Pteronotus macleayii (Gray, 1839)

Velazco, Paúl M., O'Neill, Hannah, Gunnell, Gregg F., Cooke, Siobhán B., Rimoli, Renato, Rosenberger, Alfred L. & Simmons, Nancy B., 2013, Quaternary Bat Diversity in the Dominican Republic, American Museum Novitates 2013 (3779), pp. 1-20 : 10

Pteronotus macleayii (Gray, 1839)

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MATERIAL EXAMINED: Cueva de Lily: 4 radii. Oleg’s Bat Cave: 6 complete skulls, 2 skull fragments, 2 dentaries, 1 humerus, 3 femora.

EXTANT DISTRIBUTION: Cuba and Jamaica ( Dávalos and Turvey, 2012).

FOSSIL RECORD: Fossil and subfossil remains are known from Pleistocene and Holocene deposits in Cuba and the Bahamas ( Silva Taboada, 1974; Morgan, 1989).

REMARKS: No consistent differences in cranial or postcranial morphology or size were found between our sample and the comparative material (appendix). This is the first record of P. macleayii for Hispaniola. Absence of this species from the modern fauna despite years of extensive collecting suggests that it has been extirpated from the island.

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FIGURE 3. Mormoopidae skulls: dorsal, lateral, and ventral views. A. Mormoops blainvillei, B. Pteronotus macleayii, C. Pteronotus parnellii, D. Pteronotus quadridens. Scale bar = 5 mm.

FIGURE 5. Chiropteran mandibles. A. Mormoops blainvillei, B. Pteronotus macleayii, C. Pteronotus parnellii, D. Pteronotus quadridens, E. Brachyphylla nana, F. Erophylla bombifrons, G. Monophyllus redmani, H. Phyllonycteris poeyi. Scale bar = 5 mm.

FIGURE 6. Chiropteran humeri. A. Mormoops blainvillei (extant, ROM 89973), B. Mormoops megalophylla (extant, AMNH 25589), C. †Mormoops magna, D. †Mormoops magna (mirror image), E. Pteronotus macleayii (mirror image), F. Brachyphylla nana (mirror image), G. Erophylla bombifrons (mirror image), H. Monophyllus redmani (mirror image), I. Phyllonycteris poeyi. Scale bar = 10 mm.