Kerivoula smithii Thomas, 1880

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Kerivoula smithii Thomas, 1880

Fig. 35 C–D

Kerivoula Smithii Thomas, 1880: 166 .

* Kerivoula smithi Thomas, 1880 .

* Kerivoula? aerosa Tomes, 1858: 333 .

Hayman et al. (1966: 58) mention a specimen from Bukavu (RMCA 23172; Sud-Kivu Province) as possibly belonging to “ K. aerosa ”. They also indicated that there is some doubt about the African origin of the types of this species. As aerosa is currently assigned to the mainly southeast Asian genus Phoniscus , it has been suggested that they actually came from the Malay Archipelago ( Happold 2013 as: 735). In the meantime, the Bukavu specimen has been re-identified by Jakob Fahr as belonging to K. smithii . He also re-identified three other animals: one from Koteli (RMCA 16190; Bas-Uélé Province), one from Eala (RMCA 16189; Equateur Province) and one from Gumba Island (RMCA 14263; Mongala Province). The two former represent K. cuprosa , whereas the latter could only be identified as Kerivoula sp. We also report four additional localities: Kalehe Territory (Sud-Kivu Province), Ukaika (Ituri Province), Aketi (Bas-Uélé Province) and Wafanya (Tshuapa Province), with the exception of the latter all in the northeastern part of the DRC. Fahr (2013u: 733) indicates that K. smithii is primarily found in the rain forest zones of southeastern Nigeria to the DRC and from the Afromontane-Afroalpine and the Somalia- Masai bushland zones in Kenya. The SDM map confirms this view.

Figures

Fig. 35. Distribution maps. A–B. Kerivoula phalaena Thomas, 1912. C–D. Kerivoula smithii Thomas, 1880. E–F. Myotis bocagii (Peters, 1870). A, C, E. Distribution in the CRB area. B, D, F. Pan-African distribution.