Paraxerus flavovittis (Peters, 1852) . Bericht Verhandl. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 17:274.

TYPE LOCALITY: NE Mozambique, Mocimboa, 11 °S on the coast. "Africa orientalis, Mossimboa, Quitangonha, a 11 ° ad 15° Lat. Austr."

DISTRIBUTION: S Kenya, Tanzania, N Mozambique.

SYNONYMS: exgeanus (Hinton, 1920); ibeanus (Hinton, 1920); mossambicus (Thomas, 1919).

COMMENTS: Commonly spelled flavivittis but this was an unjustified emendation by Peters (1852).