Erophylla bombifrons (Miller, 1899)

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 : 11-12

Erophylla bombifrons (Miller, 1899)

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MATERIAL EXAMINED: Cueva de Lily: 1 complete skull, 2 skull fragments, 3 dentaries, 16 humeri, 2 femora, 19 radii. Oleg’s Bat Cave: 12 complete skulls, 6 mandibles, 2 dentaries, 1 scapula, 2 humeri, 2 femora.

EXTANT DISTRIBUTION: Hispaniola and Puerto Rico ( Dávalos and Turvey, 2012; Simmons,

2005).

FOSSIL RECORD: The only previous fossil record for this species is from Hispaniola, consisting of specimens recovered from fossilized owl pellets (Port-de-Paix) and superficial deposit material (Saint-Michel-de-l’Atalaye) from Haiti, and from a Quaternary cave deposit (Cerro de San Francisco) from the Dominican Republic (fig. 2; table 1).

REMARKS: No consistent differences in cranial or postcranial morphology or size were found between our sample and the comparative material (appendix).

Figures

FIGURE 4. Phyllostomidae skulls: dorsal, lateral, and ventral views. A. Brachyphylla nana, B. Erophylla bombifrons, C. Monophyllus redmani, D. Phyllonycteris poeyi. 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.