Scotophilus kuhlii Leach, 1821 . Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 13:71.

TYPE LOCALITY: " India " .

DISTRIBUTION: Pakistan to Taiwan, south to Sri Lanka and W Malaysia, southeast to Philippines and Aru Isis (Indonesia).

SYNONYMS: castaneus, collinus, consobrinus, gairdneri, panayensis, solutatus, swinhoei, temmincki, wroughtoni .

COMMENTS: Generally called temmincki; but see Hill and Thonglongya (1972:191-193).