Melomys lorentzi (Jentink, 1908) . Nova Guinea, 9:3.

TYPE LOCALITY: Indonesia, Irian Jaya, Southern Div., (Lorentz River), Resi Camp, 900 m .

DISTRIBUTION: New Guinea.

COMMENT: Formerly included in levipes; see Ziegler, 1971, Occas. Pap. Bernice P. Bishop Mus ., 24: 149. Type locality discussed by Tate, 1951, Bull. Am. Mus . Nat. Hist., 97:289.