Nycteris hispida (Schreber, 1775) . Die Säugethiere, 1:169, 188.

TYPE LOCALITY: Senegal .

DISTRIBUTION: Senegal to Somalia and south to Angola and South Africa; Zanzibar; Bioko.

SYNONYMS: aurita, daubentoni, martini, pallida, pilosa, villosa.

COMMENTS: Includes aurita and pallida; see Koopman (1975:377, 378).