Eptesicus platyops (Thomas, 1901) . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 8:31.

TYPE LOCALITY: Nigeria, Western Region, Lagos .

DISTRIBUTION: Nigeria, Senegal, Bioko.

COMMENTS: Subgenus Eptesicus . Considered a subspecies of serotinus by Ibàhez and Valverde (1985), but no comparison with E. bottae was made.