Pteropus rayneri Gray, 1870 . Cat. Monkeys, Lemurs, Fruit-eating Bats Brit. Mus., p. 108.

TYPE LOCALITY: Solomon Isis, Guadalcanal Isl .

DISTRIBUTION: Solomon Isis.

STATUS: CITES - Appendix II.

SYNONYMS: cognatus, grandis, lavellanus, monoensis, rennelli, rubianus .

COMMENTS: Includes cognatus; see Hill (1962a). Corbet and Hill (1980:36) listed cognatus as a distinct species without comment.