Pseudochirus mongan De Vis, 1887

Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. (ser. 2) 1(4): 1130. (22 February 1887).

Common name. Herbert River Ring-tailed Possum.

Current name. Pseudochirulus herbertensis (Collett, 1884), following Jackson & Groves (2015).

Lectotype. M.1032, lectotype designation by McKay (1988b). Female adult, skull (Fig. 22), study skin, exchanged from C. W. De Vis and registered on 15 January 1896 .

Condition. Cranium missing most of both alisphenoid bullae; missing posterior of palate; missing paroccipital processes, damage to posterior end of right zygomatic arch; a hole in anterolateral braincase wall on each side; right dentary missing tip of coronoid process, left dentary complete. Study skin complete and in reasonable condition.

Cranial measurements (mm). M.1032: GL, 67.35; ConL, 67.35; BasL, 64.31; NasL, 23.77* (nasal tips missing); NasB, 10.69; UC1–C1 (alv.), 12.38; DIL, 10.71; APV, 6.88; PPV, —; PAL, —; UPM (alv.), 3.13; UMR (alv.), 14.07; ZB, 38.91; POC, 8.81; BUL, —; MB, 31.56* (bone porous and eroded); DL (angl.), 46.65; DL (condyl.), 45.46; LPM (alv.), 3.08; LMR (alv.), 14.60. [* = estimated].

Type locality. Herbert Gorge near Herberton, Qld, Australia .

Paralectotype. M.1031, by subsequent determination. Male, skull, study skin, locality and registration details as per M.1032 and cited in the register as “co-type” .

Comments. De Vis does not indicate the number of specimens in the type series, which included skins of both sex, and at least one skull. Two paralectotypes are in the QM.