Trogopterus xanthipes (Milne-Edwards, 1867) . Ann. Sci. Nat. Zool., 8: 376.

TYPE LOCALITY: "Les forêts Qui couvrent la chaine montagneuse du Tscheli" [= Chihli, old name for Hebei Prov., China] .

DISTRIBUTION: Montane forests, from Yunnan to C and E China.

SYNONYMS: edithae Thomas, 1923; himalaicus Thomas, 1914; minax Thomas, 1923; mordax Thomas, 1914.

COMMENTS: Includes edithae (Yunnan), himalaicus (S Tibet), minax (Sichuan), and mordax (Hubei); closely related to Belomys from SE Asia, which Corbet and Hill (1992) include in Trogopterus .