Epomops franqueti (Tomes, 1860)

Fig. 5 E–F

Epomophorus franqueti Tomes, 1860: 54 .

* Epomops franqueti franqueti (Tomes, 1860) .

Bergmans (1989: 113) could not find any differences between E. f. franqueti and the West African E. f. strepitans K. Andersen, 1910 and considered the latter as a synonym of the nominate form.

Hayman et al. (1966: 24, map 10) provided records from all over the DRC, with the exception of the former Katanga Province. From that province, we report one specimen: RMCA 10514 from Mulongo, in the current Tanganyika Province. The Pan-African distribution of the species indicates that is primarily a forest species, but with some occurrences in savanna areas.