Laephotis Thomas 1901

Laephotis Thomas 1901, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 7: 460.

Type Species: Laephotis wintoni Thomas 1901

Species and subspecies: 4 species:

Species Laephotis angolensis Monard 1935

Species Laephotis botswanae Setzer 1971

Species Laephotis namibensis Setzer 1971

Species Laephotis wintoni Thomas 1901

Discussion: Considered monotypic by Hayman and Hill (1971), but see Hill (1974 a), who revised the genus. Kearney et al. (2002) suggested that Laephotis may nest within Neoromicia based on analysis of bacular structure, but this hypothesis needs to be tested with additional data sets.