Dactylopsila tatei Laurie, 1952 . Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Zool., 1:278.

TYPE LOCALITY: Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Prov., Fergusson Isl, Faralulu Dist., mountains above Taibutu Village, 610- 915 m .

DISTRIBUTION: Fergusson Isl; Papua New Guinea.

STATUS: Rare.

COMMENTS: Considered a subspecies of trivirgata by Ziegler (in Stonehouse and Gilmore, 1977:131); considered a distinct species by G. G. George (1979:94).