Chaerephon Dobson 1874

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Chaerephon Dobson 1874

Chaerephon Dobson 1874 , J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 43: 144.

Type Species: Molossus (Nyctinomus) johorensis Dobson 1873

Synonyms: Lophomops J. A Allen 1917 ; Nyctinomus E. Geoffroy 1818 .

Species and subspecies: 18 species with 13 subspecies:

Species Chaerephon aloysiisabaudiae Festa 1907

Species Chaerephon ansorgei Thomas 1913

Species Chaerephon bemmeleni Jentink 1879

Subspecies Chaerephon bemmeleni subsp. bemmeleni Jentink 1879

Subspecies Chaerephon bemmeleni subsp. cistura Thomas 1903

Species Chaerephon bivittatus (Heuglin 1861)

Species Chaerephon bregullae Felten 1964

Species Chaerephon chapini J. A. Allen 1917

Subspecies Chaerephon chapini subsp. chapini J. A. Allen 1917

Subspecies Chaerephon chapini subsp. lancasteri Hayman 1938

Species Chaerephon gallagheri Harrison 1975

Species Chaerephon jobensis Miller 1902

Subspecies Chaerephon jobensis subsp. jobensis Miller 1902

Subspecies Chaerephon jobensis subsp. colonicus Thomas 1906

Species Chaerephon johorensis (Dobson 1873)

Species Chaerephon leucogaster (A. Grandidier 1870)

Species Chaerephon major Trouessart 1897

Species Chaerephon nigeriae Thomas 1913

Subspecies Chaerephon nigeriae subsp. nigeriae Thomas 1913

Subspecies Chaerephon nigeriae subsp. spillmani Monard 1933

Species Chaerephon plicatus (Buchannan 1800)

Subspecies Chaerephon plicatus subsp. plicatus Buchannan 1800

Subspecies Chaerephon plicatus subsp. dilatatus Horsfield 1822

Subspecies Chaerephon plicatus subsp. insularis Phillips 1932

Subspecies Chaerephon plicatus subsp. luzonus Hollister 1913

Subspecies Chaerephon plicatus subsp. tenuis Horsfield 1822

Species Chaerephon pumilus (Cretzschmar 1830)

Species Chaerephon russatus J. A. Allen 1917

Species Chaerephon shortridgei Thomas 1926

Species Chaerephon solomonis Troughton 1931

Species Chaerephon tomensis Juste and Ibañez 1993

Discussion: Formerly included in Tadarida but apparently distinct, see Freeman (1981). Recognized as a subgenus of Tadarida by Hill (1983), Legendre (1984), Corbet and Hill (1992), and Peterson et al. (1995). Keys have been provided by a number of authors; see Taylor (1999) for a critical summary of those used for African species, and Corbet and Hill (1992) for SE Asian species. Also see Bouchard (1998), but note that her key apparently includes errors in the first two couplets (M. Happold, pers. comm.). Species groups follow Koopman (1994).