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Myonycteris relicta n. sp. is described from the Shimba Hills in southeast Kenya and from the Usambara Mountains in northeast Tanzania. The species is larger than the only other known African mainland species of the genus, Myonycteris torquata (Dobson, 1878), from the Central and West African rain forests and, if compared to M. torquata and the only other species in the genus, M. brachycephala (Bocage, 1889) from São Tomé, has a relatively longer rostrum, a more deflected cranial axis, and further differs in number, shape and position of its teeth. The new species provides new arguments for the relationship between the genera Myonycteris Matschie, 1899, and Lissonycteris Andersen, 1912. It is believed that Myonycteris relicta may be a forest species and as...

A new species of Dobsonia Palmer, 1898 (Mammalia, Megachiroptera) from Waigeo, with notes on other members of the genus

Palavras-chave: 42.84.

Ano: 1980

URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/319404

From a cave near Nja-njef, Waigeo, New Guinea, Dobsonia beauforti n.sp. is described. Its position within the genus as well as some aspects of the taxonomy of the genus are discussed.

A record from Surinam of the bat Chiroderma trinitatum Goodwin, 1958 (Mammalia, Chiroptera)

Ano: 1975

URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/505127

Re-examination of a collection of bats from Surinam in the Zoölogisch Museum, Amsterdam, uncovered a specimen representing the Phyllostomatid bat Chiroderma trinitatum Goodwin, 1958. This species does not appear in the monograph of the Chiroptera of Surinam by Husson (1962), nor in his more recent works on the mammals of that country (1973; 1978). The present specimen therefore seems to be the first record from Surinam. It is a young adult female, captured after it had flown into a house at night on 1-II-1967, by H. Nijssen at Ligorio, a village on the river Gran Rio about 16 km southwest of Djoemoe in the Brokopondo District. It has been preserved in alcohol, with extracted skull, and is registered as ZMA 10.136. IDENTIFICATION In a recent paper dealing...

A revision of the African genus Myonycteris Matschie, 1899 (Mammalia, Megachiroptera)

Palavras-chave: 42.84.

Ano: 1979

URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/318248

The fruit bat genus Myonycteris Matschie, 1899, is considered to contain only two valid taxa: the species M. torquata (Dobson, 1878) inhabiting the forest blocks in West Africa and Central Africa, and M. brachycephala (Bocage, 1889) from the island of São Tomé. M. wroughtoni Andersen, 1908, and M. leptodon Andersen, 1908, are considered synonyms of M. torquata. The subgenus Phygetis Andersen, 1912, proposed for the species brachycephala only, is sunk into the synonymy of Myonycteris. A number of new (collecting) localities for torquata is recorded, among which the first one in Nigeria. Data are included on morphological variability, sexual dimorphism, ecology and biology. The possible type locality of torquata, and some evolutionary trends within the genus...

Notes on collections of fruit bats from Sulawesi and some off-lying islands (Mammalia, Megachiroptera)

Ano: 1976

URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/504729

Bergmans, W.; Rozendaal, F.G..

Notes are given on the taxonomy, reproductive biology, ecology and ectoparasites of 20 species of - mostly recently collected - Megachiroptera from Sulawesi, Indonesia. The occurrence of one species on Sulawesi is considered doubtful and a further three species are deleted from the Sulawesian faunal list. A key based on externally visible characters and a gazetteer of the collecting localities of Sulawesian bats are appended.

On the differences between sympatric Epomops franqueti (Tomes, 1860) and Epomops buettikoferi (Matschie, 1899), with addtional notes on the latter species (Mammalia, Megachiroptera)

Palavras-chave: Megachiroptera; Sulawesi; Sangihe Islands; Taxonomy; Zoogeography; Biometry; Ecology; Reproductive biology; Ectoparasites.; 42.84.

Ano: 1988

URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/317853

The approximate limits of the region of sympatric occurrence of the West African fruit bats Epomops franqueti (Tomes, 1860) and Epomops buettikoferi (Matschie, 1899) are discussed. Series of the two species from that region are compared and a key is given to identify adult specimens. Notes are added on the distribution, ecology and biology of E. buettikoferi.

Spinturnicid mites from some Nigerian bats (Acarina, Spinturnicidae)

Ano: 1975

URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/505211

Dusbábek, F.; Bergmans, W..

Five species of mites belonging to three genera of the family Spinturnioidae are reported from six species of bats in Nigeria. The species are Meristaspis kenyaensis (Radford), Ancystropus aethiopicus Hirst, Spinturnix walkerae Zumpt & Till, S. scotophili repens ssp.n., and S. intectus sp.n. Male and female specimens of the two new taxa are fully described and figured. Zoogeographical and taxonomical implications of the results of this study are discussed.

Taxonomy and geography of Rousettus amplexicaudatus (Geoffroy, 1810) with comparative notes on sympatric congeners (Mammalia, Megachiroptera)

Ano: 1980

URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/505510

Rookmaaker, L.C.; Bergmans, W..

Rousettus amplexicaudatus (Geoffroy, 1810) is divided into three subspecies according to size: R. a. amplexicaudatus, R. a. infumatus (Gray, 1870), and R. a. brachyotis (Dobson, 1877). Cynonycteris minor Dobsou, 1873 is synonymized with R. a. infumatus; Rousettus stresemanni Stein, 1933 with R. a. amplexicaudatus; and Rousettus amplexicaudatus hedigeri Pohle, 1952 with R. a. brachyotis. Geography and dimensional variations of the recognized subspecies are discussed. R. amplexicaudatus is recorded for the first time from Celebes, Kisar, Mentawai, Muna and Ndao. The subspecific status of specimens from Celebes, Muna, Peleng and Talisai is left undecided. Other Rousettus species are discussed in so far as they are known to be sympatric with certain R....

Taxonomy and Zoogeography of the fruits bats of the People’s Republic of Congo, with notes on their reproductive bilogy (Mammalia, Megachiroptera)

Ano: 1981

URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/504718

This study deals with 272 Megachiroptera from the People’s Republic of Congo, belonging to 13 taxa: Eidolon helvum helvum (Kerr), Rousettus aegyptiacus unicolor (Gray), Lissonycteris angolensis angolensis (Bocage), Myonycteris torquata (Dobson), Hypsignathus monstrosus Allen, Epomops franqueti franqueti (Tomes), Epomophorus cf. labiatus (Temminck), Epomophorus wahlbergi haldemani (Halowell), Micropteropus grandis Sanborn, Micropteropus pusillus (Peters), Scotonycteris zenkeri zenkeri Matschie, Scotonycteris ophiodon Pohle, and Megaloglossus woermanni Pagenstecher. Of these, Epomophorus cf. labiatus and Micropteropus grandis are recorded from this country for the first time. The known ranges of Epomophorus cf. labiatus and Micropteropus grandis are greatly...