Orthogeomys cavator (Bangs, 1902) . Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 39:42.

TYPE LOCALITY: Panama, Chiriqui Prov., Boquete, 4,800 ft. (1,463 m) .

DISTRIBUTION: NW Panama to C Costa Rica.

SYNONYMS: nigrescens Goodwin, pansa Bangs.

COMMENTS: Subgenus Macrogeomys . Reviewed by Goodwin (1946).