An Annotated Checklist of Nebraskan Bats — John Shaqi
An Annotated Checklist of Nebraskan BatsJones, J. Knox
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An Annotated Checklist of Nebraskan Bats
Jones, J. Knox
Bats
_Remarks._--Although not so common as _Pipistrellus_ in the limestone
quarries, hibernating bats of this species frequently are found there,
usually as solitary individuals either in drill holes or clinging to
the walls of the quarries; occasionally, however, two or three bats
have been found together in a single drill hole.
~Myotis lucifugus carissima~ Thomas
Brown Myotis
_Myotis (Leuconoe) carissima_ Thomas, Ann. and Mag. Nat.
Hist., (ser. 7), 13:383, May, 1904, type from Yellowstone
Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
_Myotis lucifugus carissima_, Cary, N. Amer. Fauna, 42:43,
October 3, 1917.
_Distribution in Nebraska._--Known from a single record in
extreme northwestern Nebraska, but probably occurs
throughout Panhandle of state.
_Record of occurrence._--Specimen examined, 1, as follows:
SIOUX CO.: Agate, 1 (Univ. Mich. Mus. Zool.).
~Myotis lucifugus lucifugus~ (Le Conte)
Brown Myotis
_V[espertilio]. lucifugus_ Le Conte, McMurtrie's Cuvier,
Animal Kingdom, 1:431, June, 1831, type from Georgia,
probably from the Le Conte Plantation, near Riceboro,
Liberty County.
_Myotis lucifugus [lucifugus]_, Miller, N. Amer. Fauna,
13:59, October 16, 1897.
_Distribution in Nebraska._--Known only from the limestone
quarry in Sarpy County, but probably occurs over most of
eastern third of state.
_Records of occurrence._--Specimens examined, 2, as follows:
SARPY CO.: 1/2 mi. W Meadow, 2 (Univ. Kansas Mus. Nat.
Hist., 1).
_Remarks._--Two bats of this subspecies were found in the quarry in
Sarpy County on December 30, 1949. None was found on subsequent visits
to the quarry, although three other species of bats have been found
there in large numbers. These specimens appear to be the first actual
records of _M. l. lucifugus_ in the state, although Swenk (1915:854,
and in subsequent lists) reported it as "uncommon eastwardly".
One of these bats, a male (KU 35076), possesses a peculiar dental
abnormality. Both of the second upper premolars (P3) are lacking,
although the mandibular dentition is normal. This condition has been
reported previously for this species by Frum (1946:176) in specimens
from West Virginia.
~Myotis subulatus subulatus~ (Say)
Small-footed Myotis
_Vespertilio subulatus_ Say, Long's Exped. to Rocky Mts.,
2:65 (footnote), 1823, type from the Arkansas River near La
Junta, Otero Co., Colorado.
_Myotis subulatus_, Warren, The Mammals of Colorado, G. P.
Putnam's Sons, New York, 1910. p. 275.
_Distribution in Nebraska._--Northern and western Nebraska.
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