1917.] Lang and Chapin, Distribution and Ecology of African Chiroptera. 



Glauconycteris alboguttatus 

 Kerivoula cuprosa 

 Molossidce 



Myopterus albatus (?) 

 Nyctinomus leonis 



" ochraceus 



Chaerephon russatus 

 Nyctinomus aloysii-sabaudiae (?) 

 Mops congicus 



" niangarse 



" occipitalis 



" nanulus 



Bats living in the open country or bushveldt, like certain birds from the 

 plains (Bishop-birds, etc.), are also found occasionally within the borders of 

 the forest where extensive human settlements have entirely altered condi- 

 tions. The following 32 forms, however, were collected only in the bush- 

 veldt. 



Emballonurida} 

 Taphozous Sudani 

 Coleura gallarum nilosa 

 Nycteridce v 



Nycteris pallida 

 " major 

 Megadermidce 



Lavia frons affinis 

 Rhinolophidce 



Rhinolophus hildebrandti eloquens 

 " abae 

 " axillaris 

 Hipposideros abse 

 " nanus 

 " gigas niangarse 



Vespertilionido3 



Myotis bocagii bocagii 



" hildegardese 

 Pipistrellus abaensis 



Eptesicus ater 



" faradjius 

 " garambae 

 Scoteinus schlieffeni 

 Pachyotus altilis 

 Glauconycteris papilio 

 Miniopterus breyeri vicinior 

 " inflatus 

 MolossidcB 



Nyctinomus ansorgei 

 " cisturus 

 " frater 

 Chaerephon (Lophomops) chapini 

 " cristatus 

 abse 



Mops midas 

 " trevori 



" (Allomops) osborni 

 " " faradjius 



Furthermore there are five species that have a much wider distribution 

 than those mentioned previously. They are at home in the rain-forest as 

 well as in the open country because they follow closely in the wake of man 

 and live either in the native plantations {Pipistrellus nanus, Myotis bocagii) 

 or in and about human dwellings {Taphozous mauritianus , Nycteris hispida, 

 Hipposideros caffer). 



The distribution of insectivorous bats is greatly influenced by the fact 

 that most of them have definite roosting-places. They are not typical 

 vagabonds, like the fruit-bats, wandering about the country for the sake of 

 a meal. On the contrary, their food-supply is so abundant everywhere 

 and at all times that good places of refuge are apparently the only requisite 

 for the establishment of their colonies. In these regions, wherever one sees 

 hills, with suitable clefts or caves, or big hollow trees, one is practically 



