Rhinolophus refulgens Andersen 1905, sp. n.
Creators: name: Andersen, Knud
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1905
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Rhinolophidae
Rhinolophus
Rhinolophus refulgens

description: 17. Rhinolophus refulgens, sp. n. (Plate IV. <i>fig</i>. 6 <i>a</i>, <i>b, c</i>.) <i>Diagnosis.</i> Skull and external characters, essentially of the lepidus-type. But brain-case somewhat higher in front, making the anterior slope of the sagittal crest, towards the postnasal depression, somewhat more abrupt. Forearm 40'6-41'5 mm. <i>Details.</i> Very nearly of the same size as <i>Rh. lepidus,</i> but metacarpals, also proportionately, somewhat shorter; tibia shorter. The horse-shoe is, if anything, slightly broader. * There is no doubt that this is an accidental error. Prof. Peters (who determined Hutton’s Bats) cannot, possibly, have identified the specimen here under consideration (forearm 37'5 mm.) with “ <i>Rh. petersi</i> ” (forearm of type 5 mm.). As already pointed out above (p. 97, footnote), the labels must have been confused; the name “ <i>Rh. petersi</i> ” was, probably, intended for Hutton’s examples of Rh. rou.vi. <i>Colour.</i> &amp;female; ad., skin; Perak; <i>Marcii</i>; teeth almost unworn. Very different from <i>Rh. lepidus.</i> General effect of the colour of the upper side: a dark shade of “ Prout’s brown ” with a tinge of “ hair-brown. <i>”</i> On closer examination the fur of the upper side proves to be composed of two kinds of hair: longer, thinner, straight hairs, quite black; and somewhat shorter, crinkled hairs of a “ hair-brown <i>”</i> colour; the mixture of the colours of these two kinds of hair produces the general effect. <i>Base of hairs of upper side not lighter coloured.</i> The fur of the upper side has a silvery reflection (iridescence). Under side between “broccoli-brown” and <i>“</i> hair-brown. <i>”</i> A spirit-specimen from Selangor (&amp;male; ad., apparently the same age) is of the same colour. <i>Skull.</i> In addition to the characteristic in the diagnosis: the <i>“</i> maxillar width, <i>”</i> across the antero-external corner of m’ (a character subject to exceedingly small individual variation in the species of the <i>lepidus</i> -section) is somewhat larger, giving this part of the skull a somewhat broader aspect: 6 <i>‘</i> 5-6 <b>’</b> 7 mm.; in <i>lepidus</i> 6 <i>’</i> 2 mm. Gap in front between the maxillary bones somewhat larger. <i>Dentition</i> (two skulls). p3 external. p2 and p4 almost or quite <i>Measurements</i> of Rh. lepidus, monticola, refulgens. <b>6</b> in contact, p2 in row; a small cusp, pointing inwards. In one specimen there is an extremely narrow space between p2 and p4 (the former place of p3). <i>Measurements</i>. On p. 125. <i>Type.</i> &amp;female; ad. (skin). Gunong Igar, Perak, 2000 ft.; <b>March</b> 1898. Presented by A. L. Butler, Esq. Brit. Mus. no. 98.11.29.2. <i>Distribution.</i> Malay Peninsula: Perak; Selangor.
description: Published as part of <i>Andersen, Knud, 1905, On some Bats of the Genus Rhinolophus, with Remarks on their Mutual Affinities, and Descriptions of Twenty-six new Forms., pp. 75-145 in Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 2</i> on pages 124-126, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3757451