Sturnira luisi Davis, 1980 . Occas. Pap. Mus. Texas Tech Univ., 70: 1.
TYPE LOCALITY: Costa Rica, Alajuela, 11 mi. (18 km) N.E. Naranjo, Cariblanco, 3000 ft. (914 m) .
DISTRIBUTION: Costa Rica, to Ecuador and Peru.
COMMENT: The presence of this species in Panama and Colombia has not been verified; previously confused with Sturnira ludovici (JRT).