Catalogue of primary types of Neotropical Myotis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae)

By

Novaes, Roberto Leonan
Wilson, Don E.
Moratelli, Ricardo

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1105

Pages

127--164

Subjects

espécime-tipo , localidade-tipo , morcego vespertilionídeo , Myotinae , nomenclatura zoológica , Taxonomía , taxonomy , Type locality , type specimen , vespertilionid bats , Zoological nomenclature

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1105.85055

 

Abstract

Myotiscomprises a diverse group of vespertilionid bats with worldwide distribution. NeotropicalMyotishave an accentuated phenotypic conservatism, which makes species delimitation and identification difficult, hindering our understanding of the diversity, distribution, and phylogenetic relationships of taxa. To encourage new systematic reviews of the genus, a catalogue of the primary types and names is presented, current and in synonymy, for NeotropicalMyotis. Currently 33 valid species (and three subspecies) are recognized, and their primary types are deposited in 12 scientific collections in the USA (30 types), Brazil (two types), England (two types), and France (one type). The names of 29 NeotropicalMyotisspecies currently in synonymy were found. However, it is possible that some synonyms represent independent evolutionary lineages, considering recent results provided by taxonomic revisions.