NOTES ON GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION Check List 8(6): 1359–1361, 2012 © 2012 Check List and Authors ISSN 1809-127X (available at www.checklist.org.br) Chec List Journal of species lists and distribution New record of Furipterus horrens (Cuvier, 1828) (Mammalia, Chiroptera) from the Cerrado of Tocantins state with a compilation of the known distribution within Brazil Roberto Leonan Morim Novaes *, Renan de França Souza, Saulo Felix, Cristal Sauwen, Gabriella Jacob and Leonardo dos Santos Avilla Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Departamento de Zoologia, Laboratório de Mastozoologia. Av. Pasteur, 459, sala 501, IBIO. CEP 22290-240. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. * Corresponding author. E-mail: robertoleonan@gmail.com Abstract: Furipterus horrens is an insectivorous bat that occurs from Costa Rica to southeastern Bolivia and southern Brazil, with records in the Amazon, Caatinga, Cerrado and Atlantic Forest biomes. Despite this broad distributional range across South America, the species is currently known from few localities, and its habitat preferences are poorly known. We report the first record of Furipterus horrens for the Tocantins state, northern Brazil, based on four individuals collected in two caves surrounded by Neotropical savanna (Cerrado) in the Aurora do Tocantins municipality. The family Furipteridae (Mammalia: Chiroptera) is currently composed by only two genera, both monotypic: Amorphochilus schnablii Peters, 1877 and Furipterus horrens (Cuvier, 1828) (Simmons 2005). Furipterus horrens occurs in Costa Rica, Panama and Trinidad southward to southeastern Bolivia and southern Brazil (Emmons 1990, Gardner 2008, Peracchi et al. 2011). Within Brazil this species has been recorded for 12 states in all regions, covering the Amazon, Caatinga, Cerrado and Atlantic Forest biomes (Reis and Gazarini 2007, Tavares et al. 2008, Peracchi et al. 2011). We report here the first record of F. horrens for the state of Tocantins, northern Brazil. This is the northernmost record within Brazilian Cerrado, being about 300 km away from the last record to the Cerrado. The record of this species was made during the survey activities of the bat fauna in a karstic area of the Aurora do Tocantins municipality, Southeast Tocantins state, northern Brazil (Figure 1). The site has several massive limestones with dozens of caves (Figure 2). The massifs are inserted into a mosaic landscape composed of large remnants of the Neotropical savanna (Cerrado) and agricultural properties with cattle ranching and maize, cassava, rice and soybeans plantations. We performed eight nights of bats sampling, being five nights of 12 h (18:00 - 06:00 h) and three nights of 6 h (18:00 - 00:00h), using 10 mist nets (Zootech® 9 x 3 m, 20 mm), totalized 21,260 m².h of sampling effort (Straube and Bianconi 2002). The mist-nets were placed (1) at the caves entrance (6,390m²h), (2) to a distance of 15m from the caves entrance (6,380m²h), (3) in edges, trails and glades in the fragments of Cerrado (6,380m²h) and (4) around artificial ponds (2,110m².h). We also performed diurnal active searches and manual catches using hand-nets. Individuals collected under permits SISBIO/IBAMA (4028-1 / 28717) (MN78114, MN78116, MN78115, MN78117) were deposited in the mammal collection of the Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We followed the guidelines of Sikes et al. (2011) use of animals for scientific purposes. In January 14, 2012 four adult individuals of F. horrens were collected at the Gruta dos Moura (12°34’53.4” S/ 46°30’59.0” W, altitude ca. 400 m), Aurora do Tocantins municipality, Tocantins state, northeastern Brazil. The specimens collected during the present study were part of a colony with more than 100 individuals sheltering in the ceiling at the cave entrance at about 1.50 m above the ground. Two adult individuals were males with abdominal testes (MN78114: forearm 34,1mm, weight 4.0g and MN78116: forearm 34.0, weight 3.0g) and two were inactive females (MN78115: forearm 34.5, weight 4.0g and MN78117: forearm 35.6, weight 3.5g) (Figure Figure 1. Capture localities of Furipterus horrens within Brazil (blue circles), including the new record from Aurora do Tocantins (red circle) on Brazilian biomes. 1359 Novaes et al. | New record of Furipterus horrens in Tocantins, Brazil 3). Measurements and morphological characters fall within the expected variation for the species (e.g. Husson 1978, Brosset and Charles-Dominique 1990, Simmons and Voss 1998, Reis and Gazarini 2007, Peracchi et al. 2010). F. horrens can be easily identified due to its peculiar morphology, including a reduced thumb included in the wing membrane with a rudimentary nail, and a truncated snout with a disk-shaped extremity, the large and roundshaped ears funnel-shaped, with a short and triangular tragus (Vieira 1942, Cabrera and Yapes 1960). Mist nets were not effective to capture this species, since even the grids placed in front of two previously identified shelters were not able to capture any individual. F. horrens has a diet composed exclusively by insects (Wilson 1973, Figure 2. Massive limestones includes the Gruta dos Moura, in agricultural landscape composed of Cerrado fragments, cornfield and pasture. Table 1. Occurrence locations of Furipterus horrens in Brazil. LOCALITY 80 km north of Manaus Taperinha, Santarém Manaus Itapipoca Irauçuba PN Ubajara Quixadá Serra das Almas, Crateús FLONA Carajás Exu Brejo da Madre de Deus Rio Formoso PN Serra das Confusões Canindé de São Francisco Aurora do Tocantins Southern of Bahia Mambaí Nascentes Rio Vermelho PNM Cavernas do Peruaçú Rural area FLONA Rio Preto APA Cairuçu, Parati PE Intervales PETAR, Iporanga ESEC Juréia-Itatins Colônia Hansa, Corupá STATE AM PA AM CE CE CE CE CE PA PE PE PE PI SE TO BA GO GO MG DF ES RJ SP SP SP SC BIOME Amazon Amazon Amazon Atlantic Forest Caatinga Caatinga Caatinga Caatinga Amazon Caatinga Caatinga Atlantic Forest Caatinga Caatinga Cerrado Atlantic Forest Cerrado Cerrado Cerrado Cerrado Atlantic Forest Atlantic Forest Atlantic Forest Atlantic Forest Atlantic Forest Atlantic Forest Figure 3. Furipterus horrens female captured in a cave in the city of Aurora do Tocantins, southeastern of Tocantins state, Brazil. Nowak 1994), located with the help of echolocation, which may facilitate the mist nets detection (Arita and Fenton 1997; Schnitzler and Kalko 2001), and appears to have high flight maneuverability. Accordingly, we observed several individuals quickly deviating from the mist-nets. Gregorin et al. (2008) during a survey of bats in the Piauí State, captured this species only manually in roosts. Within Brazil, F. horrens is now documented in 26 locations (Table 1, Figure 1) including the present record from Tocantins. The knowledge about the distribution of this species within Brazil is clearly incomplete, and probably biased to sampling methods that have been most commonly used in surveys. COORDINATES 02°30’ S, 59°43’ W 02°32’ S, 54°17’ W 03°06’ S, 60°00’ W 03°29’ S, 39°34’ W 03°44’ S, 39°47’ W 03°48’ S, 40°42’ W 04°58’ S, 39°01’ W 05°10’ S, 40°40’ W 06°04’ S, 50°13’ W 07°30’ S, 39°42’ W 08°08’ S, 36°22’ W 08°39’ S, 35°09’ W 09°13’ S, 43°29’ W 09°38’ S, 37°47’ W 12°34’ S, 46°30’ W ? 14°29’ S, 46°06’ W 14°24’ S, 46°11’ W 15°05’ S, 44°15’ W 15°44’ S, 47°57’ W 18°21’ S, 39°50’ W 23°17’ S, 44°31’ W 24°16’ S, 48°24’ W 24°35’ S, 48°37’ W 24°40’ S, 47°21’ W 26°21’ S, 48°29’ W AUTHOR Voss and Emmons (1996) Piccinini (1974) Piccinini (1974) Piccinini (1974) Fabián (2008) Uieda et al. (1980) Ástua and Guerra (2008) Silva et al. (2004) Tavares et al. (2012) Mares et al. (1981) Souza et al. 2004 Bonato and Facure (2000) Gregorin et al. (2008) Ástua and Guerra (2008) Present study Faria et al. (2006) Coimbra et al. (1982) Esbérard et al. (2005) Tavares et al. (2010) Bredt and Uieda (1996) Duda et al. (2012) Pol et al. (2003) Portfors et al. 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