Phalangista nana Desmarest, 1817

(Figs 16; 17)

Phalangista nana Desmarest, 1817a: 477 .

COMMON NAME. — Eastern Pygmy Possum.

CURRENT NAME. — Cercartetus nanus (Desmarest, 1817) .

See Jackson & Groves (2015: 105).

COLLECTOR/S. — Charles-Alexandre Lesueur, contra de Beaufort (1966: 530) and Julien-Laferrière (1994: 18) who mentioned both Péron and Lesueur as its collectors. COLLECTION LOCALITY. — Maria Island, Tasmania, Australia (de Beaufort 1966: 530; Julien-Laferrière 1994: 18). COLLECTION DATE. — Between 18 and 27 March 1802. SPECIMEN NUMBER/S. — MNHN-ZM-MO-1990-413 (Figs 16; 17), holotype, skull and skin mount (de Beaufort 1966: 530).

OTHER NUMBER/S. — Anc. Cat. Gal. 192, Nouv. Cat. Gal. 160 (de Beaufort 1966: 518-519).

ILLUSTRATIONS. — No data.