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Allen, 1911; 6, Scotoecus albigula Thomas, 1909; 7, Scoteinus schlieffeni albiventer Thomas &amp; Wroughton, 1908; 8, Scotophilus albofuscus Thomas, 1890; 9, Vesperugo anchietae Seabra, 1900; 10, Laephotis angolensis Monard, 1935; 11, Eptesicus capensis angolensis Hill, 1937; 12, Pipistrellus ariel Thomas, 1904; 13, Scotoecus artinii De Beaux, 1923; 14, Eptesicus ater J. A. Allen, 1917; 15, Pipistrellus nanus australis Roberts, 1913; 16, Scoteinus schlieffeni australis Thomas &amp; Wroughton, 1908; 17, Scoteinus schlieffeni bedouin Thomas &amp; Wroughton, 1908; 18, Pipistrellus eisentrauti bellieri De Vree, 1972; 19, Hypsugo bemainty Goodman et al., 2015; 20, Vesperus bicolor Bocage, 1889; 21, Laephotis botswanae Setzer, 1971; 22, Pipistrellus (Romicia) kuhlii broomi Roberts, 1948; 23, Vesperugo (Vesperus) brunneus Thomas, 1880; 24, Vespertilio capensis A. Smith, 1829; 25, Scotoecus cinnamomeus Wettstein, 1916; 26, Pipistrellus crassulus Thomas, 1904; 27, Pipistrellus culex Thomas, 1911; 28, Vesperus damarensis Noack, 1889; 29, Scotophilus darwini Tomes, 1859; 30, Pipistrellus deserti Thomas, 1902; 31, Pipistrellus eisentrauti Hill, 1968; 32, Scotoecus falabae Thomas, 1915; 33, Eptesicus faradjius J. A. Allen, 1917; 34, Scoteinus schlieffeni fitzsimonsi Roberts, 1932; 35, Pipistrellus fouriei Thomas, 1926; 36, Pipistrellus kuhlii fuscatus Thomas, 1901; 37, Pipistrellus fuscipes Thomas, 1913; 38, Eptesicus garambae J. A. Allen, 1917; 39, Vespertilio capensis gracilior Thomas &amp; Schwann, 1905; 40, Vesperugo (Vesperus) grandidieri Dobson, 1876; 41, Vesperus guineensis Bocage, 1889; 42, Pipistrellus hanaki Hulva &amp; Benda, 2004; 43, Parahypsugo happoldorum Hutterer, Decher, Monadjem &amp; Astrin, 2019; 44, Pipistrellus helios Heller, 1912; 45, Vespertilio hesperida Temminck, 1840; 46, Scotoecus hindei Thomas, 1901; 47, Scotophilus hirundo de Winton, 1899; 48, Vesperus humbloti Milne-Edwards, 1881; 49, Vesperugo hypoleucus Heuglin [in Fitzinger &amp; Heuglin], 1866; 50, Pipistrellus inexspectatus Aellen, 1959; 51, Neoromicia isabella Decher, Hutterer &amp; Monadjem, 2016; 52, Laephotis kirinyaga Monadjem et al., this paper; 53, Pseudoromicia kityoi Monadjem et al., this paper; 54, Hypsugo lanzai Benda, Al-Jumaily, Reiter &amp; Nasher, 2011; 55, Pipistrellus leucomelas Monard, 1932; 56, Parahypsugo macrocephalus Hutterer &amp; Kerbis Peterhans, 2019; 57, Vesperugo maderensis Dobson, 1878; 58, Eptesicus somalicus malagasyensis Peterson, Eger &amp; Mitchell, 1995; 59, Vespertilio marginatus Cretzschmar, 1830; 60, Pipistrellus marrensis Thomas &amp; Hinton, 1923; 61, Vespertilio matroka Thomas &amp; Schwann, 1905; 62, Pipistrellus africanus meesteriKock,2001;63,Eptesicus melckorumRoberts,1919;64,Scotophilusminimus Noack,1887;65,Pipistrellus minusculus Miller, 1900; 66, Vespertilio minuta Temminck, 1840; 67, Pipistrella minuta Loche, 1867; 68, Pipistrellus musciculus Thomas, 1913; 69, Laephotis namibensis Setzer, 1971; 70, Pipistrellus nanulus Thomas, 1904; 71, Vespertilio nanus Peters, 1852; 72, Eptesicus capensis nkatiensis Roberts, 1932; 73, Scabrifer notius G. M. Allen, 1908; 74, Pseudoromicia nyanza Monadjem et al., this paper; 75, †Scotoecus olduvensis Gunnell, Butler, Greenwood &amp; Simmons, 2015; 76, Vesperugo pagenstecheri Noack, 1889; 77, Pipistrellus (Pipistrellus) permixtus Aellen, 1957; 78, Eptesicus phasma G. M. Allen, 1911; 79, Vespertilio pipistrellus Schreber, 1774; 80, Vespertilio platycephalus Temminck, 1832; 81, Vesperugo pulcher Dobson, 1875; 82, Vesperugo pusillulus Peters, 1870; 83, Pipistrellus raceyi Bates et al., 2006; 84, Eptesicus rectitragus Wettstein, 1916; 85, Vesperugo (Vesperus) rendalli Thomas, 1889; 86, Neoromicia robertsi Goodman et al., 2012; 87, Neoromicia roseveari Monadjem et al., 2013; 88, V[espertilio]. rueppelii J. Fischer, 1829; 89, Scotophilus rusticus Tomes, 1861; 90, Vespertilio savii Bonaparte, 1837; 91, Nycticejus schlieffenii Peters, 1859; 92, Pipistrellus rueppelli senegalensis Dorst, 1960; 93, †Nycticeinops serengetiensis Gunnell et al., 2015; 94, Pipistrellus simandouensis Monadjem et al., 2020; 95, Vespertilio minutus somalicus Thomas, 1901; 96, Vesperugo stampflii Jentink, 1888; 97, Neoromicia stanleyi Goodman et al., 2017; 98, Vesperus tenuipinnis Peters, 1872; 99, Eptesicus ugandae Hollister, 1916; 100, Neoromicia vansoni Roberts, 1932; 101, Pipistrellus vernayi Roberts, 1932; 102, Laephotis wintoni Thomas, 1901; 103, Scotoecus woodi Thomas, 1917; 104, Eptesicus zuluensis Roberts, 1924. Not mapped: [Pipistrellus Kuhli] latastei Laurent, 1937; Vespertilio pusillus LeConte, 1857; Vesperugo subtilis Sundevall, 1846." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4451909" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4451909/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
). The type specimen was netted on 
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at an elevation of 
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.
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One other 
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Seven other individuals (
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and three 
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from 
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(Supporting Information, 
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); they closely resemble the holotype genetically (
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) and morphologically (
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) and are also considered 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE40550A6FE6EFEC950D2" box="[163,297,414,435]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Etymology:</emphasis>
The specific epithet is a Kikuyu word for Mount 
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and reflects the distribution of the species in the northern highlands of 
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. It is a noun in apposition.
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE40550A6FDCBFECB5331" box="[163,299,571,592]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Diagnosis:</emphasis>
This species is similar in size and appearance to its sister species 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE405522CFDAAFD29530E" box="[553,713,602,623]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Lae. capensis</emphasis>
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. It is easily distinguished from the long-eared 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE4055292FD88FCEC53EC" box="[663,780,632,653]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Laephotis</emphasis>
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species by its shorter ears. Of the short-eared 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE40550A6FD45FEFB53AB" box="[163,283,693,714]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Laephotis</emphasis>
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species, 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE405518BFD46FDCC53AB" box="[398,556,693,715]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Lae. stanleyi</emphasis>
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and 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE405526AFD46FCEB53AB" box="[623,779,693,715]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Lae. robertsi</emphasis>
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are significantly larger in forearm length and most craniodental measurements (
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). In contrast, 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE40550A6FCE2FE6A5247" box="[163,394,785,807]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Lae. malagasyensis</emphasis>
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is smaller, especially in cranial measurements (
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). 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE40551F1FCC0FD085224" box="[500,744,816,837]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Laephotis matroka</emphasis>
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is similar in external and craniodental measurements but is typically darker brown above and medium brown below (
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). In any case, 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE40552DDFC7CFF1F52DE" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Lae. robertsi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE4055115FC5BFE1A52DE" box="[272,506,938,960]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Lae. malagasyensis</emphasis>
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and 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE405523FFC5BFD3A52DE" box="[570,730,938,960]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Lae. matroka</emphasis>
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are all endemic to 
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(
<bibRefCitation id="C97D4B66FFBDE4055205FC39FCE352BF" author="Goodman SM &amp; Taylor PJ &amp; Ratrimomanarivo F &amp; Hoofer SR" box="[512,771,969,991]" journalOrPublisher="Zootaxa" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" pagination="1 - 25" part="3250" refId="ref21650" refString="Goodman SM, Taylor PJ, Ratrimomanarivo F, Hoofer SR. 2012. The genus Neoromicia (Family Vespertilionidae) in Madagascar, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 3250: 1 - 25." title="The genus Neoromicia (Family Vespertilionidae) in Madagascar, with the description of a new species" type="journal article" year="2012">
Goodman 
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE4055279FC3AFD5252BF" box="[636,690,969,991]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">et al</emphasis>
., 2012
</bibRefCitation>
, 
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) and genetically distinct from 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE405525EFC18FCEB529C" box="[603,779,1000,1021]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Lae. kirinyaga</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="35D72A12FFBDE40550AEFBF6FF1E557D" box="[171,254,1030,1052]" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="8.[145,225,1362,1384]" captionTargetBox="[145,1424,199,1319]" captionTargetId="graphics-123@8.[145,1181,213,1284]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Figure 3. Maximum likelihood phylogeny of mitochondrial cytochrome b sequences of Vespertilionidae: (A) Pipistrellus, Scotoecus, Vansonia, and outgroups (B) Afronycteris, Pseudoromicia, Nycticeinops, and Hypsugo (C) Laephotis and Neoromicia. The phylogeny was inferred in IQ-TREE, and its topology was similar to the Bayesian phylogeny calculated in MRBAYES. Filled red circles on nodes denote bootstrap (BS) values ≥ 70% and Bayesian posterior probabilities (PP) ≥ 0.95. Open circles outlined in black indicate BS ≥ 70% and PP &lt;0.95, and open circles outlined in red indicate BS &lt;70% and PP&gt; 0.95. Support values for most minor clades are not shown. Specimen localities include counties for Kenya. DRC refers to Democratic Republic of the Congo and CAR to Central African Republic. Museum acronyms are defined in the Material and Methods section. Sequences downloaded from GenBank are indicated by inclusion of GenBank accession numbers (Supporting Information, Table S1). Branch colours indicate individual species/clade membership." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4451923" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4451923/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Fig. 3C</figureCitation>
). 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE4055113FBF6FDE1557A" box="[278,513,1030,1051]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Laephotis kirinyaga</emphasis>
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closely resembles 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE40552DEFBF7FEE7555A" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Lae. capensis</emphasis>
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, from which it differs by 8.3% on the 
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE40552D1FBD5FCEA555B" box="[724,778,1061,1082]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Cytb</emphasis>
gene (Supporting Information, Table S4). Externally, the two species are alike and broadly overlap in size, but 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE40550D3FB72FE6A55F7" box="[214,394,1153,1175]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Lae. kirinyaga</emphasis>
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is on average smaller in most measurements, particularly total length and forearm length (
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). Likewise, 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE40551D2FB4FFD8D55B5" box="[471,621,1215,1236]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Lae. capensis</emphasis>
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is on average larger for all craniodental measurements (but with significant overlap), except greatest skull height, which is greater in 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE405517AFAEBFDC2544E" box="[383,546,1306,1328]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Lae. kirinyaga</emphasis>
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. This is borne out in the lateral profile of the skull (
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), which is visibly flatter in 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE405511BFAA8FE20540C" box="[286,448,1368,1389]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Lae. capensis</emphasis>
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. These two species occupy mostly separate regions in multivariate space (
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), but again with some overlap. In contrast, the three specimens assigned to 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE40551B6FA44FDBD54A8" box="[435,605,1460,1481]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Lae. kirinyaga</emphasis>
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from 
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and 
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(labelled ‘cf. capensisW’ in 
<figureCitation id="35D72A12FFBDE405528FFA22FD305489" box="[650,720,1490,1512]" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="14.[145,224,829,851]" captionTargetBox="[306,1262,197,789]" captionTargetId="figure-488@14.[305,1265,195,789]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Figure 6. Principal components analysis of craniodental characters of the short-eared species of Laephotis as recognized in this study." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4451436" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4451436/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
), for which genetic data are lacking, fall completely within the multivariate space of the 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE40551E8F9E0FD6F5744" box="[493,655,1552,1573]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Lae. kirinyaga</emphasis>
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specimens (labelled ‘cf. capensis’) that have been sequenced.
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE405535AFD18FC59539F" bold="true" box="[863,953,744,766]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Table 2.</emphasis>
External measurements (in millimetres) and mass (in grams) of 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE4055662FD18F8B4539F" bold="true" box="[1639,1876,744,766]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Laephotis kirinyaga</emphasis>
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from Marsabit National Park, Kenya
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<th id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF55365FCD2FB975259" box="[864,1143,802,824]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Specimen or taxon</th>
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<th id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5559AFCD2F9825259" box="[1439,1634,802,824]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Tail length</th>
<th id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5568FFCD2F8CF5259" box="[1674,1839,802,824]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Hindfoot length</th>
<th id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF55758FCD2F7A05259" box="[1885,2112,802,824]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Ear length</th>
<th id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5585EFCD2F6A45259" box="[2139,2372,802,824]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Forearm length</th>
<th id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5595AFCD2F61D5259" box="[2399,2557,802,824]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Body mass</th>
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<th id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF55365FCAAFB975211" box="[864,1143,858,880]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<taxonomicName id="6AEC4D14FFBDE4055365FCAAFBAD5211" authorityName="MONADJEM, PATTERSON, WEBALA &amp; DEMOS" authorityYear="2020" box="[864,1101,858,880]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Laephotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kirinyaga">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE4055365FCAAFBAD5211" bold="true" box="[864,1101,858,880]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Laephotis kirinyaga</emphasis>
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</th>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF554A2FCAAFA965211" box="[1191,1398,858,880]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">80</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5559AFCAAF9825211" box="[1439,1634,858,880]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">32</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5568FFCAAF8CF5211" box="[1674,1839,858,880]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">6</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF55758FCAAF7A05211" box="[1885,2112,858,880]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">12</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5585EFCAAF6A45211" box="[2139,2372,858,880]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">31.5</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5595AFCAAF61D5211" box="[2399,2557,858,880]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">4.7</td>
</tr>
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<th id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF55365FC87FB9752EC" box="[864,1143,887,909]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Holotype FMNH 234558</th>
</tr>
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<th id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF55365FC65FB9752CA" box="[864,1143,917,939]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<taxonomicName id="6AEC4D14FFBDE4055365FC65FBAD52CA" authorityName="MONADJEM, PATTERSON, WEBALA &amp; DEMOS" authorityYear="2020" box="[864,1101,917,939]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Laephotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kirinyaga">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE4055365FC65FBAD52CA" bold="true" box="[864,1101,917,939]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Laephotis kirinyaga</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF554A2FC65FA9652CA" box="[1191,1398,917,939]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">82.8 ± 5.67, 74–95,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5559AFC65F98252CA" box="[1439,1634,917,939]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">32.6 ± 2.22, 28–37,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5568FFC65F8CF52CA" box="[1674,1839,917,939]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">6.5 ± 0.97, 5–8,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF55758FC65F7A052CA" box="[1885,2112,917,939]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">11.5 ± 1.10, 9–13,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5585EFC65F6A452CA" box="[2139,2372,917,939]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">31.5 ± 1.35, 30.5–34.1,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5595AFC65F61D52CA" box="[2399,2557,917,939]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">5.3 ± 0.87, 4–7,</td>
</tr>
<tr id="13DC34D5FFBD1BF55365FC43F61D52A8" box="[864,2557,947,969]" gridrow="4" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<th id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF55365FC43FB9752A8" box="[864,1143,947,969]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">(other specimens)</th>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF554A2FC43FA9652A8" box="[1191,1398,947,969]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE40554A2FC43FB5952A8" box="[1191,1209,947,969]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 16
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5559AFC43F98252A8" box="[1439,1634,947,969]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE405559AFC43FA5152A8" box="[1439,1457,947,969]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 16
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5568FFC43F8CF52A8" box="[1674,1839,947,969]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE405568FFC43F97C52A8" box="[1674,1692,947,969]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 16
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF55758FC43F7A052A8" box="[1885,2112,947,969]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE4055758FC43F88F52A8" box="[1885,1903,947,969]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 16
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5585EFC43F6A452A8" box="[2139,2372,947,969]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE405585EFC43F78D52A8" box="[2139,2157,947,969]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 16
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5595AFC43F61D52A8" box="[2399,2557,947,969]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE405595AFC43F69152A8" box="[2399,2417,947,969]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 16
</td>
</tr>
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<th id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF55365FC21FB975286" box="[864,1143,977,999]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<taxonomicName id="6AEC4D14FFBDE4055365FC21FBC55286" box="[864,1061,977,999]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Laephotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="capensis">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE4055365FC21FBC55286" box="[864,1061,977,999]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Laephotis capensis</emphasis>
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</th>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF554A2FC21FA965286" box="[1191,1398,977,999]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">88.7 ± 7.09, 76–102,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5559AFC21F9825286" box="[1439,1634,977,999]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">34.9 ± 3.83, 26–40,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5568FFC21F8CF5286" box="[1674,1839,977,999]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">7.4 ± 0.84, 6–8,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF55758FC21F7A05286" box="[1885,2112,977,999]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">12.8 ± 1.46, 11–17,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5585EFC21F6A45286" box="[2139,2372,977,999]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">33.4 ± 2.22, 29.1–37.1,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5595AFC21F61D5286" box="[2399,2557,977,999]" gridcol="6" gridrow="5" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">5.7 ± 1.23, 3–8,</td>
</tr>
<tr id="13DC34D5FFBD1BF55365FC1EF61D5565" box="[864,2557,1006,1028]" gridrow="6" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF554A2FC1EFA965565" box="[1191,1398,1006,1028]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE40554A2FC1EFB595565" box="[1191,1209,1006,1028]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 24
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5559AFC1EF9825565" box="[1439,1634,1006,1028]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE405559AFC1EFA515565" box="[1439,1457,1006,1028]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 24
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5568FFC1EF8CF5565" box="[1674,1839,1006,1028]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE405568FFC1EF97C5565" box="[1674,1692,1006,1028]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 24
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF55758FC1EF7A05565" box="[1885,2112,1006,1028]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE4055758FC1EF88F5565" box="[1885,1903,1006,1028]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 24
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5585EFC1EF6A45565" box="[2139,2372,1006,1028]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE405585EFC1EF78D5565" box="[2139,2157,1006,1028]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 38
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5595AFC1EF61D5565" box="[2399,2557,1006,1028]" gridcol="6" gridrow="6" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE4055965FC1EF6925565" box="[2400,2418,1006,1028]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 18
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="13DC34D5FFBD1BF55365FBFCF61D5543" box="[864,2557,1036,1058]" gridrow="7" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<th id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF55365FBFCFB975543" box="[864,1143,1036,1058]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<taxonomicName id="6AEC4D14FFBDE4055365FBFCFBFE5543" baseAuthorityName="Goodman, Kearney, Ratsimbazafy &amp; Hassanin" baseAuthorityYear="2017" box="[864,1054,1036,1058]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Laephotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="stanleyi">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE4055365FBFCFBFE5543" box="[864,1054,1036,1058]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Laephotis stanleyi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF554A2FBFCFA965543" box="[1191,1398,1036,1058]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">93.3 ± 6.42, 83–101,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5559AFBFCF9825543" box="[1439,1634,1036,1058]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">39.7 ± 4.46, 34–48,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5568FFBFCF8CF5543" box="[1674,1839,1036,1058]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">7.3 ± 0.76, 6–9,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF55758FBFCF7A05543" box="[1885,2112,1036,1058]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">12.3 ± 1.91, 10–15,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5585EFBFCF6A45543" box="[2139,2372,1036,1058]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">37.0 ± 1.58, 34–39,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5595AFBFCF61D5543" box="[2399,2557,1036,1058]" gridcol="6" gridrow="7" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">6.5 ± 0.30,</td>
</tr>
<tr id="13DC34D5FFBD1BF55365FBD9F61D555E" box="[864,2557,1065,1087]" gridrow="8" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF554A2FBD9FA96555E" box="[1191,1398,1065,1087]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE40554A2FBD9FB59555E" box="[1191,1209,1065,1087]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 8
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5559AFBD9F982555E" box="[1439,1634,1065,1087]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE405559AFBD9FA51555E" box="[1439,1457,1065,1087]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 5
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5568FFBD9F8CF555E" box="[1674,1839,1065,1087]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE405568FFBD9F97C555E" box="[1674,1692,1065,1087]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 8
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF55758FBD9F7A0555E" box="[1885,2112,1065,1087]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE4055758FBD9F88F555E" box="[1885,1903,1065,1087]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 8
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5585EFBD9F6A4555E" box="[2139,2372,1065,1087]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE405585EFBD9F78D555E" box="[2139,2157,1065,1087]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 8
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5595AFBD9F61D555E" box="[2399,2557,1065,1087]" gridcol="6" gridrow="8" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
6.1–6.8, 
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE40559B2FBD9F629555E" box="[2487,2505,1065,1087]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 7
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="13DC34D5FFBD1BF55365FBB7F61D553C" box="[864,2557,1095,1117]" gridrow="9" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<th id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF55365FBB7FB97553C" box="[864,1143,1095,1117]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<taxonomicName id="6AEC4D14FFBDE4055365FBB7FBFD553C" baseAuthorityName="Goodman, Taylor, Ratrimomanarivo &amp; Hoofer" baseAuthorityYear="2012" box="[864,1053,1095,1117]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Laephotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE4055365FBB7FBFD553C" box="[864,1053,1095,1117]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Laephotis robertsi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF554A2FBB7FA96553C" box="[1191,1398,1095,1117]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">91.0 ± 4.06, 84–94,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5559AFBB7F982553C" box="[1439,1634,1095,1117]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">34.6 ± 2.07, 31–36,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5568FFBB7F8CF553C" box="[1674,1839,1095,1117]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">5.4 ± 0.55, 5–6,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF55758FBB7F7A0553C" box="[1885,2112,1095,1117]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
13.0 ± 0, 13–13, 
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE4055803FBB7F7F8553C" box="[2054,2072,1095,1117]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 5
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5585EFBB7F6A4553C" box="[2139,2372,1095,1117]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">35.5 ± 1.41, 34.5–38.0,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5595AFBB7F61D553C" box="[2399,2557,1095,1117]" gridcol="6" gridrow="9" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">8.5 ± 1.72,</td>
</tr>
<tr id="13DC34D5FFBD1BF55365FB95F61D551A" box="[864,2557,1125,1147]" gridrow="10" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-4="1">
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF554A2FB95FA96551A" box="[1191,1398,1125,1147]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE40554A2FB95FB59551A" box="[1191,1209,1125,1147]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 5
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5559AFB95F982551A" box="[1439,1634,1125,1147]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE405559AFB95FA51551A" box="[1439,1457,1125,1147]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 5
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5568FFB95F8CF551A" box="[1674,1839,1125,1147]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE405568FFB95F97C551A" box="[1674,1692,1125,1147]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 5
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5585EFB95F6A4551A" box="[2139,2372,1125,1147]" gridcol="5" gridrow="10" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE405585EFB95F78D551A" box="[2139,2157,1125,1147]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 5
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5595AFB95F61D551A" box="[2399,2557,1125,1147]" gridcol="6" gridrow="10" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
7.4–11.5, 
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE40559C1FB95F636551A" box="[2500,2518,1125,1147]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 5
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="13DC34D5FFBD1BF55365FB73F61D55F8" box="[864,2557,1155,1177]" gridrow="11" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<th id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF55365FB73FB9755F8" box="[864,1143,1155,1177]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<taxonomicName id="6AEC4D14FFBDE4055365FB73FBC555F8" baseAuthorityName="Thomas &amp; Schwann" baseAuthorityYear="1905" box="[864,1061,1155,1177]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Laephotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="matroka">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE4055365FB73FBC555F8" box="[864,1061,1155,1177]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Laephotis matroka</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF554A2FB73FA9655F8" box="[1191,1398,1155,1177]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">82.1 ± 3.18, 77–86,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5559AFB73F98255F8" box="[1439,1634,1155,1177]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">32.2 ± 2.76, 27–36,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5568FFB73F8CF55F8" box="[1674,1839,1155,1177]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">4.6 ± 0.51, 4–5,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF55758FB73F7A055F8" box="[1885,2112,1155,1177]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">11.8 ± 0.76, 11–13,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5585EFB73F6A455F8" box="[2139,2372,1155,1177]" gridcol="5" gridrow="11" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">32.1 ± 1.51, 30–34,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5595AFB73F61D55F8" box="[2399,2557,1155,1177]" gridcol="6" gridrow="11" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">5.3 ± 0.88,</td>
</tr>
<tr id="13DC34D5FFBD1BF55365FB50F61D55D7" box="[864,2557,1184,1206]" gridrow="12" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF554A2FB50FA9655D7" box="[1191,1398,1184,1206]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE40554A2FB50FB5955D7" box="[1191,1209,1184,1206]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 12
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5559AFB50F98255D7" box="[1439,1634,1184,1206]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE405559AFB50FA5155D7" box="[1439,1457,1184,1206]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 12
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5568FFB50F8CF55D7" box="[1674,1839,1184,1206]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE405568FFB50F97C55D7" box="[1674,1692,1184,1206]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 12
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF55758FB50F7A055D7" box="[1885,2112,1184,1206]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE4055758FB50F88F55D7" box="[1885,1903,1184,1206]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 12
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5585EFB50F6A455D7" box="[2139,2372,1184,1206]" gridcol="5" gridrow="12" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE405585EFB50F78D55D7" box="[2139,2157,1184,1206]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 12
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5595AFB50F61D55D7" box="[2399,2557,1184,1206]" gridcol="6" gridrow="12" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
4.0–7.5, 
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE40559B2FB50F62955D7" box="[2487,2505,1184,1206]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 12
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="13DC34D5FFBD1BF55365FB4EF61D55B5" box="[864,2557,1214,1236]" gridrow="13" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<th id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF55365FB4EFB9755B5" box="[864,1143,1214,1236]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<taxonomicName id="6AEC4D14FFBDE4055364FB4EFB8555B5" baseAuthorityName="Peterson, Eger &amp; Mitchell" baseAuthorityYear="1995" box="[865,1125,1214,1236]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Laephotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="malagasyensis">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE4055364FB4EFB8555B5" box="[865,1125,1214,1236]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Laephotis malagasyensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF554A2FB4EFA9655B5" box="[1191,1398,1214,1236]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">81.3 ± 1.15, 80–82,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5559AFB4EF98255B5" box="[1439,1634,1214,1236]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">36.0 ± 1.00, 35–37,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5568FFB4EF8CF55B5" box="[1674,1839,1214,1236]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">4.8 ± 0.50, 4–5,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF55758FB4EF7A055B5" box="[1885,2112,1214,1236]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">12.0 ± 0.82, 11–13,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5585EFB4EF6A455B5" box="[2139,2372,1214,1236]" gridcol="5" gridrow="13" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">31.3 ± 0.96, 31–32,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5595AFB4EF61D55B5" box="[2399,2557,1214,1236]" gridcol="6" gridrow="13" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">4.5 ± 0.53,</td>
</tr>
<tr id="13DC34D5FFBD1BF55365FB2BF61D5590" box="[864,2557,1243,1265]" gridrow="14" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF554A2FB2BFA965590" box="[1191,1398,1243,1265]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE40554A2FB2BFB595590" box="[1191,1209,1243,1265]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 3
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5559AFB2BF9825590" box="[1439,1634,1243,1265]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE405559AFB2BFA515590" box="[1439,1457,1243,1265]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 3
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5568FFB2BF8CF5590" box="[1674,1839,1243,1265]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE405568EFB2BF97D5590" box="[1675,1693,1243,1265]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 4
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF55758FB2BF7A05590" box="[1885,2112,1243,1265]" gridcol="4" gridrow="14" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE4055758FB2BF88F5590" box="[1885,1903,1243,1265]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 4
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5585EFB2BF6A45590" box="[2139,2372,1243,1265]" gridcol="5" gridrow="14" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE405585EFB2BF78D5590" box="[2139,2157,1243,1265]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 4
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFBD1BF5595AFB2BF61D5590" box="[2399,2557,1243,1265]" gridcol="6" gridrow="14" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
3.7–6.0, 
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE40559B2FB2BF6295590" box="[2487,2505,1243,1265]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
= 4
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="AD533697FFBDE4055365FAEAF7EF5423" blockId="15.[864,2564,1306,1346]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<tableNote id="500A3719FFBDE4055365FAEAF7EF5423" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" targetBox="[864,2557,802,1265]" targetPageId="15">
Measurements are presented as the mean ± SD, range and sample size (
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE40555E0FAEAFA14544D" box="[1509,1524,1306,1324]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">N</emphasis>
). Measurements are of the holotype, other individuals of the new species and other ‘short-eared’ species of 
<taxonomicName id="6AEC4D14FFBDE40559AEFAEAF61F544D" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1901" box="[2475,2559,1306,1324]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Laephotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE40559AEFAEAF61F544D" box="[2475,2559,1306,1324]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Laephotis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Measurements for the three Malagasy endemics, 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE405550CFAC0FA935423" box="[1289,1395,1328,1346]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Lae. robertsi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="6AEC4D14FFBDE4055579FAC0FA0E5423" baseAuthorityName="Thomas &amp; Schwann" baseAuthorityYear="1905" box="[1404,1518,1328,1346]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Laephotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="matroka">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE4055579FAC0FA0E5423" box="[1404,1518,1328,1346]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Lae. matroka</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="6AEC4D14FFBDE405561DFAC0F95E5423" baseAuthorityName="Peterson, Eger &amp; Mitchell" baseAuthorityYear="1995" box="[1560,1726,1328,1346]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Laephotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="malagasyensis">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE405561DFAC0F95E5423" box="[1560,1726,1328,1346]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Lae. malagasyensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, are taken from 
<bibRefCitation id="C97D4B66FFBDE4055748FAC0F7EA5423" author="Goodman SM &amp; Kearney T &amp; Ratsimbazafy MM &amp; Hassanin A." box="[1869,2058,1328,1346]" journalOrPublisher="Zootaxa" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" pagination="351 - 374" part="4236" refId="ref21508" refString="Goodman SM, Kearney T, Ratsimbazafy MM, Hassanin A. 2017. Description of a new species of Neoromicia (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from southern Africa: a name for ' N. cf. melckorum '. Zootaxa 4236: 351 - 374." title="Description of a new species of Neoromicia (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from southern Africa: a name for ' N. cf. melckorum" type="journal article" year="2017">
Goodman 
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE40557A1FAC0F8305423" box="[1956,2000,1328,1346]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">et al.</emphasis>
(2017)
</bibRefCitation>
.
</tableNote>
</paragraph>
<subSubSection id="E5F6651CFFBDE41B50A6F996FC685712" lastPageId="17" lastPageNumber="18" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" type="description">
<paragraph id="AD533697FFBDE40550A6F996FCEA5611" blockId="15.[163,779,1637,1904]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE40550A6F996FECC571A" box="[163,300,1638,1659]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Description:</emphasis>
Exernal characters: 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFBDE4055226F995FCEA571B" box="[547,778,1637,1658]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Laephotis kirinyaga</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is a medium-sized pipistrelle-like bat, with strongly contrasting fur dorsally and ventrally. The dorsal pelage is medium brown, with most individual hairs being tipped light yellowish brown, giving the bat a brightly coloured appearance. The ventral pelage is cream–white to light cream–brown, with a dark base. The ears are short and rounded, and the tragus is curved distally on both anterior and posterior margins,
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="AD533697FFA2E41A507EFD60FA7953C7" blockId="16.[123,1433,656,678]" box="[123,1433,656,678]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A507EFD60FF3553C7" bold="true" box="[123,213,656,678]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Table 3.</emphasis>
Cranial measurements (in millimetres) of specimens of 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A5320FD60FBF153C7" bold="true" box="[805,1041,656,678]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Laephotis kirinyaga</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from Marsabit National Park, Kenya
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="AD533697FFA2E41A507EFD3AF9585428" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
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<tr id="13DC34D5FFA21BF5507EFD3AF8E35381" box="[123,1795,714,736]" gridrow="0" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<th id="500D5DA9FFA21BF5507EFD3AFE9F5381" box="[123,383,714,736]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Specimen or taxon</th>
<th id="500D5DA9FFA21BF551E1FD3AFD885381" box="[484,616,714,736]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">GSKL</th>
<th id="500D5DA9FFA21BF552A9FD3AFCC45381" box="[684,804,714,736]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">ZYGO</th>
<th id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55362FD3AFC3F5381" box="[871,991,714,736]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">POB</th>
<th id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55422FD3AFB7F5381" box="[1063,1183,714,736]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">MAST</th>
<th id="500D5DA9FFA21BF554F3FD3AFA8E5381" box="[1270,1390,714,736]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">GBW</th>
<th id="500D5DA9FFA21BF555B8FD3AF9D55381" box="[1469,1589,714,736]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">GSH</th>
<th id="500D5DA9FFA21BF5567BFD3AF8E35381" box="[1662,1795,714,736]" gridcol="7" gridrow="0" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">MAND</th>
</tr>
<tr id="13DC34D5FFA21BF5507EFCF1F8E35276" box="[123,1795,769,791]" gridrow="1" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<th id="500D5DA9FFA21BF5507EFCF1FE9F5276" box="[123,383,769,791]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<taxonomicName id="6AEC4D14FFA2E41A507EFCF1FE875276" authorityName="MONADJEM, PATTERSON, WEBALA &amp; DEMOS" authorityYear="2020" box="[123,359,769,791]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Laephotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kirinyaga">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A507EFCF1FE875276" bold="true" box="[123,359,769,791]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Laephotis kirinyaga</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF551E1FCF1FD885276" box="[484,616,769,791]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">13.21</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF552A9FCF1FCC45276" box="[684,804,769,791]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">8.41</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55362FCF1FC3F5276" box="[871,991,769,791]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">3.62</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55422FCF1FB7F5276" box="[1063,1183,769,791]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">7.00</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF554F3FCF1FA8E5276" box="[1270,1390,769,791]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">6.74</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF555B8FCF1F9D55276" box="[1469,1589,769,791]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">4.60</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF5567BFCF1F8E35276" box="[1662,1795,769,791]" gridcol="7" gridrow="1" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">9.49</td>
</tr>
<tr id="13DC34D5FFA21BF5507EFCEFF8E35254" box="[123,1795,799,821]" gridrow="2" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<th id="500D5DA9FFA21BF5507EFCEFF8E35254" box="[123,1795,799,821]" colspan="8" colspanRight="7" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Holotype FMNH 234558</th>
</tr>
<tr id="13DC34D5FFA21BF5507EFCCDF8E35232" box="[123,1795,829,851]" gridrow="3" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<th id="500D5DA9FFA21BF5507EFCCDFE9F5232" box="[123,383,829,851]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<taxonomicName id="6AEC4D14FFA2E41A507EFCCDFE875232" authorityName="MONADJEM, PATTERSON, WEBALA &amp; DEMOS" authorityYear="2020" box="[123,359,829,851]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Laephotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kirinyaga">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A507EFCCDFE875232" bold="true" box="[123,359,829,851]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Laephotis kirinyaga</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF551E1FCCDFD885232" box="[484,616,829,851]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">13.55 ± 0.43,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF552A9FCCDFCC45232" box="[684,804,829,851]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">8.71 ± 0.37,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55362FCCDFC3F5232" box="[871,991,829,851]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">3.71 ± 0.21,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55422FCCDFB7F5232" box="[1063,1183,829,851]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">7.49 ± 0.32,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF554F3FCCDFA8E5232" box="[1270,1390,829,851]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">7.07 ± 0.22,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF555B8FCCDF9D55232" box="[1469,1589,829,851]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">4.68 ± 0.30,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF5567BFCCDF8E35232" box="[1662,1795,829,851]" gridcol="7" gridrow="3" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">9.85 ± 0.33,</td>
</tr>
<tr id="13DC34D5FFA21BF5507EFCAAF8E35211" box="[123,1795,858,880]" gridrow="4" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<th id="500D5DA9FFA21BF5507EFCAAFE9F5211" box="[123,383,858,880]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">(other specimens)</th>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF551E1FCAAFD885211" box="[484,616,858,880]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">12.89–14.25,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF552A9FCAAFCC45211" box="[684,804,858,880]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">7.95–9.73,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55362FCAAFC3F5211" box="[871,991,858,880]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">3.34–4.16,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55422FCAAFB7F5211" box="[1063,1183,858,880]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">6.96–8.09,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF554F3FCAAFA8E5211" box="[1270,1390,858,880]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">6.72–7.49,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF555B8FCAAF9D55211" box="[1469,1589,858,880]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">4.22–5.49,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF5567BFCAAF8E35211" box="[1662,1795,858,880]" gridcol="7" gridrow="4" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">9.36–10.52,</td>
</tr>
<tr id="13DC34D5FFA21BF5507EFC87F8E352EC" box="[123,1795,887,909]" gridrow="5" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF551E1FC87FD8852EC" box="[484,616,887,909]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A51E1FC87FE1652EC" box="[484,502,887,909]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 16
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF552A9FC87FCC452EC" box="[684,804,887,909]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A52A9FC87FD5E52EC" box="[684,702,887,909]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 16
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55362FC87FC3F52EC" box="[871,991,887,909]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A5362FC87FC9952EC" box="[871,889,887,909]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 16
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55422FC87FB7F52EC" box="[1063,1183,887,909]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A5422FC87FBD952EC" box="[1063,1081,887,909]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 16
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF554F3FC87FA8E52EC" box="[1270,1390,887,909]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A54F3FC87FAE852EC" box="[1270,1288,887,909]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 16
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF555B8FC87F9D552EC" box="[1469,1589,887,909]" gridcol="6" gridrow="5" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A55B8FC87FA2F52EC" box="[1469,1487,887,909]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 16
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF5567BFC87F8E352EC" box="[1662,1795,887,909]" gridcol="7" gridrow="5" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A567BFC87F97052EC" box="[1662,1680,887,909]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 16
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="13DC34D5FFA21BF5507EFC65F8E352CA" box="[123,1795,917,939]" gridrow="6" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<th id="500D5DA9FFA21BF5507EFC65FE9F52CA" box="[123,383,917,939]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<taxonomicName id="6AEC4D14FFA2E41A507EFC65FEDF52CA" box="[123,319,917,939]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Laephotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="capensis">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A507EFC65FEDF52CA" box="[123,319,917,939]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Laephotis capensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF551E1FC65FD8852CA" box="[484,616,917,939]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">14.05 ± 0.48,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF552A9FC65FCC452CA" box="[684,804,917,939]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">8.95 ± 0.37,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55362FC65FC3F52CA" box="[871,991,917,939]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">3.68 ± 0.13,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55422FC65FB7F52CA" box="[1063,1183,917,939]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">7.87 ± 0.34,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF554F3FC65FA8E52CA" box="[1270,1390,917,939]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">7.28 ± 0.24,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF555B8FC65F9D552CA" box="[1469,1589,917,939]" gridcol="6" gridrow="6" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">4.57 ± 0.19,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF5567BFC65F8E352CA" box="[1662,1795,917,939]" gridcol="7" gridrow="6" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">10.35 ± 0.43,</td>
</tr>
<tr id="13DC34D5FFA21BF5507EFC43F8E352A8" box="[123,1795,947,969]" gridrow="7" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF551E1FC43FD8852A8" box="[484,616,947,969]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">13.09–15.35,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF552A9FC43FCC452A8" box="[684,804,947,969]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">8.24–9.62,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55362FC43FC3F52A8" box="[871,991,947,969]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">3.42–4.00,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55422FC43FB7F52A8" box="[1063,1183,947,969]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">7.07–8.74,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF554F3FC43FA8E52A8" box="[1270,1390,947,969]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">6.81–7.72,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF555B8FC43F9D552A8" box="[1469,1589,947,969]" gridcol="6" gridrow="7" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">4.17–5.11,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF5567BFC43F8E352A8" box="[1662,1795,947,969]" gridcol="7" gridrow="7" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">9.41–11.17,</td>
</tr>
<tr id="13DC34D5FFA21BF5507EFC20F8E35287" box="[123,1795,976,998]" gridrow="8" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF551E1FC20FD885287" box="[484,616,976,998]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A51E1FC20FE165287" box="[484,502,976,998]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 58
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF552A9FC20FCC45287" box="[684,804,976,998]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A52A9FC20FD5E5287" box="[684,702,976,998]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 57
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55362FC20FC3F5287" box="[871,991,976,998]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A5362FC20FC995287" box="[871,889,976,998]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 57
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55422FC20FB7F5287" box="[1063,1183,976,998]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A5422FC20FBD95287" box="[1063,1081,976,998]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 57
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF554F3FC20FA8E5287" box="[1270,1390,976,998]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A54F3FC20FAE85287" box="[1270,1288,976,998]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 57
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF555B8FC20F9D55287" box="[1469,1589,976,998]" gridcol="6" gridrow="8" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A55B8FC20FA2F5287" box="[1469,1487,976,998]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 57
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF5567BFC20F8E35287" box="[1662,1795,976,998]" gridcol="7" gridrow="8" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A567BFC20F9705287" box="[1662,1680,976,998]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 57
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="13DC34D5FFA21BF5507EFC1EF8E35565" box="[123,1795,1006,1028]" gridrow="9" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<th id="500D5DA9FFA21BF5507EFC1EFE9F5565" box="[123,383,1006,1028]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<taxonomicName id="6AEC4D14FFA2E41A507EFC1EFED85565" baseAuthorityName="Goodman, Kearney, Ratsimbazafy &amp; Hassanin" baseAuthorityYear="2017" box="[123,312,1006,1028]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Laephotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="stanleyi">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A507EFC1EFED85565" box="[123,312,1006,1028]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Laephotis stanleyi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF551E1FC1EFD885565" box="[484,616,1006,1028]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">15.2 ± 0.21,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF552A9FC1EFCC45565" box="[684,804,1006,1028]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">9.6 ± 0.29,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55362FC1EFC3F5565" box="[871,991,1006,1028]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">3.7 ± 0.21,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55422FC1EFB7F5565" box="[1063,1183,1006,1028]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">8.4 ± 0.10,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF554F3FC1EFA8E5565" box="[1270,1390,1006,1028]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">–</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF555B8FC1EF9D55565" box="[1469,1589,1006,1028]" gridcol="6" gridrow="9" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">–</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF5567BFC1EF8E35565" box="[1662,1795,1006,1028]" gridcol="7" gridrow="9" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">10.6 ± 0.32,</td>
</tr>
<tr id="13DC34D5FFA21BF5507EFBFBF8E35540" box="[123,1795,1035,1057]" gridrow="10" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1">
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF551E1FBFBFD885540" box="[484,616,1035,1057]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">14.8–15.4,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF552A9FBFBFCC45540" box="[684,804,1035,1057]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">9.3–10.0,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55362FBFBFC3F5540" box="[871,991,1035,1057]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">3.5–4.1,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55422FBFBFB7F5540" box="[1063,1183,1035,1057]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">8.2–8.5,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF5567BFBFBF8E35540" box="[1662,1795,1035,1057]" gridcol="7" gridrow="10" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">10.2–11.0,</td>
</tr>
<tr id="13DC34D5FFA21BF5507EFBD9F8E3555E" box="[123,1795,1065,1087]" gridrow="11" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1">
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF551E1FBD9FD88555E" box="[484,616,1065,1087]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A51E1FBD9FE16555E" box="[484,502,1065,1087]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 7
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF552A9FBD9FCC4555E" box="[684,804,1065,1087]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A52A9FBD9FD5E555E" box="[684,702,1065,1087]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 6
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55362FBD9FC3F555E" box="[871,991,1065,1087]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A5362FBD9FC99555E" box="[871,889,1065,1087]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 7
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55422FBD9FB7F555E" box="[1063,1183,1065,1087]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A5422FBD9FBD9555E" box="[1063,1081,1065,1087]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 7
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF5567BFBD9F8E3555E" box="[1662,1795,1065,1087]" gridcol="7" gridrow="11" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A567BFBD9F970555E" box="[1662,1680,1065,1087]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 6
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="13DC34D5FFA21BF5507EFBB7F8E3553C" box="[123,1795,1095,1117]" gridrow="12" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<th id="500D5DA9FFA21BF5507EFBB7FE9F553C" box="[123,383,1095,1117]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<taxonomicName id="6AEC4D14FFA2E41A507EFBB7FED7553C" baseAuthorityName="Goodman, Taylor, Ratrimomanarivo &amp; Hoofer" baseAuthorityYear="2012" box="[123,311,1095,1117]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Laephotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="robertsi">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A507EFBB7FED7553C" box="[123,311,1095,1117]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Laephotis robertsi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF551E1FBB7FD88553C" box="[484,616,1095,1117]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">14.7 ± 0.19,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF552A9FBB7FCC4553C" box="[684,804,1095,1117]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">9.9 ± 0.37,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55362FBB7FC3F553C" box="[871,991,1095,1117]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">4.0 ± 0.24,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55422FBB7FB7F553C" box="[1063,1183,1095,1117]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">8.4 ± 0.22,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF554F3FBB7FA8E553C" box="[1270,1390,1095,1117]" gridcol="5" gridrow="12" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">–</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF555B8FBB7F9D5553C" box="[1469,1589,1095,1117]" gridcol="6" gridrow="12" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">–</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF5567BFBB7F8E3553C" box="[1662,1795,1095,1117]" gridcol="7" gridrow="12" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">10.6 ± 0.15,</td>
</tr>
<tr id="13DC34D5FFA21BF5507EFB94F8E3551B" box="[123,1795,1124,1146]" gridrow="13" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1">
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF551E1FB94FD88551B" box="[484,616,1124,1146]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">14.4–14.8,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF552A9FB94FCC4551B" box="[684,804,1124,1146]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">9.5–10.4,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55362FB94FC3F551B" box="[871,991,1124,1146]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">3.6–4.1,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55422FB94FB7F551B" box="[1063,1183,1124,1146]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">8.2–8.7,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF5567BFB94F8E3551B" box="[1662,1795,1124,1146]" gridcol="7" gridrow="13" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">10.4–10.7,</td>
</tr>
<tr id="13DC34D5FFA21BF5507EFB71F8E355F6" box="[123,1795,1153,1175]" gridrow="14" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1">
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF551E1FB71FD8855F6" box="[484,616,1153,1175]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A51E1FB71FE1655F6" box="[484,502,1153,1175]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 4
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF552A9FB71FCC455F6" box="[684,804,1153,1175]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A52A9FB71FD5E55F6" box="[684,702,1153,1175]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 4
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55362FB71FC3F55F6" box="[871,991,1153,1175]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A5362FB71FC9955F6" box="[871,889,1153,1175]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 4
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55422FB71FB7F55F6" box="[1063,1183,1153,1175]" gridcol="4" gridrow="14" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A5422FB71FBD955F6" box="[1063,1081,1153,1175]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 4
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF5567BFB71F8E355F6" box="[1662,1795,1153,1175]" gridcol="7" gridrow="14" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A567BFB71F97055F6" box="[1662,1680,1153,1175]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 4
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="13DC34D5FFA21BF5507EFB6FF8E355D4" box="[123,1795,1183,1205]" gridrow="15" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<th id="500D5DA9FFA21BF5507EFB6FFE9F55D4" box="[123,383,1183,1205]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<taxonomicName id="6AEC4D14FFA2E41A507EFB6FFEDF55D4" baseAuthorityName="Thomas &amp; Schwann" baseAuthorityYear="1905" box="[123,319,1183,1205]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Laephotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="matroka">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A507EFB6FFEDF55D4" box="[123,319,1183,1205]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Laephotis matroka</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF551E1FB6FFD8855D4" box="[484,616,1183,1205]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">13.1 ± 0.33,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF552A9FB6FFCC455D4" box="[684,804,1183,1205]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">8.8 ± 0.28,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55362FB6FFC3F55D4" box="[871,991,1183,1205]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">3.5 ± 0.14,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55422FB6FFB7F55D4" box="[1063,1183,1183,1205]" gridcol="4" gridrow="15" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">7.5 ± 0.25,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF554F3FB6FFA8E55D4" box="[1270,1390,1183,1205]" gridcol="5" gridrow="15" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">–</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF555B8FB6FF9D555D4" box="[1469,1589,1183,1205]" gridcol="6" gridrow="15" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">–</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF5567BFB6FF8E355D4" box="[1662,1795,1183,1205]" gridcol="7" gridrow="15" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">9.0 ± 0.21,</td>
</tr>
<tr id="13DC34D5FFA21BF5507EFB4DF8E355B2" box="[123,1795,1213,1235]" gridrow="16" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1">
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF551E1FB4DFD8855B2" box="[484,616,1213,1235]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">12.4–13.4,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF552A9FB4DFCC455B2" box="[684,804,1213,1235]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">8.4–9.2,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55362FB4DFC3F55B2" box="[871,991,1213,1235]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">3.3–3.8,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55422FB4DFB7F55B2" box="[1063,1183,1213,1235]" gridcol="4" gridrow="16" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">7.2–7.9,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF5567BFB4DF8E355B2" box="[1662,1795,1213,1235]" gridcol="7" gridrow="16" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">8.7–9.3,</td>
</tr>
<tr id="13DC34D5FFA21BF5507EFB2AF8E35591" box="[123,1795,1242,1264]" gridrow="17" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1">
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF551E1FB2AFD885591" box="[484,616,1242,1264]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A51E1FB2AFE165591" box="[484,502,1242,1264]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 12
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF552A9FB2AFCC45591" box="[684,804,1242,1264]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A52A9FB2AFD5E5591" box="[684,702,1242,1264]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 9
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55362FB2AFC3F5591" box="[871,991,1242,1264]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A5362FB2AFC995591" box="[871,889,1242,1264]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 12
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55422FB2AFB7F5591" box="[1063,1183,1242,1264]" gridcol="4" gridrow="17" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A5422FB2AFBD95591" box="[1063,1081,1242,1264]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 12
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF5567BFB2AF8E35591" box="[1662,1795,1242,1264]" gridcol="7" gridrow="17" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A567BFB2AF9705591" box="[1662,1680,1242,1264]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 10
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="13DC34D5FFA21BF5507EFB08F8E3546F" box="[123,1795,1272,1294]" gridrow="18" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<th id="500D5DA9FFA21BF5507EFB08FE9F546F" box="[123,383,1272,1294]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<taxonomicName id="6AEC4D14FFA2E41A507EFB08FE9F546F" baseAuthorityName="Peterson, Eger &amp; Mitchell" baseAuthorityYear="1995" box="[123,383,1272,1294]" class="Mammalia" family="Vespertilionidae" genus="Laephotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="malagasyensis">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A507EFB08FE9F546F" box="[123,383,1272,1294]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Laephotis malagasyensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF551E1FB08FD88546F" box="[484,616,1272,1294]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">12.6 ± 0.38,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF552A9FB08FCC4546F" box="[684,804,1272,1294]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">8.5 ± 0.26,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55362FB08FC3F546F" box="[871,991,1272,1294]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">3.4 ± 0.18,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55422FB08FB7F546F" box="[1063,1183,1272,1294]" gridcol="4" gridrow="18" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">7.2 ± 0.32,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF554F3FB08FA8E546F" box="[1270,1390,1272,1294]" gridcol="5" gridrow="18" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">–</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF555B8FB08F9D5546F" box="[1469,1589,1272,1294]" gridcol="6" gridrow="18" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">–</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF5567BFB08F8E3546F" box="[1662,1795,1272,1294]" gridcol="7" gridrow="18" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">8.3 ± 0.13,</td>
</tr>
<tr id="13DC34D5FFA21BF5507EFAE5F8E3544A" box="[123,1795,1301,1323]" gridrow="19" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1">
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF551E1FAE5FD88544A" box="[484,616,1301,1323]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">12.4–13.3,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF552A9FAE5FCC4544A" box="[684,804,1301,1323]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">8.3–8.8,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55362FAE5FC3F544A" box="[871,991,1301,1323]" gridcol="3" gridrow="19" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">3.2–3.7,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55422FAE5FB7F544A" box="[1063,1183,1301,1323]" gridcol="4" gridrow="19" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">6.9–7.7,</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF5567BFAE5F8E3544A" box="[1662,1795,1301,1323]" gridcol="7" gridrow="19" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">8.2–8.5,</td>
</tr>
<tr id="13DC34D5FFA21BF5507EFAC3F8E35428" box="[123,1795,1331,1353]" gridrow="20" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1">
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF551E1FAC3FD885428" box="[484,616,1331,1353]" gridcol="1" gridrow="20" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A51E1FAC3FE165428" box="[484,502,1331,1353]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 5
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF552A9FAC3FCC45428" box="[684,804,1331,1353]" gridcol="2" gridrow="20" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A52A9FAC3FD5E5428" box="[684,702,1331,1353]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 5
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55362FAC3FC3F5428" box="[871,991,1331,1353]" gridcol="3" gridrow="20" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A5362FAC3FC995428" box="[871,889,1331,1353]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 5
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF55422FAC3FB7F5428" box="[1063,1183,1331,1353]" gridcol="4" gridrow="20" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A5422FAC3FBD95428" box="[1063,1081,1331,1353]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 5
</td>
<td id="500D5DA9FFA21BF5567BFAC3F8E35428" box="[1662,1795,1331,1353]" gridcol="7" gridrow="20" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A567BFAC3F9705428" box="[1662,1680,1331,1353]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
= 5
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="AD533697FFA2E41A507EFA82FACA54F8" blockId="16.[123,1822,1394,1433]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<tableNote id="500A3719FFA2E41A507EFA82FACA54F8" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" targetBox="[123,1795,714,1353]" targetPageId="16">
Measurements are presented as the mean ± SD, range and sample size (
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A5305FA82FCEF54E5" box="[768,783,1394,1412]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">N</emphasis>
). Measurements are of the holotype, other individuals of the new species and other ‘short-eared’ species of 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A56C0FA82F8F954E5" box="[1733,1817,1394,1412]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Laephotis</emphasis>
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. Measurements for the three Malagasy endemics, 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A5226FA77FD6E54F8" box="[547,654,1415,1433]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Lae. robertsi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A5292FA77FCE954F8" box="[663,777,1415,1433]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Lae. matroka</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A5336FA77FC3954F8" box="[819,985,1415,1433]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Lae. malagasyensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, are taken from 
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Goodman 
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA2E41A54BAFA77FB0B54F8" box="[1215,1259,1415,1433]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">et al.</emphasis>
(2017)
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.
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA3E41B533EFC69FC4A52CE" bold="true" box="[827,938,921,943]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Figure 7.</emphasis>
Plate showing the cranium and mandible of 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA3E41B533EFC46FBC752AD" bold="true" box="[827,1063,950,972]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Laephotis kirinyaga</emphasis>
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(FMNH 234558). Scale bar = 5 mm.
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ending in a rounded tip, as in 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA3E41B5482FBE6FAFB554A" box="[1159,1307,1046,1067]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Lae. capensis</emphasis>
(
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Monadjem 
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA3E41B533CFBC5FC925528" box="[825,882,1076,1098]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">et al.</emphasis>
, 2020b
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)
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. The ears and muzzle are dark brown in colour, and the skin around the eyes is dark brown in the type specimen (
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) but mostly pinkish in the 
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.
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA3E41B533CFB3FFBB15585" box="[825,1105,1231,1252]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Craniodental characters:</emphasis>
The skull is relatively robust, as in 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA3E41B537EFB1EFBF55462" box="[891,1045,1262,1283]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Lae. capensis</emphasis>
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, but less so than in 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA3E41B5502FB1EFA7B5462" box="[1287,1435,1262,1283]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Lae. stanleyi</emphasis>
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. In lateral profile, the cranium is distinctly straight, rising only gently up from the rostrum to the top of the braincase. An occipital ‘helmet’ is present but poorly developed, and the sagittal and lambdoidal crests are visible. The zygomatic arches are relatively robust (
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), as in 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA3E41B5431FA56FB3054DA" box="[1076,1232,1446,1467]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Lae. capensis</emphasis>
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. The dentition in 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA3E41B533CFA35FC3E54B8" box="[825,990,1476,1498]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Lae. kirinyaga</emphasis>
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is typical of the genus, with I 2/3, C 1/1, P 1/3, M 2/3. In the upper tooth row, I 
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is unicuspid and I 
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is small, not reaching halfway up the length of I 
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. The P 
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is absent, putting C in contact with P 
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. The m 3 is myotodont 
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA3E41B5405F9B0FBA15734" box="[1024,1089,1600,1621]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">sensu</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA3E41B533CF96CFC7E57D5" box="[825,926,1692,1716]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Biology:</emphasis>
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species has been captured infrequently across the highlands of 
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on both sides of the 
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. It is present in wet tropical forest (e.g. 
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forest, with ~ 
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of rainfall per annum), less mesic montane forest (
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) and relatively dry savanna woodlands (e.g. 
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conservancy ~ 
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), hence aridity per se does not seem to be an important variable in its distribution. However, it has been recorded only at elevations&gt; 
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(current records are all between 1160 and 
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), and this might be an important limit in its geographical distribution. We also include two specimens (FMNH 233035, 233036) from Murchison Falls National Park, 
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(
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above sea level) in this new species. Two specimens from 
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(identified as ‘ 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA0E418527FF9CFFF185713" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Neoromicia somalica</emphasis>
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’ by 
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Benda 
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA0E418517EF9ADFE555713" box="[379,437,1629,1650]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">et al.</emphasis>
, 2016
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) also group with 
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<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA0E41852CCF9ADFEE157F1" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Lae. kirinyaga</emphasis>
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in the phylogeny, as does a specimen from 
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(
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Koubínová 
<emphasis id="9F98EA85FFA0E418517BF96BFE5757CE" box="[382,439,1690,1712]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">et al.</emphasis>
, 2013
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), suggesting that this newly described species has a wide distribution north of the equator. We recommend, based on its relatively large distribution range and habitat preference, that it be listed as ‘Least Concern’ in the IUCN red list. However, we did not examine the specimens from 
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and 
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and therefore recommend a detailed morphological investigation before our hypothesis concerning the geographical range of this species is accepted. 
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specimen echolocated at a peak frequency (start and end frequencies) of 44.9 kHz (74.3–41.6 kHz). The mean (± SD) peak frequency for 14 other individuals at the 
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locality was 43.9 ± 0.91 kHz (73.9 ± 9.43 to 41.8 ± 1.64 kHz).
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