Pteropus vetulus Jouan, 1863 . Mem. Soc. Imp. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg, 9:90.

TYPE LOCALITY: New Caledonia (France) .

DISTRIBUTION: New Caledonia.

COMMENT: Includes macniillani; see Felten, 1964, Senckenberg. Biol., 45:671.