Pitymys guatemalensis Merriam, 1898 . Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 12: 108.

REVIEWED BY: J. Ramirez-Pulido (JRP).

TYPE LOCALITY: Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Todos Santos, 10,000 ft. (3048 m) .

DISTRIBUTION: Sierra Madre from C. Chiapas (Mexico), south through S.W. Guatemala.

COMMENT: Subgenus Herpetomys, usually in genus Microtus; see Hall, 1981:803; placed by Martin, R. A., 1974, in Webb, ed., Pleistocene Mammals of Florida, p. 60., in genus Pitymys, and CAR in genus Pitymys, subgenus Herpetomys . See Anderson, 1960, for a discussion of the subgenus Herpetomys .

ISIS NUMBER: 5301410008080014001 as Microtus guatemalensis .