Macropus elegans G. Cuvier, 1816

Macropus elegans G. Cuvier, 1816: 183 .

COMMON NAME. — Banded Hare Wallaby.

CURRENT NAME. — Lagostrophus fasciatus (Péron, 1807) .

See Jackson & Groves (2015: 170).

COLLECTOR/S. — René Maugé, contra Girard (1856: 115) and de Beaufort (1966: 541) who mention Péron, and Peron and Lesueur, respectively as its collector. COLLECTION LOCALITY. — Bernier Island, Shark Bay, Western Australia, Australia. COLLECTION DATE. — Between 26 June and 14 July 1801. SPECIMEN NUMBER/S. — MNHN-ZM-AC-A3128 / MNHN-ZM-AC-13754, holotype skeleton, young animal. Specimen appears to be missing from the Gallery of Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy.

OTHER NUMBER/S. — CAG IV-40.

ILLUSTRATIONS. — No data.