Melonycteris melanops Dobson, 1877 . Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1877:119.

TYPE LOCALITY: Given by Anderson (1912:790) as " New Ireland, coast adjacent to Duke of York Isl." ( Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Arch.) .

DISTRIBUTION: Bismarck Arch.; a New Guinea record is highly questionable.

SYNONYMS: alboscapulatus.