Molossops W. Peters, 1866

Gamboa Alurralde, Santiago & Díaz, M Mónica, 2019, Molossops temminckii (Chiroptera: Molossidae), Mammalian Species 51 (976), pp. 40-50 : 40

Molossops W. Peters, 1866

Dysopes: Burmeister, 1854:72 . Part; not Dysopes Illiger, 1811 .

Molossops Peters, 1866:575 . Type species Dysopes temminckii Burmeister, 1854 , by subsequent designation ( Miller 1907: 247); described as a subgenus of Molossus É. Geoffroy St. - Hilaire, 1805.

Myopterus: W. Peters, 1869:402. Not Myopterus É. Geoffroy St.-Hilaire, 1818.

Molossus: Winge, 1892:17 . Not Molossus É. Geoffroy St. - Hilaire, 1805.

Mollossops Miretzki and Margarido, 1999:105. Incorrect subsequent spelling of Molossops Peters, 1866 .

CONTEXT AND CONTENT. Order Chiroptera , suborder Yangochiroptera , family Molossidae , subfamily Molossinae , genus Molossops . Earlier classifications on the genus Molossops included two subgenera: Cynomops and Molossops ( Freeman 1981a) . However, based on chromosomal number, and cranial and external morphological differences, Molossops was treated as a distinct genus ( Barquez et al. 1999; Peters et al. 2002; Simmons 2005; Eger 2008). Three subgenera, Cabreramops , Neoplatymops , and the nominal subgenus Molossops , were then included within Molossops ( Freeman 1981a; Ibáñez 1981; Koopman 1993; Gregorin 2000; Simmons 2005); although other authors considered these subgenera to be sufficiently distinct to warrant generic status ( Barquez et al. 1999; Peters et al. 2002; Eger 2008; Gregorin and Cirranello 2016). In a molecular phylogenetic study of the family Molossidae , a sister relationship between Molossops and Cynomops was recovered (also see Peters et al. 2002), and Neoplatymops did not form a monophyletic clade with Molossops , supporting its generic status ( Ammerman et al. 2012). This relationship was also confirmed in a phylogenetic study using an independent morphological data set, and recommended that the subgenera of Molossops be recognized at the generic level (Gregorin and Cirranello 2016).