Laephotis angolensis Monard, 1935

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Laephotis angolensis Monard, 1935

Fig. 42 A–B

Laephotis angolensis Monard, 1935: 45 .

* Laephotis wintoni angolensis (Monard, 1935) .

At the time Hayman et al. (1966) was written, the genus Laephotis was considered to be monotypic ( Hill 1974: 1), with the nominate subspecies restricted to Kenya and L. w. angolensis occurring in Angola, Zambia, Botswana and the southern part of the DRC. However, based on cranial characteristics, Peterson (1971a: 888) found the two to be specifically different.

Laephotis angolensis was reported by Hayman et al. (1966: 50, map 67) with 13 specimens from two localities in Haut-Katanga, and no further localities have been added since. Of these 11 were found to represent L. botswanae ( Kearney & Seamark 2005: 73) . Extralimitally, the species is further known from Angola, Zimbabwe and Zambia.

Figures

Fig. 42. Distribution maps. A–B. Laephotis angolensis Monard, 1935. C–D. Laephotis botswanae Setzer, 1971. E–F. Mimetillus moloneyi (Thomas, 1891). A, C, E. Distribution in the CRB area. B, D, F. Pan-African distribution.