A New Bat (Genus Leptonycteris) From CoahuilaStains, Howard J.
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A New Bat (Genus Leptonycteris) From Coahuila
Stains, Howard J.
Bats
_Measurements._--The following measurements in millimeters include
those of the type, and the average and extreme measurements of the
type and 22 adult topotypes: total length, 79, 79 (73-86); length
of hind foot, 16, 16 (14-17); length of ear, 16, 16.5 (15-17);
length of forearm, 50.0, 50.6 (47.3-55.0); greatest length of
skull, 28.1, 27.5 (26.1-29.0); zygomatic breadth, 9.2, 9.6
(8.6-11.2); interorbital constriction, 4.6, 4.8 (4.1-5.4);
mastoidal breadth, 11.7, 11.6 (11.0-12.1); breadth of braincase,
10.5, 10.7 (10.1-11.2); greatest height of skull, 9.8, 10.0
(9.6-10.5); alveolar length of maxillary tooth-row, 8.9, 9.1
(8.5-9.6); and length of third finger, 110.8, 111.3 (106.9-116.1).
_Specimens of L. n. longala examined._--Total number, 109, as
follows: _Texas_: cave W side Emory Peak, Chisos Mts., Brewster
Co., 7500 ft., 5 specimens (A and M College of Texas). _Coahuila_:
12 mi. S and 2 mi. E Arteaga, 7500 ft., 24 (KU). _Nuevo Leon_:
Cerro Potosi, Municipio de Galeana, 11,500 ft., 80 (Chicago Nat.
Hist. Mus.).
_Transmitted December 5, 1955._
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