Rhipidomys nitela Thomas, 1901 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 8:148.

TYPE LOCALITY: Guyana, Kanuku Mountains, Kwaimatta, 240 ft .

DISTRIBUTION: S Venezuela, Guianas, NC Brazil.

SYNONYMS: fervidus, milleri, tobagi.

COMMENTS: Previously listed either as a race of R. venezuelae (Gyldenstolpe, 1932) or R. mastacalis (Cabrera, 1961), but distinct from true venezuelae in Venezuela (see Handley, 1976, who used the species name mastacalis) and from R. mastacalis in N Brazil.