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 Scotoecus hindei Thomas, 1901 Fig. 48 A–B Scotoecus Hindei Thomas, 1901: 264 . * Nycticeius (Scotoecus) hirundo hindei (Thomas, 1901) . Fig. 47. Distribution maps. A–B . Pipistrellus nanulus Thomas, 1904 . C–D . Pipistrellus rueppellii (Fischer, 1826) . E–F . Scotoecus albofuscus (Thomas, 1890) . A, C, E. Distribution in the CRB area. B, D, F. Pan-African distribution. The taxonomy of the dark-winged Scotoecus forms is not very clear. Pending a revision of this group, Happold (2013 ak: 669) considers all the dark-winged Scotoecus to belong to one species: S. hirundo . However, we follow Ansell & Dowsett (1988: 44), Taylor & Van der Merwe (1998: 64) , Cotterill (2001c: 219) and Simmons (2005: 464) in recognizing S. hindei as a separate species. Scotoecus hindei has only been reported twice from the DRC : once from the southeast of the country (Kapolowe, Haut-Katanga Province) and once from the northeast (Niangara, Haut-Uélé Province). Both were already mentioned by Hayman et al. (1966: 56) . Since Happold (2013 ak: 670) doesn’t recognize hindei as a separate species, our distribution map cannot be compared with hers. Based on the data in ACR (2016: 1283) . The SDM map suggests a primarily eastern African distribution, from Eritrea in the north to southern Mozambique and northern RSA in the south. It extends westwards across the northern part of the DRC , the Central African Republic , Cameroon and Nigeria .