J. Knox Jones, A New Subspecies of the Fruit-eating Bat…
“ Comparisons.—From Sturnira ludovici ludovici, the only other subspecies of the species, S. l. occidentalis differs in averaging smaller in most external and cranial dimensions (in some measurements the upper size limits of occidentalis barely overlap the lower limits in specimens of ludovici examined) , in having a relatively broader skull with a shorter, more abruptly elevated rostrum, and in being paler both dorsally and ventrally. ”
J. Knox Jones, A New Subspecies of the Fruit-eating Bat…
“ All specimens examined of the new subspecies were trapped in mist nets. The holotype was captured in a net stretched across an old road among large fruit trees situated along a small river (a tributary of the Río del Baluarte) . Tropical deciduous vegetation grew in the narrow valley of the river but the adjacent hills supported oak. A specimen of Artibeus jamaicensis jamaicensis was netted along with the holotype and on the previous night, August 30, one individual each of Glossophaga soricina leachii and Sturnira lilium parvidens were taken in the same net. ”
J. Knox Jones, A New Subspecies of the Fruit-eating Bat…
“ TOPEKA, KANSAS 1964 A New Subspecies of the Fruit-eating Bat, Sturnira ludovici, from Western Mexico BY J. KNOX JONES, JR., AND GARY L. PHILLIPS The fruit-eating bats of the genus Sturnira are represented on the North American mainland by two species, S. lilium and S. ludovici. The former, in most areas the smaller of the two, is widely distributed in México and Central America and is common in many places. On the other hand, S. ludovici, described by Anthony (1924:8) from near Gualea, Ecuador, generally has been regarded as rare ”
