Remarks.—Originally recorded by Miller (1897:67) from Pátzcuaro, the animals from central México were named as a new subspecies by Miller and Allen (1928:72) who record one specimen from El Molino.
Myotis velifer velifer (Allen)
Cave Bat; Spanish, Murciélago Vespertino
Vespertilio velifer J. A. Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 3:177, December 10, 1890, type from Santa Cruz del Valle, Guadalajara, Jalisco.
Myotis velifer velifer, Allen and Miller, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull., 144:89, May 25, 1928.
Range.—Statewide.
Specimens examined, 17: nos. 100083-100099, from 3 mi. NW Pátzcuaro, 6,700 ft.
Remarks.—Our specimens were taken on March 12, 1943, from a crevice in the wall of an abandoned chapel where 35 or more individuals of both sexes were living. Miller (1897:59) records the species from Pátzcuaro and Miller and Allen (1928:91) record it from there and also from Lake Chapala, La Palma, Acámbaro (now in Guanajuato) and Negrete.
Myotis thysanodes thysanodes Miller
Fringed-tailed Myotis; Spanish, Murciélago Colirugosa
Myotis thysanodes Miller, N. Amer. Fauna, 13:80, October 16, 1897, type from Old Fort Tejon, Kern County, California.