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The phylogenetic arrangement and nomenclature in the text beyond are mainly that of Laurie and Hill (1954). The synonymies for accounts of genera are as follows: (1) first use of the generic name employed along with the original description, and (2) original proposals, in chronological order, of other generic names subsequently applied to the bat in the Solomons. The synonymies in accounts of species and subspecies are as follows: (1) first use of the accepted name, followed by its type locality, followed, in chronological order, by other references to the first name-combination, (2) first use of the name-combination employed herein (if different from the original combination), followed, in chronological order, by other references to the present name-combination, and (3) other name-combinations, in chronological order, employed for the bat in the Solomons. The word "part" is used in parentheses after a name if some specimens listed under that name are from the Solomon Islands and are referable to the species or subspecies being written about.

Unless noted otherwise, specimens listed as examined were prepared originally as museum skins with skulls. Approximately 70 per cent of bats collected in the Solomons were preserved in formalin and now are stored in alcohol. Because it was necessary to obtain dimensions and examine various morphological characteristics of skulls, many crania were extracted from bats preserved in alcohol.

Although all specimens in the Bishop Museum from the Solomon Islands have been catalogued with the prefix BBM-BSIP, catalogue numbers without prefixes in the lists of specimens examined refer to this museum. Catalogue numbers with the prefix USNM refer to specimens in the U. S. National Museum and those with the prefix AM-M refer to specimens in the Australian Museum.

Unless indicated otherwise, all measurements in this paper are in millimeters and are of adults. Cranial measurements, and external measurements of specimens stored in alcohol, were taken by me. The cranial measurements were taken with dial calipers using techniques described by Hall (1946:672-685). External measurements (except length of forearm) of specimens originally prepared as dried study skins, were transcribed from specimen labels.

Capitalized color nomenclature is from Ridgway (1912). Noncapitalized color terms are from published reports that did not use Ridgway's terminology.