Capromys melanurus Poey, 1865 . In Peters, 1865, Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, p. 384.

TYPE LOCALITY: Cuba, Oriente Prov., Manzanillo .

DISTRIBUTION: Oriente Prov. (Cuba).

COMMENT: Placed in the genus and subgenus Mysateles by Kratochvil et al., 1978, Acta Sci. Nat. Sci. Bohemoslov-Brno, 12(11):15. However, retained in Capromys by Hall, 1981:863, and Corbet and Hill, 1980:191. CAW, GSM, and GCC include Mysateles in Capromys . The author and date of publication for this species are usually given as Peters, 1864, but Varona, 1974:63, established the correct author and date as Poey, 1865.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301410024001001001.