Melasmothrix Miller and Hollister, 1921 . Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 34:93.

TYPE SPECIES: Melasmothrix naso Miller and Hollister, 1921 .

COMMENTS: Reviewed by Musser (1982c). Closely related to Tateomys as judged by morphological, ecological, and spermatozoal characters (Breed and Musser, 1991; Musser, 1982c). Placed in the group of Sulawesian Old Endemics by Musser (1981c).