Idionycteris Anthony, 1923 . Am. Mus. Novit., 54:1.
TYPE SPECIES: Idionycteris mexicanus Anthony, 1923 (= Corynorhinus phyllotis G. M. Allen, 1916).
COMMENTS: Idionycteris is considered a separate genus according to Williams et al. (1970); but see Handley (1959b), who retained it in Plecotus .