Bolomys Thomas, 1916

James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Rodentia (Part 3), Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA: Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections, pp. 392-476 : 400

Bolomys Thomas, 1916 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 18: 339.

REVIEWED BY: M. D. Carleton (MDC); A. Langguth (AL); M. A. Mares (MAM); R. A. Ojeda (RAO); O. A. Reig (OAR).

COMMENT: Included as a subgenus in Akodon by Ellerman, 1941:406, and Cabrera, 1961:453. Bianchi et al., 1971, Evolution, 25:724-736, and Reig, 1978, Publ. Mus. Munic. Cienc. Nat. Mar del Plata "Lorenzo Scaglia," 2(8): 164-190, considered Bolomys a distinct genus. Includes Cabreramys; see Reig, 1978:164- 190; Massoia, 1980, Hist. Nat., 1 (25):179, used the name Cabreramys but did not mention Reig, 1978:164- 190. Includes Thalpomys as a subjective synonym; see Langguth, 1975, Papeis Avulsos Zool. Sao Paulo, 29(8):45-54, and comments under Akodon. Gardner and Patton, 1976, Occas. Pap. Mus. Zool. La. St. Univ., 25:27-30, Cabrera, 1961:453, Reig, 1978:164- 190, and Pine et al., 1979, Mammalia, 43:348, differed regarding the contents of Bolomys. Formerly included Akodon albiventer which includes berlepschii; see Pine et al., 1979, Mammalia, 43:347-348; also see Corbet and Hill, 1980:151. There is no consensus concerning the content of this genus. Subfamily Hesperomyinae ; see comment under Cricetidae .