Peroryctes broadbenti (Ramsay, 1879) . Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., 3:402, pl. 27.

TYPE LOCALITY: Papua New Guinea, Central Prov., banks of Goldie River (a tributary of the Laloki River) inland from Port Moresby .

DISTRIBUTION: SE New Guinea.

STATUS: Rare.

COMMENTS: Included in raffrayana by Laurie and Hill (1954:10), but considered a distinct species by Van Deusen and Jones (1967:74).