Order Dasyuromorphia Author Colin P. Groves text 1993 Smithsonian Institution Press Washington and London Editor Don E. Wilson Editor DeeAnn M. Reeder Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition) 29 37 book chapter http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7353066 1-56098-217-9 7353066 Myoictis mêlas (Müller, 1840) . In Temminck, Verh. Nat. Ges. Ned. Overz. Bezitt., Land-en Volkenkunde, p. 20 (1840], see comments. TYPE LOCALITY: "Nieuw-Guinea, in de triton's baai (op 3°39'Z. breedte)" = Indonesia , Irian Jaya , Fakfak Div., Lobo Dist., near Triton Bay, Mt. Lamantsjieri . DISTRIBUTION: New Guinea ; Salawati Isl and Aru Isis ( Indonesia ). STATUS: Rare. SYNONYMS: bruijni, pilicauda, senex, thorbeckiana, wallacei , wavicus. COMMENTS: This species was further described by Müller and Schlegel, in Temminck, Verh. Nat. Gesch. Nederland . Overz. Bezitt., Zool., Mammalia , p. 149[1845], pl. 25 J 1843J.