Melomys Thomas, 1922 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 9:261.

REVIEWED BY: J. I. Menzies (JIM); C. H. S. Watts (CHSW) (Australia); A. C. Ziegler (ACZ)(New Guinea).

COMMENT: Includes Paramelomys; see Ellerman, 1941:226, and Musser, 1981, Bull. Am. Mus . Nat. Hist., 169(2): 137. Currently being revised by J. I. Menzies.

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