Lichonycteris obscura Thomas, 1895

Managua is the type locality of this rare long-nosed species and a

specimen was reported from 6 mi W Rama, 50 ft, Zelaya, by Davis _et

al._ (1964:380). Our collection contains three males, one from

Jalapa, 660 m, Nueva Segovia, captured on the night of 27 July 1967 as

it flew around a lighted room in a house, and two from the south side

of the Rio Mico, El Recreo, 25 m, Zelaya, taken on 26 and 27 July 1966

(one was netted and the other caught by hand in the lighted room of a

building at night).

Selected measurements of the three males are, respectively: total

length, 55, 58, 57 mm; length of tail, 7, 10, 9 mm; length of hind

foot, 7, 9, 9 mm; length of ear, 10, 11, 11 mm; length of forearm,

30.9, 31.0, 30.8 mm; weight, 6.8, 6.8, 6.2 gms; length of testes, 1, 2,

2 mm; greatest length of skull, 18.5, 18.0, 17.9 mm; breadth of

braincase, 8.1, 8.4, 8.3 mm; length of maxillary toothrow, 5.7, 5.5,

5.7 mm.

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