Pteronotus gymnonotus Näherer, 1843 . In Wagner, Arch. Naturgesch., 9:367.

TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil, Mato Grosso, Cuiaba .

DISTRIBUTION: S Veracruz (Mexico) to Peru, NE Brazil, and Guyana.

SYNONYMS: centralis, suapurensis.

COMMENTS: Subgenus Pteronotus . Includes suapurensis; see Smith (1977:245).