(Pallas, 1767)
Common names:
Painted bat [English]
Synonymy:
Vespertilio pictus Pallas, 1767: 7 (based on Seba, 1734: 91, pl. 56, figs 2,3); probably Ternate Island, north Moluccas (Tate, 1941b; Laurie and Hill, 1954).
? V. p. rubellus Kerr, 1792: 96; locality unknown.
V. kirivoula Cuvier, F., 1832: 9.