Melonycteris melanops
Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Yinpterochiroptera |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Pteropodidae
Subfamilia: Pteropodinae
Tribus: Melonycterini
Genus: Melonycteris
Species: Melonycteris melanops
Name
[edit]Melonycteris melanops Dobson, 1877: 119
- Holotype: BMNH 1877.7.18.10, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by Rev. George Brown.
- Type locality: “Duke-of-York Island and adjacents coasts of New Ireland and New Britain”, restricted “Duke of York Island” by Dobson (1878: 98) and to “New Ireland” by Andersen (1912: 790).
- Paratype: BMNH 1877.7.18.16, adult ♀, skin with skull extracted, same data as for the holotype.
Synonyms
[edit]- Pteropus (Chieropteruges) alboscapulatus Ramsay, 1877: 17 [synonymised by Dobson (1878: 97)]
- Holotype: AM P1271, adult ♂, skin with skull inside, collected by Rev. George Brown.
- Type locality: “Duke of York Island”.
Native distribution areas
[edit]- Papua New Guinea: Bismarck archipelago: New Ireland, Duke of York, Mioko, New Britain, Tolokiwa, Umboi and Dyual islands.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Dobson, G.E. 1877. On a collection of Chiroptera from Duke-of-York Island and adjacent parts of New Ireland and New Britain. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877: 114–173. BHL
- Ramsay, E.P. 1877. Descriptions of two supposed new species of Mus and of a pteropodine bat, of a new genus, from the Duke of York Island. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2: 15–19. BHL
Links
[edit]- Pennay, M. 2021. IUCN: Melonycteris melanops (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T13139A21977021. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T13139A21977021.en. Accessed on 10 March 2023.