Mammalia, Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae, Lampronycteris brachyotis (Dobson, 1879): first record in the state of Paraná, southern Brazil

During bat field studies conducted at the Reserva Natural Morro da Mina (RNMM), an conservation unit in state of Paraná, we captured one specimen of Lampronycteris brachyotis (Dobson, 1879). The RNMM, comprises an area of 3,400 ha in Antonina and Morretes municipalities (25°21' 25°25' S, 48°46' 48°51' W; Figure 1) in the Paraná coastal plains. The reserve neighbors the Serra do Mar and Guaraqueçaba Environmental Protection Areas, in the largest contiguous remnants of Atlantic Forest in Brazil (SOS Mata Atlântica and INPE 2008). The main vegetation types are pioneer formations under marine and river-flooding influence (Veloso et al. 1991), and the subformations are lowland, submontane, and dense moist forests (Ferretti and Britez 2006). Secondary vegetation occur as well, resulting from the disturbance of the original vegetation. Thus, the reserve is now represented by a mix of initial, middle and advanced states of succession (Marília Borgo, personal communication). Following Köppen’s classification, the climate of the region is Cfa, or mesothermic subtropical humid. Average annual temperature is between 20.8 and 22 °C, with annual precipitation above 2,000 mm, occurring mostly from January to March. The average air humidity is 85 % (Ferretti and Britez 2006).