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<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A4C8FEDFB1F2F7B3" bold="true" box="[151,392,359,385]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Neoromicia robertsi</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A4C8FE08B1FEF7F7" box="[151,388,431,453]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Neoromicia melckorum</emphasis>
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Bates
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., 2006
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<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A4C8FE76B111F7D1" box="[151,363,462,483]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Neoromicia capensis</emphasis>
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Goodman, 2011
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43677, adult male, body preserved in formalin and subsequently transferred to 70% ethanol; skull removed, cleaned, and previously illustrated (
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Bates
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2006
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, their Figure 9C; baculum removed and cleared (
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Bates
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<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A561FDE1B115F442" box="[318,367,600,624]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">et al</emphasis>
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. 2006
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). The skull and mandible are in fine condition (
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). Original field number Richard B. Jenkins (RBJ) 105. The
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was used in the morphological and molecular comparisons.
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locality.
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: Province d’Antananarivo, Anjozorobe, Amboasary,
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,
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(
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). Animal was captured on
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25 September
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in a clearing surrounded by relatively intact montane forest.
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<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A496FCB3B1C4F516" bold="true" box="[201,446,779,804]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Referred specimens.</emphasis>
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43678 (RBJ 118) and
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213931 (RBJ 119, formerly
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43679),
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: Province de Toamasina, Parc National de Mantadia, between PK 9 and PK 10,
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,
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(
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<figureCitation id="13582A779F1D6842A56EFCECB1EAF55E" box="[305,400,852,876]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1902,1925]" captionTargetBox="[217,1363,199,1843]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[178,1399,165,1890]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 1. Map of localities mentioned in text associated with the known distribution of Neoromicia robertsi sp. nov., N. matroka, and N. malagasyensis. Note that N. robertsi occurs sympatrically with N. matroka at two localities. Color codes associated with elevational zones depicted on map: light gray—sea-level to 200 m, medium gray— 201 – 900 m, and dark gray—> 900 m." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/280568/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Figure 1</figureCitation>
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). These two individuals were captured in an open agricultural area with some banana trees. The baculum of
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213931 has been previously illustrated (
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Bates
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. 2006
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, their Figure 8C). The skull of
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43679 appears to have been lost.
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<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A496FC78B135F5EA" bold="true" box="[201,335,960,984]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Etymology.</emphasis>
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This species is named after the late Austin Roberts, who conducted systematic research on African mammals at the Transvaal Museum in Pretoria (
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;
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<bibRefCitation id="EFF24B039F1D6842A7DFFC5CB4F8F5CE" author="Monadjem" box="[896,1154,996,1020]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" refString="Monadjem, A., Taylor, P. J., Cotterill, F. P. D. & Schoeman, M. C. (2010) Bats of southern Africa: A biogeographic and taxonomic synthesis. Wits University Press, Johannesburg, 596 pp." type="book" year="2010">
|
||
Monadjem
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A05DFC5DB44FF5CE" box="[1026,1077,996,1020]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">et al</emphasis>
|
||
. 2010
|
||
</bibRefCitation>
|
||
). A portion of his career was devoted to the study of southern Africa bats, including small vespertilionids, and he provided important insights into sorting out their generic affiliations.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C37965799F1D6842A496FBF7B1ABF05A" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" type="diagnosis">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BDC36F29F1D6842A496FBF7B1ABF05A" blockId="10.[151,1437,527,2037]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A496FBF7B139F25A" bold="true" box="[201,323,1103,1128]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
|
||
Medium-sized member of the genus
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1D6842A6BDFBE9B31FF25A" box="[738,869,1105,1128]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A6BDFBE9B31FF25A" box="[738,869,1105,1128]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Neoromicia</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, with a single upper premolar and a distinctly long dark chocolate brown dorsal and ventral pelage; the upper ventrum has a bi-colored appearance with certain hairs being more lightly colored. The soft parts, including the patagium, uropatgium, ear, and tragus are blackish-brown. The ears have long hair on the proximal one-half of the dorsal surface. The outer margins of the tragus run largely in parallel, and towards the distal tip curve inwards and terminate with a rounded margin. The tragus has a deep notch at the base along the posterior border. While certain external measurements overlap with populations of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1D6842A1DDFABDB089F372" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Vespertilio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="matroka">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A1DDFABDB5EFF32E" box="[1410,1429,1285,1308]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A4C8FA90B089F372" box="[151,243,1320,1344]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">matroka</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1D6842A55DFA91B106F372" box="[258,380,1320,1344]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A55DFA91B16FF372" box="[258,277,1321,1344]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A57BFA90B106F372" box="[292,380,1320,1344]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
can be distinguished from all
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F37476629F1D6842A68AFA90B338F372" box="[725,834,1320,1344]" name="Madagascar" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Malagasy</collectingCountry>
|
||
members of the genus by its larger and non-overlapping cranio-dental measurements. The greatest skull length of the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54D888509F1D6842A720FAF4B39BF356" box="[895,993,1356,1380]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
is
|
||
<quantity id="4C9B9B179F1D6842A05CFAF4B41DF356" box="[1027,1127,1356,1380]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.43" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" unit="mm" value="14.3">14.3 mm</quantity>
|
||
and one of the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54D888509F1D6842A148FAF5B5F8F357" box="[1303,1410,1357,1381]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
|
||
is
|
||
<quantity id="4C9B9B179F1D6842A4C8FACAB084F3B8" box="[151,254,1394,1418]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.46" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" unit="mm" value="14.6">14.6 mm</quantity>
|
||
. In
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1D6842A577FACCB1DBF3B9" box="[296,417,1395,1419]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A577FACCB141F3B9" box="[296,315,1396,1419]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A516FACBB1DBF3B9" box="[329,417,1395,1419]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, there is a distinct diastema between the 2nd upper incisor and the prominent upper canine, the upper tooth rows are positioned largely in parallel, and the 2nd upper incisor, which is approximately one-half the height of the 1st upper incisor, has a distinct single cusp on the posterior edge. Based on molecular genetic characters,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1D6842A4B9FA5DB125F3CE" box="[230,351,1508,1532]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A4B9FA5DB083F3CE" box="[230,249,1509,1532]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A558FA5CB125F3CE" box="[263,351,1508,1532]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
forms a distinct clade from other
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F37476629F1D6842A681FA5CB331F3CE" box="[734,843,1508,1532]" name="Madagascar" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Malagasy</collectingCountry>
|
||
members of this genus and is the sister species to
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1D6842A1DDFA5DB144F012" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="malagasyensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A1DDFA5DB5EFF3CE" box="[1410,1429,1509,1532]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A4C8F9B0B144F012" box="[151,318,1544,1568]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">malagasyensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. Further, bacular characters support this relationship; whilst lateral and dorsal shape is reminiscent of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1D6842A4EAF995B14DF076" box="[181,311,1581,1604]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="capensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A4EAF995B0B2F076" box="[181,200,1581,1604]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A489F995B14DF076" box="[214,311,1581,1604]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">capensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, total length (
|
||
<quantity id="4C9B9B179F1D6842A58DF994B256F076" box="[466,556,1580,1604]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.8" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" unit="mm" value="2.8">2.8 mm</quantity>
|
||
, n = 2) is larger and does not overlap at all with the smaller
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1D6842A092F995B534F076" box="[1229,1358,1581,1604]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="capensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A092F995B49AF076" box="[1229,1248,1581,1604]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A0B2F995B534F076" box="[1261,1358,1581,1604]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">capensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(c.
|
||
<quantity id="4C9B9B179F1D6842A126F994B0BEF05A" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.1" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" unit="mm" value="2.1">2.1 mm</quantity>
|
||
) (Taylor
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A573F9E9B126F05A" box="[300,348,1616,1640]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">et al</emphasis>
|
||
. in prep.).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C37965799F1D685BA498F9CCB0A4F34A" lastPageId="19" lastPageNumber="20" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" type="description">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BDC36F29F1D6842A498F9CCB1EBF156" blockId="10.[151,1437,527,2037]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A498F9CCB123F0BF" bold="true" box="[199,345,1652,1677]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Description.</emphasis>
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A53DF9CCB236F0BE" box="[354,588,1652,1676]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">External characters.</emphasis>
|
||
A moderately large
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1D6842A761F9CDB3BBF0BE" box="[830,961,1653,1676]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A761F9CDB3BBF0BE" box="[830,961,1653,1676]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Neoromicia</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
with a tail less than 40% of total length (Table 3). The three specimens of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1D6842A646F921B2E9F082" box="[537,659,1688,1712]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A646F921B256F082" box="[537,556,1689,1712]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A664F920B2E9F082" box="[571,659,1688,1712]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
comprising the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54D888509F1D6842A716F921B303F083" box="[841,889,1689,1713]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">type</typeStatus>
|
||
series (UADBA 43677, 43678, FMNH 213931) have notably shaggy dark chocolate drown dorsums and ventrums, longer than, slightly darker, and more saturated than typical
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1D6842A57DF959B1E4F0CA" box="[290,414,1760,1784]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Vespertilio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="matroka">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A57DF959B14FF0CA" box="[290,309,1761,1784]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A51DF958B1E4F0CA" box="[322,414,1760,1784]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">matroka</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. The ventrum fur of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1D6842A6D4F959B37EF0CA" box="[651,772,1760,1784]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A6D4F959B2E4F0CA" box="[651,670,1761,1784]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A6F3F958B37EF0CA" box="[684,772,1760,1784]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, particularly the outer fur of the upper portion of the chest, often has a slightly lighter sheen, which gives the impression of being bi-colored and in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1D6842A0DDF8BDB57BF12E" box="[1154,1281,1796,1820]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Vespertilio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="matroka">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A0DDF8BDB4EFF12E" box="[1154,1173,1797,1820]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A0FBF8BCB57BF12E" box="[1188,1281,1796,1820]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">matroka</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
these accents are not present. The surfaces of the patagium and uropatgium are a distinct blackish-brown, similar to
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1D6842A141F891B5E6F172" box="[1310,1436,1832,1856]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Vespertilio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="matroka">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A141F891B54BF172" box="[1310,1329,1833,1856]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A11FF890B5E6F172" box="[1344,1436,1832,1856]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">matroka</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1D6842A499F8F5B1F0F156" box="[198,394,1868,1892]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="malagasyensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A499F8F5B0A3F156" box="[198,217,1869,1892]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A4B8F8F4B1F0F156" box="[231,394,1868,1892]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">malagasyensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BDC36F29F1D6845A498F8C8B4D5F2EA" blockId="10.[151,1437,527,2037]" lastBlockId="13.[151,1436,964,2031]" lastPageId="13" lastPageNumber="14" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">
|
||
The ear length in the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54D888509F1D6842A5EAF8C8B26DF1BA" box="[437,535,1904,1928]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1D6842A663F8C9B2CEF1BA" box="[572,692,1904,1928]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A663F8C9B235F1BA" box="[572,591,1905,1928]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A602F8C8B2CEF1BA" box="[605,692,1904,1928]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is
|
||
<quantity id="4C9B9B179F1D6842A68AF8C8B35CF1BA" box="[725,806,1904,1928]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.3" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" unit="mm" value="13.0">13 mm</quantity>
|
||
, which is the same measurement as in the two
|
||
<typeStatus id="54D888509F1D6842A16EF8C9B5E6F1BB" box="[1329,1436,1905,1929]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
|
||
(Table 3), and in general falls within the range of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1D6842A6E0F82DB341F19E" box="[703,827,1940,1964]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Vespertilio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="matroka">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A6E0F82DB2A8F19E" box="[703,722,1941,1964]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A680F82CB341F19E" box="[735,827,1940,1964]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">matroka</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1D6842A72EF82DB44EF19E" box="[881,1076,1940,1964]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="malagasyensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A72EF82DB3FEF19E" box="[881,900,1941,1964]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A7CEF82CB44EF19E" box="[913,1076,1940,1964]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">malagasyensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. The dorsal surface of the pinna of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1D6842A4EAF801B157F1E2" box="[181,301,1976,2000]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A4EAF801B0B2F1E2" box="[181,200,1977,2000]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A48AF800B157F1E2" box="[213,301,1976,2000]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, particularly the lower proximal half is furred, which is distinctly less developed in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1D6842A087F801B5E6F1E2" box="[1240,1436,1976,2000]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="malagasyensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A087F801B491F1E2" box="[1240,1259,1977,2000]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A0A6F800B5E6F1E2" box="[1273,1436,1976,2000]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">malagasyensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and mostly naked in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1D6842A5DFF865B187F1C6" box="[384,509,2012,2036]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Vespertilio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="matroka">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A5DFF865B1E9F1C6" box="[384,403,2013,2036]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A5FEF864B187F1C6" box="[417,509,2012,2036]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">matroka</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1D6842A654F865B297F1C6" box="[523,749,2012,2036]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1D6842A654F865B297F1C6" box="[523,749,2012,2036]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Neoromicia robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
has notably dark blackish-brown pinna and tragus, the later representing less than 50% of the length of the former. The main body of the tragus in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1A6845A000FC7DB4ADF5EE" box="[1119,1239,964,988]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A000FC7DB408F5EE" box="[1119,1138,965,988]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A020FC7CB4ADF5EE" box="[1151,1239,964,988]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
has the two outer margins running mostly in parallel for approximately two-thirds of the proximal length and then turns medially, curves slightly, and terminates with a rounded margin (
|
||
<figureCitation id="13582A779F1A6845A758FBB4B312F216" box="[775,872,1036,1060]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="13.[151,250,841,864]" captionTargetBox="[181,1419,215,809]" captionTargetId="figure@13.[151,1436,193,820]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 5. Tragus of right ear of different species of Malagasy Neoromicia: A) N. robertsi sp. nov. (UADBA 43677, RBJ 105), holotype, from Anjozorobe; B) N. matroka (FMNH 209119), from Ankazobe; and C) N. malagasyensis (FMNH 175989), from near Parc National de l’Isalo." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/280572/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Figure 5</figureCitation>
|
||
A). Further, there is a distinct notch at the base of the tragus along the posterior border. In comparison,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1A6845A757FB89B3F2F27A" box="[776,904,1072,1096]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Vespertilio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="matroka">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A757FB89B361F27A" box="[776,795,1073,1096]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A773FB88B3F2F27A" box="[812,904,1072,1096]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">matroka</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
has a tragus length about 60% that of the ear length, the crescent-shaped tragus terminates as a rounded sickle-shape, and the notch at the posterior base of the structure is less developed than in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1A6845A66BFBC1B2CBF2A2" box="[564,689,1144,1168]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A66BFBC1B23DF2A2" box="[564,583,1145,1168]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A605FBC0B2CBF2A2" box="[602,689,1144,1168]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(
|
||
<figureCitation id="13582A779F1A6845A69AFBCFB350F2BD" box="[709,810,1143,1167]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="13.[151,250,841,864]" captionTargetBox="[181,1419,215,809]" captionTargetId="figure@13.[151,1436,193,820]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 5. Tragus of right ear of different species of Malagasy Neoromicia: A) N. robertsi sp. nov. (UADBA 43677, RBJ 105), holotype, from Anjozorobe; B) N. matroka (FMNH 209119), from Ankazobe; and C) N. malagasyensis (FMNH 175989), from near Parc National de l’Isalo." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/280572/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Figure 5</figureCitation>
|
||
B). In
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1A6845A7D9FBC1B435F2A2" box="[902,1103,1144,1168]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="malagasyensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A7D9FBC1B3E3F2A2" box="[902,921,1145,1168]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A7F3FBC0B435F2A2" box="[940,1103,1144,1168]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">malagasyensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
the tragus length represents between 50-65% the ear length, the tragus is slightly more crescent-shaped than in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1A6845A06EFB25B4D2F286" box="[1073,1192,1180,1204]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A06EFB25B43EF286" box="[1073,1092,1181,1204]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A00EFB24B4D2F286" box="[1105,1192,1180,1204]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, but not as prominent as in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1A6845A48DFB79B135F2EA" box="[210,335,1216,1240]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Vespertilio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="matroka">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A48DFB79B09FF2EA" box="[210,229,1217,1240]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A4ACFB78B135F2EA" box="[243,335,1216,1240]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">matroka</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, and lacks a distinct notch at the base along the posterior border (
|
||
<figureCitation id="13582A779F1A6845A072FB07B4F1F2E5" box="[1069,1163,1215,1239]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="13.[151,250,841,864]" captionTargetBox="[181,1419,215,809]" captionTargetId="figure@13.[151,1436,193,820]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 5. Tragus of right ear of different species of Malagasy Neoromicia: A) N. robertsi sp. nov. (UADBA 43677, RBJ 105), holotype, from Anjozorobe; B) N. matroka (FMNH 209119), from Ankazobe; and C) N. malagasyensis (FMNH 175989), from near Parc National de l’Isalo." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/280572/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Figure 5</figureCitation>
|
||
C).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<caption id="DF1C667A9F1B6844A4C8F8B1B264F149" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/280571/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" targetBox="[151,1436,193,1778]" targetPageId="12">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BDC36F29F1B6844A4C8F8B1B264F149" blockId="12.[151,1436,1801,1915]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1B6844A4C8F8B1B176F12C" bold="true" box="[151,268,1801,1824]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">FIGURE 4</emphasis>
|
||
. Different views of skull and mandible of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1B6844A6E2F8B2B3F0F12D" box="[701,906,1801,1823]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1B6844A6E2F8B2B3F0F12D" box="[701,906,1801,1823]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Neoromicia robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A224579B9F1B6844A7CEF8B2B39BF12D" box="[913,993,1802,1823]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" rank="species">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1B6844A7CEF8B2B3D3F12D" bold="true" box="[913,937,1802,1823]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">sp</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1B6844A7EAF8B2B39BF12D" bold="true" box="[949,993,1802,1823]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">nov.</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
(UADBA 43677, RBJ 105), holotype from Province d’Antananarivo, Anjozorobe, Amboasary. Pictures include dorsal view of cranium (upper row, left), ventral view of cranium (upper row, right), and lateral view of cranium and mandible (lower row). (Photograph taken by J. Weinstein, Field Museum image number Z94555_09d.)
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<caption id="DF1C667A9F1A6845A4C8FCF1B18DF5AE" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/280572/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" targetBox="[181,1419,215,809]" targetPageId="13">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BDC36F29F1A6845A4C8FCF1B18DF5AE" blockId="13.[151,1436,841,924]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A4C8FCF1B16EF56D" bold="true" box="[151,276,841,864]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
|
||
Tragus of right ear of different species of Malagasy
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1A6845A762FCF2B3C9F56D" box="[829,947,842,863]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A762FCF2B3C9F56D" box="[829,947,842,863]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Neoromicia</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
: A)
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1A6845A7BAFCF2B42EF56D" box="[997,1108,841,863]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A7BAFCF2B38CF56D" box="[997,1014,842,863]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A05AFCF1B42EF56D" box="[1029,1108,841,863]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A224579B9F1A6845A003FCF2B4D5F56D" box="[1116,1199,842,863]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" rank="species">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A003FCF2B4D5F56D" bold="true" box="[1116,1199,842,863]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">sp. nov.</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
(UADBA 43677, RBJ 105), holotype, from Anjozorobe; B)
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1A6845A64EFCD1B2F8F54F" box="[529,642,871,894]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Vespertilio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="matroka">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A64EFCD1B258F54C" box="[529,546,873,894]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A671FCDFB2F8F54F" box="[558,642,871,893]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">matroka</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(FMNH 209119), from Ankazobe; and C)
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1A6845A06CFCD1B499F54F" box="[1075,1251,871,894]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="malagasyensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A06CFCD1B43EF54C" box="[1075,1092,873,894]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A00FFCDFB499F54F" box="[1104,1251,871,893]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">malagasyensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(FMNH 175989), from near Parc National de l’Isalo.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BDC36F29F1A6845A498FB5CB09AF383" blockId="13.[151,1436,964,2031]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
|
||
On the basis of external measurements of the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54D888509F1A6845A6BFFB5DB36AF2CF" box="[736,784,1253,1277]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">type</typeStatus>
|
||
series of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1A6845A7D9FB5DB47BF2CE" box="[902,1025,1252,1276]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A7D9FB5DB3E3F2CE" box="[902,921,1253,1276]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A7F5FB5CB47BF2CE" box="[938,1025,1252,1276]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, this species seems to show sexual dimorphism in size, with the single female specimen being notably larger than the two males in total length, tail length, and forearm length. The two males have an average forearm length of
|
||
<quantity id="4C9B9B179F1A6845A7A3FA94B41AF376" box="[1020,1120,1324,1348]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.45" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" unit="mm" value="34.5">34.5 mm</quantity>
|
||
and the female measures
|
||
<quantity id="4C9B9B179F1A6845A1DFFA94B0BFF35A" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.8" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" unit="mm" value="38.0">38 mm</quantity>
|
||
, as compared to
|
||
<quantity id="4C9B9B179F1A6845A5DFFAE8B19EF35A" box="[384,484,1360,1384]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.19" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" unit="mm" value="31.9">31.9 mm</quantity>
|
||
and
|
||
<quantity id="4C9B9B179F1A6845A645FAE8B2FAF35A" box="[538,640,1360,1384]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.3899999999999997" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" unit="mm" value="33.9">33.9 mm</quantity>
|
||
, respectively, in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1A6845A764FAE9B3C2F35A" box="[827,952,1360,1384]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Vespertilio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="matroka">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A764FAE9B334F35A" box="[827,846,1361,1384]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A703FAE8B3C2F35A" box="[860,952,1360,1384]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">matroka</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
from the Central Highlands (OTU 1, Table 3). On average, based on two specimens,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1A6845A639FACDB350F3BE" box="[614,810,1396,1420]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="malagasyensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A639FACDB203F3BE" box="[614,633,1397,1420]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A6D8FACCB350F3BE" box="[647,810,1396,1420]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">malagasyensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is smaller than the other two
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F37476629F1A6845A02BFACCB49BF3BE" box="[1140,1249,1396,1420]" name="Madagascar" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Malagasy</collectingCountry>
|
||
members of this genus.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BDC36F29F1A6845A496FA04B26FF0C6" blockId="13.[151,1436,964,2031]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A496FA04B194F3E6" box="[201,494,1468,1492]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Cranio-dental characters.</emphasis>
|
||
Dental formula in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1A6845A69CFA05B3DFF3E6" box="[707,933,1468,1492]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A69CFA05B3DFF3E6" box="[707,933,1468,1492]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Neoromicia robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, as in other members of the genus, is
|
||
<date id="FFDD10329F1A6845A112FA05B516F3E6" box="[1357,1388,1468,1492]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">I 2</date>
|
||
/3 C 1/1 P 1/3 M 2/3, comprising the adult dentition of 32 teeth.
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1A6845A765FA59B467F3CA" box="[826,1053,1504,1528]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A765FA59B467F3CA" box="[826,1053,1504,1528]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Neoromicia robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is easily distinguished from other
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F37476629F1A6845A4C8F9BCB17EF02E" box="[151,260,1540,1564]" name="Madagascar" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Malagasy</collectingCountry>
|
||
members of this genus based on its notably larger cranial measurements (Table 4). Of the two skulls available of this taxon (both males), the greatest skull length of UADBA 43677 (
|
||
<typeStatus id="54D888509F1A6845A07CF990B4F2F072" box="[1059,1160,1576,1600]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
) is
|
||
<quantity id="4C9B9B179F1A6845A0EEF990B56FF072" box="[1201,1301,1576,1600]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.43" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" unit="mm" value="14.3">14.3 mm</quantity>
|
||
and FMNH 213931 is
|
||
<quantity id="4C9B9B179F1A6845A554F9F4B108F056" box="[267,370,1612,1636]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.46" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" unit="mm" value="14.6">14.6 mm</quantity>
|
||
. These measurements are larger and do not overlap with the average greatest skull length of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1A6845A1DDF9F5B08EF0BA" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Vespertilio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="matroka">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A1DDF9F5B5EFF056" box="[1410,1429,1613,1636]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A4C8F9C8B08EF0BA" box="[151,244,1648,1672]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">matroka</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
from the Central Highlands (OTU 1) of
|
||
<quantity id="4C9B9B179F1A6845A69CF9C8B353F0BA" box="[707,809,1648,1672]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.29" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" unit="mm" value="12.9">12.9 mm</quantity>
|
||
and in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1A6845A720F9C9B43EF0BA" box="[895,1092,1648,1672]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="malagasyensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A720F9C9B3E8F0BA" box="[895,914,1649,1672]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A7FEF9C8B43EF0BA" box="[929,1092,1648,1672]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">malagasyensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
of
|
||
<quantity id="4C9B9B179F1A6845A033F9C8B4AEF0BA" box="[1132,1236,1648,1672]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.28" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" unit="mm" value="12.8">12.8 mm</quantity>
|
||
. Further, with the exception of postorbital width, the different cranial measurements of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1A6845A7E9F92DB44BF09E" box="[950,1073,1684,1708]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A7E9F92DB3B3F09E" box="[950,969,1685,1708]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A786F92CB44BF09E" box="[985,1073,1684,1708]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
are larger and non-overlapping with those of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1A6845A56DF901B1D5F0E2" box="[306,431,1720,1744]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Vespertilio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="matroka">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A56DF901B13FF0E2" box="[306,325,1721,1744]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A50CF900B1D5F0E2" box="[339,431,1720,1744]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">matroka</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1A6845A5B9F901B2D0F0E2" box="[486,682,1720,1744]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="malagasyensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A5B9F901B183F0E2" box="[486,505,1721,1744]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A658F900B2D0F0E2" box="[519,682,1720,1744]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">malagasyensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. In
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1A6845A687F901B32BF0E2" box="[728,849,1720,1744]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A687F901B291F0E2" box="[728,747,1721,1744]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A6A6F900B32BF0E2" box="[761,849,1720,1744]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, the supraorbital ridge is notably more inflated than
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1A6845A4C8F965B16EF0C6" box="[151,276,1756,1780]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Vespertilio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="matroka">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A4C8F965B0D0F0C6" box="[151,170,1757,1780]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A4E8F964B16EF0C6" box="[183,276,1756,1780]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">matroka</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1A6845A515F965B274F0C6" box="[330,526,1756,1780]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="malagasyensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A515F965B127F0C6" box="[330,349,1757,1780]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A534F964B274F0C6" box="[363,526,1756,1780]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">malagasyensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BDC36F29F1A6845A496F8B9B170F1DD" blockId="13.[151,1436,964,2031]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1A6845A496F8B9B1D1F12A" box="[201,427,1792,1816]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A496F8B9B1D1F12A" box="[201,427,1792,1816]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Neoromicia robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is easily distinguished from other
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F37476629F1A6845A770F947B3E6F125" box="[815,924,1791,1815]" name="Madagascar" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Malagasy</collectingCountry>
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1A6845A7FCF8B9B45DF12A" box="[931,1063,1793,1816]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A7FCF8B9B45DF12A" box="[931,1063,1793,1816]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Neoromicia</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
based on its notably larger upper and lower dental measurements (Table 5). Of the two skulls available of this taxon (both males), the length of the complete cranial tooth row of UADBA 43677 (
|
||
<typeStatus id="54D888509F1A6845A6EEF8FFB36CF16D" box="[689,790,1863,1887]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
) and FMNH 213931 are both 6.0 mm. These values are notably larger and do not overlap with the average length of the complete cranial tooth row of male
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1A6845A142F8D5B5E6F1B6" box="[1309,1436,1900,1924]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Vespertilio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="matroka">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A142F8D5B54AF1B6" box="[1309,1328,1901,1924]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A11FF8D4B5E6F1B6" box="[1344,1436,1900,1924]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">matroka</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
from the Central Highlands (OTU 1) of
|
||
<quantity id="4C9B9B179F1A6845A63CF837B2C0F19A" box="[611,698,1935,1960]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.1" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" unit="mm" value="5.1">5.1 mm</quantity>
|
||
and in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1A6845A74DF829B3ADF19A" box="[786,983,1936,1960]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="malagasyensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A74DF829B35FF19A" box="[786,805,1937,1960]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A76BF828B3ADF19A" box="[820,983,1936,1960]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">malagasyensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
of
|
||
<quantity id="4C9B9B179F1A6845A05FF837B420F19A" box="[1024,1114,1935,1960]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.7" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" unit="mm" value="4.7">4.7 mm</quantity>
|
||
. The upper tooth rows in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1A6845A1DDF829B095F1FE" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A1DDF829B5EFF19A" box="[1410,1429,1937,1960]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A4C8F80CB095F1FE" box="[151,239,1972,1996]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
are largely in parallel, while in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1A6845A602F80DB2A1F1FE" box="[605,731,1972,1996]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Vespertilio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="matroka">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A602F80DB20AF1FE" box="[605,624,1973,1996]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A620F80CB2A1F1FE" box="[639,731,1972,1996]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">matroka</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F1A6845A74AF80DB3A0F1FE" box="[789,986,1972,1996]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="malagasyensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A74AF80DB352F1FE" box="[789,808,1973,1996]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F1A6845A768F80CB3A0F1FE" box="[823,986,1972,1996]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">malagasyensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
are more of an arc shape and converge anteriorly.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<caption id="DF1C667A9F076858A4C8F9AFB208F0F5" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/280573/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" targetBox="[171,1401,191,1542]" targetPageId="16">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BDC36F29F076858A4C8F9AFB208F0F5" blockId="16.[151,1436,1559,1736]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F076858A4C8F9AFB168F01F" bold="true" box="[151,274,1559,1582]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
|
||
Lateral view of the right anterior portion of skull of three different species of Malagasy
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F076858A0D4F9A1B578F01C" box="[1163,1282,1561,1582]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F076858A0D4F9A1B578F01C" box="[1163,1282,1561,1582]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Neoromicia</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
: A)
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F076858A170F9A1B5E6F01C" box="[1327,1436,1560,1582]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F076858A170F9A1B53AF01C" box="[1327,1344,1561,1582]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F076858A112F9A0B5E6F01C" box="[1357,1436,1560,1582]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F076858A4C8F98FB090F07E" bold="true" box="[151,234,1591,1612]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A224579B9F076858A4C8F98FB090F07E" box="[151,234,1591,1612]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
(UADBA 43677, RBJ 105), holotype, Anjozorobe, with relatively unworn teeth; B)
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F076858A036F980B4A7F07F" box="[1129,1245,1591,1613]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Vespertilio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="matroka">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F076858A036F980B400F07F" box="[1129,1146,1592,1613]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F076858A0D5F98FB4A7F07F" box="[1162,1245,1591,1613]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">matroka</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(FMNH 194153), Ankazobe, which has relatively unworn teeth and closely matched the holotype (BMNH 97.9.1.32); C)
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F076858A0B8F9EEB5E6F059" box="[1255,1436,1621,1643]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="malagasyensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F076858A0B8F9EEB482F059" box="[1255,1272,1622,1643]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F076858A157F9EDB5E6F059" box="[1288,1436,1621,1643]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">malagasyensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(FMNH 175988), from near Parc National de l’Isalo, with slightly worn teeth; and D)
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F076858A04EF9CDB4FDF0B8" box="[1041,1159,1653,1674]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="capensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F076858A04EF9CDB458F0B8" box="[1041,1058,1653,1674]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F076858A06FF9CDB4FDF0B8" box="[1072,1159,1653,1674]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">capensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(FMNH 195629), Marloth Park, which closely matched the lectotype (BMNH 49.8.16.21), South Africa, although with notably worn teeth. Skull images adapted and modified from Bates
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F076858A5B1F90BB261F0F5" box="[494,539,1713,1736]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">et al</emphasis>
|
||
. (2006).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BDC36F29F076858A496F940B445F1C4" blockId="16.[151,1436,1780,2038]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
|
||
In
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F076858A4B7F940B11BF13D" box="[232,353,1783,1807]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F076858A4B7F940B081F13D" box="[232,251,1784,1807]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F076858A555F94FB11BF13D" box="[266,353,1783,1807]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, the 2nd upper incisor, which is approximately one-half the height of the 1st upper incisor, has a distinct single cusp on the posterior margin, as compared to
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F076858A76AF8A7B3CBF107" box="[821,945,1821,1846]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Vespertilio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="matroka">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F076858A76AF8A7B332F104" box="[821,840,1823,1846]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F076858A70AF8A5B3CBF107" box="[853,945,1821,1845]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">matroka</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, which has a more complicated bicuspid 2nd incisor (
|
||
<figureCitation id="13582A779F076858A4ABF8FCB11AF16E" box="[244,352,1860,1884]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="16.[151,250,1559,1582]" captionTargetBox="[171,1401,191,1542]" captionTargetId="figure@16.[151,1436,175,1556]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="FIGURE 6. Lateral view of the right anterior portion of skull of three different species of Malagasy Neoromicia: A) N. robertsi sp. nov. (UADBA 43677, RBJ 105), holotype, Anjozorobe, with relatively unworn teeth; B) N. matroka (FMNH 194153), Ankazobe, which has relatively unworn teeth and closely matched the holotype (BMNH 97.9.1.32); C) N. malagasyensis (FMNH 175988), from near Parc National de l’Isalo, with slightly worn teeth; and D) N. capensis (FMNH 195629), Marloth Park, which closely matched the lectotype (BMNH 49.8.16.21), South Africa, although with notably worn teeth. Skull images adapted and modified from Bates et al. (2006)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/280573/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Figures 6</figureCitation>
|
||
A and 6B). The incisors in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F076858A6F9F8FEB316F16F" box="[678,876,1861,1885]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="malagasyensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F076858A6F9F8FEB2C3F16F" box="[678,697,1862,1885]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F076858A696F8FDB316F16F" box="[713,876,1861,1885]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">malagasyensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
are distinctly different with the 2nd upper incisor without a distinct secondary cusp and the 1st upper incisor being about two-thirds the length of 2nd (
|
||
<figureCitation id="13582A779F076858A0BCF8D3B539F1B1" box="[1251,1347,1899,1923]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="16.[151,250,1559,1582]" captionTargetBox="[171,1401,191,1542]" captionTargetId="figure@16.[151,1436,175,1556]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="FIGURE 6. Lateral view of the right anterior portion of skull of three different species of Malagasy Neoromicia: A) N. robertsi sp. nov. (UADBA 43677, RBJ 105), holotype, Anjozorobe, with relatively unworn teeth; B) N. matroka (FMNH 194153), Ankazobe, which has relatively unworn teeth and closely matched the holotype (BMNH 97.9.1.32); C) N. malagasyensis (FMNH 175988), from near Parc National de l’Isalo, with slightly worn teeth; and D) N. capensis (FMNH 195629), Marloth Park, which closely matched the lectotype (BMNH 49.8.16.21), South Africa, although with notably worn teeth. Skull images adapted and modified from Bates et al. (2006)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/280573/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Figure 6</figureCitation>
|
||
C). Further, in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F076858A4AEF82BB10EF198" box="[241,372,1939,1962]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="capensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F076858A4AEF82BB17EF198" box="[241,260,1939,1962]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F076858A54BF82BB10EF198" box="[276,372,1939,1962]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">capensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, including the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54D888509F076858A67BF82AB2FCF198" box="[548,646,1938,1962]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
(BMNH 97.9.1.32), the 2nd upper incisor is a peg-like tooth with no clear secondary structure (
|
||
<figureCitation id="13582A779F076858A59AF800B252F1E2" box="[453,552,1976,2000]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="16.[151,250,1559,1582]" captionTargetBox="[171,1401,191,1542]" captionTargetId="figure@16.[151,1436,175,1556]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="FIGURE 6. Lateral view of the right anterior portion of skull of three different species of Malagasy Neoromicia: A) N. robertsi sp. nov. (UADBA 43677, RBJ 105), holotype, Anjozorobe, with relatively unworn teeth; B) N. matroka (FMNH 194153), Ankazobe, which has relatively unworn teeth and closely matched the holotype (BMNH 97.9.1.32); C) N. malagasyensis (FMNH 175988), from near Parc National de l’Isalo, with slightly worn teeth; and D) N. capensis (FMNH 195629), Marloth Park, which closely matched the lectotype (BMNH 49.8.16.21), South Africa, although with notably worn teeth. Skull images adapted and modified from Bates et al. (2006)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/280573/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Figure 6</figureCitation>
|
||
D). The diastema between the 2nd upper incisor and the upper canine is most prominent in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F076858A571F866B1DFF1C7" box="[302,421,2013,2037]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F076858A571F866B13BF1C7" box="[302,321,2014,2037]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F076858A511F865B1DFF1C7" box="[334,421,2013,2037]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
as compared to the other
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F37476629F076858A698F865B34EF1C7" box="[711,820,2013,2037]" name="Madagascar" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Malagasy</collectingCountry>
|
||
members of this genus.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BDC36F29F04685BA496FF20B3B3F6E6" blockId="19.[151,1436,151,1400]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA496FF20B188F682" box="[201,498,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Male baculum characters.</emphasis>
|
||
The baculum of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F04685BA6ECFF21B357F682" box="[691,813,152,176]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA6ECFF21B2BCF682" box="[691,710,153,176]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA68AFF20B357F682" box="[725,813,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is typical of the genus
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F04685BA06AFF21B4C2F682" box="[1077,1208,153,176]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA06AFF21B4C2F682" box="[1077,1208,153,176]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Neoromicia</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, with strong ventral deflection of the tip, but diagnostically larger than any described species.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BDC36F29F04685BA498FF58B127F7E2" blockId="19.[151,1436,151,1400]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA498FF58B332F6CA" bold="true" box="[199,840,223,248]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Natural history, distribution, and conservation status.</emphasis>
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F04685BA709FF59B443F6CA" box="[854,1081,224,248]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA709FF59B443F6CA" box="[854,1081,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Neoromicia robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is only known from two localities in central eastern
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F37476629F04685BA5CFFEBCB263F72E" box="[400,537,260,284]" name="Madagascar" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Madagascar</collectingCountry>
|
||
, where it occurs in sympatry with
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F04685BA7FCFEBDB45AF72E" box="[931,1056,260,284]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Vespertilio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="matroka">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA7FCFEBDB3CCF72E" box="[931,950,261,284]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA79BFEBCB45AF72E" box="[964,1056,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">matroka</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(
|
||
<figureCitation id="13582A779F04685BA06FFEBCB4EAF72E" box="[1072,1168,260,284]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1902,1925]" captionTargetBox="[217,1363,199,1843]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[178,1399,165,1890]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 1. Map of localities mentioned in text associated with the known distribution of Neoromicia robertsi sp. nov., N. matroka, and N. malagasyensis. Note that N. robertsi occurs sympatrically with N. matroka at two localities. Color codes associated with elevational zones depicted on map: light gray—sea-level to 200 m, medium gray— 201 – 900 m, and dark gray—> 900 m." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/280568/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Figure 1</figureCitation>
|
||
). The specimens of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F04685BA1DDFEBDB095F772" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA1DDFEBDB5EFF72E" box="[1410,1429,261,284]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA4C8FE90B095F772" box="[151,239,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
from the Parc National de Mantadia were obtained at an elevation between 900 and
|
||
<quantity id="4C9B9B179F04685BA0FAFE9FB486F70D" box="[1189,1276,295,319]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.0" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" unit="m" value="1000.0">1000 m</quantity>
|
||
, and the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54D888509F04685BA13EFE9FB0BDF757" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
from Anjozorobe, between
|
||
<date id="FFDD10329F04685BA65FFEF4B2DFF756" box="[512,677,332,356]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" value="1200" valueMax="1300">
|
||
1200 and
|
||
<quantity id="4C9B9B179F04685BA632FEF4B2DFF756" box="[621,677,332,356]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.3" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" unit="m" value="1300.0">1300</quantity>
|
||
</date>
|
||
m. These two sites are both associated with partially degraded habitats, one of which is in close proximity to a forested zone. Hence,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F04685BA7EAFEC9B448F7BA" box="[949,1074,368,392]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA7EAFEC9B3B2F7BA" box="[949,968,369,392]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA785FEC8B448F7BA" box="[986,1074,368,392]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
does not appear to be a forest restricted species, but has not been found roosting in a synanthropic context, which is known for
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F04685BA144FE2DB12CF7FD" authority="Goodman 2011" authorityName="Goodman" authorityYear="2011" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Vespertilio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="matroka">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA144FE2DB554F79E" box="[1307,1326,405,428]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA11FFE2CB5E6F79E" box="[1344,1436,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">matroka</emphasis>
|
||
(Goodman 2011)
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BDC36F29F04685BA496FE65B14FF46D" blockId="19.[151,1436,151,1400]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
|
||
No precise details are known about the reproductive ecology of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F04685BA7C6FE65B46BF7C6" box="[921,1041,476,500]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA7C6FE65B3D6F7C6" box="[921,940,477,500]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA7E6FE64B46BF7C6" box="[953,1041,476,500]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. The pair obtained on
|
||
<date id="FFDD10329F04685BA14FFE64B0B5F425" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" value="2002-11-08">8 November 2002</date>
|
||
at Mantadia (UADBA 43678, FMNH 213931) included a male with relatively large testes and, based on the form and shape of the mammae, a female that recently gave birth and lactated. The
|
||
<typeStatus id="54D888509F04685BA061FD9CB4DAF40E" box="[1086,1184,548,572]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
(UADBA 43677) was an adult male.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BDC36F29F04685BA496FDD4B2FDF5DE" blockId="19.[151,1436,151,1400]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
|
||
Bioacoustic information of animals that can be definitively identified as
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F04685BA7ABFDD5B417F4B6" box="[1012,1133,620,644]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA7ABFDD5B47DF4B6" box="[1012,1031,621,644]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA04AFDD4B417F4B6" box="[1045,1133,620,644]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is not available.
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFF24B039F04685BA174FDD4B170F495" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" refString="Kofoky, A. F., Randrianandrianina, F., Russ, J., Raharinantenaina, I., Cardiff, S. G., Jenkins, R. K. B. & Racey, P. A. (2009) Forest bats of Madagascar: results of acoustic surveys. Acta Chiropterologica, 11, 375 - 392." type="journal article">
|
||
Kofoky
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA1D7FDD5B0CEF49A" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">et al.</emphasis>
|
||
(2009)
|
||
</bibRefCitation>
|
||
made recordings of hand-released individuals of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F04685BA70AFD29B3A2F49A" box="[853,984,657,680]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA70AFD29B3A2F49A" box="[853,984,657,680]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Neoromicia</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
at Mantadia and Anjozorobe, sites
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F04685BA1DDFD29B08EF4FE" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Vespertilio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="matroka">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA1DDFD29B5EFF49A" box="[1410,1429,657,680]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA4C8FD0CB08EF4FE" box="[151,244,692,716]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">matroka</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F04685BA576FD0DB1DBF4FE" box="[297,417,692,716]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA576FD0DB146F4FE" box="[297,316,693,716]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA515FD0CB1DBF4FE" box="[330,417,692,716]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
are known to occur, and based on the forearm length of released individuals it is not possible to determine which species was involved.
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F04685BA6ECFD61B34CF4C2" box="[691,822,729,752]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA6ECFD61B34CF4C2" box="[691,822,729,752]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Neoromicia</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
at these sites had an average frequency of maximum energy of 41.5 kHz (range 39.2-44.3 kHz); average maximum frequency of 69.2 kHz (range 60.3-88.2 kHz); average minimum frequency of 37.7 kHz (range 35.5-39.3 kHz); average duration of 5.7 ms (range 3.8-8.0 ms); and average interpulse interval of 109.9 ms (range 65.2-196.7 ms), as compared to
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F04685BA04BFCFDB4A3F56E" box="[1044,1241,836,860]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="malagasyensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA04BFCFDB45DF56E" box="[1044,1063,837,860]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA069FCFCB4A3F56E" box="[1078,1241,836,860]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">malagasyensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
near Isalo where these values were 45.7 kHz (range 41.4-51.0 kHz), 79.8 kHz (range 60.3-100.0 kHz), 40.5 kHz (range 32.4-45.5 kHz), 4.9 ms (range 3.6-6.3 ms), and 34.2 ms (range 34.2-94.4 ms), respectively. Thus, while it is not apparent if differences exist between
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F04685BA59BFC09B23EF5FA" box="[452,580,944,968]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Vespertilio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="matroka">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA59BFC09B1ADF5FA" box="[452,471,945,968]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA5B7FC08B23EF5FA" box="[488,580,944,968]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">matroka</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F04685BA6DDFC09B287F5FA" box="[642,765,944,968]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA6DDFC09B2EFF5FA" box="[642,661,945,968]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA6F9FC08B287F5FA" box="[678,765,944,968]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
in bioacoustic parameters,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F04685BA061FC09B57CF5FA" box="[1086,1286,944,968]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="malagasyensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA061FC09B42BF5FA" box="[1086,1105,945,968]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA03CFC08B57CF5FA" box="[1123,1286,944,968]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">malagasyensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
shows some divergent aspects in their echolocation calls.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BDC36F29F04685BA498FC40B1E7F2AD" blockId="19.[151,1436,151,1400]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
|
||
An older mummified specimen (MNHN 1882.1964) was obtained by Jean Auguste Lantz in the “interieur de
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F37476629F04685BA4C8FBA4B164F206" box="[151,286,1052,1076]" name="Madagascar" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Madagascar</collectingCountry>
|
||
C. est,
|
||
<date id="FFDD10329F04685BA52AFBA4B19AF206" box="[373,480,1052,1076]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" value="1881-05">mai 1881</date>
|
||
” at a locality that cannot be properly read from the specimen label but appears to be “Ambohiramiane”. The skull still remains in the specimen, but based on the coloration of the notably long pelage, the partially furred proximal portions of the upper surface of the ears, and a forearm length of
|
||
<quantity id="4C9B9B179F04685BA08EFBDCB559F24E" box="[1233,1315,1124,1148]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.4" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" unit="mm" value="34.0">34 mm</quantity>
|
||
, it may be referable to
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F04685BA541FB31B1ECF292" box="[286,406,1160,1184]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA541FB31B14BF292" box="[286,305,1161,1184]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA560FB30B1ECF292" box="[319,406,1160,1184]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BDC36F29F04685BA496FB15B0A4F34A" blockId="19.[151,1436,151,1400]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
|
||
In total, we have examined over
|
||
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|
||
of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F04685BA6A1FB15B306F2F6" box="[766,892,1196,1220]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Vespertilio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="matroka">
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<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA6A1FB15B36BF2F6" box="[766,785,1197,1220]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">N</emphasis>
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.
|
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<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA77FFB14B306F2F6" box="[800,892,1196,1220]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">matroka</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
|
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, as compared to three specimens of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F04685BA143FB15B5EFF2F6" box="[1308,1429,1196,1220]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA143FB15B555F2F6" box="[1308,1327,1197,1220]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA162FB14B5EFF2F6" box="[1341,1429,1196,1220]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. The disproportional number of specimens of the former species may be in part associated with its broader distribution and use of buildings for day roost sites, providing easier access to field collectors. However, based on current information,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F04685BA572FAA1B1D3F302" box="[301,425,1304,1328]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Neoromicia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA572FAA1B13AF302" box="[301,320,1305,1328]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA50EFAA0B1D3F302" box="[337,425,1304,1328]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">robertsi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
has a limited distribution and appears notably less common than
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C634D719F04685BA0EEFAA1B54BF302" box="[1201,1329,1304,1328]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Vespertilio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="matroka">
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA0EEFAA1B4BEF302" box="[1201,1220,1305,1328]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">N</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B917EAE09F04685BA08AFAA0B54BF302" box="[1237,1329,1304,1328]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">matroka</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. Further, information is needed to assess its distribution and population size, in order to properly evaluate its conservation status.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
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</document> |