refuse marks on under surface. R 27, P b The terminal 4/5 mm of the tail of Leptonyx is white. He recorded type locality (if you can call it such) is "British New Guinea". Further possibilities for this region are: a Phasolei of the male group; Philogen leucippus (above Rona), Eudromicia and Distoechurus, Dactyloxax, another Pseudocheirus, another melonys, Anisonyx, Hymyx, Forentzmyrs and Hydromyx, and quite a number of additional bats. This morning started arrangements for the mule trip to Tavacori (15 miles). Sent two boys out to try the Dizonia place once more (see yesterday, p. 5), but they reported that no bats were there at all; two other boys with net, nephew + matches on saving commission. They picked up two: a female and sub-adult male of the petioled-eared Hiphoderus (?) See nos 3502, 3485, 3311, 3005, etc. Note that #s 3311-3312 were also mother's son. The tree from which the present two (3501-3502) were taken was very dry and with the hole at the ground level (as usual with these bats). On the underside of the leaves of a small shrub growing in the front at the edge of a stream I found literally hundreds of small moths clustering. Saved some. Pyralids, I think. How am I going to get here fruit bats? (I'm just come in ahead of it, shiver.) With the light switched off I can just see them sail by orchard just over the tree tops. I can hear them settle with much flapping of wings. But I can't see to start at them. And with the light on they are invisible. Their eyes seem not to shine at all. I suspect they are the same species of Dizonia (if they were) that flew out of the grotto yesterday. But the several Dizonia I've had dealings with already as far as hardwicks, wallerby, etc. then seem to be none. The region is pretty much shot out. Many hundreds of