A New Subspecies of the Black Myotis (Bat) from Eastern MexicoHall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond)
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A New Subspecies of the Black Myotis (Bat) from Eastern Mexico
Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond)
Bats
_Measurements._--Average and extreme measurements of seven males from
the type locality, followed by those of 19 females from 38 km. SE Jesus
Carranza, and finally length of forearm and cranial measurements of
eight female topotypes of _M. n. extremus_, are as follows: Total
length, 80 (77-82), 76 (72-80); length of tail, 32.8 (30-35), 33.5
(31-35); hind foot, 7.9 (7-8), 8.0 (8-8); forearm, 34.2 (33.6-35.3),
35.1 (33.1-36.4), 33.1 (31.8-34.3); greatest length of skull (including
incisors), 13.8 (13.3-14.1), 13.6 (13.2-14.1), 12.9 (12.6-13.1);
zygomatic breadth, 8.1 (7.9-8.4), 8.1 (7.9-8.3), 8.0 (only one can be
measured); width of rostrum above canines, 3.2 (3.1-3.3), 3.2 (3.0-3.4),
3.1 (3.0-3.2); interorbital constriction, 3.6 (3.5-3.7), 3.6 (3.5-3.8),
3.4 (3.3-3.4); occipital depth (excluding auditory bullae and sagittal
crest), 4.6 (4.4-4.8), 4.6 (4.3-4.9), 4.3 (4.1-4.6); maxillary tooth-row
(C-M3), 5.0 (4.8-5.1), 5.0 (4.8-5.2), 4.7 (4.6-4.8); maxillary breadth
at M3, 5.2 (5.1-5.4), 5.3 (5.1-5.5), 5.1 (4.8-5.2).
[Illustration: FIG. 1. Left side of skull, incisors, canine, and
premolars x 11, and occlusal surface of left first upper molar x 20. A.
_Myotis nigricans dalquesti_, holotype. B. _Myotis nigricans extremus_
No. 77674 USNM, topotype.]
_Remarks._--The subspecific name _dalquesti_ is given in recognition of
Prof. Walter W. Dalquest who gathered the largest and most varied
collection of mammals ever taken in the state of Veracruz.
Inspection of the measurements given above will reveal that there is no
overlap between _extremus_ and _dalquesti_ in the interorbital
constriction or occipital depth and only slight overlap in the length of
the maxillary tooth-row and maxillary breadth.
In 10 adult females from Ocosingo, Chiapas, there is suggestion of
intergradation between _dalquesti_ and _extremus_ in that one specimen
(66515 KU) has the cranial characters of _extremus_ except that it is
large like _dalquesti_; in two other skulls P3 is slightly displaced
lingually and two other skulls bear a slight sagittal crest. These are
features characterizing _extremus_. Otherwise the specimens resemble
_dalquesti_, to which subspecies they are here referred.
Three males from a place 8 km. W and 10 km. N El Encino, 400 ft.,
Tamaulipas, are the northernmost representatives of the species and
differ from the other specimens of _dalquesti_ in shorter forearm,
shorter maxillary tooth-row and lesser maxillary breadth.
Study in the laboratory was supported by Grant No. 56 G 103 from the
National Science Foundation. Field work was supported by a grant
from the Kansas University Endowment Association. We thank Dr. David
H. Johnson for lending eight topotypes of _M. n. extremus_. Other
specimens of _extremus_ available to us are as follows: 1 mi. E
Teapa, Tabasco, 1 (7535 LSU--courtesy of Dr. George H. Lowery, Jr.);
Cayo Dist. Augustine, British Honduras, 1 (9670 KU, in red phase);
12 km. NNW Chinaja, Guatemala, 4.
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