Nomenclatural notes on the lesser horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus hipposideros (Mammalia: Chiroptera)
Petr Benda, Jiří Mlíkovský
The oldest nomenclatural history of the lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros) is summarised and discussed. Our search of literature showed that the author of the species name Rhinolophus hipposideros is André (1797); in the work Der Zoologe, oder Compendiöse Bibliothek des…