No. 38 Megaderma Spasma
Habitat.—Tenasserim, Ceylon.
Description.—Muzzle, ear-conch, and tragus similar to those of M. lyra; the posterior portion of the tragus, however, is longer and more attenuated upwards, and more acutely pointed; the nose-leaf is shorter, with convex sides; but the anterior concave disc is considerably larger, and the base of the thickened process is cordate; thumbs and wings as in M. lyra; interfemoral membrane deeper; the calcaneum stronger; colour the same.
Size.—Head and body, about 3 inches. This bat is alluded to by Jerdon as M. Horsfieldii.
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