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See Flannery (1995 b ).; [IUCN] The type locality of Kerivoula myrella is Manus Island, Admiralty Group, Papua New Guinea. The only direct comparison of the geographically remote population on the Bismarck Archipelago was made by Hill (1965) based on one example from Manus Island and four from the Bismarck Group. Given the wide geographic separation of the two discrete populations, and the low tolerance of all species of Kerivoula for passage across open habitats, there is a high likelihood that the two populations can be differentiated taxonomically. This possibility needs to be tested through a modern revision using all available materials. The Bismarck population is here referred to as Kerivoula cf . myrella .; [batnames2023] Specimens from Wetar Isl reported by Hill and Rozendaal (1989) may represent hardwickii ; see Bonaccorso (1998). See Flannery (1995 b ).; [batnames2025_1.7] Specimens from Wetar Isl reported by Hill and Rozendaal (1989) may represent hardwickii; see Bonaccorso (1998). See Flannery (1995 b).														myrella	The type locality of Kerivoula myrella is Manus Island, Admiralty Group, Papua New Guinea. The only direct comparison of the geographically remote population on the Bismarck Archipelago was made by Hill (1965) based on one example from Manus Island and four from the Bismarck Group. Given the wide geographic separation of the two discrete populations, and the low tolerance of all species of Kerivoula for passage across open habitats, there is a high likelihood that the two populations can be differentiated taxonomically. This possibility needs to be tested through a modern revision using all available materials. The Bismarck population is here referred to as Kerivoula cf . myrella .			myrella 	myrella 			myrella O. Thomas, 1914		Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1980. A World List of Mammalian Species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp.	Bismarck trumpet-eared bat	Admiralty Is, Bismarck Arch.	Honacki, J.H., Kinman, K.E. and Koeppl, J.W. 1982. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Allen Press, Lawrence, 694 pp.	Kerivoula myrella	Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Admiralty Isis., Manus Isl.	Thomas	1914	Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 13:438.	Distribution: Confined to the Bismarcks and small nearby islands.		Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1991. A World List of Mammalian Species. Third edition. Oxford University Press, London, 243 pp. ISBN 0-19-854017-5	Bismarck trumpet-eared bat	Wetar I, Lesser Sunda Is, Admiralty Is, Bismarck Arch. ; ref. 4.143	Koopman, K.F. 1993. Order Chiroptera. Pp. 137–242 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 1206 pp.	Thomas	1914	Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 13:438.	Subgenus Kerivoula.	Bismarck Arch.; Wetar Isl (Lesser Sunda Isis).	Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Admiralty Isis, Manus Isl.		THOMAS	1914	Rostrum short, not narrowed anteriorly. Anterior and middle premolars nearly circular in section. Lingual margins of anterior and middle upper molars more or less square, their shelves broad. Size medium (forearm length, 33-39 mm; condylobasal length, 12-14 mm). Inner upper incisor bicuspid, but secondary cusp small. Fringe of hair on posterior margin of uropatagium poorly developed. Upper canine somewhat enlarged.	Distribution: Confined to the Bismarcks and small nearby islands.	No subspecies.		99	species	K. myrella	THOMAS	1914	Kerivoula	subgenus	Kerivoula myrella				Rostrum short, not narrowed anteriorly. Anterior and middle premolars nearly circular in section. Lingual margins of anterior and middle upper molars more or less square, their shelves broad. Size medium (forearm length, 33-39 mm; condylobasal length, 12-14 mm). Inner upper incisor bicuspid, but secondary cusp small. Fringe of hair on posterior margin of uropatagium poorly developed. Upper canine somewhat enlarged.	No subspecies.		15. K.myrella THOMAS 1914.	15	NA			Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp. (Available from Johns Hopkins University Press, 1-800-537-5487 or (410) 516-6900, or at http://www.press.jhu.edu).	CHIROPTERA	Vespertilionidae	Kerivoulinae		Kerivoula myrella	Kerivoula		myrella	Thomas		1914		Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8	13		438		Bismarck's Woolly Bat	Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Admiralty Isls, Manus Isl.	Bismarck Arch.; possibly Wetar Isl (Lesser Sunda Isls).	IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Vulnerable.		Specimens from Wetar Isl reported by Hill and Rozendaal (1989) may represent hardwickii; see Bonaccorso (1998). See Flannery (1995b).	4C3D87E8FF756ACAFF5894FE1C20B350	Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions	978-84-16728-19-0	hbmw_9_Vespertilionidae_716.pdf.imf	hash://md5/b004ff90fffb6a44fffc96591e00bb32	902	zip:hash://sha256/ec5fd314a06aba1a7b0b72f23e54ac625ae272bd98f82f1d01f4c09627d9e8e0!/treatments-xml-main/data/4C/3D/87/4C3D87E8FF756ACAFF5894FE1C20B350.xml	Kerivoula myrella	Vespertilionidae	Kerivoula	myrella	Thomas	1914	Kérivoule des Bismarck @fr | Bismarck-Archipel-Wollfledermaus @de | Querivoulade Bismarck @es | Bismarck Trumpet-eared Bat @en | Manus @en | sland Woolly Bat @en	Kerivoula myrella Thomas, 1914 , “ Manus Island,” Admiralty Islands, northern Papua New Guinea . Phylogenetic position of K. myrella is uncertain because has not been included in any genetic studies. Monotypic.	Manus , New Britain , Duke of York , and Umboi Is; a specimen from Wetar I was identified as this species, but specific status of this specimen needs to be confirmed.	Head—body 33- 3-40 mm ,tail 34- 3—46 mm ,ear 11-3-13- 9 mm , hindfoot 7-9- 8 mm , forearm 31-5-38- 5 mm ; weight 3-5-6- 5 g . Fur is dense and woolly. Dorsal pelage is grayish brown (hairs with dark brown bases, pale grayish brown middles, and medium grayish brown tips); venter is about the same. Ears are large and virtually naked, with convex anterior margins, rounded tips, and concavity just below tips on posterior borders; tragus is narrow and tall, with virtually straight anterior margin except for very slight convexity near tip, and has concave posterior margin with small hooked basal lobe. Wings are attached at base of outer toes, and sparse fringe of hairs occurs on posterior margin of uropatagium. Braincase is more inflated anteriorly, similarly to Phoniscus . C' is more massive than in other New Guinean Kerwoula.	Wet lowland and hill forests and also along watercourses in disturbed environments and secondary regrowth, including plantations, from sea level to up elevations of ¢. 500 m .	No information.	No information.	No information.	No information.	Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. Virtually nothing is known about the Bismarck Woolly Bat’s ecology and threats, and additional research is needed.	Bonaccorso (1998) | Flannery (1995a) | Hill & Rozendaal (1989) | Hutson, Schlitter, Csorba, Kingston et al. (2008) | Thomas (1914b)	https://zenodo.org/record/6398482/files/figure.png	316. Bismarck Woolly Bat Kerivoula myrella French: Kérivoule des Bismarck / German: Bismarck-Archipel-Wollfledermaus / Spanish: Querivoula de Bismarck Other common names: Bismarck Trumpet-eared Bat , Manus Island Woolly Bat Taxonomy. Kerivoula myrella Thomas, 1914 , “ Manus Island,” Admiralty Islands, northern Papua New Guinea . Phylogenetic position of K. myrella is uncertain because has not been included in any genetic studies. Monotypic. Distribution. Manus , New Britain , Duke of York , and Umboi Is; a specimen from Wetar I was identified as this species, but specific status of this specimen needs to be confirmed. Descriptive notes. Head—body 33- 3-40 mm ,tail 34- 3—46 mm ,ear 11-3-13- 9 mm , hindfoot 7-9- 8 mm , forearm 31-5-38- 5 mm ; weight 3-5-6- 5 g . Fur is dense and woolly. Dorsal pelage is grayish brown (hairs with dark brown bases, pale grayish brown middles, and medium grayish brown tips); venter is about the same. Ears are large and virtually naked, with convex anterior margins, rounded tips, and concavity just below tips on posterior borders; tragus is narrow and tall, with virtually straight anterior margin except for very slight convexity near tip, and has concave posterior margin with small hooked basal lobe. Wings are attached at base of outer toes, and sparse fringe of hairs occurs on posterior margin of uropatagium. Braincase is more inflated anteriorly, similarly to Phoniscus . C' is more massive than in other New Guinean Kerwoula. Habitat. Wet lowland and hill forests and also along watercourses in disturbed environments and secondary regrowth, including plantations, from sea level to up elevations of ¢. 500 m . Food and Feeding. No information. Breeding. No information. Activity patterns. No information. Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information. Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. Virtually nothing is known about the Bismarck Woolly Bat’s ecology and threats, and additional research is needed. Bibliography. Bonaccorso (1998), Flannery (1995a), Hill & Rozendaal (1989), Hutson, Schlitter, Csorba, Kingston et al. (2008), Thomas (1914b).	Simmons, N.B. and A.L. Cirranello. 2022B. Bat Species of the World: A taxonomic and geographic database. Accessed on 10/11/2022.	Vespertilionidae	Kerivoula myrella	Kerivoula		myrella	Thomas	1914	0	Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.	ser. 8, 13: 438	Bismarck's Woolly Bat	None.	Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Admiralty Isls, Manus Isl.	Bismarck Arch.; possibly Wetar Isl (Lesser Sunda Isls).	Not listed.	Vulnerable	Specimens from Wetar Isl reported by Hill and Rozendaal (1989) may represent hardwickii ; see Bonaccorso (1998). See Flannery (1995 b ).	Mammal Diversity Database. (2023). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 1.11) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7830771 released 15 April 2023	Kerivoula myrella	23	Bismarck Woolly Bat	Bismarck Trumpet-eared Bat|Manus Island Woolly Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	VESPERTILIONIDAE	KERIVOULINAE	NA	Kerivoula	NA	myrella	O. Thomas	1914	0	Kerivoula_myrella	Thomas, O. (1914). On mammals from Manus Island Admiralty Groups and Ruk Island, Bismarck Archipelago. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 8, 13, 438.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/61797#page/450/mode/1up	BM 1914.4.1.10		"Manus Island," Admiralty Islands, northern Papua New Guinea.			myrella O. Thomas, 1914	NA	NA	Papua New Guinea	Oceania	Australasia/Oceania	VU	0	0	0	Kerivoula_myrella	0	sciname match	Kerivoula_myrella	0	IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on [28 September, 2022].	10980	Kerivoula myrella	ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIDAE	Kerivoula	myrella	Thomas, 1914	The type locality of Kerivoula myrella is Manus Island, Admiralty Group, Papua New Guinea. The only direct comparison of the geographically remote population on the Bismarck Archipelago was made by Hill (1965) based on one example from Manus Island and four from the Bismarck Group. Given the wide geographic separation of the two discrete populations, and the low tolerance of all species of Kerivoula for passage across open habitats, there is a high likelihood that the two populations can be differentiated taxonomically. This possibility needs to be tested through a modern revision using all available materials. The Bismarck population is here referred to as Kerivoula cf . myrella .	20000000	Kerivoula myrella	Vulnerable	C2a(i)	2021	2019-08-05 00:00:00 UTC	3.1	English	<p>Kerivoula agnella is assessed as Vulnerable under criterion C2a(i) as the total number of mature individuals is estimated to be fewer than 1,500 to 2,000 mature individuals located in two (2) discrete subpopulations, one on Manus Island in the ;Admiralty Group ;and the other on the islands of New Britain, Duke of York, and Umboi in the Bismarck Archipelago. The largest subpopulation is estimated to be significantly less than 750 to 1,000 ;mature bats. The species population is projected to be declining as there is clear evidence for ongoing loss and degradation ;of forest habitat, with no indication that this trend will cease or be reversed in the foreseeable future.</p>	<p>The only recent capture of this species on Manus Island was in an area of relatively intact lowland rainforest. The capture and two acoustic recordings were made on narrow flight paths in areas with relatively dense understory. The only recent captures on New Britain were made along watercourses in disturbed environments and secondary regrowth, but these were recently converted areas (S. Hamilton pers. comm.) and it is not known whether the species can persist in these habitats.</p> Nothing is known of the feeding ecology or reproductive biology of the species but its morphology suggests that it is a slow flying ‘foliage gleaner,’ adapted to foraging in dense vegetation. Other species of Kerivoula roost singly or in small groups in old bird nests or epiphytes. The better-known species of Kerivoula all show a strong preference for intact closed forest habitats and a low tolerance for habitat degradation and fragmentation. Until shown otherwise, it should be assumed that populations of K. myrella will persist only in relatively intact forest habitat. All species of ;Kerivoula ;show a strong preference for intact closed forest habitats and a low tolerance for habitat degradation and fragmentation. Until shown otherwise, it should be assumed that populations of ;K. myrella ;will persist only in relatively intact forest habitat.	<p>The major threat to this species is forest degradation, clearance and conversion to plantations or gardens. Pesticide use in oil palm plantations might pose a secondary threat to this species (S. Hamilton pers. comm.).</p> <p>Manus Island in the Admiralty Group (total area 2,020 km²) still supports significant areas of natural forest but much of this is under threat due to the demands of subsistence agriculture, forestry and the plantation industry, including a mounting focus on oil palm (Whitmore 2015). Although it is difficult to quantify the size extent or rate of loss of primary or advanced forests due to the mosaic nature of the landscape, a conservative estimate would be that less than 20% of original forest cover remains in good condition, with ongoing attrition of this habitat. Forest loss and conversion to plantations (mostly coconut) occurred earlier on all the small islands of the Admiralty Group and these are considered unlikely to support any viable populations of K. myrella .</p> <p>The Bismarck Archipelago also supports significant areas of natural forest but most of this is now restricted to the rugged inland ranges of New Britain. In contrast, lowland habitat on New Britain and all other islands is typically degraded or converted to coconut or oil palm plantations, with the latter industry well-established and expanding. Kerivoula cf. myrella was captured in the rugged Whiteman Range in West New Britain Province in 1959. If it is distributed widely in the Whiteman Range and in the topographically similar Nakanai Range of East New Britain Province, these upland populations may be relatively protected from forestry or plantation ventures. Mining exploration is underway in several areas but any future development of these resources, if well-managed, is likely to produce only localised habitat loss and degradation.</p>	<p>Kerivoula myrella ; is estimated to have a continuing decline in its total population due to ongoing forest loss and degradation across much of Manus and possibly other islands of the Admiralty Group and on the islands of the Bismarck Archipelago. The total number of mature individuals is suspected to be 1,500 - 2,000 ;and is located in two (2) discrete subpopulations, one on Manus Island in the ;Admiralty Group ;and the other on the islands of New Britain, Duke of York, and Umboi in the Bismarck Archipelago. The largest subpopulation is estimated to be significantly less than 750 - 1,000 ;mature bats. ;</p><p>Thomas (1914) based his description of Kerivoula myrella on one specimen from Manus Island (used as the holotype) and three from Ruk (Umboi) Island. Subsequent fieldwork in the region produced records of K. cf. myrella from the Whiteman Range in west New Britain (collected by T. Gilliard in 1959; Koopman 1979) and Ulatawa Plantation in east New Britain (collected by S. Hamilton in 1997; Bonaccorso 1998: 377). The species is also recorded from Duke of York Island (Museum Victoria specimen; collected in the 1870s but unrecognised until the 1990s; Flannery 1995: 371) and from Mioko Island (a satellite of Duke of York Island; Bonaccorso 1998). It has not been detected on New Ireland, despite the considerable survey effort on that island by teams from each of the Los Angeles County Museum, the Australian Museum, and Conservation International/United States National Museum. As indicated above, conspecificity of the Bismarck Archipelago and Manus Island populations has not been tested through detailed morphometric or genetic assessments, and thus some level of taxonomic differentiation is anticipated based on the remoteness of the two island groups and the improbability of any regular dispersal between them. </p> <p>The only modern record from Manus Island was obtained in October 2014 by K.P. Aplin, from a patch of relatively intact lowland rainforest near Yeri River on the north coast of Manus Island (Aplin et al . 2015; Armstrong et al . 2015). The animal was captured in a harp trap set in a gap in vegetation beside a shallow stream. Recordings of the echolocation call signature for K. myrella allowed the species to be identified with confidence on passive acoustic recordings made with bat detectors. Two out of 23 full-night passive recording sessions made at the Yeri River site contained calls of the species. Both of these sessions recorded activity along narrow tracks running through dense forest understorey. No captures or recordings of K. myrella were made at two other survey sites on Manus Island (near the summit of Mt Sabomu and at Piri Village on the south coast), nor were they detected at a survey site on Mussau Island in the St Matthias Group to the northeast of Manus Island. Like all other documented echolocation calls made by members of the genus Kerivoula , the call of K. myrella has relatively low energy and the species is unlikely to be detected unless it passes very close to the microphone. Accordingly, the paucity of acoustic recordings of K. myrella may not reflect genuine rarity of this species. Nevertheless, the low frequency of both captures and recordings suggests that the species is not abundant at these sites. </p> <p>Although there are a total of six known localities of Kerivoula cf. myrella in the Bismarck Archipelago, the majority of captures date from the late 1800s and early 1900s, and most were probably caught by hand at roosts or through shooting. The only recent capture (by S. Hamilton in 1997) was made using a harp trap. No acoustic echolocation survey has been carried out on any island of the Bismarck Archipelago but a survey of the Nakanai Mountains of New Britain in 2010 using mist nets and harp traps failed to detect the species (Aplin and Opiang 2011). ; </p>	Decreasing	<p>This species is endemic to Papua New Guinea. It was described from Manus Island in the remote Admiralty Group, north of the main island of New Guinea, and subsequently reported from several islands in the Bismarck Archipelago (the islands of New Britain, Duke of York, and Umboi) to the east. The two island groups are separated from each other by an open ocean passage of ca 250 km. The two known localities for K. myrella on Manus Island are near to sea level (Aplin et al . 2015, Armstrong et al . 2015). Those in the Bismarck Archipelago range from sea level to 500 m asl (Bonaccorso 1998). A specimen from Wetar Island, Indonesia, tentatively referred to this species by Hill and Rozendaal (1989) may represent ;K. hardwickii ;(F. Bonaccorso pers. comm.) and is not considered further under this assessment. ;</p>		Terrestrial	<p>This species is not known to occur in any conservation area. Habitat protection is the only effective measures for its continued survival and degraded forests should be restored to provide future habitat. Additional research is needed for the species taxonomy, distribution, population status and trends, threats, and ecology.</p>	Australasian		FALSE	FALSE	Global	Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2023). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.4 (1.4). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8136157 	Vespertilionidae	Kerivoula		myrella	Thomas	1914	0	Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.	ser. 8, 13: 438	Bismarck's Woolly Bat	None.	Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Admiralty Isls, Manus Isl.	Bismarck Arch.; possibly Wetar Isl (Lesser Sunda Isls).	Not listed.	Vulnerable	Specimens from Wetar Isl reported by Hill and Rozendaal (1989) may represent hardwickii ; see Bonaccorso (1998). See Flannery (1995 b ).	Kerivoula myrella	1005301	23	Bismarck Woolly Bat	Bismarck Trumpet-eared Bat|Manus Island Woolly Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	Vespertilionidae	KERIVOULINAE	NA	Kerivoula	NA	myrella	O. Thomas	1914	0	Kerivoula_myrella	Thomas, O. (1914). On mammals from Manus Island Admiralty Groups and Ruk Island, Bismarck Archipelago. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 8, 13, 438.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/61797#page/450/mode/1up	BM 1914.4.1.10		"Manus Island," Admiralty Islands, northern Papua New Guinea.			myrella O. Thomas, 1914	NA	NA				Papua New Guinea	Oceania	Australasia/Oceania	VU	0	0	0	Kerivoula_myrella	0	sciname match	Kerivoula_myrella	0	Burgin, C. J., Zijlstra, J. S., Becker, M. A., Handika, H., Alston, J. M., Widness, J., Liphardt, S., Huckaby, D. G., and Upham, N. S. (2025). How many mammal species are there now? Updates and trends in taxonomic, nomenclatural, and geographic knowledge. Journal of Mammalogy in revision: TBD. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.02.27.640393	Kerivoula_myrella	1005301	23	Bismarck Woolly Bat	Bismarck Trumpet-eared Bat|Manus Island Woolly Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	Chiroptera	Yangochiroptera	NA	NA	Vespertilionoidea	Vespertilionidae	Kerivoulinae	NA	Kerivoula	NA	myrella	O. Thomas	0	Kerivoula myrella	Thomas, O. 1914-04-01. On mammals from Manus Island Admiralty Group, and Ruk Island, Bismarck Archipelago. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)13(76):434-439.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18641197	BMNH:Mamm:1914.4.1.10	holotype	https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a351a957-7451-460a-b542-b9126d05fdae	"Manus Island," Admiralty Islands, northern Papua New Guinea.			NA	NA				Papua New Guinea	Oceania (Continent)	Australasia	VU	0	0	0	Kerivoula_myrella	0	sciname match	Kerivoula_myrella	0	Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2025). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.7 (1.7). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14796586	Vespertilionidae	Kerivoula		myrella	Thomas	1914	0	Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.	ser. 8, 13: 438	Bismarck's Woolly Bat	None.	Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Admiralty Isls, Manus Isl.	Bismarck Arch.; possibly Wetar Isl (Lesser Sunda Isls).	<a href='https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php' target='_blank'>Not Listed</a>	<a href='https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10980/22022572/' target='_blank'>Vulnerable</a>	Specimens from Wetar Isl reported by Hill and Rozendaal (1989) may represent hardwickii; see Bonaccorso (1998). See Flannery (1995 b).		Mammal Diversity Database. (2025). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 2.2) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15007505	NA	Kerivoula myrella; Kerivoula myrella; Kerivoula myrella; Kerivoula myrella; Kerivoula myrella; Kerivoula myrella; myrella; Kérivoule des Bismarck; Bismarck-Archipel-Wollfledermaus; Querivoulade Bismarck; Bismarck Trumpet-eared Bat; Manus; sland Woolly Bat; Bismarck Woolly Bat; Bismarck Trumpet-eared Bat; Manus Island Woolly Bat; Bismarck's Woolly Bat; Bismarck's Woolly Bat; K. myrella