Type specimens of bats (Chiroptera: Mammalia) in the collections of the Museum f r Naturkunde, Berlin Turni, Hendrik Kock, Dieter Zootaxa 2008 2008-09-03 1869 1 1 82 88SDN Peters, 1870 Peters 1870 [151,544,1482,1508] Mammalia Nycteridae Nycteris Animalia Chiroptera 25 26 Chordata species angolensis  Valid name:  Nycteris thebaicaE. Geoffroy, 1818   Syntypes: ZMB 3633, body in alcohol, skull extracted, male, juvenile; “Rio Corvea” (=?), Angola; ex Museum Lisbon.  ZMB 3637, body in alcohol, skull extracted, male; Caconda, Bibala, Namibe, Angola; ex Museum Lisbon.  Comment: Peters described this species using “different specimens” (= syntypes) but no holotypewas selected. Another syntypeis at BMNH(1879.1.21.2). ZMB Angola Museum Lisbon 25 26 ZMB 3633 1 syntype ZMB Angola Museum Lisbon Caconda Bibala 25 26 ZMB 3637 1 Namibe syntype BMNH 25 26 3 syntype