Hipposideros ater Templeton, 1848

Huang, Joe Chun-Chia, Jazdzyk, Elly Lestari, Nusalawo, Meyner, Maryanto, Ibnu, Maharadatunkamsi, Wiantoro, Sigit & Kingston, Tigga, 2014, A recent bat survey reveals Bukit Barisan Selatan Landscape as a chiropteran diversity hotspot in Sumatra, Acta Chiropterologica 16 (2), pp. 413-449 : 426

Hipposideros ater Templeton, 1848

Dusky leaf-nosed bat

New records

Lampung Province: Kuyung Arang Village, Sumber Rejo Village.

New material

One individual was collected as a voucher specimen. Lampung Province: Way Canguk Forest, 1♀ ( MZB 34983).

Previous records from Sumatra

Lampung Province: Way Canguk Forest ( Khan, 2013).

Remarks

This small species can be distinguished from most Hipposideros by smaller body size ( Table 2 ) and from H. doriae by presence of vertical septa in the posterior noseleaf. In comparison with species of the bicolor -group known for the Sunda Shelf, the body size and noseleaf shape were closest to those of H. ater , H. cineraceus , and H. dyacorum ( Corbet and Hill, 1992; Yasuma et al., 2003; Francis, 2008). The internarial septum is pinkish or grayish purple, and the top half of the ear is rounded, contrasting with the darkish septum and triangular ears of H. dyacorum . The internarial septum is swollen at the base and gradually narrows towards the top, a condition similar to H. ater from Pahang state of Malaysia and different from H. cineraceus from Pahang, in which the internarial septum is swollen at the middle ( Kingston et al., 2006) and H. dyacorum from Malaysia which is very narrow ( Murray et al., 2012). Khan’s (2013) molecular analysis included one sample from Way Canguk Forest and found it to be genetically identical to the Java population of H. ater (as H. a. saevus -1 by the author). In our study area, it is smaller than H. bicolor (see species account below) but bigger than H. doriae , and can be distinguished from H. cervinus by absence of lateral leaflets on the muzzle and smaller body size.