Lasiurus Gray, 1831. Zool. Misc. 1: 38.
Vespertilio borealis Müller, 1776
Lasiurus semotus (H. Allen, 1890).
Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus. 13(1890): 173.
Hawaiian Hoary Bat
Atalapha semota
USA, Sandwich Islands [Hawai'i]
Hawai'i (USA)
CITES - Not Listed IUCN - Not Evaluated (raised from synonymy).
References:
Allen, H. 1890. Description of a new species of bat, Atalapha semota. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 13(807): 173–175. Read article.
Baird, A.B., J.K. Braun, M.A. Mares, J.C. Morales, J.C. Patton, C.Q. Tran, J.W. Bickham. 2015. Molecular systematic revision of tree bats (Lasiurini): doubling the native mammals of the Hawaiian Islands. Journal of Mammalogy 96(6): 1255-1274. Read article.
Baird, A.B., J.K. Braun, M.D. Engstrom, A.C. Holbert, M.G. Huerta, B.K. Lim, M.A. Mares, J.C. Patton, and J.W. Bickham 2017. Nuclear and mtDNA phylogenetic analyses clarify the evolutionary history of two species of native Hawaiian bats and the taxonomy of Lasiurini (Mammalia: Chiroptera). PloS one 12(10): e0186085. Read article.
Lyon, M.W., and W.H. Osgood. 1909. Catalogue of the type-specimens of mammals in the United States National Museum, including the Biological Survey Collection. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 62(): 1-325. Read article.
Miller, G.S., Jr. 1924. Note on the lectotype of Lasiurus semotus (H. Allen). Journal of Mammalogy 20(3): 369. Read article.
Morales, J.C., and J.W. Bickham. 1995. Molecular systematics of the genus Lasiurus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) based on restriction-site maps of the mitochondrial ribosomal genes. Journal of Mammalogy 76: 730-749. Read abstract.
Russell, A.L., C.A. Pinzari, M.J. Vonhof, K.J. Olival, and F.J. Bonaccorso. 2015. Two tickets to paradise: multiple dispersal events in the founding of hoary bat populations in Hawai'i. PLoS One 10(6): e0127912. Read article.
Sanborn, C.C., and J.A. Crespo. 1957. El murciélago blanquizco (Lasiurus cinereus) y sus subspeciés. Boletín del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" 4: 1-13. Not available online..
Distinct from cinereus; see Baird et al. (2015, 2017); but see also Sanborn and Crespo (1957), Morales and Bickham (1995), and Russell et al. (2015). Lectotype designated by Lyon and Osgood (1909). See also Allen (1890) and Miller (1924).