Phyllostomus Lacépède 1799

Phyllostomus Lacépède 1799, Tabl. Div. Subd. Orders Genres Mammiferes: 16.

Type Species: V (espertilio) hastatus Pallas 1767

Synonyms: Alectops Gray 1866; Phyllostoma Cuvier 1800 .

Species and subspecies: 4 species with 4 subspecies:

Species Phyllostomus discolor Wagner 1843

Subspecies Phyllostomus discolor subsp. discolor Wagner 1843

Subspecies Phyllostomus discolor subsp. verrucosus Elliot 1905

Species Phyllostomus elongatus E. Geoffroy 1810

Species Phyllostomus hastatus (Pallas 1767)

Subspecies Phyllostomus hastatus subsp. hastatus Pallas 1767

Subspecies Phyllostomus hastatus subsp. panamensis J. A. Allen 1904

Species Phyllostomus latifolius Thomas 1901

Discussion: Does not include Phylloderma, but see Baker et al. (1988 b) and Van Den Bussche and Baker (1993). Phylogenetic relationships among species discussed by Baker et al. (1988 b) and Van Den Bussche and Baker (1993).