Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

VOL. XIII, PP. 33-37

MAY

_29, 1899

PROCEEDINGS

OFTHE

BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON

TWO NEW GLOSSOPHAGINK BATS FROM THE WEST INDIES.*

BY GERRIT

S.

MILLER,

^JR.

Examination

of

material

in

the United

States

National Mu

seum _proves

that there are at least three species of

the

Glos-

sophagine genus

Phyllonycterisin

addition

tothe slightly

known

P.

poeyi One

of these, P. sezekorni

Gundlach,f

^is

^confined

^to

Cuba, the second occurs

ⁱⁿ

the Bahamas, and ^the

^thirdis

^thus

far

known from Puerto Rico

_only.J

To the kindness

ofDr.J.

A

.

Allen

I

owe

the

opportunity

^of

examining two

^skulls of Phyllo- nycteris sezekorni.

The

three species

may ^be distinguished by ^the following synopsis

^:

Zygomatic arch incomplete; braincasehigh but forming

no

angle with dorsal outline of rostrum; rim of anterior nares _thick,not_flaring; nodistinctlachrymalswellings;

depth^ofmandible aboutone-sixth length;

crown

^offirst

lower molar only slightly longer than that of firstp^re-

molar; color_lightyellowish

brown

P. sezekorni.

*Published

by

permissionof Secretary of the SmithsonianInstitution.

fMonatsber. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss., Berlin_{(1860), p.818,} December, 1860.

\Sincethis paper has beenin press, Mr. D. G. Elliot has sent

me

for examinationthePhyllonycteris

from San

_Cristobal,Santo

Domingo, which

he recorded in 1896 as P, poeyi (Field

Columbian Museum

Publication 11,Zoological Series, I, No._{3, p.} 82,

May,

1896).

The

_{tingleskin repre} sentsa species closelyrelated to P. bombifrons of Puerto Rico,but prob.

ably^distinct. Intheabsenceofsatisfactorymaterialit

would

beuseless toattempt^{to definethe form.}

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34 Miller New Glossophagine Bats

front ^{(lie IIV*/ 7m//Vx.}

Zygomatic arch complete^{; braincase}forming

an

_anglewith dorsal outline ofrostrum_; rimof anterior nares variable;

lachrymal region distinctlyswollen; depth ^of

mandible

about one-seventh _length;

crown

of first lower molar nearly twice^aslong^{asthatoffirst}premolar; color vari able.

Braincase_risingabove plane^ofrostrumatangle ofabout 12 _; rim of anterior nares thick, not _flaring; teeth large; anterior border of tragus entire; back _light

clay color ^-.P. planifrons.

Braincase_risingabove plane^ofrostrumatangle ofabout 30 ; rim of anterior nares _{thin, distinctly flaring};

teeth small; anterior border _{of tragus} with several

fleshyprojectionsnear_tip; back dark

brown

P. bomblfrons.

Phyllonycteris

planifrons sp. nov.

Type, adult

J

^{1 (in alcohol),No.62517, UnitedStatesNational}

^Museum,

collectedatNassau,

New

Providence,

Bahamas, March

18, 1886,

by James

E. Benedict.

Generalcharacters. See synopsis.

Ears.

The

ears are moderately long; laid forward they ^reach about three-fourths of the distance

from

eye to nostril. Anterior border of conch_strongly

convex

immediately above base, then nearly straight ^to narrowly

rounded

off_tip. Posteriorborder_faintlyconcave immediately below_tip, convex through lower^half.

The

posterior borderterminates abruptly ^{close in front of} meatus,

and

almost _directly below anterior base. Sixorseventransverse ridges

on

inner side ofconch near_poste rior border.

A

small but conspicuous wart

on

cheek in front of lower baseofear. Anterior border_{of tragus}

much

thickened, nearly straight, thoughslightly

convex

nearmiddle

and

_slightlyconcavebelow_tip. Tip pointed. Posterior bordetwithfour jaggedprojections,of

which

the

two

lowerare_largest

and

the

two

_upperoccasionallyobsolete.

Muzzle

and

chin.

Main

portion of noseleafoval,considerably broader than _high, illdefinedover upperlip, thefreeedgefinely crenulate. At middleofupperpart of^freeedge^isa well defineduprightprojection,the height^of

which

abovegeneral outline of oval ^isabout _equal to distance between inner bordersofnostrils.

Nostrils near outer edges ^of noseleaf,opening upward, forward

and

slightlyoutward.

Behind

the noseleaf

and

_separatedfrom it

by

a deep groove^isan _irreg ularbut well-developed horseshoe-shaped ridge,theendsof

which

blend withtheglandularupperlip.

Chin

divided

by

a deep groove,

narrow

below, wide above,from the sidesof

which

spring fourto six small, fleshyprojections.

Membranes.

The membranes

are thick

and

_leathery; the wings

and

propatagium broad

and ample;

^the uropatagium greatly reduced _(only 10

mm.

wide at base). Propatagium extending along forearm ^tojoin

New Glossophagine Bats from

^the

^West

^Indies.

³⁵ thumb

at distal

end

of metacarpal.

The membranes

arepractically

naked

throughout,^{as the fur of the}

body

reaches thewings (both above

and

below)ⁱⁿanarrowlineonly.

Feet.

The

foot is long

and

_strong, about two-thirds length of ^tibia.

Toesessentiallyequalⁱⁿlength, the ^first

and

fifth slightlyshorterthan theothers. Claws large

and

sharp, nearly one-third ^as long ^{as rest}of foot. Calcardistinctbut reduced toa

mere

stub3

mm.

in length.

Tail. Tail slightlylonger than _foot, a little less than halffreefrom

membrane.

I'\irandcolor.

The

fur is loose intexture,

and

_{only moderately long} (about¹⁰

mm.

atmiddle_{of back).} Itiscloselyconfinedtobody,scarcely reaching wings.

That

^of

head

covers external basal fourth of ears.

Facedensely hairy^{as far} forward as ridge behind noseleaf.

Chin and

noseleafnaked. Lips

and

_ridge behind noseleaf sprinkled with _fine, shorthairs.

Color of

two

skins (topotypes) ^collected

June

_{3, 1884,}

by

^{C. J.}

May-

nard_{(Nos. 85}

and

_86,Millercollection)^: furofbackwhitishgraythrough basal_half, then _{lightclay color faintly tinged} with pinkish ^buff.

The

pale bases of the^hairsappearirregularly atthesurface. Ventralsurface pinkish^buff,the hairs grayish^atbase. Ears,

membranes, and

feet light brown. After thirteen_years' immersionin alcoholthe color of the type does not^differappreciablyfromthat of theseskins.

K!;ull.

The

skull ofPhyllonyclerisplanifrons differsfromthatofP.xeze- korui

most

noticeably ⁱⁿthe presence of very^slenderbut completezygo- maticarches.

The

rostrum isslightlybroader

and

flatter

and

the brain- case smallerrelatively tothesizeoftheskull.

The

facial profile^isstraight fromexternal narestobaseofproencephalon,

where

it rises atan_angle ofabout 12. Proencephalon small, indistinctly

marked

oft*from very largemesencephalon. Metencephalon^small

and

_slightlyoutlined.

Lach

rymalregionabruptly swollen. Antorbitalforamenplaced obliquelyover posterior part ofsecond_premolar.

Bony

palateslightlyarched, ^itsgen eralformnearly rectangular, thewidthbetween penultimate molars about half length. Vacuitiesbehindincisorssmaller than in P. sezekorni,but distinct. Pterygoids long, the distancefrom

hamular

toposteriormolar slighllygreaterthanlength of tooth

row

behindcanine.

The

_pterygoids are stronglyhollowed from within;

and

the interpterygoid^fossaispartly closedinimmediately behindthe

bony

palateby^{the thin shelf-like}edges ofthe pterygoids. Ventral _aspect of roof of posterior nares ^flat.

A

slightdepression on each sideofthe faint

median

_ridgeonbasioccipital betweenaudital bullse. Audital bulke small

and

_round, their greatest diameterabout_equalto leastwidth_{of palate}

between

second _premolars.

Rim

of external nares thick, not _flaring.

Mandible

slender, thedepth containedabout seven timesingreatest length.

The

skullof thetype measures: greatest length 25; basal length 22;

basilarlength 20^; zygomatic breadth ^11; interorbitalbreadth_4.8; lach rymal breadth^6; mastoid breadth 11; fronto-palatal depth^3.4; depth of braincasefromhighest point^tolevel of audital bullte 9.6; maxillary

3C>

Miller New Glossophagine BalxJ'rnm

^{flic lIV.s/ Indie*.}

tooth

row

(exclusive of incisors) 8.4;

mandible

10.4; mandibulartooth

row

(exclusive of incisors)^9.

Teeth.

The

teeth are slightly larger than inP. sezekortu orP. bombi- fi-ons.

Crown

^of firstupper molarnearly equal ⁱⁿ length ^to thatofsec

ond and

third together. ^First upper premolar minute, usually closely

wedged between

^canine

and

second _premolar. Second premolar larger than secondmolar. Firstlowermolar_nearlydoubleaslong^asfirstlowfr

premolar; second premolarslightlylargerthan_first,

which

isabout_equal tothird molar.

Measurements (type specimen). Total length 78; tailvertebrae _17; tibia 22; foot14; forearm_47;

thumb

12; second _{finger 35;} third _finger 82;

fourth_finger62; ^fifthfinger64; earfrommeatus 19; earfrom

crown

15;

widthof ear_13.6; tragus^8.2; width_{of tragus}atanteriorbase22

; height of noseleaf from upperlip4.6; widthof noseleaf5.

Specimens examined.

One hundred and

twenty-four ⁽²skins), ^allfrom the

same

limestone cavea

few

milesfromthe_cityof Nassau.

Phyllonycteris

bonabifrons _sp.nov.

Type,adulttf (in alcohol),No.86274,UnitedStatesNational

Museum,

collectedina limestone cave near

Bayamon,

^ProvinceofSan Juan, Puerto Rico,January 18, 1899,

by

^Paul

Beck

with.

Generalcharacters. See_synopsis.

Ears. Insize

and

formthe ears are asinP. planifrons. Tragus^shorter

and

broaderthanin P.planifrons,the anterior border _stronglyconvex,

and

with from onetothreepointedoutgrowths above^{middle. Posterior} border

much more

conspicuously denticulatethan in P. planifrons.

Muzzle

and

chin.

The

muzzle

and

chin areessentially as inthe Baha-

man

_species,but_{the ridge}backof the noseleafisseparatedfromthelatter

by

^a

much

broader_groove,

and

the _fleshyoutgrowths

from

thesidesof the grooveⁱⁿchinare

more

conspicuous.

Membranes,feel, tail,

and

_furas inP.planifrons.

Color.

Both

fur

and membranes

are

much

darker thanin P. planifrons.

Inaspecimen (No. 86270)skinned afteronly

two

months' immersion ⁱⁿ formalin

and

_alcohol,thefurof the dorsal surfaceiswhitishgray through basal

two

_thirds, then

mars brown

to _tip. Ventral surface pale

wood

brown. _Ears,feet,

and membranes

darkbrown.

Skull.

The

skullofPhyllonycterisbombifrons^differsfromthatof P. plani frons ^{in its}shorter, narrower,

more rounded

_rostrum,

and

_larger,

much

more

highly arched^braincase.

The

proencephalon ^risesabove_{the plain} oftherostrumatan_{angle of}about 30.

Lachrymal

swellings well de veloped. Audital bulhe smallerthanin P. planifrons,the greatest

diam

eter ofeach considerably^less thanleastwidth_{of palate}between second premolars. PtertgoidsslightlyshorterthaninP.planifrons.

Rim

ofex ternal nares thin

and

_{noticeablyflaring.}

Mandible

slender.

The

skullof thetype measures^: greatestlength ^24.4; basal length 22^; basilarlength ^19.8; zygomatic breadth12; interorbital breadth_5; lach rymal breadth^6; mastoid breadth _11.4; fronto-palatal depth 3; depth

New Glossophagine Bate from

^the

^West

^Indies.

³⁷

ofbraincasefromhighest point^tolevel of auditalbailee 10.4; maxillary tooth

row

(exclusive ofincisors)8; mandible 10; mandibular tooth

row

(exclusive of incisors)^9.

Teeth. Except ^{for their}

somewhat

smaller general size, the teeth of Phyllonycterisbombifrons

do

notdifferappreciablyfromthose of_{P. plani-} frons.

Measurements_(type). Total length 78; tailvertebrae 14; tibia22_; foot 14; forearm48.4;

thumb

14; second _{finger 38; third finger} 81; fourth finger65; fifthfinger 64^; earfrom meatus18; earfrom

crown

14_; width of ear 13; tragus^7; width_{of tragus}atanterior base2.2; height^{of nose-} leaffrom upperlip4.6; widthof noseleaf5.

Specimens examined. Fourteen,^allfromthetypelocality.