Glossophaginae Bonaparte 1845

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Phyllostomidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 395-426 : 397

Glossophaginae Bonaparte 1845

Glossophaginae Bonaparte 1845 , Cat. Meth. Mamm. Europe: 5.

Synonyms: Lonchophyllinae Griffiths 1982 .

Genera: 13 genera with 32 species in 2 tribes:

Tribe Glossophagini Bonaparte 1845

Genus Anoura Gray 1838 (5 species with 3 subspecies)

Genus Choeroniscus Thomas 1928 (3 species with 2 subspecies)

Genus Choeronycteris Tschudi 1844 (1 species)

Genus Glossophaga E. Geoffroy 1818 (5 species with 18 subspecies)

Genus Hylonycteris Thomas 1903 (1 species with 2 subspecies)

Genus Leptonycteris Lydekker 1891 (3 species)

Genus Lichonycteris Thomas 1895 (1 species)

Genus Monophyllus Leach 1821 (2 species with 6 subspecies)

Genus Musonycteris Schaldach and McLaughlin 1960 (1 species)

Genus Scleronycteris Thomas 1912 (1 species)

Tribe Lonchophyllini Griffiths 1982

Genus Lionycteris Thomas 1913 (1 species)

Genus Lonchophylla Thomas 1903 (7 species with 2 subspecies)

Genus Platalina Thomas 1928 (1 species)

Discussion: Includes two tribes, Glossophagini and Lonchophillini, which are recognized as separate subfamilies by some authors. Baker et al. (2000) suggested that this subfamily may not be monophyletic, but see Carstens et al. (2002), who recovered a monophyletic Glossophaginae in a combined analysis of molecular and morphological data. Morphology, biology, and evolution reviewed by Solmsen (1998).