Rhinolophus affinis

Dobson, George Edward, 1878, Rhinolophus, Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the collection of the British Museum, London: British Museum, pp. 100-122 : 112

11. Rhinolophus affinis .

Rhinolophus affinis, Horsfield, Zool. Researches in Java (1824); Temminck, Monogr. Mamm. ii. p. 3 (1835); Peters, MB. Akad. Bert. 1871, p. 300; Dobson, Monogr. Asiat. Chiropt. p. 47 (187G).

Rhinolophus rouxii, Temminck, I. c. p. 30 a et b.

Rhinolophus rubidus el cinerascens, Kelaart, Prodr. Faunes Zeylanicoe, p. 3 (1852).

Ears somewhat shorter than the head, acute, the outer margin not deeply hollowed out beneath the tip; antitragus large, separated by a deep angular incision. Horizontal horseshoe-shaped membrane moderate, not extending so far in front or laterally as to conceal the sides of the muzzle when viewed from above, yet larger than in Rh. ferrum-equinum; vertical front surface of the sella maintaining the same width upwards, rounded off above, exceeded in height by the summit of the laterally flattened connecting-process, which forms a rounded-off angle from which a few hairs arise; terminal nose-leaf rather short, the subacute triangular terminal process with slightly concave sides (Plate VII. fig. 5). Lower lip with three distinct grooves.

Wing-membrane from the tarsus or ankle, or from the tibia higher up. Interfemoral membrane square or slightly angular behind; tail wholly included, or projecting by the extreme tip.

Fur variable in colour, greyish brown or reddish brown or even golden orange-brown, the hairs darker towards their extremities. Rh. cinerascens, fulvidus, et rubidus, Kelaart, were founded on these differences in the colour of the fur.

Length, head and body 2"'3, tail 0"’9, head O''-95, ear 0"’75, antitragus 0"‘28, nose-leaf O',-55 x 0”-35, forearm 2"-, thumb 0"-35, third finger 3',-25, fifth finger 2 7, tibia 0"-95, foot 0 48.

Hab. Peninsula of India, from the Himalaya to Cape Comorin (inhabiting hill-tracts); Ceylon, Burma, Sumatra, Java, Borneo.

Type in the collection of the Museum of the E.I. Comp, at South Kensington.

a. ad. sk. India. Purchased.

b. ad. sk. India. Purchased.

c. ♀ ad., al. Darjiling. E. Blyth, Esq. [P.].

d. ♂ ad., al. Nipal. B. H. Hodgson, Esq. [P.].

e-g. ad. sks. Ceylon. Dr. Kelaart [_P.J.

h. ♀ ad., al. Ceylon. Purchased.

(Labelled Rhinolophus ceylonicus .)

i. ♂ ad., al. Ceylon. Purchased.

j. k. ♂ & ♀ ad., al. Ceylon. Purchased.

l. ♂ ad., al. Ceylon.

m. ad. sk. Pinang. Dr. Cantor [P.].

n. ♂ ad., al. Sumatra.