Pteropus hypomelanus Temminck, 1853 . Esquisses Zool. sur la Cote de Guine, p. 61.

TYPE LOCALITY: Indonesia, Molucca Isis., Ternate Isl .

DISTRIBUTION: Maidive Isis.; New Guinea through Indonesia to Vietnam and Thailand, and adjacent islands; Solomon Isis.; N. E. Australia (accidental).

COMMENT: Includes brunneus; see Ride, 1970:180.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301405001024018001.