First records of three species of Lasiurus Gray, 1831 (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in Bolivia

By

Acosta S., Luis H.
Poma-Urey, José
Barboza-Marquez, Kathrin
Rivero, Kathia
Ochoa G., José
Salazar-Bravo, Jorge

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024-9-23

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

20

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

1054--1066

Subjects

Amazonia , Bats , Distribution , new records , Pando

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/20.5.1054

 

Abstract

Insectivorous bats of the family Vespertilionidae have been grouped into eight tribes, with Lasiurini showing an extensive distribution in South America. In Bolivia, three species of lasiurine bats have been reported: Lasiurus blossevillii (Lesson & Garnot, 1826), L. ega (Gervais, 1856), and L. villosissimus (É. Geoffroy St.-Hilaire, 1806). The morphological analyses of specimens of this genus deposited in Bolivian scientific collections and comparisons with specimens from other countries (including holotypes) prompt us to report the first records of three species: Lasiurus atratus Handley 1996, L. castaneus Handley 1960, and L. egregius (Peters, 1870) in Bolivia, expanding their known geographic ranges to the southwestern part of the Amazon.