Plecotus E. Geoffroy, 1818 . Descrip, de L'Egypte, 2:112.

TYPE SPECIES: Vespertilio auritus Linnaeus, 1758 .

SYNONYMS: Corynorhinus .

COMMENTS: Includes Corynorhinus; see Anderson (1972:255). Does not include Idionycteris phyllotis; see Williams et al. (1970); but also see Handley (1959b). A key to the genus was published by C. Jones (1977).