Emballonura nigrescens (Gray, 1843) . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 1, 11: 117.

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

DISTRIBUTION: New Guinea; Kei Isis.; Halmahera Isis.; Schouten Isis.; Sulawesi; Amboina; Buru; Bismarck Archipelago; Solomon Isis.; adjacent small islands.

COMMENT: Includes papuana; see Laurie and Hill, 1954:49. Includes solomonis, considered a distinct species by McKean, 1972, Res. Tech. Pap., Comm. Sci. Res. Org., 26:35.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301405003005006001 as E. nigrescens .

5301405003005007001 as E. papuana .