Micronycteris sylvestris (Thomas, 1896) . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 18:302.

TYPE LOCALITY: Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Hda. Miravalles, between 1,400 and 2,000 ft. (427- 610 m) .

DISTRIBUTION: Peru and SE Brazil to Nayarit and Veracruz (Mexico); Trinidad.

COMMENTS: Subgenus Glyphonycteris .