First record of Histiotus velatus I. Geoffroy St.-Hilaire, 1824 (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in Salta province, Argentina

By

Aramayo, Sofía T.
Díaz, M. Mónica
Miotti, María Daniela
Derlindati, E.J.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019-11-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

15

Series / Issue

Issue: 6

Pages

973--979

Subjects

Distribution , Histiotus , Northwestern Argentina , Yungas

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/15.6.973

 

Abstract

We present here the first record of Histiotus velatus I. Geoffroy St.-Hilaire, 1824 for the province of Salta, Argentina. Until now, in Argentina, this species was only known from Jujuy, Corrientes, and Misiones provinces. Our record adds a fourth province to the distribution of this species in the country and the second record for the Northwestern Argentina, rising to 39 the number of bat species in Salta. We captured three adult males with mist-nets placed in Parque Nacional El Rey. This site represents one of the last largest continuous blocks of protected forests, within a region affected by the greatest anthropic transformation (e.g. agricultural development, cattle grazing) of northwestern Argentina.