No. 63 Phyllorhina Nicobarensis
Habitat.—Nicobar Island.
Description.—“Ears large, acute; outer margin slightly concave beneath the tip; no frontal sac behind the nose-leaf; upper margin of the transverse terminal leaf simple, forming an arc of a circle, folded back and overhanging the concave front surface, which is divided into two cells only by a single central longitudinal ridge; in front the margin of the horse-shoe is marked by three small points” (Dobson). Fur light brown, then greyish, with light brown tips.
Size.—Length of head and body, 3 inches.
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