Miniopterus fraterculus Thomas & Schwann, 1906

Cakenberghe, Victor Van, Tungaluna, Guy-Crispin Gembu, Akawa, Prescott Musaba, Seamark, Ernest & Verheyen, Erik, 2017, The bats of the Congo and of Rwanda and Burundi revisited (Mammalia: Chiroptera), European Journal of Taxonomy 382 (382), pp. 1-327 : 215-216

Miniopterus fraterculus Thomas & Schwann, 1906

BURUNDI: 1 ♀ [SB], Giserama, Colline, 2Aug. 1991, leg. Julian C. Kerbis Peterhans ( FMNH:148984); 5 ♂♂ [1 SB, 4 NS], Mpinga Cave [= Mpinga Mission], 31 Dec. 1968, 1 Jan. 1969, 25 Mar. 1970, leg. P.L. Niort ( MHNG: 1607.077 to 1607.079, 1607.098, 1607.082); 6 ♂♂ [5 SB, 1 SN], Nyamugari Hill, 10 Sep. 1990, 11 Sep. 1990, 12 Sep. 1990, leg. L. Davenport ( FMNH: 148369, 148365, 148371 to 148373, 148370).

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: 1 ad ♂, 9 ♀♀, 8 ♂♂, 2 ?? [19 SS, 1 SO], Aba, unknown date, 16 Dec. 1911, leg. Herbert Lang, James Paul Chapin and The American Museum Congo Expedition, 16 Dec. 1911, leg. unknown collector ( AMNH: 51271, 51272, 49017, 49018, 49019 [holotype Miniopterus breyeri vicinior J.A. Allen, 1917 ], 49020 to 49029, 49031, 49032, MCZ: 17380, 17381, RMCA: 12397); 1? [UN], Albert National Park [= Virunga National Park], unknown date, leg. unknown collector ( INPBC: V1766.1); 1 ♂ [AL], Bushokwe Caves, 1 Aug. 1956, leg. Alvin Novick ( MCZ: 48263); 4 ♀♀ [4 SS], Butembo, 10 Aug. 1947, 14 Aug. 1947, leg. unknown collector ( RBINS: 7081 to 7084); 2 ?? [2 UN], Gangala-na-Bodio, 1 May 1948, leg. unknown collector ( RBINS: 8124.1, 8124.2); 1 ♀ [SS], Hoyo, Mount, 10 Aug. 1947, leg. unknown collector ( RBINS: 7085); 1 ♀, 1 ♂ [2 UN], Ituri Forest, between 1 Jan. 1947 and 31 Dec. 1948, leg. unknown collector ( RBINS: 7475, 7476); 2 ?? [2 AL], Kabatibi Cave [= Mount Hoyo Caves], unknown date, leg. The Cambridge East Africa Expedition 1959 ( BMNH: 1960.108, 1960.109); 1? [AL], Lwiro [= Luiro], 4 Jun. 1956, leg. Uwe Rahm ( RMCA: 33533); 3 ?? [1 SS, 2 AL], Matupi Cave, unknown date, leg. The Cambridge East Africa Expedition 1959, between 1 Sep. 1951 and 30 Sep. 1951, leg. Alexandre Fain ( BMNH: 1960.112, RMCA: 21464, 23300); 4 ?? [2 SS, 2 AL], Mount Hoyo [= Hoyo, Mount], unknown date, leg. The Cambridge East Africa Expedition 1959 ( BMNH: 1960.106, 1960.107, 1960.110, 1960.111); 2 ?? [2 UN], Mugongo, unknown date, leg. unknown collector ( INPBC: V1766.2, V1766.3); 1? [AL], Mulungu, prior to 1 Feb. 1940, leg. F.L. Hendricks ( RMCA: 15869); 4 ?? [4 UN], Muvo, Mount, unknown date, leg. unknown collector ( INPBC: V1228.1 to V1228.4); 1? [UN], Talatala, unknown date, leg. unknown collector ( RBINS: 7096).

RWANDA: 18 ad ♂♂ [10 SA, 8 AL], Mutura, 15 Dec. 1984, 13 Jan. 1985, leg. Benny Baeten and Luc Janssens, 27 Oct. 1981, leg. Frits De Vree, Benny Baeten and Victor Van Cakenberghe ( RMCA: 85.006- M-0158, 85.006-M-0152 to 85.006-M-0157, 82.006-M-0328 to 82.006-M-0338).