Mormopterus planiceps (Peters, 1866) . Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1866:23.

TYPE LOCALITY: Australia. Probably New South Wales, Sydney; see Iredale and Troughton (1934) for discussion .

DISTRIBUTION: Australia, New Guinea.

SYNONYMS: cobourgiana, loriae, petersi, ridei .

COMMENTS: Subgenus Mormopterus . Includes loriae; see Hill (19616:45-46) and see Koopman (1984c:29-30).