. Bulletin. Science; Natural history; Natural history. BULLETIN SO. (ALU. ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 70(2):81-84, W7I A NEWSUIiSIM'CIHSOl- FUNNI-I -HARI-DBA1 (NATALUSSTRAMINl [ FROM WESTHRN VI Nl /I II,I A Omar J. Linares' Abstract: a new subspecies of the funnel-eared bal Natalus stramineut is described from a cave in the Guasare river, Zulia, Venezuela On the I asisof palatal Structure, the 3 recognized subspecies of N. major are assigned In V stramineus. The species status of N. tumidiroslris and its possible synonymy with N. stramineus are also discussed. Additional records of N. t. contint nli fr
. Bulletin. Science; Natural history; Natural history. BULLETIN SO. (ALU. ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 70(2):81-84, W7I A NEWSUIiSIM'CIHSOl- FUNNI-I -HARI-DBA1 (NATALUSSTRAMINl [ FROM WESTHRN VI Nl /I II,I A Omar J. Linares' Abstract: a new subspecies of the funnel-eared bal Natalus stramineut is described from a cave in the Guasare river, Zulia, Venezuela On the I asisof palatal Structure, the 3 recognized subspecies of N. major are assigned In V stramineus. The species status of N. tumidiroslris and its possible synonymy with N. stramineus are also discussed. Additional records of N. t. contint nli from northern Venezuela are included. In October 1967, an expedition of the Venezuelan Society of Speleology collected four specimens of a unique funnel-eared bat in a cave in the state of Zulia, Venezuela. These proved to be the first specimens of Natalus stramineus taken in Venezuela and northern South America. Comparison with material from Central America indicates that the Venezuelan bats represent a distinct subspecies, which is named and described below. Natalus stramineus tronchonii, new subspecies Holotype: An adult male, ale. with skull. Biology Museum,Central UniversityofVenezuela, MBUCV 1-1578, collected by J. A. Tronchoni (original number L-281) from Gavilanes cave (Zu-1, Soc. Venezolana 1968: 1 13-1 18), Guasare river. Zulia, Venezuela, 183 m, 20 October 1967. Paratypes: Three adult females, ale. with skulls, MBUCV 1-1577, 1-1579 and 1-1580 of the same locality, date and collector. Distribution: Known only from the type locality. Diagnosis: A small subspecies with the posterior border of the bony palate deeply emarginate to the level of the last molar. Very similar to N. s. mexica- nus Miller [ = N. s. saturatus Dalquest and Hall, 1949], but smaller, and morphological characters intermediate between tumidirostris and stramineus. Description: Body size small (forearm mm; greatest length of skull mm). Dorsal coloration after one year in alcohol (capit
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