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 Epomops dobsonii ( Bocage, 1889 ) Fig 5 C–D Epomophorus Dobsonii Bocage, 1889: 1 . * Epomops dobsoni ( Bocage, 1889 ) Bergmans (1989: 89) suggested that a number of cranial characters (e.g., the pterygoid wing morphology, the post dental palate and palatal ridges) of E. dobsonii are rather atypical for an Epomops and show more resemblance with Epomophorus , suggesting that the original generic assignment by Bocage might be correct. He nevertheless kept the species in Epomops . However, very recently a phylogenetic study Fig. 4. Distribution maps. A–B . Epomophorus labiatus (Temminck, 1837) . C–D . Epomophorus minimus Claessen & De Vree, 1991 . E–F . Epomophorus minor Dobson, 1880 . A, C, E. Distribution in the CRB area. B, D, F. Pan-African distribution. by Almeida et al. (2016: 83) showed that dobsonii is most closely related to Epomophorus wahlbergi and these authors transferred the species to the genus Epomophorus . Distributionwise, E. dobsonii was reported by Hayman et al. (1966: 24 , map 9) from the extreme southern part of the DRC (provinces of Haut-Katanga and Lualaba). Further material from these provinces is reported in this paper, but also some records from Haut-Lomami Province (near the Upemba National Park), and from Kasende (MCZ 31738; near Kananga in Kasaï-Central Province). The specimens from Rwanda (Shangi Schad, RMCA 85.006-M-0463 and Rubona, RMCA 16037) extend the distribution range of the species. Bergmans (1979) , who already reported on the latter specimen, indicated that this extension was not beyond the already known vegetation types : mopane and miombo woodlands, and the Central African rain forest block.