Rhynchonycteris naso (Wied-Neuwied, 1820) . Reise nach Brasilien, 1:251.

TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil, Bahia, Rio Mucuri, near Morro d'Arara; for clarification see Avila-Pires (1965:9) .

DISTRIBUTION: E Oaxaca and C Veracruz (Mexico) to C and E Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, French Guiana, Guyana, and Surinam; Trinidad.

SYNONYMS: lineata, priscus, rivalis, saxatilis, villosa.