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Topál, Gy.: Bacula of some Old World Leaf-nosed bats (Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae, Chiroptera: Mammalia) 21-54. o.
very tip of the lancet is slightly bent ventrally. The emarginations of the basal cone are as in the nominate subspecies. (Plate I., figs. 1,2). Rhinolophus affinis himalayanus ANDERSEN, 1905 I have studied one specimen of this big-bodied subspecies from Darjeeling. A certain degree of relationship with Rh. rouxi is clearly visible in the morphology of the baculum, and none at all with that of Rh. ferrumequinum. Measurements: total length 2,45, basal width 0,86, basal height 0,81, length of terminal lobe 0,86 mm. The penis bone shows a presumed specialization from the less specialized bone of Rh. rouxi, or rather from that of Rh. sinicus. At the same time, one cannot imagine an evolution of this type of baculum towards that of Rh. ferrumequinum. Such an evolution was suggested by K. ANDERSEN (1905/b) on the basis of cranial and dental characters in Rh. affinis and Rh. ferrumequinum . The basal cone is deeply emarginate in the ventral margin, but less so in the dorsal one. There are still smaller emarginations on the lateral sides. The shaft is roughly circular in cross sections, and slightly bends towards the ventral side. From the level of the terminal dorsal lobe (at about two/thirds of the total length) the bone turns sharply ventrally, and at the very tip dor sally (Plate I., figs. 6,7,8). Rhinolophus affinis macrurus ANDERSEN, 1905 There has been studied one of a small series (three males) collected in Muong son, Vietnam. The baculum is shorter, with a terminal lobe absolutely longer than in Rh. a. himalayanus (Plate I., figs. 3, 4, 5). Measurements: total length 1,90, width of base 0,72, length of base 0,77, length of terminal lobe 1,00 mm. The basal cone is dorsoventrally higher than wide, in contrast to the specimen of the other subspecies studied. Its dorsal margin is apparently without an emargination, the ventral edge with a very deep and comparatively narrow incision, however, the lateral emargination appears on each side of the basal cone, as in the former subspecies. The shaft is considerably shorter and more expressedly bent towards the ventral side than in Rh. a. himalayanus. The terminal dorsal lobe begins at about half length of the bone. There is no dorsal curve at the tip. Rhinolophus rouxi rouxi TEMMINCK, 1835 I studied a small series of this animal (5 specimens), collected at Udaygiri Caves, Orissa, India, and at Mahableshwar, western part of the Indian Peninsula. Measurements: total length (measurements of subadults in parentheses) 2,41-2, 50 (1, 63-1, 81), width of basal cone 0,81-0,95 (0,45-0,55), height of basal cone 0,77 (0,45), width of tip 0,18-0,22 mm. The heavily built bone has a simple curvature, that is, ventrally bent in the last third to fourth length (Plate n., figs. 4-12). The basal portion is less developed in young animals. In grown up specimens it is slightly pressed dorsoventrally. It has a double dorsal incision on its proximal edge, and with a protruding dorsal knob. The simple ventral emargination is wide and deeper than the dorsal one. The ventral surface ot the basal cone shows a wide median depression. The shaft is somewhat higher than wide, that is, laterally compressed. The
