female were found in the same drill hole
in the Cass County quarry. The jolt of being knocked from the hole
separated the two bats, and upon examination the penis of the male was
noted to be extended and erected, indicating that the pair might have
been in the act of copulation.

~Eptesicus fuscus pallidus~ Young

Big Brown Bat

_Eptesicus pallidus_ Young, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci.
Philadelphia, p. 408, October 2, 1908, type from Boulder,
Boulder Co., Colorado.

_Eptesicus fuscus pallidus_, Miller, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus.,
79:62, December 31, 1912.

_Distribution in Nebraska._--Western half of state.

_Records of occurrence._--Specimens examined, 34, as
follows: CHERRY CO.: Ft. Niobrara Game Reserve, 19 (Nebr.
Game, Forestation and Parks Comm., 17); Valentine, 2 (Univ.
Nebr. Dept. Zool.). DAWES CO.: 10 mi. S Chadron, 1 (Univ.
Mich. Mus. Zool.). KNOX CO.: Niobrara, 1. SHERIDAN CO.: 15
mi. N Rushville, 2. SIOUX CO.: Glen, 1 (Univ. Nebr. State
Mus.); Monroe Canyon, 5-1/2 mi. N, 2-1/2 mi. W Harrison, 1
(Nebr. Game, Forestation and Parks Comm.); Warbonnet Canyon,
7 (Univ. Nebr. State Mus.).

_Remarks._--A colony of approximately 100 of these bats was discovered
in the unused portion of a barn loft at Ft. Niobrara Game Reserve on
August 11, 1948. Although no temperature readings were taken, it was
estimated that the temperature was more than 100 deg. F. in the loft. The
bats were congregated on rafters at the north end of the barn and when
disturbed, only a few members of the colony dropped from the rafters to
fly. Most of the bats crawled to new retreats between the rafters and
the corrugated iron roof of the building.

~Lasiurus borealis borealis~ (Mueller)

Red Bat

_Vespertilio borealis_ Mueller, Natursyst. Suppl., p. 20,
1776, type from New York.

_Lasiurus borealis_ [_borealis_], Miller, N. Amer. Fauna,
13:105, October 16, 1897.

_Distribution in Nebraska._--State-wide in suitable habitat.

_Records of occurrence._--Specimens examined, 14, as
follows: LANCASTER CO.: Lincoln, 13 (Univ. Nebr. State Mus.,
11; Univ. Nebr. Dept. Zool., 1). RICHARDSON CO.: 3 mi. SE
Rulo, 1 (Nebr. Game, Forestation, and Parks Comm.).

Additional records (Swenk, 1908:139): CUMING CO.: West
Point. DOUGLAS CO.: Omaha. LANCASTER CO.: Lincoln. OTOE CO.:
Nebraska City. RICHARDSON CO.: Humboldt.