Megaderma spasma (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lesser false vampire bat

New records

Lampung Province: Lombok Village, Sukabanjar Village, Sukaraja Forest, Way Canguk Forest.

New material

One individual was collected as a voucher specimen. Lampung Province: Way Canguk Forest, 1♀ (MZB 35838).

Previous records from Sumatra

North Sumatra Province: a cave near Batu Katak (Whitten et al., 2000); Lampung Province: Krui (Sibuea and Herdimansyah, 1993).

Remarks

Megaderma spasma was caught with mist nets and harp traps between 50–642 m a.s.l. in primary rainforest, secondary forest, and coffee plantations. Individuals were observed flying <0.5 m from ground before being trapped with mist nets in the field.