Rousettus madagascariensis G. Grandidier, 1928 . Bull. Acad. Malgache, 11:91.

TYPE LOCALITY: Madagascar, Beforona (between Tananarive and Andevoranto) .

DISTRIBUTION: Madagascar.

COMMENTS: Subgenus Rousettus . Considered a subspecies of lanosus by Hayman and Hill (1971:12); but see Bergmans (1977).