Dasycercus byrnei (Spencer, 1896) . Rept. Horn Sci. Exped. Cent. Aust., Zool., 2:36.

TYPE LOCALITY: Australia, Northern Territory, Charlotte Waters .

DISTRIBUTION: Junction of Northern Territory, South Australia, and Queensland (C Australia).

STATUS: Rare.

SYNONYMS: pallidius.

COMMENTS: Included in Dasycercus by Mack (1961); accepted as a member of Dasycercus by Mahoney and Ride (in Walton, 1988).