Rhinolophus affinis superans, K. 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 : 104

13 d. Rhinolophus affinis superans , subsp. n.

Rhinolophus affinis (partim) Peters, MB. Akad. Berlin, 1871, p. 306; Dobson,. s. c.

Diagnosis. External characters: As macrurus, but with short tail. Cranial: skull rather long; nasal swellings still broader than in macrurus; brain-case broad; tooth-rows rather long.

Type. ♀ ad. (in alcohol). Pahang, Malay Peninsula . Pre­ sented by the Selangor Museum. Brit. Mus. no. 0.7.3.2.

Distribution. Lower Siam (Trong); Malay Peninsula (Pahang); Sumatra.

Remarks. A specimen from Sumatra is in every respect, cranial, dental, and external, indistinguishable from those from Pahang and Trong (the latter sent foi * identification by the United States National Museum).