Nannosciurus melanotis subsp. melanotis Müller 1840

Nannosciurus melanotis subsp. melanotis Müller 1840, in: Temminck, Verh. Nat. Gesch. Nederland. Overz. Bezitt., Zool., Zoogd. Indisch. Archipel.: 35 [1840], see comments.

Type Locality: "Borneo". Restricted to Java by Lyon (1906) and by lectotype designation of Heaney (1985).

Synonyms: Nannosciurus melanotis subsp. soricinus (Waterhouse 1838) .

Discussion: This taxon was further described by Müller and Schlegel, in Temminck, Verh. Nat. Gesch. Nederland. Overz. Bezitt., Zool., Mammalia, pp. 87, 88, 98 [1844], pl. 14, fig 4, 5 [1841] (from which it is often cited).