Nycticeius Rafinesque, 1819 . J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts Paris, 88:417.

TYPE SPECIES: Vespertilio humeralis Rafinesque, 1818 .

SYNONYMS: Nycticeinops, Scoteanax, Scotorepens .

COMMENTS: Formerly included Scotoecus; see J. E. Hill (19746:169-171). For content of this genus; see Koopman (1978a); but see also Kitchener and Caputi (1985), who revised the Australian species. Includes Nycticeinops, but see Hill and Harrison (1987).