Peropteryx Peters 1867

Peropteryx Peters 1867, Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1867: 472.

Type Species: Vespertilio caninus Wied-Neuwied 1821

Species and subspecies: 4 species with 6 subspecies in 2 subgenera:

Subgenus Peropteryx (Peropteryx) Peters 1867

Subgenus Peropteryx (Peronymus) Peters 1868

Species Peropteryx (Peropteryx) kappleri Peters 1867

Subspecies Peropteryx (Peropteryx) kappleri subsp. kappleri Peters 1867

Subspecies Peropteryx (Peropteryx) kappleri subsp. intermedia Sanborn 1951

Species Peropteryx (Peronymus) leucoptera Peters 1867

Subspecies Peropteryx (Peronymus) leucoptera subsp. leucoptera Peters 1867

Subspecies Peropteryx (Peronymus) leucoptera subsp. cyclops Thomas 1924

Species Peropteryx (Peropteryx) macrotis (Wagner 1843)

Species Peropteryx (Peropteryx) trinitatis Miller 1899

Subspecies Peropteryx (Peropteryx) trinitatis subsp. trinitatis Miller 1899

Subspecies Peropteryx (Peropteryx) trinitatis subsp. phaea G. M. Allen 1911

Discussion: Includes Peronymus; see Griffiths and Smith (1991), Jones and Hood (1993), Dunlop (1998), and Simmons and Voss (1998). Reviewed by Jones and Hood (1993). Two subgenera recognized, Peropteryx and Peronymus .