Pipistrellus rusticus (Tomes, 1861) . Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1861:35.

TYPE LOCALITY: Namibia, Damaraland, Olifants Vlei .

DISTRIBUTION: Liberia and Ethiopia, south to South Africa.

SYNONYMS: marrensis .

COMMENTS: Subgenus Pipistrellus .