Miniopterus tristis (Waterhouse, 1845) . Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1845:3.

TYPE LOCALITY: Philippine Isis .

DISTRIBUTION: Philippines, Sulawesi, New Guinea; Bismarck Arch., Solomon Isis, Vanuatu (= New Hebrides).

SYNONYMS: bismarckensis, celebensis, grandis, insularis, melanesiensis, propritristis.

COMMENTS: Includes propritristis; see Koopman (1984c).