Glauconycteris superba Hayman 1939

Glauconycteris superba Hayman 1939, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 11, 3: 219.

Type Locality: Dem. Rep. Congo, Oriental, Ituri Dist., Pawa.

Vernacular Names: Pied Butterfly Bat.

Synonyms: Glauconycteris sheila Hayman 1947 .

Distribution: Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, NE Dem. Rep. Congo.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Vulnerable as Chalinolobus superbus .

Discussion: Although sheila is sometimes recognized as a subspecies, it might represent only a color variant (Rosevear, 1965; J. Fahr, pers. comm.).