N OT E S ON GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION Check List 10(3): 645–647, 2014 © 2014 Check List and Authors ISSN 1809-127X (available at www.checklist.org.br) Chec List Journal of species lists and distribution First occurrence of the recently described Patricia’s Diskwinged bat Thyroptera wynneae (Chiroptera: Thyropteridae) in Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil João Paulo Maires Hoppe *, Vinícius Teixeira Pimenta and Albert David Ditchfield Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Estudos em Quirópteros. Avenida Marechal Campos, 1468, Maruípe. CEP 29043-900. Vitória, ES, Brazil. * Corresponding author. E-mail: jpmhoppe@gmail.com Abstract: We report the first confirmed record of the family Thyropteridae and the recently described species Thyroptera wynneae Velazco et al. 2014 to the Espírito Santo state, southeastern Brazil, representing a range extension eastward of about 250 km for the species. The specimen was collected on a highway (BR-101), run over by a vehicle, in the Reserva Biológica de Sooretama, on October 25th, 2010. DOI: 10.15560/10.3.645 Thyropteridae Miller, 1907 is a monotypic family of insectivorous bats, represented by five extant species distributed from southern Mexico to southeastern Brazil: Thyroptera devivoi Gregorin et al., 2006, T. discifera (Lichtenstein & Peters, 1854), T. lavali Pine, 1993, T. tricolor Spix, 1823 and T. wynneae Velazco et al., 2014 (Wilson 2008; Velazco et al. 2014). They can easily be distinguished from other Neotropical bats by the presence of circular or oval adhesive disks at the base of the thumbs and soles of the feet, which gives them their popular name of Disk-winged bats or New World Sucker-footed bats, after the Old World Sucker-footed bats from the family Myzopodidae that have adhesive disks similar in appearance, however with different anatomical and evolutionary origins (i.e., they evolved convergently) (Riskin and Fenton 2001; Boada et al. 2010; Schliemann and Goodman 2011). Furthermore, thyropterids have an elongated, slender muzzle; circular and well-separated nares; small size (forearm length = 31–41 mm); funnel-shaped ears; and the third and fourth toes, including the claws, are fused (Wilson 2008). The Patricia’s Disk-winged bat Thyroptera wynneae was recently described by Velazco et al. (2014) from material collected in northeastern Peru and southeastern Brazil, and is one of the smallest members of the genus (forearm length = 33.0–34.2 mm). Thyroptera wynneae and T. discifera overlap in size, but can be separated by the tricolored ventral pelage of the former, unique within the genus, as T. discifera and T. tricolor have unicolored ventral pelage, and T. devivoi and T. lavali, bicolored ventral pelage (Wilson 1978; Velazco et al. 2014). The overall coloration of the pelage is grayish brown in T. devivoi, yellowish brown in T. discifera, medium brown in T. lavali, white or whitish in T. tricolor, and light brown in T. wynneae. Unique to T. wynneae is the rostrum considerably shorter than the braincase; and the height of the lower incisors, which are subequal compared to differently sized lower incisors in the remaining thyropterids (Velazco et al. 2014). Moreover, T. wynneae can be diagnosed by the number of lappets in the calcar shaft and by the shape of the thumb’s adhesive disk. Thyroptera devivoi has no obvious lappets, or if present, they are incipient and difficult to define. Thyroptera discifera and T. lavali have one well defined lappet, and only T. tricolor and T. wynneae have two conspicuous lappets (Wilson 1978; Gregorin et al. 2006; Velazco et al. 2014). Among the two-lappet Thyropteridae there is a clear distinctive condition related to the shape of the adhesive disk from the base of thumb; which is flat and circular in T. tricolor, and deep and oblong in T. wynneae. In October 25th, 2010, during inventory work in Reserva Biológica de Sooretama, northern Espírito Santo (coordinates: 18°59′58.82″ S, 40°00′17.55″ W, altitude: 55 m), we collected an individual (Figure 1) on a highway (BR101) that had been run over by a vehicle. The individual suffered heavy damage to the skull and the remaining pelage was discolored, but we were able to unambiguously identify it by the following diagnostic characters as a T. wynneae: small size (forearm length = 34.10 mm); oblong, Figure 1. Ventral view of Thyroptera wynneae (AD 1907), showing heavy damage suffered due to collision with a vehicle in a highway in Reserva Biológica de Sooretama, Espírito Santo. Photo: Ricardo Kawada. 645 Hoppe et al. | First occurrence of Thyroptera wynneae in Espírito Santo, Brazil Figure 2. Right wrist and adhesive disk (A), left hind limb (B), and lateral view of the lower jaw (C) of Thyroptera wynneae (AD 1097). Notice the deep and oblong shape of the adhesive disk, the presence of two lappets in the calcar shaft, and subequal inner incisors. Photos: Bruno Cancian de Araujo. Figure 3. Current distribution of Thyroptera wynneae. Peru – Loreto: Requena, Jenaro Herrera, Centro de Investigaciones Jenaro Herrera (04°55′ S, 73°40′ W) (Velazco et al. 2014). Brazil – Minas Gerais: Campolina, about 25 km E Marliéria, Parque Estadual do Rio Doce (19°42′ S, 42°30′ W) (Velazco et al. 2014). The new record, Brazil – Espírito Santo, Reserva Biológica de Sooretama (AD 1907) (18°59′58.82″ S, 40°00′17.55″ W). deep adhesive disk in the base of the thumb (Figure 2A); calcar with two well defined lappets (Figure 2B); rostrum noticeable shorter than the braincase; and all lower incisors subequal in height (Figure 2C). The specimen was first fixed in formaldehyde and then preserved in alcohol 70%, and has been deposited at the bat collection at the Laboratório de Estudos em Quirópteros, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (AD 1097). Previously T. wynneae was known only from the type series: the holotype (CEBIOMAS 237) caught in Loreto, Peru, and two paratypes (CMUFLA 694, 1160), collected in eastern Minas Gerais, Brazil. This study reports the fourth known specimen of T. wynneae, and also amplifies the range extension of the species about 250 km eastward (Figure 3). There is a record of Thyropteridae for the Espírito Santo (Thyroptera tricolor) attributed to Ruschi (1954) by Tavares et al. (2008), and also mentioned by MarinhoFilho (1996) and Lima and Gregorin (2007). However, looking at Ruschi’s publications we could not find any references for the presence of T. tricolor or any thyropterid. Mendes et al. (2010) reviewed more than 50 papers (including the majority of Ruschi publications) and 14 unpublished works and did not find a record either. Therefore, this new record represents the first documented occurrence of the family Thyropteridae and Thyroptera wynneae for Espírito Santo state. The species richness for the state is now 77 species, distributed in eight families and 47 genera (Lorenzutti and Almeida 2006; Lira et al. 2009; Mendes et al. 2010; Pimenta et al. 2010; Peracchi et al. 2011; Hoppe et al. 2014; Pimenta et al. 2014). 646 Hoppe et al. | First occurrence of Thyroptera wynneae in Espírito Santo, Brazil Acknowledgments: Authors would like to thank Paúl M. Velazco for help in identification, and Jeronymo Dalapicolla, Ricardo Kawada and Bruno Cancian de Araujo for the photographs. The individual was collected under license number 17416-1, (Emission: September 29, 2008) from Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis (IBAMA). João Hoppe and Vinícius Pimenta are thankful to Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Espírito Santo for the fellowship granted. Literature Cited Boada, C.E., D.G. Tirira, M.A. Camacho and S.F. Burneo. 2010. Mammalia, Chiroptera, Thyropteridae, Thyroptera tricolor Spix, 1823: Distribution extension in Ecuador. Check List 6(2): 227–229 (http:// www.checklist.org.br/getpdf?NGD146-09). Gregorin, R., E. Gonçalves, B.K. Lim and M.D. Engstrom. 2006. New species of disk-winged bat Thyroptera and range extension for T. discifera. Journal of Mammalogy 87(2): 238–246 (doi: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A125R1R1.1). Hoppe, J.P.M., M.B. Simões, V.T. Pimenta, N.I.B. Moreira, K.M. Marinho and A.D. Ditchfield. 2014. First occurrence of Nyctinomops macrotis (Gray, 1839) (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil. Check List 10(2): 411–413 (http://www.checklist.org.br/ getpdf?NGD177-13). Lima, I.P. and R. Gregorin. 2007. Família Thyropteridae; pp. 139–143, in: N.R. Reis, A.L. Peracchi, W.A. Pedro and I.P. Lima (ed.). Morcegos do Brasil. Londrina: Nélio Roberto dos Reis. Lira, T.C., A.R.M. Pontes and K.R.P. Santos. 2009. Occurrence of the chestnut long-tongued bat Lionycteris spurrelli Thomas, 1913 (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in the Northeastern Atlantic Forest, Brazil. Biota Neotropica 9(1): 253–255 (http://www.biotaneotropica.org.br/ v9n1/en/abstract?short-communication+bn00909012009). Lorenzutti, R. and A.P. Almeida. 2006. A coleção de mamíferos do Museu Elias Lorenzutti em Linhares, Estado do Espírito Santo, Brasil. Boletim do Museu de Biologia Mello Leitão, Série Nova 19: 59–74 (http://boletimmbml.net/pdf/19_05.pdf). Marinho-Filho, J. 1996. Distribution of bat diversity in the southern and southeastern Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Chiroptera Neotropical 2(2): 51–54 (https://chiroptera.unb.br/index.php/cn/article/view/179/ 134). Mendes, P., T.B. Vieira, M. Oprea, S.R. Lopes, A.D. Ditchfield and M. Zortéa. 2010. O conhecimento sobre morcegos (Chiroptera: Mammalia) do estado do Espírito Santo, sudeste do Brasil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 50(22): 363–373 (doi: 10.1590/S0031-10492010002200001). Peracchi, A.L., M.R. Nogueira and I.P. Lima. 2011. Novos achegos à lista dos quirópteros do município de Linhares, estado do Espírito Santo, sudeste do Brasil (Mammalia, Chiroptera). Chiroptera Neotropical 17(1): 842–852 (https://chiroptera.unb.br/index.php/cn/article/ view/14/10). Pimenta, V.T., J.P.M. Hoppe and A.D. Ditchfield. 2014. First record of Molossus coibensis Allen, 1904 (Chiroptera, Molossidae) in Atlantic Rainforest. Chiroptera Neotropical (in press). Pimenta, V.T., C.T. Machel, B.S. Fonseca and A.D. Ditchfield. 2010. First occurrence of Lonchophylla bokermanni Sazima, Vizzoto & Taddei, 1978 (Phyllostomidae) in Espírito Santo State, Southeastern Brazil. Chiroptera Neotropical 16(2): 740–742 (https://chiroptera.unb.br/ index.php/cn/article/view/25/24). Riskin, D.K. and M.B. Fenton. 2001. Sticking ability in Spix’s disk-winged bat, Thyroptera tricolor (Microchiroptera: Thyropteridae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 79: 2261–2267 (doi: 10.1139/cjz-79-12-2261). Ruschi, A. 1954. Morcegos do Estado do Espírito Santo XX. Chaves analíticas e artificiais para a determinação das famílias, gêneros e sub-espécies dos morcegos representados no Estado do Espírito Santo, e a lista atualizada das mesmas. Boletim do Museu de Biologia Mello Leitão, Série Zoologia 22(A): 1–21 (http://boletimmbml.net/ pdf/zo_022a.pdf). Schiliemann, H. and S.M. Goodman. 2011. A new study on the structure and function of the adhesive organs of the Old Word sucker-footed bat (Myzopoda: Myzopodidae) of Madagascar. Verhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg 46: 313–330. Tavares, V.C., R. Gregorin and A.L. Peracchi. 2008. A diversidade de morcegos no Brasil: lista atualizada com comentários sobre distribuição e taxonomia; pp. 25–60, in: S.M. Pacheco, R.V. Marques and C.E.L. Esbérard (ed.). Morcegos no Brasil: Biologia, sistemática ecologia e conservação. Porto Alegre: Armazém Digital. Velazco, P.M., R. Gregorin, R.S. Voss and N.B. Simmons. 2014. Extraordinary local diversity of disk-winged bats (Thyropteridae: Thyroptera) in northeastern Peru, with the description of a new species and comments on roosting behavior. American Museum Novitates 3795: 1–28 (doi: 10.1206/3795.1). Wilson, D.E. 2008 [2007]. Family Thyropteridae Miller 1907; pp. 392– 396, in: A.L. Gardner (ed.). Mammals of South America. Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Volume 1. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. Wilson, D.E. 1978. Thyroptera discifera. Mammalian Species 104: 1–3. Received: April 2014 Accepted: May 2014 Published online: July 2014 Editorial responsibility: Valeria da Cunha Tavares 647