On some Bats of the Genus Rhinolophus, with Remarks on their Mutual Affinities, and Descriptions of Twenty-six new Forms.
Author
Andersen, Knud
text
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
1905
1905-12-31
2
75
145
journal article
http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3757451
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2 b.
Rhinolophus megaphyllus monachus
,
subsp. n.
Diagnosis.
On an average smaller than the typical form: forearm 46 mm.
Details.
Sella a trifle broader at base than in the typical form; summit completely square-cut; front face a little more distinctly haired. Length of forearm almost as in the smallest individuals of the typical form, but metacarpals distinctly shorter. Tail also comparatively somewhat shorter. Brain-case decidedly more slender. Tooth-rows somewhat shorter. In colour scarcely different from the dark phase of the typical form.
Measurements.
Below.
Type
.
♀
ad.
(in alcohol).
St. Aignan’s Island (Misima), Louisiade Archipelago
. Collected by
Albert S. Meek, Esq.
Brit. Mus
. no.
98.4.1.1
.