Mosia 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, and Buru (Indonesia); Bismarck Arch. ( Papua New Guinea); Solomon Isis; adjacent small islands.

SYNONYMS: papuana, solomonis .

COMMENTS: Subgenus Mosia . Includes papuana; see Laurie and Hill (1954:49). Includes solomonis, considered a distinct species by McKean (1972:35).