Expanding the knowledge of the bat fauna of the Brazilian Caatinga: new geographical records of molossid bats (Chiroptera, Molossidae) for the Chapada Diamantina region, with taxonomic notes Author García, Franger J. 0000-0001-6764-225X Programa de Pós-graduação em Zoologia, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, Brazil Author Ochoa-G, José https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4095-0463 Centro de Estudios en Zoología Aplicada (CEZA), Facultad de Ciencias y Tecnología, Universidad de Carabobo, Valencia, Venezuela Author Poma-Urey, José L. 0000-0002-2426-9819 Área de Zoología, Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado de la Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René Moreno, Santa Cruz, Bolivia Author Miller, Bruce W. 0000-0001-5719-1942 Neotropical Bat Acoustic and Risk Assessments, 11384 Alpine Rd., Canadian Lakes, MI 49346, USA Author Falcão, Fábio C. 0000-0002-2748-7117 Tetrapoda Consultoria Ambiental Ltda, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil Author del Valle Alvarez, Martín Roberto 0000-0001-6908-8547 Programa de Pós-graduação em Zoologia, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, Brazil text ZooKeys 2024 2024-08-29 1210 333 371 journal article 10.3897/zookeys.1210.128570 9D29FB86-005C-4D6C-AA62-85314A59C419

Table 1. External and cranial measurements for eight species of bats of the family Molossidae with confirmed identities and one unidentified morphospecies. Data based on specimens collected in the Caatinga biome (Lençóis, Chapada Diamantina region, northeastern Brazil), according to this study (catalog numbers are indicated) and previous information in the literature. Abbreviations are described in the Materials and methods.

TAXA	FA	GSLI	GSL	CBL	CIL	PL	ZB	MB	BCW	IOW	C-M 3	C-C	M 3 - M 3	LM	c-m 3
* Variable incorrectly measured.
Cynomops planirostris
Female (CMARF 2111)	31.19	15.49	15.00	14.34	14.95	6.86	9.98	9.41	7.86	4.30	5.82	3.93	7.20	10.99	5.66
Female (CMARF 2112)	31.93	16.35	16.04	15.23	15.87	6.98	10.64	10.33	7.79	3.96	6.04	4.33	7.55	11.57	6.97
Female (CMARF 2113)	31.46	15.92	15.30	15.69	15.29	6.05	10.28	9.93	7.73	4.03	5.69	4.15	7.39	10.91	6.60
Female (CMARF 2114)	31.61	15.33	14.89	14.34	14.81	6.38	10.31	9.93	7.88	4.08	5.62	4.11	7.40	10.59	6.63
Female (CMARF 2115)	32.09	15.89	15.71	15.06	15.66	6.21	10.43	9.90	7.38	4.06	5.80	4.44	7.46	11.39	6.48
Female (CMARF 2116)	32.21	15.94	15.60	14.73	15.30	6.42	10.11	10.05	7.78	4.07	5.86	4.21	7.51	11.13	6.85
Male (CMARF 2117)	32.94	17.07	16.98	15.92	16.57	7.63	11.13	10.86	8.05	4.07	6.19	4.57	7.83	12.02	6.50
Male (CMARF 2118)	32.63	16.85	15.95	14.51	15.24	6.72	10.58	10.26	7.76	3.92	5.74	4.81	7.20	11.78	6.05
Male (CMARF 2119)	33.68	16.85	16.10	15.83	16.66	7.51	11.03	10.74	7.87	4.10	6.22	4.80	7.70	11.69	6.32
Male (CMARF 2120)	32.78	17.20	15.00	15.83	16.64	7.29	11.19	10.84	8.10	4.40	6.36	4.68	7.94	12.04	7.32
Eumops bonariensis
Female (CMARF 2121)	44.63	18.15	17.55	17.54	17.18	7.17	10.63	9.91	8.89	3.99	6.76	4.36	7.59	12.15	7.81
Female (Bernardi et al. 2009)	47.60	19.20	–	17.80	18.40	–	11.10	10.50	9.10	4.20	7.30	4.60	8.10	13.00	7.70
Female (Bernardi et al. 2009)	45.90	19.40	–	17.60	18.00	–	11.40	10.60	9.20	4.00	7.20	4.60	8.10	12.80	7.70
Female (Ruelas and Soria 2021)	49.30	18.86	–	18.09	18.72	7.80	11.69	10.45	9.01	4.29	7.50	0.96 *	1.90 *	14.48	8.78
Eumops delticus
Female (CMARF 2122)	47.53	18.34	18.10	17.27	17.46	7.23	10.58	10.12	8.83	3.80	7.15	4.53	7.64	12.36	7.60
Female (Carter and Dolan 1978, Holotype: BMNH 23.8.9.7)	–	–	18.80	17.90	–	–	10.90	10.30	9.10	4.20	7.20	4.70	7.90	12.70	7.90
Female (Ruelas and Soria 2021)	47.68	18.38	–	–	18.11	7.13	11.08	10.17	8.78	4.42	6.93	–	–	13.18	7.79
Eumops glaucinus
Female (CMARF 2123)	60.98	24.08	23.60	22.21	23.22	9.08	14.41	13.05	11.62	5.02	9.26	5.65	10.26	17.29	10.47
Female (CMARF 2124)	56.54	23.70	22.80	21.41	22.74	10.35	13.90	12.89	10.69	4.82	8.93	5.80	9.92	16.46	10.26
Female (CMARF 2125)	60.20	23.82	23.50	22.26	23.52	10.09	14.52	12.96	11.12	4.94	8.91	5.83	10.05	17.50	10.66
Female (CMARF 2126)	59.22	24.45	23.99	22.38	23.41	10.66	14.30	12.92	11.30	5.02	9.27	5.92	10.02	17.32	10.63
Female (CMARF 2127)	60.80	24.43	23.78	22.53	23.61	10.29	14.39	13.11	11.28	5.04	9.30	5.81	9.97	17.53	10.49
Female (CMARF 2128)	60.45	23.90	23.50	22.07	23.32	10.16	14.13	12.60	11.02	5.17	9.22	5.65	9.97	17.35	10.52
Female (CMARF 2129)	62.61	23.93	23.66	22.09	23.16	10.45	14.87	13.11	11.57	4.93	8.81	5.91	10.33	17.14	10.23
Female (CMARF 2130)	63.23	24.12	23.78	22.17	23.27	10.03	14.27	12.95	11.37	4.96	9.01	5.65	10.05	17.15	10.72
Male (CMARF 2131)	59.41	24.43	24.17	22.49	23.99	10.45	14.86	13.74	11.25	5.17	9.55	6.38	9.55	18.15	10.97
Male (CMARF 2132)	59.13	24.45	24.25	22.79	24.03	10.26	14.45	13.14	11.29	4.88	9.15	6.12	9.78	17.35	10.65
Male (CMARF 2133)	58.50	24.78	23.99	22.57	23.94	10.66	14.37	12.86	11.19	4.98	8.82	5.72	9.53	17.21	10.43
Male (CMARF 2134)	60.02	24.63	24.10	22.60	24.01	10.21	14.82	13.56	11.13	5.31	9.37	5.82	10.33	17.72	10.70
Male (CMARF 2135)	60.20	24.66	23.95	22.85	23.80	9.94	15.34	13.51	11.59	5.13	9.21	6.14	10.01	17.28	10.50
Male (CMARF 2136)	59.74	24.30	23.93	22.65	23.78	10.15	15.20	13.30	11.24	4.90	9.54	5.95	10.15	17.53	10.24
Male (CMARF 2137)	58.55	24.38	23.80	24.42	23.74	10.00	14.54	13.25	10.86	4.87	8.86	6.04	9.79	17.43	10.20
Male (CMARF 2138)	59.65	24.68	24.10	22.61	24.00	10.35	14.48	13.34	11.37	5.26	9.29	6.01	10.40	17.46	10.75
Male (CMARF 2139)	64.33	24.50	24.20	23.23	24.17	10.38	14.39	13.21	11.31	4.96	9.12	6.47	10.30	17.50	10.90
Male (CMARF 2140)	64.16	23.81	23.66	22.30	23.26	10.08	14.16	12.87	10.71	4.98	8.84	5.78	10.17	17.11	10.11
Male (CMARF 2141)	59.75	24.69	24.50	22.76	24.25	10.99	14.34	13.11	10.92	4.96	9.57	5.59	10.12	17.81	10.92
Male (CMARF 2142)	52.38	24.63	23.86	22.67	23.76	10.57	14.62	13.28	11.45	5.43	9.39	5.85	9.92	17.15	10.67
Male (CMARF 2143)	59.28	24.55	24.00	22.59	23.96	10.70	14.95	13.35	11.25	5.18	9.18	5.87	10.11	17.51	10.35
Molossops temminckii
Female (CMARF 2144)	31.53	14.27	14.00	13.38	13.83	6.05	9.21	8.73	6.86	3.73	5.35	3.75	6.64	10.03	5.84
Male (CMARF 2145)	32.33	14.85	13.50	13.94	14.52	6.66	9.44	8.72	7.25	3.78	5.51	4.32	6.71	10.86	6.19
Molossops sp.
Female (CMARF 2146)	31.73	14.29	14.00	13.44	13.76	6.28	9.51	8.58	7.22	3.78	5.07	4.17	6.69	10.15	5.91
Neoplatymops mattogrossensis
Female (CMARF 2210)	29.39	14.64	14.40	13.62	14.30	6.70	–	9.27	7.06	3.69	5.40	3.70	6.59	9.92	5.80
Female (CMARF 2211)	29.39	14.34	14.21	13.60	14.19	6.70	–	8.51	6.78	3.42	5.49	3.47	6.52	9.52	5.97
Female (CMARF 2212)	30.01	14.85	14.40	13.71	14.30	6.61	9.56	8.98	7.14	3.55	5.56	3.52	6.87	9.84	5.84
Female (CMARF 2213)	29.71	14.62	14.18	13.42	14.12	6.82	9.29	8.52	6.88	3.51	5.14	3.70	6.68	10.08	5.72
Female (CMARF 2214)	24.31	14.62	14.28	13.52	14.08	6.49	9.91	8.65	7.47	3.59	5.21	3.74	6.69	9.48	5.91
Female (CMARF 2215)	23.69	14.47	14.20	13.51	14.13	6.31	9.21	8.63	7.26	3.54	5.21	3.77	6.76	9.92	5.75
Female (CMARF 2216)	28.69	14.01	13.99	13.32	13.96	6.46	9.47	8.96	7.06	3.68	5.18	3.73	6.54	9.78	5.67
Nyctinomops laticaudatus
Female (CMARF 2217)	44.26	17.93	17.00	15.95	16.78	7.35	10.07	9.57	8.51	3.50	6.55	3.89	7.68	11.64	7.11
Female (CMARF 2218)	45.90	18.10	17.00	15.78	16.68	6.54	10.25	9.47	8.69	3.50	6.17	3.93	7.48	12.17	7.56
Female (CMARF 2219)	44.02	17.70	17.05	15.87	16.58	6.95	10.21	9.67	8.46	3.75	6.54	3.91	7.33	11.83	7.10
Female (CMARF 2220)	44.97	17.43	17.10	15.44	16.19	6.14	9.66	9.65	8.20	3.65	6.09	3.68	7.07	11.91	7.16
Female (CMARF 2221)	44.47	18.16	17.00	16.00	16.95	7.02	10.39	9.58	8.72	3.64	6.67	3.93	7.63	12.15	7.43
Female (CMARF 2222)	44.67	17.61	17.00	15.56	16.34	6.95	10.19	9.86	8.48	3.57	6.44	3.75	7.42	11.68	6.72
Male (CMARF 2223)	44.47	17.78	16.98	16.03	16.57	7.26	9.74	9.37	8.38	3.37	6.27	3.66	7.16	12.01	7.23
Male (CMARF 2224)	45.19	18.62	17.96	16.41	17.23	7.70	10.43	10.03	8.65	3.54	6.67	4.00	7.39	12.17	7.30
Nyctinomops macrotis
Female (CMARF 2225)	59.83	23.36	22.68	21.38	22.29	9.46	12.54	11.80	10.34	4.35	8.27	4.91	8.63	16.27	9.31