Pteropus temmincki Peters, 1867 . Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1867:331.

TYPE LOCALITY: Indonesia, Molucca Isis, Amboina Isl; see Andersen (1912:318) for clarification .

DISTRIBUTION: Buru, Amboina, Seram (Indonesia); Bismarck Arch. ( Papua New Guinea); nearby small islands; perhaps Timor Isl (Indonesia).

STATUS: CITES - Appendix II.

SYNONYMS: capistratus, Hops, petersi .