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K2P distance within this lineage for animals obtained in dry forest habitats of western
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was 0.001 (
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); hence, these populations show little genetic variation at the nucleotide level. No haplotype was shared in common between sequenced samples of
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from
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(TM 47738), as compared to those from
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(
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= 28,
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). These lineages exhibited a divergence of 1.89% (K2P), reflecting 22 fixed mutations in the trimmed sequence. Haplotype diversity was reasonably high in the Malagasy population (Hd 0.744), in spite of a lower nucleotide diversity (Pi 0.00181), but these indices were not calculated for the African population due to limited sample size.
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<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A345116FF54F98B13586B40" box="[164,334,1567,1588]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">Morphometrics</emphasis>
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Measurements presented in
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.
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<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A345116FF54F91613D16BE3" box="[164,455,1666,1687]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">Craniodental morphology</emphasis>
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Members of this genus are easily differentiated from known Malagasy members of the genus
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by the presence of five post-canine teeth as compared with four in the latter genus, which lacks a first upper premolar (P
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Bates
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noted that the upper canine (C
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) was not in contact with the second upper premolar (P
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). On the basis of specimens sequenced herein, this character holds, although in some cases these two teeth are almost in direct contact.
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Measurements presented in
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.
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<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A345116FCCAFEFA16346CF7" box="[826,1058,366,387]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">Bacular morphology</emphasis>
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As described by
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Bates
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for Malagasy specimens of
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.
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, the baculum is relatively short (
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that range in total length
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(
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). The distal tip and proximal base show a bifid indentation, and the shaft is distinctly recurved (
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). This is the same configuration found in African
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.
<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A345116FCCAFDF711B96F0C" box="[826,943,611,632]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">hesperidus</emphasis>
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(
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;
<bibRefCitation id="EF9954895A345116FBEDFDF716EA6F0D" author="Kearney TC &amp; Volleth M &amp; Contrafatto G &amp; Taylor PJ" box="[1053,1276,611,633]" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004" pagination="55 - 76" refId="ref21617" refString="Kearney TC, Volleth M, Contrafatto G, Taylor PJ. 2002. Systematic implications of chromosome GTG-band and bacula morphology for southern African Eptesicus and Pipistrellus and several other species of Vespertilioninae (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Acta Chiropterologica 4: 55 - 76." type="journal article" year="2002">
Kearney
<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A345116FB71FDF016B96F0C" box="[1153,1199,611,633]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">et al</emphasis>
., 2002
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), which ranges in total length from
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(T. Kearney, unpublished data,
<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A345116FC07FD35161D6FC2" box="[1015,1035,673,694]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">N</emphasis>
= 23).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A345116FCCAFD42167A6F9F" box="[826,1132,726,747]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">Known geographical range</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB729785A345116FCCAFD61165C6E12" blockId="16.[826,1442,726,870]" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">
In
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, localities are presented of sequenced specimens of
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<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A345116FC67FC8711B16E5C" box="[919,935,787,808]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">P</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A345116FC44FC87163E6E5C" box="[948,1064,787,808]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">hesperidus</emphasis>
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, which also include the sites mentioned by
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Bates
<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A345116FC02FCA616346E32" box="[1010,1058,817,839]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">et al</emphasis>
. (2006)
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for verified records of this species on
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.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB729785A345116FCCAFC12163B6EEF" blockId="16.[826,1442,902,1903]" box="[826,1069,902,923]" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">
<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A345116FCCAFC12163B6EEF" box="[826,1069,902,923]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">Taxonomic comments</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB729785A345116FCCAFC30176E68D7" blockId="16.[826,1442,902,1903]" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">
Different lines of evidence, including karyological distinctions (e.g.
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Volleth
<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A345116FBB7FC57166C6EAC" box="[1095,1146,963,984]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">et al</emphasis>
., 2001
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), have been published indicating that
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<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A345116FBBDFC76164B6E83" box="[1101,1117,994,1015]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">P</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A345116FB81FC7516F96E82" box="[1137,1263,993,1014]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">hesperidus</emphasis>
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is most likely paraphyletic and best considered a species complex. However, because of a lack of resolution in character differences of
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representing different proposed names currently considered synonyms of
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<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A345116FA79FBC8178F6905" box="[1417,1433,1116,1137]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">P</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A345116FCCAFBEE11A269FB" box="[826,948,1146,1167]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">hesperidus</emphasis>
,
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recognised several subspecies, which include
<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A345116FBC4FB0E165269DB" box="[1076,1092,1178,1199]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">P</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A345116FBA0FB0D164969DA" box="[1104,1119,1177,1198]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">h</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A345116FB9BFB0D16D169DA" box="[1131,1223,1177,1198]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">fuscatus</emphasis>
Thomas, 1901 from much of the Afrotropics and
<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A345116FB7AFB2C168C69B9" box="[1162,1178,1208,1229]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">P</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A345116FB5BFB2316AC69B8" box="[1195,1210,1207,1228]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">h</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A345116FB3AFB23170869B8" box="[1226,1310,1207,1228]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">subtilis</emphasis>
Sundevall, 1846 from southern Africa and
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. Greater genetic sampling is needed from southern Africa to resolve the differences found in the current study between this portion of the continent and
<collectingCountry id="F31F69E85A345116FB88FAA61715683C" box="[1144,1283,1330,1352]" name="Madagascar" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">Madagascar</collectingCountry>
, but given the subtle genetic differences and seemingly continuous character states associated with bacular morphology, we maintain Malagasy populations as
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<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A345116FB26FA1A16F068D7" box="[1238,1254,1422,1443]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">P</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A345116FB07FA1A176768D7" box="[1271,1393,1422,1443]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">hesperidus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
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<bibRefCitation id="EF9954895A345116FCA3FA38164568B6" author="Milne-Edwards A" box="[851,1107,1452,1474]" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004" pagination="1034 - 1038" refId="ref21958" refString="Milne-Edwards A. 1881. Observations sur quelques animaux de Madagascar. Comptes rendus des seances de l'Academie des Sciences 91 (for 1880): 1034 - 1038." type="journal article" year="1881">Milne-Edwards (1881)</bibRefCitation>
described a small species of vespertilionid from
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under the name
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<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A345116FCCAFA7D1623688A" box="[826,1077,1513,1534]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">Vespertilio humbloti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
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Peterson
<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A345116FB32FA7E16E0688A" box="[1218,1270,1513,1535]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">et al</emphasis>
. (1995)
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mentioned that the type series was apparently lost and the status of this taxon could not be assessed. In the MNHN, the
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series associated with Milne- Edwards description of
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<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A345116FBCDF9F016586B0D" box="[1085,1102,1636,1657]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">V</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A345116FBABF9F016AB6B0D" box="[1115,1213,1636,1657]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">humbloti</emphasis>
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was located (MNHN 1986.1074 to 1986.1082); most of the
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were immature. Through the courtesy of Dr. Cécile Callou of the MNHN, the skulls from
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specimens were extracted, cleaned, and allocated the numbers MNHN 1986.1074 and 1986.1075. Both of these specimens have a prominent first upper premolar (P
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), typical of the genera
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<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A345116FBD4F8AE16B76A3B" box="[1060,1185,1850,1871]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">Pipistrellus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A345116FB29F8AF172E6A24" box="[1241,1336,1851,1872]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1004">Hypsugo</emphasis>
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. Further, 1986.1074 has a seemingly bicuspid second upper incisor (I
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) and 1986.1075 an unicuspid I
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that, in both cases, the longest portion of the I
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reaches the length of the first upper incisor (I
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) cingulum; a diastema between C and second upper premolar (P
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), a prominent first upper premolar (P
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) in lateral view (similar to the illustration in
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Bates
<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A355117FE90F96A139B6A66" box="[352,397,1789,1811]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="1005">et al</emphasis>
., 2006
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,
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); and craniodental measurements falling within the range of
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<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A355117FD93F88810656A45" box="[611,627,1820,1841]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="1005">P</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A355117FD71F88810E16A45" box="[641,759,1820,1841]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="1005">hesperidus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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and
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). On the basis of these different features, we identify the Milne-Edwards series of
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<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A355117FD2DF8CD10F86A1A" box="[733,750,1881,1902]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="1005">V</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A355117FCD6F9F0119B6B0D" box="[806,909,1636,1657]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="1005">humbloti</emphasis>
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as
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<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A355117FC4EF9F111D86B0E" box="[958,974,1637,1658]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="1005">P</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A355117FC11F9F0164D6B0D" box="[993,1115,1636,1657]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="1005">hesperidus</emphasis>
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; this awaits confirmation based on bacular structure or molecular genetics. Hence,
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<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A355117FCD6F93611216BC3" box="[806,823,1698,1719]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="1005">V</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A355117FCBCF93511A16BC2" box="[844,951,1697,1718]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="1005">humbloti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is considered a junior synonym of
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<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A355117FA85F93617936BC3" box="[1397,1413,1698,1719]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="1005">P</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A355117FCD6F95411B66BA1" box="[806,928,1728,1749]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="1005">hesperidus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A355117FF60FA5F12E168AA" bold="true" box="[144,247,1483,1502]" pageId="17" pageNumber="1005">Figure 6.</emphasis>
Plot of principal component scores associated with the five bioacoustic variables for genotyped Malagasy vesper specimens on A, PC1 vs. PC2, B, PC1 vs. PC3 and C) PC2 vs. PC3. Information on component loadings is presented in Table 7.
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Two unsexed specimens held in the BMNH (28.1.24.1, 28.1.24.2) were collected by Capt. K. Parcon in
<date id="FFB60FB85A355117FAA5F969114B6A45" pageId="17" pageNumber="1005" value="1922-06">June 1922</date>
on Europa Island (
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,
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) positioned halfway across the
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Channel between
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and
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. Using the craniodental characters outlined in
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Bates
<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A365114FE10F99D101B6B69" box="[480,525,1544,1566]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="1006">et al</emphasis>
. (2006)
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and
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Monadjem
<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A365114FF54F9B312C76B48" box="[164,209,1575,1596]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="1006">et al</emphasis>
. (2010)
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, the two animals are referable to
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<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A365114FD7CF9B311126B48" box="[652,772,1575,1596]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="1006">Pipistrellus</emphasis>
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, and one of the specimens in relatively good shape (BMNH 28.1.24.2), based on the form of the first upper premolar (P
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) and the second upper incisor (I
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), as well as cranial shape, is identified as
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<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A365114FDE6F93610306BC3" box="[534,550,1698,1719]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="1006">P</emphasis>
.
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and not
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<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A365114FF54F954137D6BA1" box="[164,363,1728,1749]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="1006">Neoromicia nana</emphasis>
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, as written on the specimen label. This identification needs to be verified based on molecular data or potentially bacular morphology. In the same accession of the
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<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A365114FE53F88F10306A44" box="[419,550,1819,1840]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="1006">Pipistrellus</emphasis>
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material is a specimen of
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<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A365114FEF3F8AE13E96A3B" box="[259,511,1850,1871]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="1006">Coleura seychellensis</emphasis>
Peters, 1868
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(BMNH 28.1.24.3) obtained by the same captain on
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near Amirante Island,
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(
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,
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), indicating that Capt. Parcon navigated boats in the western Indian Ocean. The context that the
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<emphasis id="B97CF56A5A365114FCCAF9F011AE6B0D" box="[826,952,1636,1657]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="1006">Pipistrellus</emphasis>
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specimens were obtained is ambiguous and they could have been stowaways on the vessel after docking in a coastal area and then transported to Europa Island; the direction of travel from Africa towards
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or vice versa is unknown. However, if they represent a natural occurrence on Europa Island, this would provide evidence of movements for this species spanning at least half the distance between southern Africa and
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.
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