| Author: | Smith and Hood, 1983. |
| Citation: | Occas. Pap. Mus. Texas Tech Univ., 81: 1. |
| Common Name: | Demonic Tube-nosed Fruit Bat |
| Type Locality: | Papua New Guinea, New Ireland, Ralum. |
| Distribution: | New Ireland (Bismarck Arch.). |
| Status: | IUCN/SSC Action Plan (1992) – No Data: Limited Distribution. IUCN 2003 – Vulnerable. |
| Comments: | albiventer species group. Apparently included in vizcaccia by Bonaccorso (1998). Bergmans (2001) questioned the validity of this species but continued to list it as a separate taxon pending a revision. Treated as distinct by Emmons and Kinbag (2002). |
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