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SYSTEMATIC STATUS OF THE MASTIFF BAT, EUMOPS PEROTIS RENATAE PIRLOT, 1965

SYSTEMATIC STATUS OF THE MASTIFF BAT, EUMOPS PEROTIS RENATAE PIRLOT, 1965 by James D. SMITH and Hugh H. GENOWAYS Eumops perotis renatae, decrit par Pirlot en 1965 et au rang d'espece par le m£me auteur, est consid4re* ici comme un synonyme plus recent a'Eumops perotis perotis (Schinz, 1821). D'anciennes captures de la grande Eumops d'Amarique du Sud sont reconsicUr£es la lumiere des notions actuelles sur les relations existant entre Eumops perotis et E. trumbulli. The mastiff bats of the genus Eumops occupy a geographic area from the southewestern United States southward to northern Argentina. Sanborn (1932) reviewed the genus, based on the few specimens then in existence, but no general summary of the systematics and distribution of these bats has since appeared. Unfortunately, the paucity of material presently available still precludes an extensive review of the genus. Pirlot (1965) described Eumops perotis renatae from Curnana, Sucre, Venezuela, based on an adult female preserved in alchohol. This individual was killed with a slingshot by a small boy on an unknown date in the early 1960's near the municipal stadium in Gfumana. Because of its size and curious character, the bat was taken to the Colegio San Joso, where a biology teacher, R. P. C. Prieto, preserved it in spirits and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Mammalia - International Journal of the Systematics, Biology and Ecology of Mammals de Gruyter

SYSTEMATIC STATUS OF THE MASTIFF BAT, EUMOPS PEROTIS RENATAE PIRLOT, 1965

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Publisher
de Gruyter
Copyright
Copyright © 2009 Walter de Gruyter
ISSN
0025-1461
eISSN
1864-1547
DOI
10.1515/mamm.1969.33.3.529
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Abstract

by James D. SMITH and Hugh H. GENOWAYS Eumops perotis renatae, decrit par Pirlot en 1965 et au rang d'espece par le m£me auteur, est consid4re* ici comme un synonyme plus recent a'Eumops perotis perotis (Schinz, 1821). D'anciennes captures de la grande Eumops d'Amarique du Sud sont reconsicUr£es la lumiere des notions actuelles sur les relations existant entre Eumops perotis et E. trumbulli. The mastiff bats of the genus Eumops occupy a geographic area from the southewestern United States southward to northern Argentina. Sanborn (1932) reviewed the genus, based on the few specimens then in existence, but no general summary of the systematics and distribution of these bats has since appeared. Unfortunately, the paucity of material presently available still precludes an extensive review of the genus. Pirlot (1965) described Eumops perotis renatae from Curnana, Sucre, Venezuela, based on an adult female preserved in alchohol. This individual was killed with a slingshot by a small boy on an unknown date in the early 1960's near the municipal stadium in Gfumana. Because of its size and curious character, the bat was taken to the Colegio San Joso, where a biology teacher, R. P. C. Prieto, preserved it in spirits and

Journal

Mammalia - International Journal of the Systematics, Biology and Ecology of Mammalsde Gruyter

Published: Jan 1, 1969

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