Desmodontinae Bonaparte 1845

Desmodontinae Bonaparte 1845, Cat. Meth. Mamm. Europe: 5.

Genera: 3 genera with 3 species:

Genus Desmodus Wied-Neuwied 1826 (1 species)

Genus Diaemus Miller 1906 (1 species)

Genus Diphylla Spix 1823 (1 species)

Discussion: Formerly treated as a separate family; see Jones and Carter (1976). See Emmons (1997) for distribution maps.