First and easternmost record of Molossops temminckii (Burmeister, 1854) (Chiroptera: Molossidae) for the state of Paraíba, northeastern Brazil

Abstract

This study provides the easternmost record of Molossops temminckii (Burmeister 1854), and the first for the state of Paraíba, northeastern Brazil. These records were based on the capture of six specimens, three males and three females. The morphometric data and morphological characters were consistent with those described in the literature. This record extends the distributional range of the species approximately 470 km eastwards.

Rapid surveys as a key tool for the inventory of the bat fauna of Brazil: New records for the coastal restinga

“…Molossops temminckii is uncommon in inventories, and is known from little more than twenty localities in Brazil, mostly in the Caatinga and Cerrado domains (Eger 2008;Nunes et al, 2013). This record is nevertheless unexpected, as it is only the second in the northern extreme of the Atlantic Forest, approximately 500 km south of the first record in the Reserva Biológica Guaribas, Paraíba.…”

“…This record is nevertheless unexpected, as it is only the second in the northern extreme of the Atlantic Forest, approximately 500 km south of the first record in the Reserva Biológica Guaribas, Paraíba. Nunes et al (2013) captured 16 individuals at this site, all in the canopy, indicating that this species is under-sampled in mist nets set at ground level.…”

<b>Bat assemblage of Guaribas Biological Reserve, an Atlantic forest conservation unit in North-eastern Brazil: Results of a two-stage long-term survey

“…With 24 recorded species, we registered about 42% of the bat species richness known to the State of Paraíba (Feijó & Langguth, 2011;Ferreira, Melo, & Ribeiro, 2013;Nunes, Feijó, Beltrão, Lopez, & Fracasso, 2013;Vilar, Nunes, Nascimento, & Estrela, 2015), and greater richness compared to other works for the Atlantic Forest (Bianconi, Mikich, & Pedro, 2004;Brito & Bocchiglieri, 2012;Moratelli & Peracchi, 2007;Nascimento, Stumpp, & Lessa, 2013;Novaes, Laurindo, Souza, & Gregorin, 2013;Ortêncio-Filho & Reis, 2009;Teixeira & Peracchi, Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences Maringá, v. 38, n. 3, p. 365-369, July-Sept., 2016 1996).…”

“…This work presents the first record of Natalus stramineus for the State of Paraiba, which now has 58 known species of bats in its territory (Feijó & Langguth, 2011;Ferreira et al, 2013;Nunes et al, 2013;Vilar et al, 2015). Registering of new species in the state indicates that there is still an inventorial gap to be filled and that further efforts are needed to successfully know the bats diversity in the state.…”

Bats of Alagoa Grande, a semi-arid area of Northeastern Brazil

“…So far, 59 species from eight families are known to occur in the state of Paraíba (Feijó and Langguth, 2011;Ferreira et al, 2013;Nunes et al, 2013;Vilar et al, 2015;Beltrão et al, 2015;Feijó et al, 2015a), but most studies are concentrated in the Atlantic Forest biome. The Caatinga remains poorly sampled (Feijó and Langguth, 2011;Feijó et al, 2016).…”