Praomys delectorum (Thomas, 1910) . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 6:430.

TYPE LOCALITY: S Malawi, Mlanji Plateau, 5500 ft .

DISTRIBUTION: High plateaus and isolated mountains from NE Zambia (Nyika Plateau, Makutus, and Mafingas; see map in Ansell, 1978) and Malawi (see map in Ansell and Dowsett, 1988), through Tanzania to SE Kenya.

SYNONYMS: melanotus, octomastis, taitae .

COMMENTS: Of the synonyms belonging here, taitae was described as a species (Heller, 1912) and recognized as such by Hollister (1919) and Swynnerton and Hayman (1951), melanotus was described as a form of P. tullbergi (Allen and Loveridge, 1933), and octomastis was presented as a subspecies of P. jacksoni (Hatt, 1940b) . Demeter and Hutterer (1986) suggested that taitae was synonymous with Hylomyscus denniae, but it is not, judging from our study of specimens and holotypes.