(Fig. 52)
Vespertilio timoriensis É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1806: 200.
COMMON NAME. — Greater Long-eared Bat.
CURRENT NAME. — Nyctophilus timoriensis (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1806).
See Simmons (2005: 470). This taxon has more recently been considered a nomen dubium by authors including Parnaby (2009: 39) and Jackson & Groves (2015: 270) so further research is required to identify the specimen’s relationships.
COLLECTOR/S. — Charles-Alexandre Lesueur, contra Desmarest (1821: 146); Rode (1941: 248), who mentioned both Péron and Lesueur as its collectors. COLLECTION LOCALITY. — Near Kupang Bay, West-Timor, Indonesia. COLLECTION DATE. — Between 6 May and 3 June 1803. SPECIMEN NUMBER/S. — MNHN-ZM-MO-1990-36 (Fig. 52), holotype, skin (Rode 1941: 248).
OTHER NUMBER/S. — Nouv. Cat. Gal. No. 160a on the pedestal and No. 884 on the wing.
ILLUSTRATIONS. — No data.