A revision of the genus Hipposideros

Abstract

A taxonomic revision of the Microchiropteran genus Hipposideros is presented in this study which is primarily devoted to an examination of the genus at the specific and higher levels, with marked emphasis on the detailed diagnosis of its numerous species, their relationships, supraspecific groupings and probable phylogeny.

Single-locus species delimitation: a test of the mixed Yule–coalescent model, with an empirical application to Philippine round-leaf bats

“…For example, by focusing our sampling on Philippine Hipposideros, which is a polyphyletic assemblage [33,34], rather than Hipposideros in its entirety, we added extinction-like effects to the inferred phylogeny. However, our simulations suggest that extinction is far less important than other factors, such as the magnitude and variance of N e .…”

“…Taxonomically, these bats were last revised nearly half a century ago [33] when museum collections of insectivorous bats were more limited and morphological species definitions often failed to recognize 'cryptic' taxa. Murray et al [34] recently noted the presence of taxonomic problems in the family Hipposideridae, including multiple polyphyletic species.…”

A New Species of theHipposideros prattiGroup (Chiroptera, Hipposideridae) from Lao PDR and Vietnam

“…Cochleae small, their width approximately equal to their distance apart. Dentition as described for the H. pratti group (Hill, 1963), but the upper canine (C 1 ) and upper second premolar (P 4 ) are in contact or nearly so; first upper premolar (P 2 ) barely visible in buccal view and below the level of the cingula of C 1 and P 4 in labial view. The baculum is asymetrical (Fig.…”

“…A large Old World leaf-nosed bat of the H. pratti group (Hill, 1963;Corbet and Hill, 1992); forearm length 77.9-82.7 mm (6), tail length 50.4-59.3 mm (6), ear length 27.6-29.4 mm (6), hind foot length 15.0 -18.8 mm (6). Ears are large, broad and bluntly pointed with their posterior margins slightly concave below the tip.…”

Karyotypes of Taiwanese and Japanese bats belonging to the families Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae.

“…All of their karyotypes are constant in 2n=32 and FN=60, and their autosomal elements consist of biarmed elements only, showing the remarkable stability. According to the phylogenetic relationships within this genus (Tate 1941a, Hill 1963, the six species can be separated into the primitive species (H. bicolor, H. ater and H. fulvus) and specialized ones (H. caffer, H. turpis and H. armiger). This matter would imply that the speciation of these six species took place since their karyotypes had become to 32 in 2n and 60 in FN, and that the karyotype cha racteristic of this genus is the same as or closely similar to that of the six species.…”