El murciélago Molossops neglectus ha sido registrado en pocas localidades a lo largo de su distribución. Se documenta el hallazgo de un individuo de la especie en un área urbana al sur del municipio Santiago de Cali, Colombia. M. neglectus había sido registrado previamente en Puerto Leguízamo (departamento Putumayo) y no había sido colectado hace más de 40 años en el país. Este registro extiende la distribución conocida de la especie al menos 450 km al noroccidente en Colombia, siendo el primero para un valle interandino en el país y el más occidental para la especie

Rojas-Díaz, Vladimir

Velandia-Perilla, Jorge Horacio

Yusti-Muñoz, Ana Paola

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El murciélago Molossops neglectus ha sido registrado en pocas localidades a lo largo de su distribución. Se documenta el hallazgo de un individuo de la especie en un área urbana al sur del municipio Santiago de Cali, Colombia. M. neglectus había sido registrado previamente en Puerto Leguízamo (departamento Putumayo) y no había sido colectado hace más de 40 años en el país. Este registro extiende la distribución conocida de la especie al menos 450 km al noroccidente en Colombia, siendo el primero para un valle interandino en el país y el más occidental para la especie.</jats:p

Jorge Horacio Velandia-Perilla

Ana Paola Yusti-Muñoz

Vladimir Rojas-Díaz

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Nuevo registro del murciélago rufo cara de perro Molossops Neglectus (chiroptera: molossidae) en Colombia

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(NUEVA SERIE) 33(1) 2017ISSN 0065-1737133??????????????????? ????????????????????????????????Bat species of the genus Molossops Peters, 1866 (Chirop-tera, Molossidae) are restricted to South America and are distinguished from other molossids by a relatively large tragus (at least half the size of antitragus), a short and wide antitragus, elongated and pointed ears that have a flex-ible fold where they are attached to the head, and a single pair of incisors in the mandible (Gregorin & Taddei 2002; Eger 2008). Molossops includes two species: the dwarf dog-faced bat M. temminckii Burmeister, 1854, which is relatively common and occurs in Colombia, Venezuela, and Guyana in the north to Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Para-guay, Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil in the south (Sim-mons 2005; Eger 2008); and the rufous dog-faced bat M. neglectus Williams and Genoways, 1980, which is con-sidered rare and occurs disjunctively in northern South America (Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela), in the Ama-zon basin (southern Colombia and northern Peru), and in southern Brazil and northern Argentina (Lim & Engstrom 2001; Gregorin et al. 2004; Barquez et al. 2011).Molossops neglectus is distinguished from its conge-ner by its dark brown dorsal fur, slightly darker belly and being proportionately larger in its external size (forearm larger than 36 mm in M. neglectus and less than 33 mm in M. temminckii) as well as cranial measurements (total length of skull larger than 16 mm in M. neglectus and less than 15 mm in M. temminckii; Gregorin & Taddei 2002; Gregorin et al. 2004; Eger 2008). Occurrence records in-dicate that M. neglectus lives mainly within the Amazon rainforest in northern South America, and the semi-de-ciduous forest of northern Argentina and southern Brazil Velandia-Perilla, J. H., Yusti-Muñoz, A. P., & Rojas-Díaz, V. (2017) New record of the Rufous Dog-Faced Bat Molossops ne-glectus (Chiroptera, Molossidae) in Colombia. Acta Zoológica Mexicana (n.s.), 33(1), 133-138.ABSTRACT. The bat Molossops neglectus has been recorded in few localities of its distribution. We document the finding of one individu-al of this species in a urban area in the southern part of the municipality of Santiago de Cali, Colombia. Molossops neglectus was record previ-ously in Puerto Leguizamo (Department of Putumayo) and it had not been collected since more than 40 years ago in the country. This record extends the known distribution of the species for at least 450 km to the northwestern in Colombia, being the first record for an interandine val-ley in the country and the westernmost for the species.Velandia-Perilla, J. H., Yusti-Muñoz, A. P. y Rojas-Díaz, V. (2017) Nuevo registro del murciélago rufo cara de perro Molossops ne-glectus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) en Colombia. Acta Zoológica Mexicana (n.s.), 33(1), 133-138.RESUMEN. El murciélago Molossops neglectus ha sido registrado en pocas localidades a lo largo de su distribución. Se documenta el hallaz-go de un individuo de la especie en un área urbana al sur del municipio Santiago de Cali, Colombia. M. neglectus había sido registrado pre-viamente en Puerto Leguízamo (departamento Putumayo) y no había sido colectado hace más de 40 años en el país. Este registro extiende la distribución conocida de la especie al menos 450 km al noroccidente en Colombia, siendo el primero para un valle interandino en el país y el más occidental para la especie.Nota científica(Short communication)NEW RECORD OF THE RUFOUS DOG-FACED BAT MOLOSSOPS NEGLECTUS (CHIROPTERA, MOLOSSIDAE) IN COLOMBIANUEVO REGISTRO DEL MURCIÉLAGO RUFO CARA DE PERRO MOLOSSOPS NEGLECTUS (CHIROPTERA: MOLOSSIDAE) EN COLOMBIAJorge Horacio VELANDIA-PERILLA,1,* Ana Paola YUSTI-MUÑOZ,1 & Vladimir ROJAS-DÍAZ11 Wildlife Conservation Society Programa Colombia. <jorgehvelandia@gmail.com> , <yusti.ap@gmail.com>, <vrojas@wcs.org>*Corresponsal author: <jorgehvelandia@gmail.com>Recibido: 29/04/2016; aceptado: 11/11/2016Editor responsable: Vinicio SosaVelandia-Perilla et al.: New record of Molossops neglectus in Colombia134(Gregorin et al. 2004). In Colombia it is known by a spec-imen collected in 1968 in Puerto Leguízamo, Putumayo Department (Amazon basin), near the border with Peru (Lim & Engstrom 2001).On August 10th 2012 an adult male M. neglectus (posi-tive epididymis, testicle 6.5 mm) was captured at the “Es-tación Experimental de Biología”, on the campus of the Universidad del Valle, Cali municipality, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia (3°22’34’’ N, 76°31’58’ W’, 1000 m; Figure 1). The capture was made at approximately 18:30 hours, using mist nets (12 x 3 m) located 1 m above the ground in an open area during a survey whose objec-tive was the capture of birds for studies of reproductive biology. The specimen was collected and preserved as a skin, skull and partial skeleton, and housed in the col-lection of mammals at the Department of Biology, Uni-versidad of Valle (UV-13984; Figure 2). Other molossid species occurring sympatrically with M. neglectus in this locality are Molossus molossus Pallas, 1766, M. pretio-sus Miller, 1902, Tadarida brasiliensis I. Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1824, Eumops auripendulus Shaw, 1800 and E. glaucinus Wagner, 1843.The external and cranial measurements (in mm) and weight (g) of the specimen were taken following Freeman (1981) and are compared with the range reported by Lim & Engstrom (2001) for the species (Table 1). Detailed pictures of skull were taken in the Laboratory of Images of the Biology Department, Universidad del Valle (Fig-ures 3 and 4). M. neglectus exhibits sexual dimorphism, with males considerably larger than females (Ascorra et al. 1991); our specimen (UV-13984, an adult male) is no exception to this, and most of its measurements are slight-ly larger than those recorded for the species.This record is noteworthy because it is geographically isolated from the species’ known distribution range and represents the only observation in the west of the Andes. Similarly, disjunct distribution patterns have been report-ed for other molossids such as Cynomops abrasus and Molossops temminckii (Alberico & Naranjo 1982; Eger 2008), indicating the Andes mountain range is not a geo-graphic barrier for some species of the group. Despite the slightly larger size of the specimen captured compared with other M. neglectus, we are reluctant to assign it to an undescribed taxon; there are few morphometric data on Figure 1. Map showing the known localities of Molossops neglectus in South America (left), indicating in detail the new record (right). Historical records are represented by circles (Gregorin et al. 2004) while the triangle indicates the new record.(NUEVA SERIE) 33(1) 2017135Figure 2. An adult male of Molossops neglectus collected on the campus of the Universidad del Valle, Cali municipality, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia (Photo by Jorge H. Velandia-Perilla).Velandia-Perilla et al.: New record of Molossops neglectus in Colombia136Figure 3. Frontal, lateral, dorsal and ventral view of the skull of Molossops neglectus (UV-13984) collected on the campus of the Universidad del Valle, Cali municipality, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia (Photos by Daniela Arenas-Viveros).the species and its true size range is unknown. We here assign it tentatively to M. neglectus and anticipate that further surveys will provide the additional morphological and molecular data needed to perform a more in-depth analysis of the identity of this group.The species has been recorded in primary and sec-ondary forests (Gregorin et al. 2004). Its presence on the campus of the Universidad del Valle, a wooded area of approximately 100 ha located in an urban matrix in south-ern Cali, supports previous observations that the species is tolerant of disturbance (Gazarini & Bernardi 2007). This is the second report of the species for Colombia, and represents an extension of its known range by at least 450 km to the northwest (Figure 1).The rufous dog-faced bat was previously known from humid regions such as the Amazon forests and the Atlan-tic coast forests in Brazil. In contrast, the vegetation at our Table 1. External and cranial measurements (in mm) and mass (in grams) of a male of Molossops neglectus (UV – 13984) and range reported for the species (Lim & Engstrom 2001). UV-13984 Lower rangeUpper rangeTotal length 102 85 101Length of tail 35 30 36Length of hind foot 10 8 10Length of ear 16 13 15Length of forearm 39.0 36.0 39.0Greatest length of skull 20.8 16.7 19.6Zygomatic breadth 13.7 10.4 12.0Postorbital constriction 5.1 4.0 4.4Length of maxillary toothrow 7.5 6.4 7.3Breadth across upper molars 8.8 7.5 8.4Mass 20 9 16(NUEVA SERIE) 33(1) 2017137site consists of the dry forest typical of the Cauca Valley with extended periods of drought. Therefore, this record demonstrates that the species’ distribution covers various ecosystems; it also represents an extension of habitat for M. neglectus, and a large increase in the area and poten-tial ecosystem used by it. It is likely that the species is distributed along the Rio Cauca basin and even further north. This record emphasizes the need for an increase in the species’ representation in collections in order to un-derstand better its distribution.Bats have been caught on the campus of the Uni-versidad del Valle from the 1980s as part of the courses “Mammalogy” and “Natural History of Vertebrates”, and with this record the presence of 12 species is confirmed. The absence of previous records of the species in this area is probably due to the difficulty of capturing insectivo-rous bats with ground-level mist nets, since molossids fly higher. It is essential that the use of mist nets is comple-mented by other methods (e.g. harp traps, active search of roosts, echolocation call recordings) in further studies to detect species difficult to capture with nets. This record highlights the necessity of further research on a poorly known bat species.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. We thank Humberto Alvarez-López, Car-los A. Saavedra-Rodriguez, Sergio Solari and two anonymous referees for their contributions to improving the quality of the manuscript. Ti-mothy Cutajar corrected the English manuscript. Patricia Chacón de Ulloa authorized entry to the “Estación Experimental de Biología” for sampling and allowed the use of the Laboratory of Images to take pho-tographs of the skull. Daniela Arenas-Viveros took the images of the skull.LITERATURE CITEDAlberico, M. & Naranjo, L. G. 1982. Primer registro de Molossops brachymeles (Chiroptera: Molossidae) para Colombia. Cespede-sia, 11, 141-143.Figure 4. Frontal, dorsal and lateral view of the mandibles of Molossops neglectus (UV-13984) collected on the campus of the Universidad del Valle, Cali municipality, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia (Photos by Daniela Arenas-Viveros).Velandia-Perilla et al.: New record of Molossops neglectus in Colombia138Ascorra, C.F., Wilson, D. E. & Handley, C. O. Jr. 1991. 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