Nyctimene aello Thomas 1900

Nyctimene aello Thomas 1900, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 5: 216.

Type Locality: Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Prov., Milne Bay.

Vernacular Names: Broad-striped Tube-nosed Fruit Bat.

Synonyms: Nyctimene celaeno Thomas 1922 .

Distribution: Mainland New Guinea; Kairiru and Admosin Isls (Papua New Guinea); Misool and Salawati Isl (Prov. of Papua, Indonesia).

Conservation: IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – Rare as N. aello, No Data: Limited Distribution as N. celaeno . IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (nt) as N. aello; Vulnerable as N. celaeno .

Discussion: aello species group. Includes celaeno, see Flannery (1995 a, b) and Bergmans (2001). Also see Bonaccorso (1998).