Neoromicia nana, (K. Andersen, 1912)

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Nycteris nana (K. Andersen, 1912)

Fig. 22 E–F

Petalia nana K. Andersen, 1912: 547 .

* Nycteris nana ( Andersen, 1912) .

Hayman et al. (1966: map 33) restricted the occurrence of N. nana in the DRC to the current provinces of Ituri and Haut-Uélé, with one record from Ibembo (Bas-Uélé Province). All of these are in the northeastern part of the DRC. Further specimens are recorded from as far west as Duma, on the border with the Central African Republic, and as far south as Kananga (Central-Kasaï Province). Due to the regular collection of specimens belonging to this species, Fahr (2013h: 455) doesn’t believe the disjunct distribution he presented to be the result of insufficient sampling. However, he did not include the record from Duma (SMF 6390) nor the one from Wafanya (RMCA 89.020-M-0042), so the actual distribution of the species might be more wide than he suggested. Additionally, Fahr (2013h) also indicates that N. nana is recorded in drier types of forests than the other representatives of the N. arge group ( arge , intermedia and major ).

Figures

Fig. 22. Distribution maps. A–B. Nycteris macrotis Dobson, 1876. C–D. Nycteris major (K. Andersen, 1912). E–F. Nycteris nana (K. Andersen, 1912). A, C, E. Distribution in the CRB area. B, D, F. Pan- African distribution.