Myotis cinnamomeus (Miller, 1902:390)
Cinnamon myotis
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Pipistrellus cinnamomeus Miller, 1902:390
Invalid (junior homonym of Vespertilio cinnamomeus Wagner, 1855) (Hall & Dalquest, 1950; Findley & Jones, 1967). Novel replacement name not necessary because Myotis fortidens Miller & Allen, 1928 is an available name (Findley & Jones, 1967), making Myotis cinnamomeus Miller, 1902 a subjective synonym of Myotis fortidens fortidens Miller & Allen, 1928.
Conservation Status
Subjective synonym of Myotis fortidens fortidens Miller & Allen, 1928 (Findley & Jones, 1967)
Last record: 4 May 1900 (Dalquest & Hall, 1948); 20 April 1903 (Hall & Dalquest, 1950); 27 October 1904 (possible specimen) (Hall & Dalquest, 1950)
Rediscovered on 13 May 1946 (Dalquest & Hall, 1948)
Distribution
Mexico
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Miller, Gerrit S. Jnr. (1902). Twenty new American bats. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 54: 389-412. [3 September 1902]
Other references:
Dalquest, Walter W. and Hall, E. Raymond. (1948). Pipistrellus cinnamomeus Rediscovered. Journal of Mammalogy 29(2): 180.
Findley, James S. and Jones, Clyde. (1967). Taxonomic relationships of bats of the species Myotis fortidens, M. lucifugus, and M. occultus. Journal of Mammalogy 48(3): 429-444.
Hall, E. Raymond and Dalquest, Walter Woelber. (1950). Pipistrellus cinnamomeus Miller 1902 referred to the genus Myotis. University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History 1: 581-590.
Miller, Gerrit S. Jnr. (1925). List of North American Recent Mammals, 1923. Bull. U. S. National Museum 128: 1-673 [75]. [29 April 1924]
Miller, Gerrit S. Jnr. and Allen, G. M. (1928). The American bats of the genera Myotis and Pizonyx. Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., 144: viii + 1-218.
http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13802424
Acknowledgements
I thank Rudolf Haslauer for pointing out that Pipistrellus cinnamomeus is no longer considered valid, and for access to (Findley & Jones, 1967).