Tarsipes spenserae Gray, 1842 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 9: 40.

TYPE LOCALITY: Australia, Western Australia, King George's Sound (Albany) .

DISTRIBUTION: S.W. Western Australia.

COMMENT: T. spenserae is considered a misspelling by JAWK because the name was presented as a patronym for Spencer. Gray, 1842, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 9:40 misspelled the name as spenserae in the original description and therefore it must be retained (BJM). Mahoney, 1981, Aust. Mammal., 4: 135-138, presented evidence that Tarsipes restrains Gervais and Verreaus, 1842, predates T. spenserae Gray, 1842 .

ISIS NUMBER: 5301402009001001001.