Lyroderma Peters, 1872. Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1872: 195
Megaderma lyra E. Geoffroy, 1810
Eucheira Hodgson, 1847 [not Eucheira Westwood, 1838, an insect].
References:
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Benda, P., and J. Gaisler. 2015. Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Part 12. Bat fauna of Afghanistan: revision of distribution and taxonomy. Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae 79: 267–458. Read article.
Eick, G.N., D.S. Jacobs, and C.A. Matthee 2005. A nuclear DNA phylogenetic perspective on the evolution of echolocation and historical biogeography of extant bats (Chiroptera) . Molecular Biology and Evolution 22(9): 1869-1886. Read article.
Griffiths, T.A., A. Truckenbrod, and P.J. Sponholtz 1992. Systematics of megadermatid bats (Chiroptera, Megadermatidae), based on hyoid morphology. American Museum Novitates 3041: 1-21. Read article.
Hand, S.J. 1985. New Miocene megadermatids (Chiroptera: Megadermatidae) from Australia with comments on megadermatid systematics. Australian Mammalogy 8: 5-43. Read article.
Kaňuch, P., T. Aghová, Y. Meheretu, R. Šumbera, and J. Bryja. 1997. New discoveries on the ecology and echolocation of the heart-nosed bat Cardioderma cor with a contribution to the phylogeny of Megadermatidae. African Zoology 50(1): 53-57. Read abstract.
Peters, W.C.H. 1872 [dated 1873]. Hr. W. Peters las über die Arten der Chiropteren-gattung Megaderma. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussische Akademie des Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1872: 192-196. Read article.
Shi, J.J., and D.L. Rabosky. 2015. Speciation dynamics during the global radiation of extant bats. Evolution 69(6): 1528-1545. Read abstract.
Soisook P., A. Prajakjitr, S. Karapan, C.M. Francis, and P.J.J. Bates. 2015. A new genus and species of false vampire (Chiroptera: Megadermatidae) from peninsular Thailand. Zootaxa 3931: 528–550. Read abstract.
Lyroderma sinense (K. Anderson & Wroughton, 1907).
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 7 (19): 136.
Chinese False Vampire Bat
Eucheira sinensis
China, Fujian Province, Xiamen ("S China, Amoy")
S China through Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand to Malaysia
CITES - Not Listed IUCN - Least Concern under Lyroderma lyra (2020).
Previously considered a subspecies of lyra, but distinct; see Feng et al. (2024). Lyroderma is neuter as the ending "derma" is a third declension Greek neuter noun. Thus, the correct spelling of the species name is sinense (neuter), not sinensis (masculine or feminine).
References:
Andersen, K, and R.C. Wroughton. 1907. On the bats of the family Megadermatidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History ser. 7, 19(110): 129-145. Read article.
Feng, L., D. Győrössy, R. Portela Miguez, P. Kokkini, T. Görföl, S. Ali Khan, U. Saikia, S.S. Talmale, W. Yu, S. Liu, T. Jiang, and G. Csorba. 2024. A reassessment of the taxonomic status and distribution of the subspecies of Lyroderma lyra (Chiroptera: Megadermatidae) . Contributions to Zoology 2024: 1-21. Read article.
Previously included in Megaderma, but distinct; see Hand (1985), Eick et al. (2005), Kaňuch et al. (2015), Shi and Rabosky (2015), Soisook et al. (2015), Benda and Gaisler (2015), and Amador et al. (2016). But see also Griffiths et al. (1992).