Eptesicus Rafinesque 1820

Eptesicus Rafinesque, 1820 Vespertilio: Schreber, 1774 : pl. 53; part; not Vespertilio Linnaeus, 1758 . Eptesicus Rafinesque, 1820: 2 ; type species Eptesicus melanops Rafinesque, 1820 (= Eptesicus fuscus Palisot de Beauvois, 1796 ), by subsequent designation (Méhely 1900: 206). Vesperugo Keyserling & Blasius, 1839: 312 ; part. Vesperus Keyserling & Blasius, 1839: 313 ; part; proposed as a subgenus of Vesperugo Keyserling & Blasius, 1839 ; preoccupied by Vesperus Latreille, 1829 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). Adelonycteris H. Allen, 1892: 466 ; part; replacement name for Vesperus Keyserling and Blasius, 1839 , preoccupied. Type species: Vespertilio fuscus Palisot de Beauvois, 1796. Other species: E.guadeloupensis Genoways & Baker, 1975. Distribution: Eptesicus is widely distributed across North and Central Americas, including the West Indies, and with a few records from northern South America, where it is restricted to Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Diagnosis: Eptesicus can be distinguished by the following characters: ears short (