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The systematic position of Pteropus leucopterus and its bearing on the monophyly and relationships of Pteropus (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae)

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Giannini N. P., Almeida F. C., Simmons N. B., Helgen K. M.

Acta Chiropterologica

2008

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Pteropus is the most speciose genus in Pteropodidae, currently comprising 65 species in 18 species groups. Here we examine whether Pteropus as currently understood is monophyletic. We sequenced three nuclear genes (RAG-1, RAG-2 and vWF) totalling c. 3.0 kbp from 18 species of Pteropus representing 12 species groups, plus Acerodon celebensis and megachiropteran outgroups representing all other subfamilies and tribes. Separate and combined parsimony and maximum likelihood analyses recovered a clade containing Acerodon as sister to all Pteropus species to the exclusion of the Philippine endemic taxon ‘P. leucopterus’, rendering Pteropus paraphyletic. We propose the revalidation of Desmalopex Miller, 1907, an available generic name for leucopterus, adopting the name combination Desmalopex leucopterus (Temminck, 1853). We discuss implications of this result and anticipate further modifications of the classification of Pteropus.

Wing morphology, echolocation calls and emergence time of black-bearded tomb bats (Taphozous melanopogon, Emballonuridae) from southwest China

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Wei L., Han N., Zhang L., Helgen K. M., Parsons S., Zhou S., Zhang S.

Acta Chiropterologica

2008

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We studied the wing morphology, echolocation calls, diet and emergence time of the black-bearded tomb bat (Taphozous melanopogon) from May to October 2006 in Guangxi Province, southwest China. Taphozous melanopogon has wings with high aspect ratio, high loading and pointed wing-tip shape-characteristics associated with fast flight in open space. This species usually produces low-intensity, low frequency, and frequency-modulated (FM) calls usually containing up to four harmonics, with most energy in the second (or sometimes third) harmonic. The diet of this species consists mostly of Lepidoptera and Hemiptera. Timing of evening emergence is correlated with the time of sunset. This is the first study to describe the flight and echolocation behavior of this species in China, and opens the way for future studies of its biology.

New records of Microchiroptera (Rhinolophidae and Kerivoulinae) from Vietnam and Thailand

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Thong V. D., Bumrungsri S., Harrison D. L., Pearch M. J., Helgen K. M., Bates P. J. J.

Acta Chiropterologica

2006

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The diversity of Rhinolophidae in Thailand and Vietnam is briefly discussed and the taxonomy of Asian Kerivoulinae, with particular reference to the genus Phoniscus, is reviewed. Four new country records are included: Rhinolophus shameli and Kerivoula kachinensis from Vietnam and Phoniscus jagorii from Vietnam and Thailand. A second record of Phoniscus atrox from Thailand is also discussed.

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3 Acta Chiropterologica

3 Helgen K. M.

1 Almeida F. C.

1 Bates P. J. J.

1 Bumrungsri S.

1 Giannini N. P.

1 Han N.

1 Harrison D. L.

1 Parsons S.

1 Pearch M. J.

1 Simmons N. B.

1 Thong V. D.

1 Wei L.

1 Zhang L.

1 Zhang S.

1 Zhou S.

2 2008

1 2006

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The systematic position of Pteropus leucopterus and its bearing on the monophyly and relationships of Pteropus (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae)

Wing morphology, echolocation calls and emergence time of black-bearded tomb bats (Taphozous melanopogon, Emballonuridae) from southwest China

New records of Microchiroptera (Rhinolophidae and Kerivoulinae) from Vietnam and Thailand