Some noteworthy bat (Mammalia: Chiroptera) records from Manipur State, Northeastern India Author Saikia, Uttam North Eastern Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Shillong - 793003, India; Email: uttamzsi @ gmaill. com Author Ngaomei, Gaikhuanlung Department of Zoology, Pettigrew College, Ukhrul - 795142, Manipur, India Author Meetei, A. B. North Eastern Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Shillong - 793003, India; Email: uttamzsi @ gmaill. com text Records of the Zoological Survey of India 2020 120 1 41 48 journal article 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i1/2020/140764 2581-8686 10913767 Myotis muricola (Gray, 1846) An adult female ( V /M/ERS/450) was collected from Phalong III village ( 28.97660 N , 93.55580 E , 728 m ) in Tamenglong District of Manipur on the 12th June, 2017. The animal was taken down by villagers during early evening flight by beating with a flexible bamboo stick. Locals in the area regularly use this technique to collect bats for consumption which usually gather around electric light sources for feeding insects. Phalong III has similar topography and vegetation structure as Phalong I . When blow dried, the preserved specimen appeared dark brown dorsally. Ventral pelage was also dark but with some light brown tips. The upper lip had some whiskers. Feet small and the wings were attached to the base of the toes. The wings and the interfemoral membranes were dark brown. The braincase appeared flat compared to similar sizes species like M. mystacinus and M. siligorensis and the canine exceeds the length of third upper premolar ( Plate 5 ).