Chaerephon nigeriae Thomas, 1913 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 11:319.

TYPE LOCALITY: Nigeria, Northern Region, Zaria Province .

DISTRIBUTION: Ghana and Niger to Saudi Arabia (record by Nader and Kock, 1979) and Ethiopia, south to Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe.

SYNONYMS: spilhnani.