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An Introduction to the Study of Mammals Living and Extinct · William Henry Flower — chapter 8 of 25 · ~156 words · public domain

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THE ORDER CHIROPTERA 641

Suborder MEGACHIROPTERA 650

Family PTEROPODIDÆ, 650; Epomophorus, 650; Pteropus, 651; Xantharpyia, 652; Boncia, 653; Cynopterus, 653; Harpyia, 653; Cephalotes, 653; Pteralopex, 654; Notopteris, 654; Eonycteris, 654; Carponycteris and Melonycteris, 654; Nesonycteris, 655; Callinycteris, 655; Trygenycteris, 655.

Suborder MICROCHIROPTERA 655

Section VESPERTILIONINA, 655. Family RHINOLOPHIDÆ, 656; Rhinolophus, 656; Hipposiderus, 657; Anthops, 657; Rhinonycteris and Triænops, 658; Cœlops, 658; Megaderma, 658. Family VESPERTILIONIDÆ, 660; Plecotus, 660; Synotus, 661; Otonycteris, 661; Nyctophilus, 661; Antrozous, 661; Vesperugo, 661; Chalinolobus, 662; Scotophilus, 662; Nycticejus, 663; Atalapha, 663; Harpyiocephalus, 663; Vespertilio, 663; Cerivoula, 664; Natalus, 664; Miniopterus, 664; Thyroptera, 665; Myxopoda, 665; Fossil Vespertilionidæ, 665. Section EMBALLONURINA, 666. Family EMBALLONURIDÆ, 666; Furipterus and Antorphochilus, 666; Emballonura, 667; Coleüra, 667; Rhynchonycteris, 667; Saccopteryx, 667; Taphozous, 667; Diclidurus, 668; Noctilio, 668; Rhinopoma, 669; Chiromeles, 669; Molossus, 670; Nyctinomus, 670; Mystacops, 671. Family PHYLLOSTOMATIDÆ, 672; Chilonycteris, 672; Mormops, 672; Lonchorhina, Otopterus and Dolichophyllum, 673; Vampyrus, etc., 673; Desmodus, 677; Diphylla, 678.

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