Vespertilionidae

• Main Authors: Hoffmann, Michael, Grubb, Peter, Groves, Colin P., Hutterer, Rainer, Straeten, Erik Van Der, Simmons, Nancy, Bergmans, Wim
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2009
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Chordata; Mammalia; Chiroptera; Vespertilionidae; Barbastella barbastellus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6218928; http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CC314AFF9A6103B7D83EAC21877A23

Vespertilionidae Afropipistrellus Thorn, Kock & Cuisin, 2007: 75. Subgenus of Pipistrellus . Type species: Vesperugo grandidieri Dobson, 1876. Barbastella barbastellus guanchae Trujillo, Ibáñez & Juste, 2002: 544. “ Spain, Canary Islands, Tenerife, La Guancha, Barranco de La Cantera, 300 m a.s.l.”. Glauconycteris curryae Eger & Schlitter, 2001: 2. “ Cameroon: 10 km W Bipindi (03o 05' N, 10o 25' E), approximately 300 m above sea level”. Justified emendation of Glauconycteris curryi Eger & Schlitter 2001, by Eger (2001). [DD] Remarks: The authors did not explain how the specific name was formed but as there is no 'y' in Latin, the original name “ curryi ” must have been formed directly from the modern personal name and as it is the name of a woman (Noreen Curry), should be corrected to “ curryae ” (see Article 31.1.2; ICZN 1999). Miniopterus gleni Peterson, Eger, & Mitchell, 1995: 128. “dans une grotte marine entre Sardrano et Saint- Augustin, à 20 k au Sud de Tuléar” [Madagascar]. [LC] Miniopterus minor occidentalis Juste & Ibáñez, 1992: 362. “Meya-Nzouari Cave, Koilou (3°53'S, 14°31'E), Republic of Congo ”. Miniopterus petersoni Goodman, Bradman, Maminirina, Ryan, Christidis & Appleton, 2008: 201. “ Madagascar: Province de Toliara, Cascade de Manantantely, 5.2 km NW of Tolagnaro, 24°59.343'S, 46º55.370'E, 65m ”. [DD] Miniopterus sororculus Goodman, Ryan, Maminirina, Fahr, Christidis & Appleton, 2007: 1219. “ Madagascar: Province de Fianarantsoa, 3 km south of Ambatofinandrahana, in unnamed cave, 20º34.321'S, 46º48.530'E, 1,450 m ”. [LC] Myotis dieteri Happold, 2005: 11. “Grotte du Viaduc à Loudima, Republic of Congo (04°15’S, 13°00’E)”. [DD] Pipistrellus africanus meesteri Kock, 2001: 129. New name for Pipistrellus nanus australis Roberts, 1913: 67, Port St. Johns, South Africa (preoccupied by Pipistrellus hesperus australis Miller, 1897, a North American bat). Remarks: As a result of taxonomic confusion at the generic and specific levels, this subspecies has been variously known ...