Syncerus caffer (Sparrman, 1779) . K. Svenska Vet.-Akad. Handl. Stockholm, 40:79.
TYPE LOCALITY: South Africa, Cape of Good Hope, Sunday River, Algoa Bay .
DISTRIBUTION: Senegal to S Ethiopia to S Africa.
SYNONYMS: adamauae, adametzi, adolfifriederici, aequinoctialis, athiensis, azrakensis, beddingtoni, bornouensis, brachyceros, bubuensis, centralis, corniculatus, cottoni, cubangensis, cunenensis, diehli, gariepensis, gazae, geoffroyi, houyi, hunti, hylaeus, lomamiensis, limpopoensis, massaicus, matthewsi, mayi, nanus, neumanni, niediecki, nuni, pegasus, planiceros, pumilus, pungwensis, radcliffei, reclinis, ruahaensis, rufuensis, sankurrensis, schillingsi, sintpsoni, solvayi, tanae, thierryi, urundicus, ussanguensis, wembarensis, wiesei, wintgensi.
COMMENTS: For synonyms see Ansell (1972:18).