Peromyscus melanotis J. A. Allen and Chapman, 1897 . Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 9:203.

TYPE LOCALITY: Mexico, Veracruz, Las Vigas, 8000 ft. (2438 m) .

DISTRIBUTION: S.E. Arizona (U.S.A.) and W. Chihuahua to Morelos and Veracruz (Mexico).

COMMENT: Reviewed by Bowers et al., 1973, Evolution, 27:378-386; includes populations previously included in maniculatus rufinus. Also see Bowers, 1974, J. Mammal., 55:720-737, and Hall, 1981:684.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301410008039037001.