Paraxerus palliatus (Peters, 1852) . Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, p. 273.

TYPE LOCALITY: Mozambique, "Quintangonha," mainland near Mocambique IsL

DISTRIBUTION: Natal (South Africa) to Somalia.

COMMENT: Includes sponsus; see Amtmann, 1975, Part 6.1: 10.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301410002021009001 as P. palliatus .

5301410002021010001 as P. sponsus .