Pteropus stramineus É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1810

(Figs 159; 160)

Pteropus stramineus É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1810: 95 .

COMMON NAME. — African Straw-colored Fruit Bat.

CURRENT NAME. — Eidolon helvum (Kerr, 1792) .

See Simmons (2005: 321) and Giannini (2019: 115).

COLLECTOR/S. — Charles-Alexandre Lesueur, contra É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1810: 95) who mentioned both Péron and Lesueur as its collectors.

COLLECTION LOCALITY. — Sudan (see Cakenberghe & Seamark 2014: 37).

COLLECTION DATE. — Between 6 May and 3 June 1803.

SPECIMEN NUMBER/S. — No data.

COMMENTS. — É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire’s (1803e: 48) description was not published so the name is a nomen nudum. There appears to be some confusion over the type locality of this taxon as É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1803e: 48) noted the collection locality was unknown, É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1810: 95) referred to Timor, while Cakenberghe & Seamark (2014: 37) gave the location as Sudan and discussed the debate surrounding the type locality.

ILLUSTRATIONS. — Illustrated by Charles-Alexandre Lesueur – Muséum d’Histoire naturelle du Havre, Inv. no. 80035 (Fig. 159; two living animals) and Inv. no. 80037 (Fig. 160; sketch of three animals) (Baglione & Crémière 2009: 360).