Artibeus Leach, 1821 . Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 13:75.

TYPE SPECIES: Artibeus jamaicensis Leach, 1821 .

SYNONYMS: Dermanura, Enchisthenes, Koopmania .

COMMENTS: For synonyms see Jones and Carter (1979:8); but see also Hall (1981:163) and Owen (1991).