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Description of a new species of Murina from Cambodia (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae: Murininae)
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Csorba, Gábor Bates, Paul J. J. |
| Copyright Year | 2005 |
| Abstract | Known from Asia and Australasia, the genus Murina is a taxon of forest dependent bats, whose highest diversity is found in the tropical forests of the Indomalayan Region. Relatively rare in systematic collections and seldom abundant in the field, there is disagreement over the taxonomic status of certain closely related species [for different views see Yoshiyuki (1989) versus Abe (2000), and Wallin (1969) versus Corbet and Hill (1992)]. Recently, a new species was named by Maeda and Matsumura (1998) and probable new taxa are waiting description (Francis et al., 1999). The genus has a rather uniform appearance. Externally, differences are primarily those of size, colour and ear morphology. In addition, a feature once thought to be diagnostic of the genus was the insertion point of the wing, which according to Corbet and Hill (1992), Koopman (1994) and others is attached close to the claw of the first toe. However, in M. hilgendorfi (including the forms intermedia, ognevi and sibirica — see Simmons, In press) the plagiopatagium is attached to the base of the first toe (Peters, 1880; Ognev, 1928; Yoshiyuki, 1989). Cranially, there are differences in the rostrum and braincase morphology, in the size and position of the incisors, the size of the canines and premolars and the cusp pattern of the molars. The genus has been divided into two species groups based on dental features (Corbet and Hill, 1992; Koopman, 1994). In the ‘suilla-group’, the first upper incisor (I2) is situated anterior to the second (I3) and the crown area of the first upper premolar (P2) is half or less that of the second (P4). Species in the ‘cyclotis-group’ have I3 situated adjacent to I2, such that I2 is essentially Acta Chiropterologica, 7(1): xxx–xxx, 2005 PL ISSN 1508-1109 © Museum and Institute of Zoology PAS |
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| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
