Megasorex gigas (Merriam, 1897) . Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 11:227.

TYPE LOCALITY: Mexico, Jalisco, near San Sebastian, Mtns, near Milpillas .

DISTRIBUTION: Nayarit to Oaxaca (Mexico).

COMMENT: Formerly included in Notiosorex; see Repenning, 1967:56 and review by Armstrong and Jones, 1972, Mamm. Species, 16: 12, who considered Megasorex a distinct genus; see also Hall, 1981:65-66, who included gigas in Notiosorex without comment.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301403007013002001 as Notiosorex gigas .