Hypsugo bemainty, Goodman & Rakotondramanana & Ramasindrazana & Kearney & Monadjem & Schoeman & Taylor & Naughton & Appleton, 2015

Goodman, Steven M., Rakotondramanana, Claude Fabienne, Ramasindrazana, Beza, Kearney, Teresa, Monadjem, Ara, Schoeman, M. Corrie, Taylor, Peter J., Naughton, Kate & Appleton, Belinda, 2015, An integrative approach to characterize Malagasy bats of the subfamily Vespertilioninae Gray, 1821, with the description of a new species of Hypsugo, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 173 (4), pp. 988-1018 : 1008-1009

HYPSUGO BEMAINTY , SP. NOV. ( FIGS 9–12 )

syn. Hypsugo anchietae Bates et al., 2006

syn. Hypsugo anchietae Goodman, 2011 Holotype

Adult male, FMNH 217884 (field number SMG 17029), collected 2 November 2011 by S. M. Goodman & Ara Monadjem. The specimen was conserved in 12% formaldehyde and subsequently transferred to 70% ethanol. Before preservation, the skull was removed via small incisions on both sides of the mouth, conserved in 60% ethanol, and then cleaned by dermestid beetles. Samples of pectoral muscle were collected and saved in lysis buffer. Other information obtained from this individual includes bioacoustic recordings, cleared and stained baculum, and photographs of the living animal. The specimen, with a full adult dentition and the basisphenoid–basioccipital suture completely fused, had scrotal testes measuring 2 × 3 mm and slightly con- voluted epididymides. External measurements (in mm) include total length 77, tail length 35, hindfoot length (without claws) 7, ear length 11, tragus length 7, forearm length 31, and body mass 3.9 g ( Table 2).

Type locality

Madagascar: Province de Toliara, Kirindy Forest (CNFEREF), 60 km N Morondava, along the Kirindy River , 20°4′29.1″S, 44°40′14.4″E, 45 m asl .

Paratypes

Other information obtained from the associated type series included bioacoustic recordings (br), cleared and stained baculum (bac), and photographs (ph). Madagascar: Province de Toliara, 0.8 km N Kirindy village ,

Figures

Figure 9. Different views of skull and mandible of Hypsugo bemainty sp. nov. (FMNH 217884, SMG 17029), holotype from Province de Toliara, Kirindy (CNFEREF). 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 Z95227_d.)

Figure 10. Dorsal (above) and lateral (below) views of bacula from two species of Hypsugo. A, Hypsugo bemainty sp. nov. (FMNH 217884, holotype, 1.79 mm) from Kirindy (CNFEREF); B, Hypsugo bemainty (FMNH 213577, total length 1.50 mm) from Kirindy (CNFEREF); C, Hypsugo anchietae (TM 48489, ECJS-120/2009, total length 1.25 mm) from Botswana.

Figure 11. Photographs of Hypsugo bemainty sp. nov. holotype (FMNH 217884) from Kirindy (CNFEREF) A, ventral view and B, dorsal view (photographs by Steven M. Goodman). Note multicoloured shaggy fur and dark brown wing and tail membranes.

Figure 12. Lateral view of the right anterior portion of skull of two different species of Hypsugo: A, Hypsugo bemainty sp. nov. (FMNH 217884), holotype, Kirindy (CNFEREF), with relatively unworn teeth; B, Hypsugo anchietae (BMNH 6.1.3.1), syntype, Angola. Skull images adapted and modified from Bates et al. (2006).