•Dr. Cantor on the Flora and Fauna of Chusaft, 481 straminea, spathulato-v. obovato-oblonga, obtusa, integerrima, vel apicem versus obsolete crenulata. Stamina 30-45 : filamenta libera V. pentadelpba, ovarium sericeumvel tomentosum. Stylus glabervel basi barbatus, post anthesin 2 lineas longus. Stigmata obtusa, de-mum ssepe patentia. Nux 2-4 lineas alta, diametro ^-3-lineari ; costse plus minusve prominentes, ssepissime crassse. Semen ovatum V. obovatum, fusco-castaneum. Habitat in Europa, prsesertim media et australiori. Parisiis florescit medio Junio : individua tamen reperiuritur singula jam initio Junii vel tantum initio Julii florida. LIII. — General Features ofChusan, with remarks on the Flora and Fauna of that Island. By Theodore Canto r, M.D., . Bengal Medical Service, &c. [Continued from p. 370.] Animals observed at Chusan. 1. MAMMALIA. Cheiroptera. *Vespertilio irretitusf. V. auriculis capite brevioribus, rotundatis ; trago lanceolato ; rostro brevi, obtuso, nigro ; labiis mentoque crini-bus longioribus sparsim tectis ; vellere dorsi capitisque molli, brevi, griseo-brunnescenti, abdominis pulvericolore ; membro virili maximo ; Cauda corpus longitudine sequante, e membrana interfemorali, subtus sparsim hirsuta, paululum exserta. Ears rounded, shorter than the head ; tragus lanceolate ; muzzle short, obtuse, black, the lips and chin with scattered, lengthy, bristly-hairs ; fur of the back and head short, soft brownish gray, that of the abdomen dust-coloured ; male genital organ highly developed ; tail as long as the body, slightly protruding from the interfemoral mem-brane, the abdominal surface of which is thinly covered with short hair. Dentition : — Incis. — ; canin. j^j; molar. ~. Dimensions. inch. Hn. Length of the head ^ body 1^ 1 tail 1 1 ear 2J Breadth of the ear 2 Length of tlie tragus 1 Extent of the wings 8 * Animals marked with an asterisk have been sketched at Chusan in 1840 by Dr. Cantor, who has supplied the names unless otherwise observed. f Irretire, from its being frequently arrested in the strong web of two large spiders, Epeira bilineata and heraldica (vide infra), which circum-stance has given rise to the common erroneous behef that those and similar spiders feed upon bats.
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