title: A taxonomic revision of the Yasuni Round-eared bat, Lophostoma yasuni <br />(Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae).
abstract: The Yasuni Round-eared bat, Lophostoma yasuni, was described in 2004 by morphological analysis of the holotype, the only specimen attributed to this taxon to date. A molecular analysis using cytochrome-b sequences and a new morpholo-gical analysis that includes the holotype of L. yasuni and two specimens of L. carrikeri from near the type locality of L. yasuni were carried out. The new molecular and morphological evidence places L. yasuni within the clade of L. carrikeri. We propose that L. yasuni should therefore be considered as a synonym of L. carrikeri. An emended diagnosis for L. carrikeri extending ranges of craniodental measurements for this species is presented.
authors.affiliation: Sección Mastozoología, Museo de Zoología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Av. 12 de Octubre 1076, Quito, Ecuador.; Email: macamachom@puce.edu.ec.
authors.forename: M Alejandra
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Camacho
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California at Los Angeles, 610 Charles E. Young Drive South, Los Angeles, California 90095-1601, U.S.A.; Email: dechavezv@g.ucla.edu.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chávez
authors.affiliation: Sección Mastozoología, Museo de Zoología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Av. 12 de Octubre 1076, Quito, Ecuador.; Email: sburneo@puce.edu.ec.
authors.forename: Santiago F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Burneo
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D045303:Cytochromes b / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D063191:Odonata / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D009929:Organ Size; D010802:Phylogeny
chemical_list: D045303:Cytochromes b