Mops (Xiphonycteris) thersites Thomas 1903

Mops (Xiphonycteris) thersites Thomas 1903, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 12: 634.

Type Locality: Cameroon, Efulen.

Vernacular Names: Railer Free-tailed Bat.

Synonyms: Mops (Xiphonycteris) occipitalis J. A. Allen 1917 .

Distribution: Sierra Leone to Rwanda; Bioko (Equatorial Guinea); perhaps Mozambique and Zanzibar.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Xiphonycteris .