Rhinolophus hipposideros

Dobson, George Edward, 1878, Rhinolophus, Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the collection of the British Museum, London: British Museum, pp. 100-122 : 117-118

19. Rhinolophus hipposideros .

Noctilio hipposideros, Bechstein, Notary. Deutschl. p. 1194 (1801).

Vespertilio hippoerepis, Hermann, Observ. Zoolog. p. 8 (1804).

Rhinolophus bihastatus, Geoffroy, Descript, de l'Egypte, ii. p. 132 (1812).

Rhinolophus pusillus, Tcmminck, Monogr. Mammal , ii. p. 35 (1835­ 41.

Rhinolophus hipposideros, Blasius, Fama Deutschl. 1857 ; Peters, MB. Akad. Beri. 1871; Dobson, Monogr. Asiat. Chiropt. p. 52 (1876).

Rhinolophus minimus, Heuglin, Säugeth. N. Ost-Afrika's, p. 6 (1861).

Ears nearly as long as the head, very acutely pointed; outer margin of the conch deeply concave beneath the tip; antitragus separated

by a deep angular notch. Horizontal horseshoe-shaped nose-leaf not concealing the sides of the muzzle, finely crenate along its outer free margin; vertical process of the sella long, diminishing gradually in width from the base upwards, its anterior surface thus presenting the form of an isosceles triangle with a narrowly rounded-ofi vertical angle; the upper edge of the posterior connecting-process forms a narrow subacute projection, scarcely exceeding the summit of the anterior process of the sella; posterior nose-leaf long, its terminal process shaped like the vertical process of the sella (Plate VII. fig. 8). Lower lip with a single vertical groove.

Wings from the ankles; interfemoral membrane angular behind, the extreme tip of the tail alone projecting.

Pur light brown above, beneath light greyish brown.

Length (of an adult ♂ preserved in alcohol), head and body l',- 55, tail " ’15, head 0"-65, ear O',-6, forearm l''-5, third finger 2''-2, fifth finger 2”, tibia 0"’7, foot O''-3, nose-leaf 0"'5 X 0''’3.

Hab. Palaearctic Region; Southern and Middle Europe (Dalmatia, Italy, Southern Russia, Hungary, Switzerland, Germany, Erance, Southern England, Ireland); N.E. Africa; Asia Minor (Caucasus range); and, if the “ habitat ” Java given by Temminck for Rh. pusillus be correct, extending also into, and perhaps throughout, the Oriental Region.

a. ♀ ad., al. Devonshire. Mus. Leach.

b, c. ♂ & ♀ ad., al. Schlangenbad. Dr. Günther [P.].

♂, ad. sk. St. Gothard.

e-g. ♂ & ♀ ad., al. Sicily. Purchased.

h. ad. sk. St. Mauria. M. O. Galliard [P.].

». ♀ ad., al. Tangîers. Mr. Fraser ’s Collection.

j. ♀ ad., al. Purchased.

k, l. ♀ ad., al. No history.

m, n. ♂ ad., al. No history.

e. ♀ ad., al. Zool. Soc. Coll.

p, q- skulls. England. Mr. Yarrell ’s Collection.

r. skull. Schlangenbad. Dr. Günther [P.].

s. skull of d.

t-v. skulls. No locality. Old Collection.