. The families and genera of bats . Bats; Bats. THE FAMILIES AND GENERA OP BATS. 49 deflected, though placed at a slight angle with palate. Occipital region without trace of tubular elongation. Alveolar line projected backward barely touches audital bulla and occipital condyle. Ros- trum short (least distance from orbit to nares less than lachrymal width), its dorsal profile slightly concave. Premaxillaries in con- tact anteriorly, but not fused, slender throughout, and tapering above, to a recurved point distinctly below upper rim of nares. Palate nor- mal. Audital bullae well developed, but
. The families and genera of bats . Bats; Bats. THE FAMILIES AND GENERA OP BATS. 49 deflected, though placed at a slight angle with palate. Occipital region without trace of tubular elongation. Alveolar line projected backward barely touches audital bulla and occipital condyle. Ros- trum short (least distance from orbit to nares less than lachrymal width), its dorsal profile slightly concave. Premaxillaries in con- tact anteriorly, but not fused, slender throughout, and tapering above, to a recurved point distinctly below upper rim of nares. Palate nor- mal. Audital bullae well developed, but without tube or lip at meatus. Mandible with broad low angular process. Exter- nal form short and heavy. Nostrils very prominent, almost tubular. Upper lip divided by a deep nar- row vertical groove. Sec- ond finger with well-de- veloped claw. Wings from sides of back. Tail distinct, its terminal half free from the interfemo-. ral membrane. Calcar weak, its length about equal to breadth of foot. Species examined,—Gy- nopterus sphinx (Vahl), G. angulatus Miller, C. montanoi Robin, C. tii- thcecheilus Temminck, C. sp. (Celebes), G. scherzeri (Zelebor), G. melanocephalus (Temminck), C. major Miller, C. pagensis Miller, C. brachyotis (Miiller).. Fig. 6.—Cynopterus Montanoi. pore, Malay Peninsula. Adult Female. Singa- No. 102432. xl}. Genus NIADIUS Miller. 1900. Xiadius Miller, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, XIX, p. 83, June 4, 1906. Type-species.—Cynopterus princeps Miller. Geographic distribution.—Nias Island, off west coast of Sumatra. Number of forms.—The type is the only species known. Characters.—Like Cynopterus,- but with the larger cheek teeth broader and more squarish in outline; crown of £> m1 with 25733—No. 57—07 m 4. 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 Miller, Gerri
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