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deposited in other collections as follows: Private Collection of P. H. Krutzsch, 3; Private Collection of W. G. Frum, 2; Nebr. Game, Forestation and Parks Comm., 1; Univ. Kansas Mus. Nat. Hist., 2; Univ. Nebr. State Mus., 7).

_Remarks._--Although not so common as _Pipistrellus_ in the limestone quarries, hibernating bats of this species frequently are found there, usually as solitary individuals either in drill holes or clinging to the walls of the quarries; occasionally, however, two or three bats have been found together in a single drill hole.

~Myotis lucifugus carissima~ Thomas

Brown Myotis

_Myotis (Leuconoe) carissima_ Thomas, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., (ser. 7), 13:383, May, 1904, type from Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

_Myotis lucifugus carissima_, Cary, N. Amer. Fauna, 42:43, October 3, 1917.

_Distribution in Nebraska._--Known from a single record in extreme northwestern Nebraska, but probably occurs throughout Panhandle of state.

_Record of occurrence._--Specimen examined, 1, as follows: SIOUX CO.: Agate, 1 (Univ. Mich. Mus. Zool.).

~Myotis lucifugus lucifugus~ (Le Conte)

Brown Myotis

_V[espertilio]. lucifugus_ Le Conte, McMurtrie's Cuvier, Animal Kingdom, 1:431, June, 1831, type from Georgia, probably from the Le Conte Plantation, near Riceboro, Liberty County.

_Myotis lucifugus [lucifugus]_, Miller, N. Amer. Fauna, 13:59, October 16, 1897.

_Distribution in Nebraska._--Known only from the limestone quarry in Sarpy County, but probably occurs over most of eastern third of state.

_Records of occurrence._--Specimens examined, 2, as follows: SARPY CO.: 1/2 mi. W Meadow, 2 (Univ. Kansas Mus. Nat. Hist., 1).

_Remarks._--Two bats of this subspecies were found in the quarry in Sarpy County on December 30, 1949. None was found on subsequent visits to the quarry, although three other species of bats have been found there in large numbers. These specimens appear to be the first actual records of _M. l. lucifugus_ in the state, although Swenk (1915:854, and in subsequent lists) reported it as "uncommon eastwardly".

One of these bats, a male (KU 35076), possesses a peculiar dental abnormality. Both of the second upper premolars (P3) are lacking, although the mandibular dentition is normal. This condition has been reported previously for this species by Frum (1946:176) in specimens from West Virginia.

~Myotis subulatus subulatus~ (Say)

Small-footed Myotis

_Vespertilio subulatus_ Say, Long's Exped. to Rocky Mts., 2:65 (footnote), 1823, type from the Arkansas River near La Junta, Otero Co., Colorado.

_Myotis subulatus_, Warren, The Mammals of Colorado, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1910. p. 275.

_Distribution in Nebraska._--Northern and western Nebraska.

_Records of occurrence._--Specimens examined, 9, as follows: CHERRY CO.: Valentine, 1 (Univ. Nebr. Dept. Zool.). SHERIDAN CO.: Rushville, 1; 15 mi. N Rushville, 2. SIOUX CO.: Agate, 1 (Univ. Kansas Mus. Nat. Hist.); Monroe Canyon, 5-1/2 mi. N, 2-1/2 mi. W Harrison, 2 (Nebr. Game, Forestation and Parks Comm.); Warbonnet Canyon, 2 (Univ. Nebr. State Mus.).

Additional records: DAKOTA CO.: Crystal Lake, 1 (Stephens, 1945:92). DAWES CO.: Chadron, 1 (Miller and Allen, 1928:169). SIOUX CO.: Antelope Township, 1 (Quay, 1948:181); Sugarloaf Township, 1 (Quay, 1948:181).

_Remarks._--This bat is common along the Niobrara River in the northwestern part of the state. Stephens (_loc. cit._) reports taking a bat of this species in Dakota County in the northeastern corner of Nebraska. This specimen was sent to Swenk at the University of Nebraska for positive identification and was, according to Stephens, deposited in the Swenk collection. No trace of the specimen can be found at the present time. It is here assigned to _M. s. subulatus_.

_M. s. subulatus_ has been observed frequently in the Pine Ridge area, generally in association with _Eptesicus fuscus pallidus_. Two specimens were shot by us from many that were seen flying over a small clearing in the pines in northern Sioux County on August 2, 1949. Several _Eptesicus_ were also obtained there. One of us (Webb) took two of these bats from their daytime retreat in a barn north of Rushville, Sheridan County, on September 5, 1951, where _Eptesicus_ was also found. They are known to inhabit hay barns at the Ft. Niobrara Game Reserve, Cherry County, also in association with _Eptesicus_. Swenk (1908:137) reports finding two of these bats under a loose strip of pine bark in Sioux County.

~Myotis volans interior~ Miller

Hairy-winged Myotis

_Myotis longricus interior_ Miller, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 27:211, October 31, 1914, type from Twining, Taos Co., New Mexico.

_Myotis volans interior_, Miller and Allen, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., 144:142, May 25, 1928.

_Distribution in Nebraska._--Badlands area of extreme northwestern part of state.

_Records of occurrence._--Specimens examined, 2, as follows: SIOUX CO.: Warbonnet Township, 8 mi. N Harrison, 2 (Cleveland Mus. Nat. Hist.).

_Remarks._--Quay (1948:181) reported finding a colony of approximately 180 of these bats in northern Sioux County in the summer of 1944. They were found in a crevice in a dry creek bed. He examined several dozen, all females, two of which were saved as specimens.

The authors, while engaged in field work in this approximate locality in the summers of 1948 and 1949, were unable to locate any of these bats.

~Lasionycteris noctivagans~ (Le Conte)

Silver-haired Bat

_V[espertilio], noctivagans_ Le Conte, McMurtrie's Cuvier, Animal Kingdom, 1:431, June, 1831, type from eastern United States.

_Lasionycteris noctivagans_, Peters, Monatsber. k. preuss. Akad. Wissensch. Berlin, p. 648, 1865.

_Distribution in Nebraska._--"Entire state, fairly common during migrations but probably not breeding within our limits" (Swenk, 1908:138).

_Records of occurrence._--Specimens examined, 2, as follows: CLAY CO.: Inland, 1 (Hastings Museum, Hastings, Nebraska). FRANKLIN CO.: Campbell, 1 (Hastings Museum, Hastings, Nebraska).

Additional records (Swenk, 1908:138): CUMING CO.: West Point. DOUGLAS CO.: Omaha. LANCASTER CO.: Lincoln. County undesignated: "Platte River".

~Pipistrellus subflavus subflavus~ (F. Cuvier)

Eastern Pipistrelle

_V[espertilio]. subflavus_ F. Cuvier, Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, 1:17, 1832, type from eastern United States, probably Georgia.

_Pipistrellus subflavus_, Miller, N. Amer. Fauna, 13:90, October 16, 1897.

_Distribution in Nebraska._--Known from limestone quarries in Cass and Sarpy counties; probably ranging throughout eastern Nebraska.

_Records of occurrence._--Specimens examined, 34, as follows: CASS CO.: 1 mi. NE Louisville, 4. SARPY CO.: 1/2