Pipistrellus pulveratus

• Main Authors: Bates, Paul J. J., Nwe, Tin, Bu, Si Si Hla, Mie, Khin Mie, Swe, Khin Maung, Nyo, Nyo, Khaing, Aye Aye, Aye, Nu Nu, Toke, Yin Yin, Aung, Naing Naing, Thi, Mar Mar, Mackie, Iain
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• Published: Zenodo 2005
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Chordata; Mammalia; Chiroptera; Vespertilionidae; Pipistrellus; Pipistrellus pulveratus; Bates; Hayes; Genova; Buff; Pipistrellus pipistrellus
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4335738; https://zenodo.org/record/4335738

Pipistrellus pulveratus Chinese Pipistrelle Vesperugo pulveratus Peters, 1871: 618; Amoy, Fujian, China New material from Myanmar Mon State: Saddan Sin Cave, 2.11.2002, 2 ♂♂ (H5, H17) and 12.11.2002, 1 ♂ (H17); Kayin State: Yathay Pyan Cave, 5.11.2002, 1 ♂ (H8); Weibyan Cave, 6.10. 2002, 1 ♂ (H11); Shan State: Pyin Oo Lwin (BMNH collection; previously referred to H. (= Pipistrellus ) savii by Corbet and Hill (1992); Badalin cave, 23.8.2003, 2 ♂♂ (I- BD3/4). There are no previous records. Descriptive characters This is a medium-sized species with a forearm length of 32.0– 35.2 mm based on nine specimens from Myanmar (Table 4; FA = 34.8–37.0 mm in Hendrichsen et al. , 2001). The dorsal pelage is long, thick and silky with dark brown, almost black hairs on the back that are tipped with gold- en-brown. On the belly the hair roots are very dark with paler buff-brown tips. The fifth metacarpal is about equal in length to the third and fourth. The baculum, with a length of 2.6–3.1 mm, has straight shaft, hollowed out below and a simple, not bi- lobate base; the tip is bluntly pointed (Fig. 1D). In the skull, the zygomata are robust with a small dorsal process on each jugal bone. The basioccipital area has a well defined central ridge running between the two cochlea but the basioccipital pits are virtually absent. The second incisor (I3) attains the height of the secondary cusp of the first (I2) and is about equal in crown area. The upper canine (C1) is without a secondary cusp. The crown area of the first upper premolar (P2) varies between about two-thirds to equal that of I2. The first lower premolar (P2) is two-thirds the crown area and between half and two-thirds the height of the second (P4). Similar species The distinctive dorsal pelage and bacu- lar morphology distinguish this species from all other similar sized pipistrelle spe- cies in the region. Ecology All the voucher specimens were collect- ed in mist nets set in large limestone caves, each of which has a series of large complex chambers. In Mon and Kayin States, the caves are primarily surrounded by paddy fields. Vegetation on the limestone outcrops includes climbers, ferns and a limited number of stunted trees. The original lowland evergreen and semi-evergreen rain forests have for the most part been cleared, with only scattered, highly disturbed remnants remaining. At Badalin, which is situated on the eastern margin of the central Dry Zone of Myanmar, the cave is surrounded by seasonally very dry, deciduous forest. Previously, specimen BMNH.14.7.8.6.3 (subsequently incorrectly referred to H. savii austenianus , see below) was collected from Pyin Oo Lwin (= Maymyo), which is situated on the western margin of the undu- lating Shan plateau at an altitude of 1080 m (3500 feet). Once surrounded by hills covered with deciduous forest, many years of intensive deforestation have meant that even by the start of 20th century much of the land had been converted to scrub, agricultural land and pockets of disturbed woodland : Published as part of Bates, Paul J. J., Nwe, Tin, Bu, Si Si Hla, Mie, Khin Mie, Swe, Khin Maung, Nyo, Nyo, Khaing, Aye Aye, Aye, Nu Nu, Toke, Yin Yin, Aung, Naing Naing, Thi, Mar Mar & Mackie, Iain, 2005, A review of the genera Myotis, Ia, Pipistrellus, Hypsugo, and Arielulus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Myanmar (Burma), including three species new to the country, pp. 205-236 in Acta Chiropterologica 7 (2) on page 226, DOI: 10.3161/1733-5329(2005)7[205:AROTGM]2.0.CO;2, http://zenodo.org/record/3942897 : {"references": ["Myanmar (Burma). Natural History Bulletin of THOMAS, O. 1891. Diagnoses of three new mammals the Siam Society, 51: 241 - 259. collected by Signor L. Fea in the Carin Hills, PETERS, W. 1871. Catalogue of the mammals of China Burma. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Natu- (south of the River Yangtse) and the island of rale (di Genova) Giacomo Doria, 30: 884.", "CORBET, G. B., and J. E. HILL. 1992. The mammals of the Indomalayan region. Natural History Mu- seum Publications. Oxford University, Oxford, 488 pp.", "HENDRICHSEN, D. K., P. J. J. BATES, B. D. HAYES, and J. L. WALSTON. 2001. Recent records of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from Vietnam with six species new to the country. Myotis, 39: 35 - 122."]}