Nyctophilini Peters 1865

Nyctophilini Peters 1865, Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1865: 524.

Genera: 2 genera with 12 species:

Genus Nyctophilus Leach 1821 (11 species with 8 subspecies)

Genus Pharotis Thomas 1914 (1 species)

Discussion: Volleth and Tidemann (1991) suggested on the basis of karyotype data that Nyctophilus may belong in Vespertilionini .