The families and genera of bats / by Gerrit S. Miller, jr.

  • Gerrit Smith Miller Jr.
Date:
1907
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Credit: The families and genera of bats / by Gerrit S. Miller, jr. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1777. Erxleben, Systema Regni Animalis. I wo genera of bats are recognized, I* ter opus and V espevtilio, both placed in the Linnsean order Primates. 1779. Blumenbach, Handbuch der Naturgeschichte. I he Mammalia are divided into 12 orders: I, Inermis; II, Pitheci; III, Bradypoda; IV, Sclerodermata; V, Chiroptera; VI, Glires; VII, Ferae; VIII, Solidungua; IX, Bisulca; X, Belliue; XI, Palmatae, and XII, Cet- acea (pp. 57-59). Vespevtilio, with 5 species, is the only genus of bats. 1800. Cuvier, Lecons d’Anatomie Comparee. The Cheiropteres are placed as a subdivision of the Carnivora. 1806. Dumeril, Zoologie Analytique. The Mammalia are divided into II families, the first three of which are Bimanes, Quadrumanes, and Chiropteres. Six genera of bats are recognized. 1808. Tiedemann, Zoologie. The bats form the u X()rdnung, Vbgel- artige Saugthiere, Fliegende Saugthiere, Chiroptera (Chiropteres, Alipedes.) There are 7 genera, one of which is Galeopithecus. 1816. Oken, Lehrbuch der Naturgeschichte, dritter Theil, Zoologie. Hie bats (17 genera) form the first division of u III Ordnung, Vogelsuke—Khmer, thus: III Ordnung, Vogelsuke—Khmer. A. Haltklauer. IS. Finkenklauer—Flere; Fledermause. 2 S. Rabenklauer—Tatzer.; Spitzm., Igel. 3 S. Spechtenklauer—Kraller; Zahnerlose, Ameisenba- ren, Gurtelth., Schnabelth. B. Reissklauer. I S. Aukenklauer—Robben. 5 S. Reiherklauer—like; Marder. 6 S. Hiihnerklauer—Kb ter; Hunde, Katzen. 7 S. Trappenklauer—Baren. 1817. Cuvier, G., Le Regne Animal, I. In this work the “ Cheirop- teres ” form the first family of u Carnassiers.” They are all placed in the genus Vespevtilio, but this is divided into two main groups, the Rousettes (Pteropus) and the true bats. Among the latter, 12 sub- divisions or subgenera are recognized. Essentially the same plan is followed in the second edition, published in 1829. 1820. Desmarest, Mammalogie. The classification is the same as that of Cuvier: Ord. Carnassiers. Premiere Famille, Cheiropteres. Premiere Tribu, Galeopitheques. Seconde Tribu, Chauve-souris. The minor groups of the former author are, however, recognized as 16 genera, while no less than 95 species are described.
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