Rhinolophus rufus

Dobson, George Edward, 1878, Rhinolophus, Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the collection of the British Museum, London: British Museum, pp. 100-122 : 109-110

8. Rhinolophus rufus .

Rhinolophus rufus, Peters , MB. Akad. Beri. 1861, p. 710; Dobson. Monogr. Asiat. Chiropt. p. 44 (1876).

Rhinolophus euryotis, Peters (non Temminck), I. c. 1861, p. 710.

Rhinolophus arcuatus, Peters, I. c. 1871, p. 305.

Ears large, as long as the head, very acute; antitragus separated from the outer margin by a deep acute-angled emargination. Noseleaf large, the horseshoe concealing the muzzle, deeply divided in front; the central erect process of the sella rather broad, with parallel sides and rounded summit, meeting the superior margin of the posterior connecting process (which is not raised above it) at the same level. Lower lip with three grooves.

Wing-membrane from the tarsus.

Fur reddish brown or dark brown above and beneath, moderately long and dense.

Length, head and body 3”, tail 1'', head 1", ear 1", nose-leaf 0"-8x0”-5, forearm 2"-1, third finger 3',-2, fifth finger 2"-7, tibia 1"-1, foot 0"-5.

Hab. Philippine Islands (Luzon).

Type in the collection of the Berlin Museum.

Rh. arcuatus, Peters , differs from Rh. rufus in size only, and is probably a local form of the same, as Scotophilus luteus, Blyth, and Sc. temminclcii, Horsf. _

This species resembles Rh. pearsonii closely in size and in the form of the nose-leaf, but may be at once distinguished by the

additional grooves in the lower lip, and by the very different quality

of the fur, which is not longer than in Rh. ferrum-equinum.

a. ad. sk., in al. Manilla. J. Gould, Esq. rKl.

b. ad. sk. Manilla. J. Gould, Esq.

c. ♂ imm., al. Philippine Islands.

(Labelled Rlnnolophus arcuatus, Peters. )