Helarctos Horsfield, 1825 . J. Zool. Lond., 2:221.

REVIEWED BY: S. Wang (SW).

COMMENT: Van Gelder, 1977:13, included Helarctos as a synonym of Melursus . Helarctos was considered a subgenus of Ursus by Hall, 1981:947, and a distinct genus by Corbet and Hill, 1980:94.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301412002002000000.