Habromys lepturus (Merriam, 1898) . Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 12:118.

TYPE LOCALITY: Mexico, Oaxaca, Cerro Zempoaltepec, 8200 ft .

DISTRIBUTION: Cloud forests on Cerro Zempoaltepec and Sierra de Juarez, NC Oaxaca, Mexico.

SYNONYMS: ixtlani .

COMMENTS: Musser (1969a) arranged the distinctive form ixtlani as a subspecies.