Hystrix crassispinis (Günther, 1877) . Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1876:736 [1877].

TYPE LOCALITY: Malaysia, Sabah, opposite Labuan Isl .

DISTRIBUTION: N Borneo.

SYNONYMS: major.

COMMENTS: Subgenus Thecurus (Van Weers, 1978:22) .