North American Yellow Bats, 'Dasypterus,' and a List of the Named Kinds of the Genus Lasiurus Gray

by E. Raymond Hall; J. Knox Jones

The words "type from" indicate that a specimen or specimens served as basis for the name. The words "type locality" signify lack of knowledge as to whether a specimen was preserved.

Red Bats

Lasiurus borealis borealis (Müller), 1776, type from New York.

[Vespertilio] noveboracensis Erxleben, 1777, based, in part, on "Der Neujorker" of Müller (ante).

Vespertilio lasiurus Schreber, 1781, type locality, North America.

Vespertilio rubellus Palisot de Beauvois, 1796, type locality unknown.

Vespertilio rubra Ord, 1815, based on the red bat of Wilson, Amer. Ornith., 6:60.

Vespertilio tesselatus Rafinesque, 1818, type locality unknown.

Vespertilio monachus Rafinesque, 1818, type locality unknown.

Vespertilio rufus Warden, 1820, based on the red bat of Wilson, ibid.