Eptesicus somalicus (Thomas, 1901) . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 8:32.

TYPE LOCALITY: Somalia, Northwest Province, Hargeisa .

DISTRIBUTION: Guinea-Bissau to Somalia, south to Namibia and South Africa; Madagascar.

SYNONYMS: humbloti, ugandae, vansoni, zuluensis .

COMMENTS: Subgenus Neoromicia . Includes zuluensis; see Koopman (1975:404, 405).