Akodon albiventer Thomas, 1897 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 20:217.

TYPE LOCALITY: Argentina, Salta Prov., Bajo Rio Cachi .

DISTRIBUTION: SE Peru, through WC Bolivia, to N Argentina and Chile.

SYNONYMS: berlepschii.

COMMENTS: Subgenus Akodon . Sometimes referenced as a member of Bolomys (Bianchi et al., 1971; Gardner and Patton, 1976), but its inclusion, together with berlepschii, within Akodon proper is more strongly supported (Pine et al., 1979; Reig, 1987).