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GENUS Artibeus
Author: | Leach, 1821. | Citation: | Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond., 13: 75. | Type Species: | Artibeus jamaicensis Leach, 1821. | Comments: | Subtribe Ectophyllina. Includes three subgenera as recognized here: Artibeus, Dermanura, and Koopmania. Does not include Enchisthenes; see Lim (1993), Van Den Bussche et al. (1993a, 1998), Baker et al. (2000), and Wetterer et al. (2000). Some researchers regard Dermanura as a distinct genus, but I prefer to treat it as a subgenus of Artibeus in recognition of its close phylogenetic affinities with Artibeus sensu stricto (see phylogenies in Van Den Bussche et al. [1993a, 1998], Baker et al. [2000], and Wetterer et al. [2000]). Large-bodied species (subgenus Artibeus) were reviewed by Marques-Aguiar (1994); see also Lim and Wilson (1993). Handley (1987) reviewed the smaller species (subgenera Dermanura and Koopmania). Species relationships discussed by Marques-Aguiar (1994) and Van Den Bussche et al. (1998). |
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