Lasiurus ega (Gervais, 1856) . In F. Comte de Castelnau, Exped. Partes Cen. Am. Sud.(Sec. 7), Vol. 1, pt. 2(Mammifères):73.

TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil, Amazonas, Ega .

DISTRIBUTION: S California, Arizona and S Texas (USA) to Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil; Trinidad.

SYNONYMS: argentinus, caudatus, fuscatus, panamensis, punensis, xanthinus .

COMMENTS: Subgenus Dasypterus . Includes xanthinus, but see Baker et al. (1988a).