Nycticeius Rafinesque 1819

Nycticeius Rafinesque 1819, J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts Paris, 88: 417.

Type Species: Vespertilio humeralis Rafinesque 1818

Synonyms: Nycticea Le Conte 1831; Nycticejus Temminck 1827; Nycticeus Lesson 1827; Nycticeyx Wagler 1830 .

Species and subspecies: 3 species with 3 subspecies:

Species Nycticeius aenobarbus Temminck 1840

Species Nycticeius cubanus Gundlach 1861

Species Nycticeius humeralis (Rafinesque 1818)

Subspecies Nycticeius humeralis subsp. humeralis Rafinesque 1818

Subspecies Nycticeius humeralis subsp. mexicanus Davis 1944

Subspecies Nycticeius humeralis subsp. subtropicalis Schwartz 1951

Discussion: Does not include Scotoecus, see Hill (1974 c). Does not include Scotorepens or Scoteanax; see Kitchener and Caputi (1985) and Volleth and Tidemann (1991). Does not includes Nycticeinops; see Hill and Harrison (1987) and Hoofer and Van Den Bussche (2001).