Lemniscomys Trouessart, 1881 . Bull. Soc. Etudes Sci. Angers, 10: 124.

TYPE SPECIES: Mus barbarus Linnaeus, 1766 .

COMMENTS: Chromosomal data is summarized for several species by Gautun et al. (1985) and Filippucci et al. (1986). Karyological and morphological comparisons between L. striatus and L. bellieri are reported by Van der Straeten and Verheyen (1978a).