M. Harada’s scientific contributions

Karyotypes and chromosomal data were presented for 7 species of bats that represent 4 families collected during field studies in Guangdong, China. The species investigated here were Cynopterus sphinx (2n = 34, FN = 58), Megaderma lyra (2n = 54, FN = 104), Hipposideros pomona (2n = 32, FN = 60), H. larvatus (2n = 32, FN = 60), Myotis davidii (2n = 46, FN = 52), Scotophilus heathi (2n = 36, FN = 54), Miniopterus australis (2n = 46, FN = 50). Hipposideros pomona and Myotis davidii were karyotyped for the first time. In addition, karyotypes of Cynopterus sphinx, Megaderma lyra, Hipposideros larvatus, Scotophilus heathi, and Miniopterus australis had not been previously reported in China.