. The families and genera of bats . Bats; Bats. THE FAMILIES AND GENERA OF BATS. 257 Genus EUMOPS Miller. 1878. Promops Dobson, Catal. Chiropt. Brit. Mus., p. 414 (part). Subgenus of Molossus. Not Promops Gervais. 1900. Promops Milleb, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist, 7th ser., VI, p. 471, November, 1900 (genus). 1906. Eumops Miller, Proe. Biol. Soc. Washington, XIX, p. 85, June 4, 1906. Type-species.âMolossus californicus Merriam. Geographic distribution.âWarmer parts of America, north to the southwestern United States; Greater Antilles. Number of forms.âTen species of Eumops are now recognized. Char
. The families and genera of bats . Bats; Bats. THE FAMILIES AND GENERA OF BATS. 257 Genus EUMOPS Miller. 1878. Promops Dobson, Catal. Chiropt. Brit. Mus., p. 414 (part). Subgenus of Molossus. Not Promops Gervais. 1900. Promops Milleb, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist, 7th ser., VI, p. 471, November, 1900 (genus). 1906. Eumops Miller, Proe. Biol. Soc. Washington, XIX, p. 85, June 4, 1906. Type-species.âMolossus californicus Merriam. Geographic distribution.âWarmer parts of America, north to the southwestern United States; Greater Antilles. Number of forms.âTen species of Eumops are now recognized. Characters.âDental formula : (2)-4:567 .1-1 1-1 12-. 1. -4567*2"-2' °1- V â pm^j- or 1-1 3-3 2-2' m 3-3= ;30 or 28. Upper incisors large, the slender shafts about one-half as high as that of canine, projecting for- ward and in contact with each other except at slightly diverging tips, the bases expanded posteriorly and almost or quite in contact with canines. Lower incisors subequal, bifid, much ex- ceeded in height by cin- gulum of canines, be- neath which they are crowded in a nearly semicircular row. Ca- nines large and strong but not peculiar in form, the upper with shallow longitudinal groove on anterior face . and dis- tinctly flattened or con- cave on inner side, the lower -with their bases almost in contact (less closely approxi- mated in the smaller species). First upper premolar (pm 2) small, but usually well formed and not deciduous (though absent in only known specimen of E. maurus) either crowded between canine and second premolar (pm4) or forced outward from the tooth row when the two large teeth are in contact; posterior premolar normal, its 25733âNo. 57â07 m 17. Fig. 46.âEumops abrasus. Adult male. Sukinam. No. 37456. 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 Mil
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