Taxonomic reassessment of bats from Castelnau’s expedition to South America (1843–1847): Phyllostoma angusticeps Gervais, 1856 (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae)
September 1, 2017
Gervais, in 1856, described the bats collected during Castelnau’s expedition through South America (1843–1847). We report that Phyllostoma angusticeps (Gervais, 1856), long treated as a junior synonym of Phyllostomus discolor(Wagner, 1843), is not a representative of the genus Phyllostomus. In fact, as we demonstrate, it represents the taxon known as Trachops cirrhosus. We also provide a summary, in tabular form, of the genera and species first described by Gervais (1856).
Citation Information
Publication Year | 2017 |
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Title | Taxonomic reassessment of bats from Castelnau’s expedition to South America (1843–1847): Phyllostoma angusticeps Gervais, 1856 (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) |
DOI | 10.1515/mammalia-2016-0043 |
Authors | Joaquín Arroyo-Cabrales, Alfred Gardner, Bernard Sigé, Francois Catzeflis, Timothy J. McCarthy |
Publication Type | Article |
Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Series Title | Mammalia |
Index ID | 70191094 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
USGS Organization | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |