Paraxerus cepapi (A. Smith, 1836) . Rept. Exped. Exploring Central Africa, p. 43.

TYPE LOCALITY: South Africa, W Transvaal, Rustenberg Dist., Marico River .

DISTRIBUTION: S Angola, Zambia, SE Zaire, Malawi, SW Tanzania, Mozambique, N Namibia, N Botswana, Zimbabwe, Transvaal (South Africa).

SYNONYMS: bororensis Roberts, 1946; carpi Lundholm, 1955; cepate (lapsis for cepapi; Gray, 1843); cepapoides Roberts, 1946; chobiensis Roberts, 1932; kalaharicus Roberts, 1932; maunensis Roberts, 1932; phalaena Thomas, 1926; quotus Wroughton, 1909; sindi Thomas and Wroughton, 1908; soccatus Wroughton, 1909; yulei (Thomas, 1902).