Contribution to the distribution, morphological peculiarities, and karyology of the greater noctule, Nyctalus lasiopterus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), in southwestern Turkey

Büyük akşamcı yarasa olarak bilinen Nyctalus lasiopterus’un üçüncü kaydı Güneybatı Anadolu’dan bu çalışmayla verildi. Bu türün propatagium’u ve önkolu boyunca kanat membranının alt kısmını da örten sırt kürkü homojen bir şekilde koyu kahverengidir. Kafa iskeleti cinsin karakteristik özelliklerini yansıtmaktadır. Bununla birlikte exoccipal kemik arkaya doğru konveks bir yapı göstermekte ve kafaya üstten bakıldığında belirgin olarak ggörülmektedir. Beyin kapsülünün orta kısmında küçük bir çöküntü bulunmaktadır. Diş formülü i: 2, c:1, pm:1, m: 3 / i: 3, c:1, pm: 2, m: 3= 32’dir. Diploid kromozom ve kromozom kol sayısı sırasıyla 2n= 42 ve FN= 54 olarak saptanmıştır.

Büyük akşamcı yarasa’nın “Nyctalus lasiopterus” (Chiroptera: vespertilionidae) güneybatı Türkiye’deki Yayılışı morfolojisi ve karyolojisi üzerine katkılar

The Greater Noctule, Nyctalus lasiopterus, was recorded from southwestern Turkey for the third time. The dorsal fur of the Greater Noctule, which also covers the underpart of the wing membrane, along with the forearm and propatagium, is uniformly dark brown. The cranium shows typical characteristics of the noctule bats. In addition to these, the exoccipital is convex and is markedly visible in the planar view of the skull. There is a small depression mid braincase. The dental formula is i: 2, c: 1, pm: 1, m: 3/i: 3, c: 1, pm: 2, m: 3 = 32. The diploid number of chromosomes and the number of chromosomal arms are 2n = 42 and FN = 54, respectively.

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