Tadarida ventralis (Heuglin, 1861)

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Tadarida ventralis (Heuglin, 1861)

Fig. 32 C–D

Nyctinomus (Dysopes) ventralis Heuglin, 1861: 4 , 11.

* Tadarida (Tadarida) africana (Dobson, 1876) : 348.

Hayman et al. (1966: 67, map 107) reported that only one specimen was found in the CRB area: RMCA 29241 from Alima (Nord-Kivu Province). Until that time, T. africana was considered to be a valid species, occurring in southern Africa. Kock (1975: 6) discussed the features of an original specimen of Nyctinomus ventralis and concluded that africana is a synonym of ventralis . This view is followed by most recent authors.

No further specimens from the CRB area were found.

Cotterill (2001a: 201) indicates that T. ventralis has a wide and highly scattered distribution across eastern tropical Africa, which is confirmed by the distribution map presented by Cotterill (2013h: 539). The range covers a major part of western Kenya and the joining area in northern Tanzania. Furthermore, he marked individual localities in Eritrea, Ethiopa, South Sudan, DRC, Zambia, Malawi, northwestern Mozambique, Zimbabwe and possibly northeastern RSA. The SDM map looks very similar, although we excluded the RSA records, as we could not trace the specific specimens.

Figures

Fig. 32. Distribution maps. A–B. Tadarida fulminans (Thomas, 1903). C–D. Tadarida ventralis (Heuglin, 1861). E–F. Miniopterus fraterculus Thomas & Schwann, 1906. A, C, E. Distribution in the CRB area. B, D, F. Pan-African distribution.