Basileuterus bensoni Griscom

Basileuterus bensoni Griscom, 1927a: 12 (Chitrá (4700 ft), Veraguas, Pacific slope of western Panama).

Now Basileuterus melanogenys bensoni Griscom, 1927 . See Hellmayr, 1935: 506; Wetmore et al., 1984: 320–321; Curson, 2010b: 794; and Lovette et al., 2010: 765–766.

HOLOTYPE: AMNH 257139, adult male,

Chitra, 4700 ft, ca. 08.32N, 80.55W (Siegel

and Olson, 2008), Varaguas, Pacific slope of western Panama, on 26 February 1926, by Rex R. Benson.

COMMENTS: The AMNH number of the holotype was given in the original description and a type series of eight specimens was obtained at the type locality. The seven paratypes are: AMNH 246430–246436, two males, one male?, three females, and one female? (according to the labels), all collected in late January and February 1926 by Rex Benson.