RODENTIA: CRICETIDAE 43i 



1884. Hespefomys couesi True, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 7 (App., Circ. 29), 



p. 597, Nov. 29, 1884. (Part.) 

 1893. O[ryzomys] couesi Thomas, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, vol. 11, p. 403, 



May 1893. 

 1897. Oryzomys jalapae J. A. Allen and Chapman, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. 



Hist., vol. 9, p. 206, June 16, 1897. (Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.) 

 1901. Oryzomys jalapae rufinus Merriamf, Proc. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 



3, p. 285, July 26, 1901. (Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico.) 

 1901. Oryzomys ieapensis Merriamf, Proc. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 3, 



p. 286, July 26, 1901. (Teapa, Tabasco, Mexico.) 

 1901. Oryzomys goldmani Merriamf, Proc. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 3, 



p. 288, July 26, 1901. (Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico.) 

 1904. Oryzomys jalapae apatellus Elliot, Field Columb. Mus. Publ. 90, Zool. 



Ser. vol. 3, p. 266, Mar. 7, 1904. (San Carlos, Veracruz, Mexico.) 

 1910. Oryzomys richardsoni J. A. Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., vol. 28, 



p. 99, Apr. 30, 1910. (Pena Blanca, Rivas, Nicaragua.) 

 Type Locality. — Coban, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala (see Thomas, Ann. Mag. 

 Nat. Hist., ser. 6, vol. 11, p. 403, May 1893). Range. — From northern Veracruz 

 southeastward through eastern Puebla, eastern Oaxaca, northern and extreme 

 southern Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatan, and Quintana Roo, in Mexico, 

 Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, to northwestern Costa Rica. Vertical 

 range from sea level to about 5,000 feet, mainly in Humid Lower Tropical Zone. 



Oryzomys couesi zygomaticus Merriamf* 



1901. Oryzomys zygomaticus Merriam, Proc. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 3, 



p. 285, July 26, 1901. 

 1918. Oryzomys couesi zygomaticus Goldman, North Amer. Fauna No. 43, 



p. 32, Sept. 23, 1918. 

 Type Locality. — Nenton, Huehuetenango, Guatemala. Range. — Known only 

 from Rio Chiapas Valley in southwestern Guatemala and south-central Chiapas, 

 Mexico. Zonal range, Arid Lower Tropical. 



Oryzomys couesi pinicola Murie 



1932. Oryzomys couesi pinicola Murie, Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan 



No. 245, p. 1, June 9, 1932. 

 Type Locality. — A pine ridge, 12 miles south of El Cayo, British Honduras. 

 Altitude about 1,500 feet. Range. — Known from type locality only. 



Oryzomys couesi richmondi Merriamf* 



1901. Oryzomys richmondi Merriam, Proc. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 3, 



p. 284, July 26, 1901. 

 1918. Oryzomys couesi richmondi Goldman, North Amer. Fauna No. 43, p. 32, 



Sept. 23, 1918. 

 Type Locality. — Escondido River (50 miles above Bluefields), Zelaya, Nica- 

 ragua. Range. — Lower river valleys of eastern Nicaragua. Zonal range, Humid 

 Lower Tropical. 



Oryzomys couesi regillus Goldmanf * 



1915. Oryzomys couesi regillus Goldman, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 

 28, p. 129, June 29, 1915. 



