The bats of the Congo and of Rwanda and Burundi revisited (Mammalia: Chiroptera) Author Cakenberghe, Victor Van 9A0E1AF5-C248-4648-9D64-443112890346 University of Antwerp, Department of Biology, Functional Morphology, Campus Drie Eiken, Universiteitsplein, 1, B- 2610 Antwerpen (Wilrijk), Belgium. & AfricanBats NPC, 357 Botha Ave, Kloofsig, 0157, Republic of South Africa. & urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: 9 A 0 E 1 AF 5 - C 248 - 4648 - 9 D 64 - 443112890346 & Corresponding author: Victor. VanCakenberghe @ uantwerpen. be akenberghe@uantwerpen.be Author Tungaluna, Guy-Crispin Gembu 2AE2F96F-A138-419B-B650-6DB44D535D14&4C40421C-1D84-4BD1-A444-360300ECBEEC Faculté des Sciences, Université de Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo. & Email: gembuguycrispin @ gmail. com & urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: 2 AE 2 F 96 F-A 138 - 419 B-B 650 - 6 DB 44 D 535 D 14 & Faculté des Sciences, Université de Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo. & Email: prescottmusaba @ yahoo. fr & urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: 4 C 40421 C- 1 D 84 - 4 BD 1 - A 444 - 360300 ECBEEC gembuguycrispin@gmail.com&prescottmusaba@yahoo.fr Author Akawa, Prescott Musaba Author Seamark, Ernest B60CA9A1-D288-468E-AEEB-D0F136E96F5B AfricanBats NPC, 357 Botha Ave, Kloofsig, 0157, Republic of South Africa. & Centre for Wildlife Management, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X 20 Hatfield, Pretoria 0028, Republic of South Africa. & Email: ernest. seamark @ africanbats. org & urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: B 60 CA 9 A 1 - D 288 - 468 E-AEEB-D 0 F 136 E 96 F 5 B ernest.seamark@africanbats.org Author Verheyen, Erik 86B40463-E3D9-4147-9ED3-D7302E0D64B6 Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences - OD Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Vautierstraat 29, 1000 Brussels, Belgium. & University of Antwerp, Department of Biology, Evolutionary Ecology, Campus Drie Eiken, Universiteitsplein 1, B- 2610 Antwerpen (Wilrijk), Belgium. & Email: erik. verheyen @ naturalsciences. be & urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: 86 B 40463 - E 3 D 9 - 4147 - 9 ED 3 - D 7302 E 0 D 64 B 6 erik.verheyen@naturalsciences.be text European Journal of Taxonomy 2017 2017-12-18 382 1 327 journal article 21810 10.5852/ejt.2017.382 ea406606-dfbd-4121-9d8c-108041a032b4 2118-9773 3860077 FA508A12-9BDB-4A2B-9B0C-98FDD161443C Miniopterus natalensis (A. Smith, 1833) Fig. 33 E–F Vespertilio Natalensis A. Smith, 1833: 59 . * Miniopterus natalensis arenarius Heller, 1912: 2 . Fig. 33. Distribution maps. A–B . Miniopterus inflatus Thomas, 1903 . C–D . Miniopterus minor Peters, 1867 . E–F . Miniopterus natalensis (A. Smith, 1833) . A, C, E. Distribution in the CRB area. B, D, F. Pan-African distribution. * Miniopterus schreibersi vicinior J.A. Allen, 1917: 450 . * Miniopterus schreibersi villiersi Aellen, 1956: 890 . Originally described as a subspecies of breyeri , vicinior was moved to M. natalensis by Sanborn (1936: 110) . However, most later authors assigned the form to M. schreibersi , but we follow Simmons (2005: 521) and Monadjem et al. (2013: 138) , who included it back in M. natalensis . On the other hand, Thorn et al. (2009: 49) included vicinior specimens from Uganda in M. fraterculus . Aellen (1956) described villiersi as a subspecies of M. inflatus . Most recent authors, though, include it in M. schreibersii , but Fahr et al. (2006: 173) , Decher et al. (2010: 170) and Schaer et al. (2013 : 17416, suppl. 1) consider it a valid species, restricted to western Africa. Decher et al. (2016: 274 , 276) are a bit dubious in using M. inflatus villiersi in their systematic review and M. villiersi in their discussion sections. Furthermore, Anciaux de Faveaux (1978a: 479) mentioned that he originally assigned all of his material to either Miniopterus inflatus villiersi or Miniopterus natalensis , but that – according to Felten and Aellen – actually almost all of his specimens belonged to Miniopterus schreibersi natalensis . Based on this, we consider the DRC villiersi specimens to represent M. natalensis . See also Miniopterus fraterculus Thomas & Schwann, 1906 above.