Orthogeomys hispidus (Le Conte, 1852) . Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci., Philadelphia, 6:158.

TYPE LOCALITY: Mexico (restricted to Veracruz, near Jalapa, by Merriam, 1895a) .

DISTRIBUTION: Yucatan Peninsula, Belize, Guatemala, and NW Honduras, to S Tamaulipas (Mexico).

SYNONYMS: cayoensis Burt, chiapensis Nelson and Goldman, concavus Nelson and Goldman, hondurensis Davis, isthmicus Nelson and Goldman, latirostris Hall and Alvarez, negatus Goodwin, teapensis Goldman, tehuantepecus Goldman, torridus Merriam, yucantanensis Nelson and Goldman.

COMMENTS: Subgenus Heterogeomys . May include lanius (see Hall, 1981:511-512). Revised by Nelson and Goldman (1929).