A recent collection of bats from Nepal, with notes on Eptesicus dimissus

Field work in and near Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal, conducted during March 1990, resulted in the capture of 143 specimens of bars, including th e following species: Rousettus leschenaulti, Cynopterus sphinx, Eonycteris spelaea, Scotophilus heathi, Eptesicus dimissus, Pipistrellus javanicus, Pi pistrellus coromandra, Pipistrellus tenuis, Nyctalus noctula, Hesperoptenus tickelli, Miniopterus pusillus, Miniopterus schreibersi, Murina cylotis, a nd Kerivoula picta. Of these, E. spelaea and E. dimissus are reported for t he first time from Nepal, and the presence of M. pusillus and K. picta is v erified and locality records provided. Additional information is provided a bout the morphology and systematic status of E. dimissus, which is currentl y known only from the holotype.