1897. _Artibeus palmarum_ J. A. Allen and Chapman, Bull.
Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 9:16, February 26, type from
Botanical Gardens at Port of Spain, Trinidad.
1949. _A[rtibeus]. l[ituratus]. palmarum_, Hershkovitz,
Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 99:447, May 10.
_Distribution in Tamaulipas._--Tropical region in southern
part of state.
Two specimens from the Rio Sabinas were taken in a mist net placed
across the small, crevicelike entrance to a cave. Ten pregnant females
taken in late May each contained a single embryo; average crown-rump
length of the 10 embryos was 43 (35-55) mm.
Tamaulipan specimens of _lituratus_ do not differ appreciably in color
from topotypes except that the facial stripes are narrow and, in three
individuals, poorly marked. Lukens and Davis (1957:9) reported that
females from Guerrero were paler than the males, but the male examined
in this study does not differ in color from the females seen.
_Records of occurrence._--Specimens examined, 15: Rancho
Pano Ayuctle, 6 mi. N Gomez Farias, 300 ft., 13; cave at
headwaters of Rio Sabinas, 10 km. N, 8 km. W El Encino, 400
ft., 2.
=Artibeus toltecus= (Saussure)