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Genus Scolophilus, Leach, Linn. Trans. = Vesperujo, Keyserling et Blasius, Die Wirbel - Europ. 1840.

Sub. gen. to Keys. et. Blas. p. XIV.

Europe – S. pipistrellus - S. Kuhlii- S. marginatus

Asia – S. trilatitius Hosf- S. lobatus gray – S. abramus Temm - S. akokomuli Temm - S. pachyomus Tomes.

Africa - S. platycephalus Temm- S. Poensis (= Kerivoula Poensis Gray

America - S. furinales, d' Orb – S. Carolinensis Geoff.

Australia - S. Greyi, Gray - S. pumulus Gray - S. picatus Gould - S. Microdon, undescribed.

New Zealand - S. tuberculatus, Forster.

[in margin:] [Affinities to New] Zealand Bat is very distinct Species

 

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I Australia & China.

Scolophilus pumilus = Australia and China.

--- Greyi = do – do -

Vespertilio Hasseltii = Australia and the Islands of the Indian Archipelago.

--- Tasmanensis - Australia and India.

Miniopterus plepotis, = Java. Banda. Japan. Amboyna, Timor, Van Diemen's Land, and Australia

Nycticejus Temminckii, = Continent of India - Ceylon - Sumatra Borneo - Phillipines - Banda - Timor -

Taphozous saccolaimus = India - Malacca - Sumatra - Java - Celebes Ternali-

Rhinolophus speoris = India - Amboyna - Timor -

Macroglossus minimus = India - Phillipines - Java - Sumatra - Borneo Celebes - Amboyna - Banda - Timor -

 

II. Europe, Africa, Madeira &c.

Scotophilus marginatus = Italy - Sicilly - Tripoli - Algeria - Nubia - Arabia - Madeira - Lake Ngama - Cape Good H.

Scotophilus Pipistrellus = Europe generally - Madeira.

Scotophilus Leisleri = Europe generally - Madeira.

Scotophilus minutus Temm. = Africa generally - Sicilly

Scotophilus Darwini, n.s. = Palma, Canary Islands.

 

III. Asia and Africa

Scotophilus noctula = Europe generally - Japan - Himalaya Mountains - Mozambique -

--- Isabellinus Temm. = N. Africa (Tripoli) - Altai Mountains - Siberia - India –

[in margin:] Think may be found in Europe, though certainly distinct

 

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Scotophilus platycephalus Temm. = Madras - Cape of good Hope-

Miniopterus schreibersii = Austria- Italy - Sicilly - Africa from North to the Cape.

Plecotus Auritus = Europe generally - Egypt - Himalaya Mountains -

Nycticejus Heathii = India generally - Ceylon - Cape of good Hope -

 

IV America.

Lasiurus pruinosus = North America -California - Bermuda - Orkney Islands, North Britain - (Probably brought there in the rigging of a Vessel)

Lasiurus novi loraeinsis = North and South America, common - Cuba - Jamaica -

Scotophilus Carolinensis = North America & Mexico - California - Cuba -

Vespertilio Chiloensis Waterh. Mam. Voy. Beagle. = The whole of South America - Chiloe -

V. New Zealand and Norfolk Island.

Scotophilus tuberculatus Forst.; of a type similar to the Pipistrelle of Europe.

Mystacina tuberculatus. Gray; a well marked genus, confined to New Zealand. These two species are, so far as is at present known, confined to New Zealand.

Molossus Norfolcensis Gray - species peculiar to this Island, but generically similar to some of the African and American species.

Pteropus of Bonin Isd

Mauritius & Bourbon

 

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Mr Teme has spec. of a Pteropus which flew on Ship-Board 150 miles from E. Africa

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