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<taxonomicName id="00B03685FF0CFF3FFCD422C5FBE189D6" ID-CoL="43YHY" authority="molossus (Pallas)" baseAuthorityName="Pallas" box="[806,1130,214,238]" class="Mammalia" family="Molossidae" genus="Molossus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="159" pageNumber="159" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="molossus">
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<emphasis id="F5C49114FF0CFF3FFCD422C5FB8389D5" box="[806,1032,215,238]" italics="true" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">Molossus molossus</emphasis>
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(Pallas)
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<paragraph id="C70F4D06FF0CFF3FFC7622E5FB878831" blockId="159.[806,1130,214,266]" box="[900,1036,247,266]" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">
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<figureCitation id="5F8B5183FF0CFF3FFC7622E5FB878831" box="[900,1036,247,266]" captionStart-0="Fig" captionStart-1="Fig" captionStart-2="Fig" captionStartId-0="155.[154,192,1640,1661]" captionStartId-1="156.[120,158,1653,1674]" captionStartId-2="157.[154,192,771,792]" captionTargetBox-0="[208,1155,212,1613]" captionTargetBox-1="[243,1052,210,1628]" captionTargetBox-2="[130,1226,215,746]" captionTargetId-0="figure-12@155.[200,1160,208,1619]" captionTargetId-1="figure-14@156.[235,1056,208,1632]" captionTargetId-2="figure-13@157.[127,1234,208,749]" captionTargetPageId-0="155" captionTargetPageId-1="156" captionTargetPageId-2="157" captionText-0="Fig. 61. Dorsal (A) and ventral (B) views of the skull of Molossus barnesi (AMNH 269105; female) from Paracou. Dorsal (C) and ventral (D) views of the skull of M. molossus (AMNH 269102; female) from Paracou. Note species differences in size, relative breadths of the postorbital region and braincase, and incisor morphology. Scale bars = 10 mm." captionText-1="Fig. 62. Lateral views of the skull and lower jaw of (A) Molossus barnesi (AMNH 269105; female) and (B) M. molossus (AMNH 269102; female). Scale bars = 10 mm." captionText-2="Fig. 63. Anterior view of the skull and upper dentition of (A) Molossus barnesi (AMNH 269105; female) and (B) M. molossus (AMNH 269102; female). Note the species difference in shape of the upper incisors, which are spatulate in barnesi but taper to pincerlike points in molossus. Scale bars = 5 mm." figureDoi-0="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4545182" figureDoi-1="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4545187" figureDoi-2="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4545189" httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/4545182/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/4545187/files/figure.png" httpUri-2="https://zenodo.org/record/4545189/files/figure.png" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">Figures 61–63</figureCitation>
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VOUCHER MATERIAL:
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<materialsCitation id="77D8475BFF0CFF3FFC2D2335FCB58BBA" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="3037467317" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">18 females (AMNH *267242, *267243, *267244, *267245, *267246, *267247, *267252, *267253, *267254, *267255, *267256, *269102; MNHN 1995.964, *1995.965, *1995.966, *1995.967, *1995.968, *1995.969), 8 males (AMNH *266374, *267241, *267248, *267250, *267251, *267261; MNHN *1995.970, *1995.971), and 1 individual of indeterminate sex (MNHN 1995.963; individual found dead); see table 63 for measurements.</materialsCitation>
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IDENTIFICATION: As described above, our collections from Paracou include two small
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<emphasis id="F5C49114FF0CFF3FFD3220D0FCA58BE2" box="[704,814,706,729]" italics="true" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">Molossus</emphasis>
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species,
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<emphasis id="F5C49114FF0CFF3FFC6E20D0FC3F8BE2" box="[924,948,706,729]" italics="true" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">M</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="F5C49114FF0CFF3FFC3720D0FB978BE2" box="[965,1052,706,729]" italics="true" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">barnesi</emphasis>
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and
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<taxonomicName id="00B03685FF0CFF3FFBAB20D0FD6E8BCD" class="Mammalia" family="Molossidae" genus="Molossus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="159" pageNumber="159" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="molossus">
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<emphasis id="F5C49114FF0CFF3FFBAB20D0FBFA8BE2" box="[1113,1137,706,729]" italics="true" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">M</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="F5C49114FF0CFF3FFB7320D0FD6E8BCD" italics="true" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">molossus</emphasis>
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, that can be easily distinguished based on features of the pelage and dentition, and by craniodental and external measurements. Our voucher material of
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<taxonomicName id="00B03685FF0CFF3FFC472125FB128A75" authority="molossus" box="[949,1177,823,846]" class="Mammalia" family="Molossidae" genus="Molossus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="159" pageNumber="159" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="molossus">
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<emphasis id="F5C49114FF0CFF3FFC472125FB128A75" box="[949,1177,823,846]" italics="true" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">Molossus molossus</emphasis>
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corresponds closely with
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, 1978) description of this species in Surinam, although our 25 adults include a few individuals that are slightly smaller than any in his series.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="C70F4D06FF0CFF3FFD2F21FAFBDD8FB1" blockId="159.[704,1233,295,1763]" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">
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The subspecies nomenclature for
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<emphasis id="F5C49114FF0CFF3FFB9121FAFCA08D26" italics="true" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">Molossus molossus</emphasis>
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is complex (see discussion in
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<bibRefCitation id="A32130F7FF0CFF3FFB512617FCBA8D01" author="Dolan, P. G." bookContentInfo="71 pp." journalOrPublisher="Spec. Publ. Mus. Texas Tech Univ" pageId="159" pageNumber="159" refId="ref92751" refString="Dolan, P. G. 1989. Systematics of Middle American mastiff bats of the genus Molossus. Spec. Publ. Mus. Texas Tech Univ. 29: 71 pp." title="Systematics of Middle American mastiff bats of the genus Molossus" type="book" year="1989">Dolan, 1989</bibRefCitation>
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) and has been confused by the inclusion of several distinct species (e.g.,
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<emphasis id="F5C49114FF0CFF3FFB432653FB428D63" box="[1201,1225,1089,1112]" italics="true" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">M</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="F5C49114FF0CFF3FFD32264CFC9E8D4E" box="[704,789,1118,1141]" italics="true" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">aztecus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="00B03685FF0CFF3FFCDA264CFC218D4E" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1905" box="[808,938,1118,1141]" class="Mammalia" family="Molossidae" genus="Molossus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="159" pageNumber="159" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="barnesi">
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<emphasis id="F5C49114FF0CFF3FFCDA264CFCCB8D4E" box="[808,832,1118,1141]" italics="true" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">M</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="F5C49114FF0CFF3FFCA1264CFC218D4E" box="[851,938,1118,1141]" italics="true" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">barnesi</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="F5C49114FF0CFF3FFC4E264CFC5F8D4E" box="[956,980,1118,1141]" italics="true" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">M</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="F5C49114FF0CFF3FFC15264CFBD88D4E" box="[999,1107,1118,1141]" italics="true" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">coibensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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) in recent classifications (e.g.,
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<bibRefCitation id="A32130F7FF0CFF3FFC31266EFBF48DA8" author="Freeman, P. W." bookContentInfo="173 pp." box="[963,1151,1148,1171]" journalOrPublisher="Fieldiana Zool., N" pageId="159" pageNumber="159" refId="ref93166" refString="Freeman, P. W. 1981. A multivariate study of the family Molossidae (Mammalia, Chiroptera): morphology, ecology, evolution. Fieldiana Zool., N. Ser. 7: 173 pp." title="A multivariate study of the family Molossidae (Mammalia, Chiroptera): morphology, ecology, evolution" type="book" year="1981">Freeman, 1981</bibRefCitation>
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;
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<bibRefCitation id="A32130F7FF0CFF3FFB65266EFD768D8B" author="Hall, E. R." journalOrPublisher="New York: Wiley and Sons" pageId="159" pageNumber="159" refId="ref94782" refString="Hall, E. R. 1981. Mammals of North America, 2 nd ed. New York: Wiley and Sons." title="Mammals of North America, 2 nd ed" type="book" year="1981">Hall, 1981</bibRefCitation>
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; Koopman, 1994).
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<bibRefCitation id="A32130F7FF0CFF3FFC02268BFB298D8B" author="Husson, A. M." bookContentInfo="282 pp." box="[1008,1186,1177,1200]" journalOrPublisher="Zool. Verh. Rijksmus. Nat. Hist. (Leiden) 52" pageId="159" pageNumber="159" refId="ref95767" refString="Husson, A. M. 1962. The bats of Suriname. Zool. Verh. Rijksmus. Nat. Hist. (Leiden) 52: 282 pp. 1 30 pls." title="The bats of Suriname" type="book" year="1962">Husson (1962)</bibRefCitation>
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restricted the type locality of
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<emphasis id="F5C49114FF0CFF3FFBE526A5FBA48DF5" box="[1047,1071,1207,1230]" italics="true" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">M</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="F5C49114FF0CFF3FFBB126A5FB258DF5" box="[1091,1198,1207,1230]" italics="true" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">molossus</emphasis>
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to Martinique, so
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<emphasis id="F5C49114FF0CFF3FFC8726C7FC068DD7" box="[885,909,1237,1260]" italics="true" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">M</emphasis>
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.
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<taxonomicName id="00B03685FF0CFF3FFC6C26C7FBA48DD7" box="[926,1071,1236,1260]" class="Mammalia" family="Molossidae" genus="Molossus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="159" pageNumber="195" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="molossus">
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<emphasis id="F5C49114FF0CFF3FFC6C26C7FC388DD7" box="[926,947,1237,1260]" italics="true" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">m</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="F5C49114FF0CFF3FFC3626C7FBA48DD7" box="[964,1071,1237,1260]" italics="true" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">molossus</emphasis>
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is clearly the appropriate name for populations in the southern Lesser Antilles (
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<bibRefCitation id="A32130F7FF0CFF3FFC002702FBF88C1C" author="Hall, E. R." box="[1010,1139,1296,1319]" journalOrPublisher="New York: Wiley and Sons" pageId="159" pageNumber="159" refId="ref94782" refString="Hall, E. R. 1981. Mammals of North America, 2 nd ed. New York: Wiley and Sons." title="Mammals of North America, 2 nd ed" type="book" year="1981">Hall, 1981</bibRefCitation>
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;
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<bibRefCitation id="A32130F7FF0CFF3FFB702702FD748C7F" author="Dolan, P. G." bookContentInfo="71 pp." journalOrPublisher="Spec. Publ. Mus. Texas Tech Univ" pageId="159" pageNumber="159" refId="ref92751" refString="Dolan, P. G. 1989. Systematics of Middle American mastiff bats of the genus Molossus. Spec. Publ. Mus. Texas Tech Univ. 29: 71 pp." title="Systematics of Middle American mastiff bats of the genus Molossus" type="book" year="1989">Dolan, 1989</bibRefCitation>
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).
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<bibRefCitation id="A32130F7FF0CFF3FFCE1273FFC118C7F" author="Hall, E. R." box="[787,922,1325,1348]" journalOrPublisher="New York: Wiley and Sons" pageId="159" pageNumber="159" refId="ref94782" refString="Hall, E. R. 1981. Mammals of North America, 2 nd ed. New York: Wiley and Sons." title="Mammals of North America, 2 nd ed" type="book" year="1981">Hall (1981)</bibRefCitation>
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and
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<bibRefCitation id="A32130F7FF0CFF3FFC20273FFBE58C7F" author="Dolan, P. G." bookContentInfo="71 pp." box="[978,1134,1325,1348]" journalOrPublisher="Spec. Publ. Mus. Texas Tech Univ" pageId="159" pageNumber="159" refId="ref92751" refString="Dolan, P. G. 1989. Systematics of Middle American mastiff bats of the genus Molossus. Spec. Publ. Mus. Texas Tech Univ. 29: 71 pp." title="Systematics of Middle American mastiff bats of the genus Molossus" type="book" year="1989">Dolan (1989)</bibRefCitation>
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also applied this name to popluations on the north coast of South America (e.g., in Venezuela). However,
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<bibRefCitation id="A32130F7FF0CFF3FFCBB2794FBB98CA6" author="Dolan, P. G." bookContentInfo="71 pp." box="[841,1074,1414,1437]" journalOrPublisher="Spec. Publ. Mus. Texas Tech Univ" pageId="159" pageNumber="159" refId="ref92751" refString="Dolan, P. G. 1989. Systematics of Middle American mastiff bats of the genus Molossus. Spec. Publ. Mus. Texas Tech Univ. 29: 71 pp." title="Systematics of Middle American mastiff bats of the genus Molossus" type="book" year="1989">Dolan (1989: 64)</bibRefCitation>
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noted that, should additional collecting demonstrate differences between populations in the Lesser Antilles and those on the adjacent mainland, then the correct subspecies name for the latter ‘‘would be
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<emphasis id="F5C49114FF0CFF3FFC832408FC028F0A" box="[881,905,1562,1585]" italics="true" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">M</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="F5C49114FF0CFF3FFC682408FC248F0A" box="[922,943,1562,1585]" italics="true" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">m</emphasis>
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.
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<taxonomicName id="00B03685FF0CFF3FFC322408FB048F0A" authority="Kerr, 1792" authorityName="Kerr" authorityYear="1792" box="[960,1167,1562,1585]" class="Mammalia" family="Phyllostomidae" genus="Choeroniscus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="159" pageNumber="159" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="minor">
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<emphasis id="F5C49114FF0CFF3FFC322408FB8E8F0A" box="[960,1029,1562,1585]" italics="true" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">minor</emphasis>
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Kerr, 1792
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</taxonomicName>
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, with
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<taxonomicName id="00B03685FF0CFF3FFD32242AFBD68F74" authority="Geoffroy, 1805" authorityName="Geoffroy" authorityYear="1805" box="[704,1117,1592,1615]" class="Mammalia" family="Molossidae" genus="Molossus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="159" pageNumber="159" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="longicaudatus">
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<emphasis id="F5C49114FF0CFF3FFD32242AFD538F74" box="[704,728,1592,1615]" italics="true" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">M</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="F5C49114FF0CFF3FFD1C242AFC188F74" box="[750,915,1592,1615]" italics="true" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">longicaudatus</emphasis>
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<bibRefCitation id="A32130F7FF0CFF3FFC52242AFBD68F74" author="Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, E." box="[928,1117,1592,1615]" journalOrPublisher="Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris" pageId="159" pageNumber="159" pagination="278 - 279" part="3" refId="ref94003" refString="Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, E. 1805 a. Note sur une petite famille de chauvesouris d'Amerique, designee sous le nom generique de Molossus. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 3 (96): 278 - 279 [error for 378 - 379]." title="Note sur une petite famille de chauvesouris d'Amerique, designee sous le nom generique de Molossus" type="journal article" year="1805">Geoffroy, 1805</bibRefCitation>
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="00B03685FF0CFF3FFB9D242AFC278F57" authority="Miller, 1900" authorityName="Miller" authorityYear="1900" class="Mammalia" family="Molossidae" genus="Molossus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="159" pageNumber="159" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pygmaeus">
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<emphasis id="F5C49114FF0CFF3FFB9D242AFB0C8F74" box="[1135,1159,1592,1615]" italics="true" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">M</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="F5C49114FF0CFF3FFB6F242AFC818F56" italics="true" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">pygmaeus</emphasis>
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Miller, 1900
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</taxonomicName>
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, and
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<taxonomicName id="00B03685FF0CFF3FFC002444FCC78FB1" authority="J. A. Allen, 1916" authorityName="J. A. Allen" authorityYear="1916" class="Mammalia" family="Molossidae" genus="Molossus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="159" pageNumber="159" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="daulensis">
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<emphasis id="F5C49114FF0CFF3FFC002444FB818F56" box="[1010,1034,1622,1645]" italics="true" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">M</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="F5C49114FF0CFF3FFBEF2444FB008F56" box="[1053,1163,1622,1645]" italics="true" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">daulensis</emphasis>
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J. A. Allen, 1916
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</taxonomicName>
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as junior synonyms.’’
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="C70F4D06FF0CFF00FD2F2482FE838A6E" blockId="159.[704,1233,295,1763]" lastBlockId="160.[94,623,214,1763]" lastPageId="160" lastPageNumber="160" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">
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We compared measurements of our Paracou material (table 63) with published measurements of several large series of
|
||
<emphasis id="F5C49114FF0CFF3FFB8024DEFB018FD8" box="[1138,1162,1740,1763]" italics="true" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">M</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="F5C49114FF0CFF00FB6924DEFF1189D5" italics="true" lastPageId="160" lastPageNumber="160" pageId="159" pageNumber="159">mol losus</emphasis>
|
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from populations in the Lesser Antilles (in
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="A32130F7FF33FF00FF7E22E6FE288830" author="Genoways, H. H. & R. C. Dowler & C. H. Carter" box="[140,419,244,267]" journalOrPublisher="Ann. Carnegie Mus." pageId="160" pageNumber="160" pagination="475 - 492" part="50" refId="ref93725" refString="Genoways, H. H., R. C. Dowler, and C. H. Carter 1981. Intraisland and interisland variation in Antillean populations of Molossus molossus (Mammalia: Molossidae). Ann. Carnegie Mus. 50: 475 - 492." title="Intraisland and interisland variation in Antillean populations of Molossus molossus (Mammalia: Molossidae)" type="journal article" year="1981">Genoways et al., 1981</bibRefCitation>
|
||
) and found few differences. Measurements of males and females from Paracou fall within the range of variation reported for each sex in the Lesser Antilles. However, mean values of several measurements (forearm length, postorbital breadth, mastoid breadth, zygomatic breadth, maxillary toothrow length) for Paracou females slightly exceed (by 0.1–0.2 mm) the corresponding means reported by
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="A32130F7FF33FF00FE0123EEFF678B0B" author="Genoways, H. H. & R. C. Dowler & C. H. Carter" journalOrPublisher="Ann. Carnegie Mus." pageId="160" pageNumber="160" pagination="475 - 492" part="50" refId="ref93725" refString="Genoways, H. H., R. C. Dowler, and C. H. Carter 1981. Intraisland and interisland variation in Antillean populations of Molossus molossus (Mammalia: Molossidae). Ann. Carnegie Mus. 50: 475 - 492." title="Intraisland and interisland variation in Antillean populations of Molossus molossus (Mammalia: Molossidae)" type="journal article" year="1981">Genoways et al. (1981)</bibRefCitation>
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||
for Lesser Antillean females. No such pattern was seen with male measurements. In our view, this is trivial geographic variation that does not deserve recognition at any taxonomic level. Although we do not advocate any trinomial nomenclature for
|
||
<taxonomicName id="00B03685FF33FF00FDBC20BEFF428BDB" class="Mammalia" family="Molossidae" genus="Molossus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="160" pageNumber="160" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="molossus">
|
||
<emphasis id="F5C49114FF33FF00FDBC20BEFDED8BF8" box="[590,614,684,707]" italics="true" pageId="160" pageNumber="160">M</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="F5C49114FF33FF00FFAC20DBFF428BDB" box="[94,201,713,736]" italics="true" pageId="160" pageNumber="160">molossus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, if subspecies were to be recognized the French Guianan population would presumably be referable to the nominate form in recognition of the similarities described above.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="C70F4D06FF33FF00FF89214EFE928FB0" blockId="160.[94,623,214,1763]" pageId="160" pageNumber="160">
|
||
One final problem involves the specimens referred to this species by
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="A32130F7FF33FF00FE26216BFE548A96" author="Brosset, A. & P. Charles-Dominique" journalOrPublisher="Mammalia" pageId="160" pageNumber="160" pagination="509 - 559" part="54" refId="ref91807" refString="Brosset, A., and P. Charles-Dominique 1990. The bats from French Guiana: a taxonomic, faunistic and ecological approach. Mammalia 54: 509 - 559." title="The bats from French Guiana: a taxonomic, faunistic and ecological approach" type="journal article" year="1990">Brosset and CharlesDominique (1990: 547)</bibRefCitation>
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||
, who noted that ‘‘the
|
||
<taxonomicName id="00B03685FF33FF00FF2F21A6FE4D8AF0" authority="molossus" box="[221,454,948,971]" class="Mammalia" family="Molossidae" genus="Molossus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="160" pageNumber="160" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="molossus">
|
||
<emphasis id="F5C49114FF33FF00FF2F21A6FE4D8AF0" box="[221,454,948,971]" italics="true" pageId="160" pageNumber="160">Molossus molossus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
from French Guiana are remarkable by their small size.’’ Examination of the measurements they published for five specimens from Piste St.Élie reveals that one male and two females are much smaller than any in our Paracou sample of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="00B03685FF33FF00FF8C2676FE9B8D40" box="[126,272,1124,1147]" class="Mammalia" family="Molossidae" genus="Molossus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="160" pageNumber="160" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="molossus">
|
||
<emphasis id="F5C49114FF33FF00FF8C2676FF1D8D40" box="[126,150,1124,1147]" italics="true" pageId="160" pageNumber="160">M</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="F5C49114FF33FF00FF572676FE9B8D40" box="[165,272,1124,1147]" italics="true" pageId="160" pageNumber="160">molossus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
for forearm length and length of the maxillary toothrow. Measurements of these same individuals, however, compare favorably with our specimens of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="00B03685FF33FF00FE1126AEFDEC8DE8" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1905" box="[483,615,1212,1235]" class="Mammalia" family="Molossidae" genus="Molossus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="160" pageNumber="160" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="barnesi">
|
||
<emphasis id="F5C49114FF33FF00FE1126AEFE708DE8" box="[483,507,1212,1235]" italics="true" pageId="160" pageNumber="160">M</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="F5C49114FF33FF00FDE226AEFDEC8DE8" box="[528,615,1212,1235]" italics="true" pageId="160" pageNumber="160">barnesi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. For example, female forearm length at Paracou is 34.4–35.0 mm for
|
||
<taxonomicName id="00B03685FF33FF00FE6826E5FE7A8C35" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1905" box="[410,497,1271,1294]" class="Mammalia" family="Molossidae" genus="Molossus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="160" pageNumber="160" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="barnesi">
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||
<emphasis id="F5C49114FF33FF00FE6826E5FE7A8C35" box="[410,497,1271,1294]" italics="true" pageId="160" pageNumber="160">barnesi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and 37.6– 39.7 mm for
|
||
<taxonomicName id="00B03685FF33FF00FF042706FEEA8C10" box="[246,353,1300,1323]" class="Mammalia" family="Molossidae" genus="Molossus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="160" pageNumber="160" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="molossus">
|
||
<emphasis id="F5C49114FF33FF00FF042706FEEA8C10" box="[246,353,1300,1323]" italics="true" pageId="160" pageNumber="160">molossus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
; the two small females from Piste St.Élie have forearms measuring 34.5–35.2 mm (
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="A32130F7FF33FF00FED0275CFF7A8CB8" author="Brosset, A. & P. Charles-Dominique" journalOrPublisher="Mammalia" pageId="160" pageNumber="160" pagination="509 - 559" part="54" refId="ref91807" refString="Brosset, A., and P. Charles-Dominique 1990. The bats from French Guiana: a taxonomic, faunistic and ecological approach. Mammalia 54: 509 - 559." title="The bats from French Guiana: a taxonomic, faunistic and ecological approach" type="journal article" year="1990">Brosset and CharlesDominique, 1990</bibRefCitation>
|
||
). The small male from St.Élie has a forearm of 35.0 mm, compared to 37.6–39.9 mm for
|
||
<taxonomicName id="00B03685FF33FF00FEB527B5FE398C85" box="[327,434,1447,1470]" class="Mammalia" family="Molossidae" genus="Molossus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="160" pageNumber="160" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="molossus">
|
||
<emphasis id="F5C49114FF33FF00FEB527B5FE398C85" box="[327,434,1447,1470]" italics="true" pageId="160" pageNumber="160">molossus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
males at Paracou. By contrast, two larger specimens from St.Élie fall well within the range of variation we observed for
|
||
<taxonomicName id="00B03685FF33FF00FEDE27EDFE1C8F2D" box="[300,407,1535,1558]" class="Mammalia" family="Molossidae" genus="Molossus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="160" pageNumber="160" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="molossus">
|
||
<emphasis id="F5C49114FF33FF00FEDE27EDFE1C8F2D" box="[300,407,1535,1558]" italics="true" pageId="160" pageNumber="160">molossus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
at Paracou. Plausibly, Brosset and CharlesDominique’s sample of ‘‘
|
||
<taxonomicName id="00B03685FF33FF00FF4C242BFE2B8F6B" authority="molossus" box="[190,416,1593,1616]" class="Mammalia" family="Molossidae" genus="Molossus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="160" pageNumber="160" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="molossus">
|
||
<emphasis id="F5C49114FF33FF00FF4C242BFE2B8F6B" box="[190,416,1593,1616]" italics="true" pageId="160" pageNumber="160">Molossus molossus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
’’ is composed of individuals representing both
|
||
<taxonomicName id="00B03685FF33FF00FE262445FDE58F55" box="[468,622,1622,1646]" class="Mammalia" family="Molossidae" genus="Molossus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="160" pageNumber="160" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="molossus">
|
||
<emphasis id="F5C49114FF33FF00FE262445FE678F55" box="[468,492,1623,1646]" italics="true" pageId="160" pageNumber="160">M</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="F5C49114FF33FF00FDF12445FDE58F55" box="[515,622,1623,1646]" italics="true" pageId="160" pageNumber="160">molossus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="00B03685FF33FF00FF602466FE998FB0" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1905" box="[146,274,1652,1675]" class="Mammalia" family="Molossidae" genus="Molossus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="160" pageNumber="160" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="barnesi">
|
||
<emphasis id="F5C49114FF33FF00FF602466FF218FB0" box="[146,170,1652,1675]" italics="true" pageId="160" pageNumber="160">M</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="F5C49114FF33FF00FF492466FE998FB0" box="[187,274,1652,1675]" italics="true" pageId="160" pageNumber="160">barnesi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="8FAA1E8DFF33FF00FF892483FB838BC6" pageId="160" pageNumber="160" type="discussion">
|
||
<paragraph id="C70F4D06FF33FF00FF892483FB8788CE" blockId="160.[94,623,214,1763]" lastBlockId="160.[670,1198,214,765]" pageId="160" pageNumber="160">
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||
FIELD OBSERVATIONS: We recorded 222 captures (probably including some recaptures) of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="00B03685FF33FF00FF2324DEFE3C8FD8" authority="molossus" box="[209,439,1740,1763]" class="Mammalia" family="Molossidae" genus="Molossus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="160" pageNumber="160" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="molossus">
|
||
<emphasis id="F5C49114FF33FF00FF2324DEFE3C8FD8" box="[209,439,1740,1763]" italics="true" pageId="160" pageNumber="160">Molossus molossus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
at Paracou, of which 93 were in groundlevel mistnets, 104 were in elevated nets, and 24 were at roosts; additionally, we were given a skull found in a storage shed. Of the 93 groundlevel mistnet captures, 6 were in manmade clearings and 87 were over roadside puddles. Of the 104 elevated net captures, 97 were made between 7 and 23 m over a narrow dirt road and 7 were made at 35–38 m over a treefall in welldrained primary forest.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="C70F4D06FF33FF00FD4923EEFB838BC6" blockId="160.[670,1198,214,765]" pageId="160" pageNumber="160">Two separate roosting groups were found simultaneously occupying a small wooden shed in a large clearing: one group of 11 females and 4 males was found under the corrugated metal roof, and another group of 8 males and 1 female was found in a box halffilled with tools on the floor (one unsexed bat escaped from this group). All of the bats found in the shed were adults.</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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