Part 4

Eptesicus fuscus, Méhely, Magyarország denevéreinek monographiája (Monographia Chiropterorum Hungariae), pp. 206, 338, 1900.

Distribution in Nebraska.--Eastern part of state.

Records of occurrence.--Specimens examined, 23, as follows: ADAMS CO.: Hastings, 1 (Hastings Museum, Hastings, Nebraska). CASS CO.: 1 mi. NE Louisville, 6; Plattsmouth, 1 (Univ. Nebr. State Mus.). SARPY CO.: 1/2 mi. W Meadow, 15 (Univ. Nebr. State Mus., 7).

Remarks.--We have observed this bat hibernating in the limestone quarries of Cass and Sarpy counties, where it was commonly found in drill holes or clinging to the ceiling or walls. We have always found this bat to be solitary while in hibernation, with one exception. On January 31, 1949, a male and female were found in the same drill hole in the Cass County quarry. The jolt of being knocked from the hole separated the two bats, and upon examination the penis of the male was noted to be extended and erected, indicating that the pair might have been in the act of copulation.

~Eptesicus fuscus pallidus~ Young

Big Brown Bat

Eptesicus pallidus Young, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, p. 408, October 2, 1908, type from Boulder, Boulder Co., Colorado.

Eptesicus fuscus pallidus, Miller, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., 79:62, December 31, 1912.

Distribution in Nebraska.--Western half of state.

Records of occurrence.--Specimens examined, 34, as follows: CHERRY CO.: Ft. Niobrara Game Reserve, 19 (Nebr. Game, Forestation and Parks Comm., 17); Valentine, 2 (Univ. Nebr. Dept. Zool.). DAWES CO.: 10 mi. S Chadron, 1 (Univ. Mich. Mus. Zool.). KNOX CO.: Niobrara, 1. SHERIDAN CO.: 15 mi. N Rushville, 2. SIOUX CO.: Glen, 1 (Univ. Nebr. State Mus.); Monroe Canyon, 5-1/2 mi. N, 2-1/2 mi. W Harrison, 1 (Nebr. Game, Forestation and Parks Comm.); Warbonnet Canyon, 7 (Univ. Nebr. State Mus.).

Remarks.--A colony of approximately 100 of these bats was discovered in the unused portion of a barn loft at Ft. Niobrara Game Reserve on August 11, 1948. Although no temperature readings were taken, it was estimated that the temperature was more than 100° F. in the loft. The bats were congregated on rafters at the north end of the barn and when disturbed, only a few members of the colony dropped from the rafters to fly. Most of the bats crawled to new retreats between the rafters and the corrugated iron roof of the building.

~Lasiurus borealis borealis~ (Müller)

Red Bat

Vespertilio borealis Müller, Natursyst. Suppl., p. 20, 1776, type from New York.

Lasiurus borealis [borealis], Miller, N. Amer. Fauna, 13:105, October 16, 1897.

Distribution in Nebraska.--State-wide in suitable habitat.

Records of occurrence.--Specimens examined, 14, as follows: LANCASTER CO.: Lincoln, 13 (Univ. Nebr. State Mus., 11; Univ. Nebr. Dept. Zool., 1). RICHARDSON CO.: 3 mi. SE Rulo, 1 (Nebr. Game, Forestation, and Parks Comm.).

Additional records (Swenk, 1908:139): CUMING CO.: West Point. DOUGLAS CO.: Omaha. LANCASTER CO.: Lincoln. OTOE CO.: Nebraska City. RICHARDSON CO.: Humboldt.

~Lasiurus cinereus cinereus~ (Beauvois)

Hoary Bat

Vespertilio cinereus (misspelled linereus) Beauvois, Catal. Raisonné Mus. Peale, Philadelphia, p. 18, 1796, type from Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania.

Lasiurus cinereus, H. Allen, Smithsonian Misc. Coll., 17:21, June, 1864.

Distribution in Nebraska.--State-wide in suitable habitat.

Records of occurrence.--Specimens examined, 11, as follows: CLAY CO.: Inland, 1 (Hastings Museum, Hastings, Nebraska). CUSTER CO.: Broken Bow, 2 (Univ. Mich. Mus. Zool.); Victoria Springs, 1 (Univ. Mich. Mus. Zool.). FURNAS CO.: Wilsonville, 1 (Hastings Museum, Hastings, Nebraska). LANCASTER CO.: Lincoln, 6 (Univ. Nebr. State Mus., 5; Univ. Nebr. Dept. Zool., 1).

Additional records: CUMING CO.: West Point (Swenk, 1908:139). DOUGLAS CO.: Omaha (Swenk, 1908:139). GAGE CO.: Beatrice (Swenk, 1908:139). LANCASTER CO.: Lincoln (Swenk, 1908:139). County undesignated: Loup Fork (Miller, 1897:114).

~Tadarida mexicana~ (Saussure)

Mexican Free-tailed Bat

Molossus mexicanus Saussure, Revue et Magasin de Zoologie, Ser. 2, 12:283, July, 1860, type from Cofre de Perote, 13,000 feet, state of Veracruz, Mexico.