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t*Heteromys lepturus (Merriam) . 



1902. Heteromys goldmani lepturus Merriam, Proc. Biol. Soc. 



Washington, vol. 15, p. 42. March 5, 1902. 

 1911. Heteromys lepturus Goldman, North Amer. Fauna, No. 



34, p. 25. September 7, 1911. 

 Type Locality. — Mountains near Santo Doniingo (a few miles 



west of Guichicovi), Oaxaca, Mexico. 

 Range. — Humid heavily forested mountain slopes and coastal 



plains in northeastern Oaxaca and southeastern Vera Cruz, 



Mexico. Humid tropical zone. 



t*Heteromys temporalis Goldman. 



1911. Heteromys temporalis Goldman, North Amer. Fauna, No. 

 34, p. 26. September 7, 1911. 



Type Locality. — Motzorongo, Vera Ch-uz, Mexico. 

 Range. — HeaAdly forested eastern basal slopes of mountains in 

 central Vera Cruz, Mexico. Humid tropical zone. 



*Heteromys repens Bangs. 



1902. Heteromys repens Bangs, Bull. IMus. Comp. Zool., vol. 39, 



p. 45. April, 1902. 

 Type Locality. — Boquete, southern slope of Volcan de Chiriqui, 



Panama. Altitude 4,000 feet. 

 Range. — Panama and probably also in Costa Rica. 



t*Heteromys panamensis Goldman. 



1912. Heteromys panamensis Goldman, Smiths. Misc. Coll., vol. 

 56, No. 36, p. 9. February 19, 1912. 



Type Locality. — Cerro Azul, near headwaters of the Chagres 

 River, Panama. Altitude, 2,800 feet. 



Heteromys fuscatus Allen. 



1908. Heteromys fuscatus Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 



vol. 24, p. 652. October 13, 1908. 

 Type Locality. — Tuma, Nicaragua. 

 Range. — Central Nicaragua; limits of range unknown. 



*Heteromys gaumeri Allen and Chapman. 



1897. Heteromys gaumeri Allen and Chapman, Bull. Amer. Mus. 



Nat. Hist., vol. 9, p. 9. February, 1897. 

 Type Locality. — Chichcnitza, Yucatan, Mexico. 

 Range. — Yucatan and northern parts of Campeche and Quintana 



Roo, Mexico. Arid and humid tropical zones. 



Subgenus Xylomys Merriam. 



1902. Xylomys Merriam, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 15, 

 p. 43. March 5, 1902. Type, Heteromys nelsoni Merriam. 



