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

TYPE LOCALITY: Indonesia, Irian Jaya, Southern Div., (Lorentz River), Alkmaar, 300 m .

DISTRIBUTION: S. and N.C. New Guinea.

COMMENT: Type locality discussed by Tate, 1951, Bull. Am. Mus . Nat. Hist., 97:307.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301410011038007001.