Rhinolophus aethiops

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

24. Rhinolophus aethiops .

Rhinolophus aethiops, Peters , MB. Akad. Beri. 1868, p. 637.

Resembles Rh.. ferrum-equinum closely in size and in the general form of the ears; the ear-conch, however, is less attenuated above and quite obtusely pointed, and the nasal cutaneous appendages are much larger; horseshoe-shaped portion of the nose-leaf broad, concealing the muzzle laterally and in front when viewed from above; central erect part of the sella as in Rh. ferrum-equinum, but the posterior connecting band is more broadly rounded off above and scarcely rises above the level of the extremity of the sella; sides of the terminal lancet-shaped leaf straight, not emarginate (Plate VII. fig. 12); lower lip divided by a single vertical groove.

Wings from the ankles or tarsi; interfemoral membrane straight behind, between the extremities of the extended calcanea; last caudal vertebra projecting.

Colour and distribution of the fur and dentition as in Rh. ferrumequinum .

Length, head and body 2"-4, tail " ’2, head 0''’95, ear O''-9, nose ­ leaf 0"’65 X 0"’4, forearm 2,,-2, thumb 0"-3; third finger—meta­carp. 1"-5,1st ph. 0"’65, 2nd ph. l''-3; fourth finger—metacarp. l''-55, 1st ph. 0"-4, 2nd ph. O' '-8; fifth finger—metacarp. 1"-55, 1st ph. 0"-5, 2nd ph. 0"-55; tibia 0"-9, foot 0"-5.

Hab. West Africa (Benguela, Otjimbingue).

a. ♀ ad., al. Benguela, Angola. Dr. J. E. Gray [P.].

b. ♂ ad., al. Benguela, Angola. Dr. J. E. Gray [P.‘.

e, ♂, ad., al. Benguela, Angola. Dr. J. E. Gray [P.’.

e. ♀ imm., al. Benguela, Angola. F. F, Monteiro ’P.".