Myotis Kaup, 1829 . Skizz. Entwickel.-Gesch. Nat. Syst. Europ. Thierwelt, 1:106.

TYPE SPECIES: Vespertilio myotis Borkhausen, 1797 .

SYNONYMS: Anamygdon, Cistugo, Leuconoe, Pizonyx, Selysius .

COMMENTS: For synonyms see Findley (1972:43), Hayman and Hill (1971:33), and Phillips and Birney (1968:495). Neotropical species revised by La Vai (1973a).