XXXIV.—Notes on some mammals from Ecuador

Phylogeny of Phyllostomid Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera): Data From Diverse Morphological Systems, Sex Chromosomes, and Restriction Sites

“…However, these authors found that all ''short-faced'' stenodermatines formed a clade. Karyological data did not support previous associations of Ectophylla with Mesophylla, which were based on morphologic similarity (Laurie, 1955;Goodwin and Greenhall, 1961;Baker, 1973). Instead, Greenbaum et al (1975) proposed that Chiroderma may be more closely related to Mesophylla and Vampyressa than is Ectophylla, or that Ectophylla diverged from the Mesophylla-Vampyressa line before a reduction in diploid number occurred.…”

“…Mesophylla has also been placed in the genus Ectophylla (Laurie, 1955;Goodwin and Greenhall, 1961;Anderson et al, 1982). We found that Mesophylla and Ectophylla are sister taxa that share several synapomorphies including features of the dentition, noseleaf, and tongue (see appendix 4).…”

Phylogenetic analyses of the bat subfamily Stenodermatinae (Mammalia:Chiroptera)

“…In 1968, Starrett and Casebeer departed from currently accepted taxonomy and returned Mesophylla to generic status, pointing out that the skull of M. macconnelli shows greater similarity to Vampyressa pusilla thyone than to Ectophylla alba. Mesophylla, described by Thomas (1901), had been placed in synonomy with Ectophylla by Laurie (1955) and Goodwin and Greenhall (1962). Starrett and Casebeer (1968) agreed that the three genera form a well-defined group, but regarded Mesophylla as sufficiently dissimilar from Ectophylla to be accorded generic rank.…”

Molecular systematics of Vampyressine bats (Phyllostomidae: Stenodermatinae) with comparison of direct and indirect surveys of mitochondrial DNA variation

“…The consensus from morphological studies is that Ectophylla and Mesophylla are sister taxa. Systematists have recognized the relationship diVerently, with Mesophylla sometimes accorded subgeneric rank within Ectophylla (e.g., Anderson et al, 1982;Goodwin and Greenhall, 1962;Jones and Carter, 1976;Koopman and Jones, 1970;Laurie, 1955;Simmons and Voss, 1998;Wetterer et al, 2000) and sometimes accorded generic rank sister to Ectophylla (e.g., Hall, 1981;Koopman, 1994;Lim, 1993;Smith, 1976;Simmons, 2005). Most of these authors recognized the close relationship based on classical interpretations of skin and skeletal similarities, whereas Lim (1993) and Wetterer et al (2000) did so based on explicit cladistic analyses.…”