Miniopterus schreibersi (Kuhl, 1817) . Die Deutschen Fledermäuse, Hanau, p. 14.

TYPE LOCALITY: Rumania, Banat, near Coronini, Kolumbacs Cave .

DISTRIBUTION: S Europe and Morocco through the Caucasus and Iran to most of China and Japan; most of Indo-Malayan region; New Guinea; Solomon Isis (including Bougainville Isl); Australia; Subsaharan Africa; Madagascar; Bismarck Arch.

SYNONYMS: arenarius, baussencis, blepotis, breyeri, chinensis, dasythrix, eschscholtzii, fuliginosus, harardai, inexpectatus, italicus, japoniae, majori, natalensis, oceanensis, orianae, orsinii, pallidus, parvipes, pulcher, ravus, scotinus, smitianus, ursinii, vicinior, villiersi.

COMMENTS: Formerly included magnater . Reviewed by Crucitti (1976).