Hesperoptenus tomesi Thomas 1905

Hesperoptenus tomesi Thomas 1905 View in CoL

Large False Serotine (Kelawar Petang Palsu)

Specimen examined (1).—Mt. Penrisen: TTU 108400 (GenBank EU521633 View Materials ).

Type locality.— Malaysia, Malacca .

Malaysian distribution.—Recorded from Peninsular Malaysia (Malacca: Asahan; Selangor: Cameron Highlands, Genting Highlands, Mt. Brinchang ; and Perak: Maxwell Hill) and Borneo (Sabah: Sandakan Bay, and Tabin). A new geographic record was added for Mt. Penrisen and for the state of Sarawak.

Remarks.—Tribe Nycticeiini (Hoofer and Van Den Bussche 2003) . Hesperoptenus tomesi was caught along the edge of a steep cliff using mist nets. This specimen was identified by forearm size of 50-53 mm, a rounded head, and sloping forehead ( Payne et al. 1985). Other external characters for this genus include rounded, short ears and a slightly hatchet-shaped tragus. The dorsal and ventral sides of our specimen are uniformly dark blackish brown ( Fig. 3c View Figure 3 ).