Abstract

GARCIA, Franger J; OCHOA, José  and  MILLER, Bruce W. DISTRIBUTIONAL STATUS OF PTERONOTUS (PHYLLODIA) (CHIROPTERA: MORMOOPIDAE) IN VENEZUELA, WITH THE FIRST RECORD OF PTERONOTUS (P.) ALITONUS. Mastozool. neotrop. [online]. 2022, vol.29, n.1, pp.664-664.  Epub Feb 24, 2022. ISSN 0327-9383.

The information available on the geographical distribution of bats of Pteronotus .Phyllodia) (Chiroptera: Mormoopidae) in Venezuela is updated, as a result of the taxonomic analysis of museum specimens and the diagnosis of acoustic records. Prior to this work, three species of the subgenus were known in the Venezuelan territory: Pteronotus .Phyllodia. paraguanensis, endemic to the Paraguaná Peninsula; P. .Phyllodia. fuscus, with a wide distribution that covers the northern region (except Paraguaná), as well as the northern portion of the Amazon and the Guiana Shield; and P. .Phyllodia. rubiginosus, restricted to the south of the Orinoco River. A fourth species, P. .Phyllodia. alitonus, is included in the country for the first time, based on records obtained in the states of Amazonas and Bolívar. The morphological characters that allow identification of the species of Pteronotus .Phyllodia) that occur in Venezuela, as well as their echolocation patterns, are presented. The discovery of P. .P.. alitonus increases the number of known mammals in Venezuela to 405 (173 belonging to Chiroptera) and extends the distribution range of the species approximately 700 km northwest of the closest previously reported locality.

Keywords : Acoustic; bats; inventory; Northern South America; Pteronotus.