Nanonycteris veldkampii (Jentink, 1888)

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Nanonycteris veldkampii (Jentink, 1888)

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Epomophorus veldkampii Jentink, 1887: 51 .

Bergmans (1989: 147) referred to Frechkop (1954), who mentioned two N. veldkampii specimens from Lusinga (Upemba National Park, Haut Lomami Province). These immature specimens were re-identified by Hayman et al. (1966: 28) as Plerotes anchietae (Seabra, 1900) .

The Paris museum, however, has three N. veldkampii specimens collected in the DRC by Nicolas Nesi, Blaise Kadjo and Christiane Denys in May 2010. Unfortunately, no specific locality for these specimens was available. The distribution map presented by Fahr (2013a: 278) indicates that this species primarily occurs in West Africa, from Guinea to western Cameroon, but there is also a record from Bangui in the Central African Republic. Based on this information, we can assume that N. veldkampii will occur in the northwestern part of the DRC.

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Fig. 7. Distribution maps. A–B. Nanonycteris veldkampii (Jentink, 1888). C–D. Megaloglossus woermanni Pagenstecher, 1885. E–F. Myonycteris angolensis (Bocage, 1898). A, C, E. Distribution in the CRB area. B, D, F. Pan-African distribution.