Scotoecus hirundo de Winton, 1899 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 4:355.

TYPE LOCALITY: Ghana, Gambaga .

DISTRIBUTION: Senegal to Ethiopia, south to Angola, Zambia and Malawi.

SYNONYMS: albigula, artinii, falabae, hindei .

COMMENTS: Includes hindei; see Hayman and Hill (1971:36) and Robbins (1980:84); but see also J. E. Hill (1974b).