishable l3y the absence of the calcar and by the narrow interfenioral membrane which does not extend below middle of tibia. The structure of its teeth is strikingly peculiar as compared with that in any of the Glossophagine bats. Genus REITHRONYCTERIS Miller. ISOS. h'cifliroin/ctcris :Millek, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. l'hiliult'l])liia, p. 333, .July 12. ISaS. 1004. lihltliroiiiiclcrh , Lantl and Sea Mammals of 3Ilddle America and llic West Indies, p. (JST. Type-specics.—Reithronycterisapli- ylla Miller. (reograpltic (lisfrlhuf/o/).—Jamaica. Xumber of foi'/zts.—Only the type species is thus far known. Chiinicters.—Similar to PliylJo- nycterh^ but floor of brain case ele- vated out of its usual position, so tliat roof of posterior nares is formed by two longitudinal folds given off })robably by the pterygoids and nearly meeting in median line in re- gion usually occTipied by basisphe- iioid and presphenoid. - Species ex(tm ined.—Re'ifhronycte- r'is aphylla Miller. Remxirl's.—Through the kindness ^hc authoritlcs of the Jamaica MALE, typj:, xo. 9, Museum, Institute of Institute I liavc l)een enabled to re- ,>, 3. examine the type of Reithronyctens (iphylld^ the only s})ecinien l)y which the genus and species is known. I can therefore correct two inaccuracies in the original account: The tail is, like that of Phyllonycteris., only half as long as the fcniur, and the teeth do not in the least resemble those of Braehy- pliylht. The teeth, though slightly inj
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