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GENUS Myotis
Author: | Kaup, 1829. | Citation: | Skizz. Entwickel.-Gesch. Nat. Syst. Europ. Thierwelt, 1: 106. | Type Species: | Vespertilio myotis Borkhausen, 1797. | Comments: | For discussion of synonyms see Findley (1972), Hayman and Hill (1971), and Phillips and Birney (1968). Neotropical species revised by LaVal (1973a). Apparently does not include Cistugo; see Rautenbach et al. (1993). Hall (1981) provided a key to North and Central American species; Corbet and Hill (1992) gave a key to Indomalayan species; Bates et al. (1999) provided a key to species found in Vietnam and adjoining countries. Also see Topál (1997) and Stormark (1998). For partial phylogenies see Mayer and von Helversen (2001a), Ruedi and Mayer (2001), and Kawai et al. (2003). These studies have convincingly demonstrated that the three subgenera of Myotis typically recognized (Myotis, Leuconoe, and Selysius) are not monophyletic, but instead represent ecomorphs characterized by convergent morphologies. Menu et al. (2002:320) argued that Leuconoe can be diagnosed as distinct based on dental morphology, and noted that it includes "most of the fossil and living species attribued to Myotis sensu lato within recent accounts and revisions." While this may be true, there is presently no agreement concerning relationships among species previously referred to Myotis, Leuconoe, and Selysius. Accordingly, no subgeneric classification is recognized here, and Leuconoe and Selysius are treated as junior synonyms of Myotis. Woodman (1993) argued that Myotis should be considered feminine in gender (thus requiring changes in the spelling of many specific epithets in Myotis), but Pritchard (1994) disagreed. Both of these authors appear to have overlooked a 1958 ruling by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature that fixed the gender of Myotis as masculine and placed the name as such on the Offical list of Generic Names in Zoology (International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 1958a). I follow this ruling, and thus retain the traditional spellings of specific epithets in combination with Myotis. |
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| Offspring: SPECIES abei SPECIES adversus SUBSPECIES adversus SUBSPECIES carimatae SUBSPECIES orientis SUBSPECIES taiwanensis SUBSPECIES tanimbarensis SUBSPECIES wetarensis SPECIES aelleni SPECIES albescens SPECIES alcathoe SPECIES altarium SPECIES anjouanensis SPECIES annamiticus SPECIES annectans SPECIES atacamensis SPECIES ater SUBSPECIES ater SUBSPECIES nugax SPECIES auriculus SUBSPECIES auriculus SUBSPECIES apache SPECIES australis SPECIES austroriparius SPECIES bechsteinii SPECIES blythii SUBSPECIES blythii SUBSPECIES ancilla SUBSPECIES lesviacus SUBSPECIES omari SPECIES bocagii SUBSPECIES bocagii SUBSPECIES cupreolus SUBSPECIES dogalensis SPECIES bombinus SUBSPECIES bombinus SUBSPECIES amurensis SPECIES brandtii SUBSPECIES brandtii SUBSPECIES gracilis SPECIES bucharensis SPECIES californicus SUBSPECIES californicus SUBSPECIES caurinus SUBSPECIES mexicanus SUBSPECIES stephensi SPECIES capaccinii SPECIES chiloensis SPECIES chinensis SPECIES ciliolabrum SPECIES cobanensis SPECIES csorbai SPECIES dasycneme SPECIES daubentonii SUBSPECIES daubentonii SUBSPECIES chasanensis SUBSPECIES loukashkini SUBSPECIES nathalinae SUBSPECIES petax SUBSPECIES ussuriensis SUBSPECIES volgensis SPECIES davidii SPECIES dominicensis SPECIES elegans SPECIES emarginatus SUBSPECIES emarginatus SUBSPECIES desertorum SUBSPECIES turcomanicus SPECIES evotis SUBSPECIES evotis SUBSPECIES chrysonotus SUBSPECIES jonesorum SUBSPECIES micronyx SUBSPECIES milleri SUBSPECIES pacificus SPECIES fimbriatus SPECIES findleyi SPECIES formosus SUBSPECIES formosus SUBSPECIES bartelsi SUBSPECIES rufoniger SUBSPECIES rufopictus SUBSPECIES tsuensis SUBSPECIES watasei SUBSPECIES weberi SPECIES fortidens SUBSPECIES fortidens SUBSPECIES sonoriensis SPECIES frater SUBSPECIES frater SUBSPECIES eniseensis SUBSPECIES kaguyae SUBSPECIES longicaudatus SPECIES gomantongensis SPECIES goudoti SPECIES grisescens SPECIES hajastanicus SPECIES hasseltii SUBSPECIES hasseltii SUBSPECIES abboti SUBSPECIES continentis SUBSPECIES macellus SPECIES hermani SPECIES horsfieldii SUBSPECIES horsfieldii SUBSPECIES deignani SUBSPECIES dryas SUBSPECIES jeannei SUBSPECIES peshwa SPECIES hosonoi SPECIES ikonnikovi SPECIES insularum SPECIES keaysi SUBSPECIES keaysi SUBSPECIES pilosotibialis SPECIES keenii SPECIES laniger SPECIES leibii SPECIES levis SUBSPECIES levis SUBSPECIES dinellii SPECIES longipes SPECIES lucifugus SUBSPECIES lucifugus SUBSPECIES alascensis SUBSPECIES carissima SUBSPECIES pernox SUBSPECIES relictus SPECIES macrodactylus SUBSPECIES macrodactylus SUBSPECIES continentalis SUBSPECIES insularis SPECIES macropus SPECIES macrotarsus SUBSPECIES macrotarsus SUBSPECIES saba SPECIES martiniquensis SUBSPECIES martiniquensis SUBSPECIES nyctor SPECIES melanorhinus SPECIES moluccarum SUBSPECIES moluccarum SUBSPECIES richardsi SUBSPECIES solomonis SPECIES montivagus SUBSPECIES montivagus SUBSPECIES borneoensis SUBSPECIES federatus SUBSPECIES peytoni SPECIES morrisi SPECIES muricola SUBSPECIES muricola SUBSPECIES browni SUBSPECIES caliginosus SUBSPECIES herrei SUBSPECIES latirostris SUBSPECIES moupinensis SUBSPECIES niasensis SUBSPECIES patriciae SPECIES myotis SUBSPECIES myotis SUBSPECIES macrocephalicus SPECIES mystacinus SUBSPECIES mystacinus SUBSPECIES caucasicus SUBSPECIES occidentalis SPECIES nattereri SUBSPECIES nattereri SUBSPECIES tschuliensis SPECIES nesopolus SUBSPECIES nesopolus SUBSPECIES larensis SPECIES nigricans SUBSPECIES nigricans SUBSPECIES carteri SUBSPECIES extremus SUBSPECIES osculatii SPECIES nipalensis SUBSPECIES nipalensis SUBSPECIES przewalskii SUBSPECIES transcaspicus SPECIES occultus SPECIES oreias SPECIES oxygnathus SPECIES oxyotus SUBSPECIES oxyotus SUBSPECIES gardneri SPECIES ozensis SPECIES peninsularis SPECIES pequinius SPECIES planiceps SPECIES pruinosus SPECIES punicus SPECIES ricketti SPECIES ridleyi SPECIES riparius SPECIES rosseti SPECIES ruber SPECIES schaubi SUBSPECIES schaubi SUBSPECIES araxenus SPECIES scotti SPECIES septentrionalis SPECIES sicarius SPECIES siligorensis SUBSPECIES siligorensis SUBSPECIES alticraniatus SUBSPECIES sowerbyi SUBSPECIES thaianus SPECIES simus SPECIES sodalis SPECIES stalkeri SPECIES thysanodes SUBSPECIES thysanodes SUBSPECIES aztecus SUBSPECIES pahasapensis SUBSPECIES vespertinus SPECIES tricolor SPECIES velifer SUBSPECIES velifer SUBSPECIES brevis SUBSPECIES grandis SUBSPECIES incautus SUBSPECIES magnamolaris SPECIES vivesi SPECIES volans SUBSPECIES volans SUBSPECIES amotus SUBSPECIES interior SUBSPECIES longicrus SPECIES welwitschii SPECIES yanbarensis SPECIES yesoensis SPECIES yumanensis SUBSPECIES yumanensis SUBSPECIES lambi SUBSPECIES lutosus SUBSPECIES oxalis SUBSPECIES saturatus SUBSPECIES sociabilis | Synonyms:
Aeorestes Fitzinger, 1870 Anamygdon Troughton, 1929 Brachyotis Kolenati, 1856 Capaccinus Bonaparte, 1841 Chrysopteron Jentink, 1910 Comastes Fitzinger, 1870 Dichromyotis Bianchi, 1916 Euvespertilio Acloque, 1899 Exochurus Fitzinger, 1870 Hesperomyotis Cabrera, 1958 Isotus Kolenate, 1856 Leuconoe Boie, 1830 Megapipistrellus Bianchi, 1917 Nyctactes Kaup, 1829 Paramyotis Bianchi, 1916 Pizonyx Miller, 1906 Pternopterus Peters, 1867 Rickettia Bianchi, 1916 Selysius Bonaparte, 1841 Tralatitus Gervais, 1849 Trilatitus Gray, 1842
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