. Bats of Portugal : zoogeography and systematics. Bats -- Portugal. euryale, and R. mehelyi. R. blasii has not been found in Portugal, but a single individual was reported from Spain (Romero and Castroviejo, 1973). The presence of this species in the Iberian Peninsula still needs further corroboration. The dental formula is: 11/2, C 1/1, P 2/3, M 3/3 = 32. For other characters, see the family account above. KEY TO THE SPECIES OF RHINOLOPHUS KNOWN FROM IBERIA Based on External Characters.— 1. Forearm shorter than 40 mm R. hipposideros (p. 8) 1'. Forearm longer than 43 mm 2 2. First phalanx of


. Bats of Portugal : zoogeography and systematics. Bats -- Portugal. euryale, and R. mehelyi. R. blasii has not been found in Portugal, but a single individual was reported from Spain (Romero and Castroviejo, 1973). The presence of this species in the Iberian Peninsula still needs further corroboration. The dental formula is: 11/2, C 1/1, P 2/3, M 3/3 = 32. For other characters, see the family account above. KEY TO THE SPECIES OF RHINOLOPHUS KNOWN FROM IBERIA Based on External Characters.— 1. Forearm shorter than 40 mm R. hipposideros (p. 8) 1'. Forearm longer than 43 mm 2 2. First phalanx of fourth digit more than half as long as second phalanx R. blasii 2'. First phalanx of fourth digit less than half as long as second phalanx 3 3. Forearm usually longer than 52 mm; connec- tive process round and protruding about as much as sella (Fig. 7) R. ferrumequinum (p. 6) 3'. Forearm usually shorter than 52 mm; connec- tive process pointed and protruding much more than sella (Fig. 7) 4 4. Sides of lancet strongly curved inward (Fig. 7) R. mehelyi (p. 11) 4'. Sides of lancet straight or slightly curved inward, but usually less so than in the previous species (Fig. 7) R. euryale (p. 10). Fig. 6. Nasal appendages of Rhinolophus: A) lancet, B) connective process, C) sella, and D) horseshoe. Modified from Cabrera (1914). Fig. 7. Typical shapes of lancet (top) and connective process (bottom) of European Rhinolophus: A) R. ferrumequinum, B) R. hipposideros, C) R. euryale, D) R. mehelyi, and E) R. 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 Palmeirim, Jorge M. Lawrence, Kan. : University of Kansas. Museum of Natural History


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