Chaerephon major (Trouessart, 1897)

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Chaerephon major (Trouessart, 1897)

Fig. 26 A–B

[ Nyctinomus (Nyctinomus) pumilus ] var. Major Trouessart, 1897: 146.

* Tadarida (Chaerephon) major (Trouessart, 1897) .

Hayman et al. (1966: 61, map 93) reported this species from the Garamba National Park and Faradje and Aba (Haut-Uélé Province). Additional specimens were found in Rwindi (Nord-Kivu Province), Tandala (Sud-Ubangi Province) and Mbandaka (Equateur Province). All of these localities are in the northern half of the DRC, with the latter two on the western side. These additional records are not mentioned by Happold (2013s: 517), who mapped the species from a number of distinct areas: one starting from the Garamba National Park along the River Nile up to Abu Hamad in Sudan, a second on the eastern side of Lake Victoria, a third along the coast of Kenya and Tanzania, and finally a larger area in West Africa, starting in eastern Guinea and reaching the western part of Nigeria. Based on the material in ACR (2016: 1131) and the climatological data, we believe the species can occur further to the west (to Senegal) and to the east (in western Ethiopia). Additionally ACR (2016: 1131) refers to material from Cameroon and the Central African Republic, bridging the gap between 10° E and 33° E referred to by Happold (2013s: 517).

Figures

Fig. 26. Distribution maps. A–B. Chaerephon major (Trouessart, 1897). C–D. Chaerephon nigeriae Thomas, 1913. E–F. Chaerephon pumilus (Cretzschmar, 1826). A, C, E. Distribution in the CRB area. B, D, F. Pan-African distribution.