Myotis annectans (Dobson, 1871)

Bates, Paul J. J., Nwe, Tin, Bu, Si Si Hla, Mie, Khin Mie, Swe, Khin Maung, Nyo, Nyo, Khaing, Aye Aye, Aye, Nu Nu, Toke, Yin Yin, Aung, Naing Naing, Thi, Mar Mar & Mackie, Iain, 2005, A review of the genera Myotis, Ia, Pipistrellus, Hypsugo, and Arielulus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Myanmar (Burma), including three species new to the country, Acta Chiropterologica 7 (2), pp. 205-236 : 213-214

Myotis annectans

Hairy Faced Bat

Pipistrellus annectans Dobson, 1871: 213 ; Naga Hills, Assam, north-east India

Taxonomic notes

Lekagul and McNeely (1988) included this species for Myanmar without comment.

Koopman (1993) included it by inference. It was omitted by Corbet and Hill (1992) and no records for Myanmar were included in Bates and Harrison (1997). On the basis of Tun Yin (1993), who listed it without distribution details, it was included in the faunal list of Bates et al. (2000). Although the species most probably does occur in Myanmar, no voucher specimens and/or no literature supporting its inclusion was included in Topál (1970 a) and none has been traced for this study. Therefore, the species should be omitted from the Myanmar list of bat species until data supporting its presence are found.