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The blackish small-eared shrew, Cryptotis nigrescens (Allen, 1895), is a blarinine soricid that occurs in high-elevation premontane wet forest and cloud forest in the Central American countries of Costa Rica and Panama. The species is taxonomically monotypic, although it exhibits size variation that manifests as a gradual increase in size from northwest to southeast. Habitat loss is currently the greatest threat to the species' existence, although populations in the few areas where C. nigrescens has been studied appear to be healthy, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies it as a species whose conservation status is "Least Concern" (LC). We include a complete synonymy for the genus CryptotisPomel, 1848. La musaraña negruzca de orejas pequeñas, Cryptotis nigrescens (Allen, 1895), es un sorícido blarinino que se encuentra en los bosques húmedos premontanos de gran altura y en los bosques nubosos de los países centroamericanos de Costa Rica y Panamá. La especie es taxonómicamente monotípica, aunque exhibe una variación de tamaño que puede manifestarse como un aumento gradual de tamaño del noroeste al sureste. La pérdida de hábitat es actualmente la mayor amenaza para la existencia de la especie, aunque las poblaciones en las pocas áreas donde se ha estudiado C. nigrescens parecen saludables, y la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (UICN) la ha clasificado como una especie cuyo estado de conservación es "Least Concern [Preocupación Menor]" (LC). Incluimos una sinonimia completa para el género CryptotisPomel, 1848. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Terry published work with his fellow graduate students J. Knox Jones, Jr. James S. Findley, and Philip H. Krutzsch (3, 7, 8, 11) on projects related to Hall's main interests in the systematics and distribution of North American mammals, but Terry's interests in bat flight were well outside of Hall's areas of expertise. Bibliography of the Published Works of Terry A. Vaughan Vaughan T.A. 1952. The longer NAU expedition in 1973-1974 consisted of Terry and his family (Hazel, Matt, Tony, and Marti), Sherry O'Shea as tutor to the Vaughan children, and graduate students O'Shea (bats), Dick Bowker (reptiles and amphibians), Margie Bowker (dik-diks), and recent graduate Tom Huels (birds). Dr. Terry A. Vaughan passed away at the age of 94 on 9 August 2022 at his home in Rimrock, Arizona, after suffering a stroke during his long convalescence from COVID-19. [Extracted from the article]

In the most recently approved ASM Bylaws, it is stated: "Honorary membership is conferred by the Society in recognition of distinguished service to mammalogy" (Article II, Sec. 6, ASM Bylaws, approved 15 June 2021). Although Grinnell never was elected an Honorary Member of the ASM because of his untimely death at age 62, the training program he established at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley, produced almost twice as many ASM Honorary Members than any other mammalogy program. Thirteen honorary members of the ASM received their advanced degrees at the University of California, Berkeley, nearly twice as many as second place University of Kansas, with seven honorary members. The founders of the American Society of Mammalogists (ASM), in the first Bylaws approved in 1919, established an honorary membership, writing: "Article II. [Extracted from the article]

Roosting habits of disk-winged bats of the genus Thyroptera (Chiroptera: Thyropteridae) have been unknown to very poorly known except for those of the commonly encountered T. tricolor. Many secondary literature publications state that roosting habits of Thyroptera in general are those of tricolor, known to roost almost exclusively in vertical, unfurling large leaves, especially of native Heliconia and introduced banana (genus Musa). However, so far as known, no other species of Thyroptera chooses such roosts. Until 1993, the only species of Thyroptera known were tricolor and discifera--they had been the only two known for 139 years. During this long period, the unique roosting habits of tricolor often were attributed to the genus as a whole, as sometimes still happens today. Now there are three more known species--lavali, devivoi, and wynneae. In this paper, we correct misconceptions concerning roosting habits in Thyroptera, summarize what is known for all five species, and provide the first detailed observations on roosting in discifera. Thyroptera discifera has been found roosting attached to the underside of a palm leaflet or leaflets in Brazil and in conically curled portions of dead banana leaves in Costa Rica. Los hábitos de selección de refugios de los murciélagos de ventosas del género Thyroptera (Chiroptera: Thyropteridae) han sido desconocidos o muy poco conocidos, con excepción a los hábitos de T. tricolor, que es la especie que se encuentra comúnmente. Muchas publicaciones de literatura secundaria afirman que los hábitos de selección de refugio de los Thyroptera en general son los mismos que los de tricolor, que son conocidos por descansar casi exclusivamente en hojas grandes verticales y parcialmente enrolladas, especialmente hojas de Heliconia nativa y banano introducido (género Musa). Sin embargo, por el momento no se conoce ninguna otra especie de Thyroptera que elija este tipo de refugio. Hasta 1993, las únicas especies de Thyroptera conocidas eran tricolor y discifera y habían sido las únicas dos especies conocidas durante 139 años. Durante este largo período, los hábitos particulares de selección de refugios de tricolor frecuentemente se atribuyeron a todo género, como a veces todavía sucede hoy en día. Actualmente se conocen tres especies más en este género: lavali, devivoi y wynneae. En este artículo, corregimos los conceptos erróneos sobre selección de refugios en Thyroptera, resumimos lo que se conoce de las cinco especies y brindamos las primeras observaciones detalladas sobre la selección de refugios de discifera. Thyroptera discifera se ha encontrado descansando adherido a la parte inferior de un folíolo o folíolos de palma en Brasil y en porciones de hojas muertas de plátano enrolladas cónicamente en Costa Rica. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]