Glossophaga leachii Gray, 1844 . Mammalia, in Zool. Voy. H. M. S. "Sulfur,” 1:18.

TYPE LOCALITY: Nicaragua, Chinandega, Realejo .

DISTRIBUTION: Costa Rica to Guerrero, Morelos, and Tlaxcala (Mexico). Colima, Jalisco (Mexico)(WDW).

COMMENT: Originally considered a subspecies of soricina; see Jones and Carter, 1976:14. Includes morenoi; see Villa, 1966, Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. Auton. Mexico, 491 pp. Includes alticola Davis, 1944, by synonymy; see Webster and Jones, 1980, Occas. Pap. Mus. Texas Tech Univ., 71:4.