Rhinolophus ferrum-equinum regulus, Andersen, 1905

Andersen, Knud, 1905, On some Bats of the Genus Rhinolophus, with Remarks on their Mutual Affinities, and Descriptions of Twenty-six new Forms., Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 2, pp. 75-145 : 112

4 c. Rhinolophus ferrum-equinum regulus , subsp. n.

Rhinolophus ferrum-equinum Hutton, P. Z. S. 1872, p. 698 .

Diagnosis. Size rather large, but width of horse-shoe moderate only. Skull large and broad, with long tooth-rows, but narrow nasal swellings. Details. Compared with the western races: The large size, combined with the short tail, will, in most cases, make it readily distinguishable. The skull is, almost invariably, larger, the toothrows longer. Dentition (4 skulls). In none of the skulls examined could I find any trace of the lower p3, although they all have the teeth unworn. In two skulls p2 is present, in two completely wanting. Cingula of the upper canine and p1 always overlapping. This is the highest stage of dentition in any race of ferrum-equinum (in the present group it is surpassed only by Rh. acrotis , but this species is an Ethiopian modification not of the ferrum-equinum type, but of the affinis type). Type. ♂ ad. (in alcohol). Masuri . Collected and presented by Capt. Hutton. Brit. Mus. no. 79.11.21.153 . Distribution. Almora. Masuri.