Nasua nasua (Linnaeus, 1766) . Syst. Nat., 12th ed., 1:64.

TYPE LOCALITY: Mexico, Veracruz, Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Achotal .

DISTRIBUTION: S. Arizona and S. W. New Mexico, south through Mexico (except Baja California), Central America, and South America (except Chile) to Argentina.

COMMENT: Includes narica; see Handley, 1966, in Wenzel and Tipton, eds., Ectoparasites of Panama, p. 789. Includes aricana, boliviensis, candace, cinerascens, dorsalis, maniuni, montana, quichua, solitaria, and vittata; see Cabrera, 1958:244-249, and Hall, 1981:975-976.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix III as N. n. solitaria subspecies only (Uruguay).

ISIS NUMBER: 5301412003004002001 as N. nasua .

5301412003004001001 as N. narica .