Acerodon gilvus, Andersen, Knud, 1909

Andersen, Knud, 1909, IV. — Notes on the genus Acerodon, with a synopsis of its species and subspecies, and descriptions of four new forms, Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 8 th series 3, pp. 20-29 : 25

Acerodon gilvus , sp. n.

Skull similar to that of A. mackloti , but considerably smaller: total length (type) 66 nun., against 69-72. Upper premolars and molars scarcely differing from those of A. mackloti , but lower incisors,;?j, 2¼ 7¼ und m„ distinctly smaller. Forearm (type) 135 mm., against 139-156 in A. mackloti . General style of colour as in A. mackloti , but back conspicuously paler, light cream-buffy, with the Prout’ sbrown or vandyck-brown bases of the hairs perfectly concealed on back, slightly showing through on rump.

Type. ♂ ad. (skin, skull), Waingapo, Sumba , Lesser Suncla Islands , Sept. 1896; collected by A. Everett; B. M. 98. 11. 3. 19.