The identity of Myotis punensis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)
Currently twelve species of Myotis Kaup, 1829 (Vespertilionidae: Myotinae) are recognized from South America, with several other named taxa regarded as synonyms, among them Myotis punensis J.A. Allen, 1914. This name was first regarded as a junior synonym of Myotis albescens (É. Geoffroy, 1806) and...
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| description | Currently twelve species of Myotis Kaup, 1829 (Vespertilionidae: Myotinae) are recognized from South America, with several other named taxa regarded as synonyms, among them Myotis punensis J.A. Allen, 1914. This name was first regarded as a junior synonym of Myotis albescens (É. Geoffroy, 1806) and subsequently of Myotis nigricans (Schinz, 1821). To address the taxonomic status of the holotype of M. punensis, we compared it to all South American species in the genus. The fringe of hairs on the trailing edge of the uropatagium, the fur color, and external and skull dimensions all suggest M. punensis should be treated as a junior synonym of M. albescens |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1047095f7bb643beb01f47ca92f58e0a2023-01-02T05:40:37ZengSociedade Brasileira de ZoologiaZoologia (Curitiba)1984-46701984-46892011-02-0128111512110.1590/S1984-46702011000100016The identity of Myotis punensis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)Ricardo MoratelliDon E WilsonCurrently twelve species of Myotis Kaup, 1829 (Vespertilionidae: Myotinae) are recognized from South America, with several other named taxa regarded as synonyms, among them Myotis punensis J.A. Allen, 1914. This name was first regarded as a junior synonym of Myotis albescens (É. Geoffroy, 1806) and subsequently of Myotis nigricans (Schinz, 1821). To address the taxonomic status of the holotype of M. punensis, we compared it to all South American species in the genus. The fringe of hairs on the trailing edge of the uropatagium, the fur color, and external and skull dimensions all suggest M. punensis should be treated as a junior synonym of M. albescenshttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702011000100016EcuadorMyotinaeMyotis albescensMyotis esmeraldaesynonymy |
| spellingShingle | Ricardo Moratelli Don E Wilson The identity of Myotis punensis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) Zoologia (Curitiba) Ecuador Myotinae Myotis albescens Myotis esmeraldae synonymy |
| title | The identity of Myotis punensis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) |
| title_full | The identity of Myotis punensis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) |
| title_fullStr | The identity of Myotis punensis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The identity of Myotis punensis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) |
| title_short | The identity of Myotis punensis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) |
| title_sort | identity of myotis punensis chiroptera vespertilionidae |
| topic | Ecuador Myotinae Myotis albescens Myotis esmeraldae synonymy |
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