Batis minor suahelicus Neumann, 1907: 353 .

Now: Batis minor suahelica Neumann, 1907; contra Mayr et al. (1986: 384).

Syntype: ZMB 2000.64511, skin, female, collected by G.A. Fischer at Pangani, 09.1881 .

Syntype: ZMB 2000.64513, skin, male, collected by G.A. Fischer in “Usaramo”, 01.1882 .

Syntype: ZMB 2000.64562, skin, male, collected by G.A. Fischer in “Usaramo”, 01.1882 .

Syntype: ZMB 32010 (Stuhlmann no. 32), skin, male, juvenile (female given by Neumann1907 a), collected by F. Stuhlmann at Pangani, 20.01.1894 .

Syntype: ZMB 2000.64512 ( Stuhlmann no. 170), skin, male, collected by F. Stuhlmann at “ Dar-es-Salaam ”, 28.03.1894 .

Syntype: ZMB 34024 skin, male, collected by O. Neumann at Kahe, 13.01.1895 .

Syntype: ZMB 2000.64514, skin, male, collected by W.L.H. von der Marwitz at Marangu, 1895 .

Syntype (missing): female, collected by R. Böhm, no locality given .

Type locality: “Deutsch Ost Afrika und südlicher Teil von Englisch Ost Afrika (Mombassa und Teita)” [Tanzania and South of Kenya], further referred to as eastern Tanzania and southeastern Kenya after the localities of the type specimens and the original description (see also Louette 2006; Frahnert et al. 2021).

Remarks: See Frahnert et al. (2021).