Tylonycteris pachypus (Temminck, 1840)

Lesser bamboo bat

New record

Lampung Province: Kuyung Arang Village, Sidodadi Village, Way Canguk Forest.

New material

Two bats were collected as voucher specimens. Lampung Province: Kuyung Arang Village, 1♂, 1♀ (MZB 35048, 35049).

Previous records from Sumatra

South Sumatra Province: Palembang (van Strien, 1996).

Remarks

Individuals were captured near bamboo stands in coffee plantations of Kuyung Arang Village. The collection at MZB held an adult male (MZB 31518) from Way Canguk Forest It is a very small species and can be distinguished from Tylonycteris robustula by lighter body mass and smaller forearm length (Table 2). Individuals were observed foraging at 10–15 m near the edge, and above the canopy, of coffee plantations (JCCH, personal observation).