Scotophilus Leach, 1821 . Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 13:69, 71.

TYPE SPECIES: Scotophilus kuhlii Leach, 1821 .

SYNONYMS: Pachyotus .

COMMENTS: Includes Pachyotus; see Walker et al. (1975:359). African species revised by Koopman (1984b) and by C. B. Robbins et al. (1985).