Epomophorus crypturus Peters, 1852

Fig. 3 E–F

* Epomophorus crypturus Peters, 1852: 26 .

* Epomophorus gambianus (Ogilby, 1835): 100.

Some authors, e.g., Nesi et al. (2011: 547), consider E. crypturus and E. gambianus to differ at the subspecific level only. However, they admit that several recent classifications suggest they differ at the species level. Claessen & De Vree (1990: 180) indicate that E. gambianus only occurs in the tropical savanna and woodland zones from Senegal to the Central African Republic, Sudan and Ethiopia. E. crypturus, on the other hand, only occurs in Zambia, southern Tanzania and southern DRC. Nesi et al. (2011: 547) furthermore add Mozambique and eastern RSA. As all of the E. gambianus specimens mentioned by Hayman et al. (1966: 23, map 6) are from the southernmost part of the DRC, these should be assigned to E. crypturus . The distribution map shows that all of the specimens currently assigned to E. crypturus are from the provinces of Haut-Katanga, Haut-Lomami and Lualaba, with one exception: RMCA 31557, a subadult female from Luluabourg (= Kananga) in Kasaï-Central Province. This specimen might need to be re-examined.