Hemicentetes semispinosus (G. Cuvier, 1798) . Tabl. Elem. Hist. Nat. Anim., 1798 Reg. Anim., 1 st ed., p. 136.

TYPE LOCALITY: Madagascar .

DISTRIBUTION: Madagascar, in E. forests.

COMMENT: Includes nigriceps; see Genest and Petter, 1971, Part 1.1:2. Eisenberg and Gould, 1970, Smithson. Contrib. Zool., p. 27 believe nigriceps is distinct from semispinosus .

ISIS NUMBER: 5301403002003002001 as H. semispinosus .

5301403002003001001 as H. nigriceps .