Lagorchestes conspicillatus Gould, 1842 . Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1841:82 [1842].

TYPE LOCALITY: Australia, Western Australia, Barrow Island .

DISTRIBUTION: N Western Australia and adjacent islands, N Northern Territory, N and W Queensland (Australia).

STATUS: Common locally.

SYNONYMS: pallidior, leichardti .

COMMENTS: May consist of two or three distinct species.