Rhogeessa (Rhogeessa) io Thomas 1903

Rhogeessa (Rhogeessa) io Thomas 1903, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 11: 382.

Type Locality: Venezuela, Carabobo, Valencia.

Vernacular Names: Thomas's Yellow Bat.

Synonyms: Rhogeessa (Rhogeessa) bombyx Thomas 1913; Rhogeessa (Rhogeessa) riparia Goodwin 1958; Rhogeessa (Rhogeessa) velilla Thomas 1903 .

Distribution: C and S Nicaragua south to N Colombia and W Ecuador; Venezuela; Trinidad and Tobago; Guyana; N and C Brazil; N Bolivia.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 – Not evaluated; not considered in IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001).

Discussion: Subgenus Rhogeessa . Formerly included in tumida (e.g., Hall, 1981; Koopman, 1993, 1994) but see Genoways and Baker (1996).