Molossops
Taxonavigation
editFamilia: Molossidae
Subfamilia: Molossinae
Genus: Molossops
Species (3): M. griseiventer – M. neglectus – M. temminckii
Name
editMolossops Peters, 1866: 575
- Type species: Dysopes temminckii Burmeister, 1854, by subsequent designation by Miller (1907: 247).
Synonymy
edit- Dysopes Burmeister, 1854: 72 [nomen praeoccupatum pro Dysopes Illiger, 1811]
- Myopterus Peters, 1869: 402 [nomen praeoccupatum pro Myopterus É. Geoffroy St.-Hilaire, 1818]
References
editPrimary references
edit- Peters, W. [1865] 1866. Über die brasilianischen, von Spix beschriebenen Flederthiere. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1866: 568–588 + 1 plate.
Additional references
edit- Ramírez-Chaves, H.E., Morales-Martínez, D.M., Martínez-Medina, D., Ossa-López, P.A. & Rivera-Páez, F.A. 2023. Revising the diversity within the Dwarf Dog-faced Bat, Molossops temminckii (Chiroptera, Molossidae), with the revalidation of the endangered Molossops griseiventer. Zookeys 1180: 237–256. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1180.109091 Reference page.
Vernacular names
editEnglish: Dog-faced Bats