Mustangai, Meika A. 1993 Journal 39 P.E. Ilhabela ity). So we increased this list with: Mamosops incanus (misidentified as Marmosa murina by Luederwalt?), Monodelphis of theuza, Philander opossum and Akodon spp (2 species); The density of Monodelphis (total of 4 indivs., all caught at 650m) was also surprising. In 90 x 4 = 360 trapnights we caught 42 animals (including 8 Chamaeza), a trapping success of around 10%, quite good for trop. forest. Hotel Sta. Monica - - RJ We arrived at Parque Nacional de Itatiaia on Saturday 18th of September. We couldn't talk to the director of the park since it was during weekend. So we stayed at Pousada "Aldeia da Serra", one of the first hotels inside the park. The manager, Zezinho, and his wife Val were extremely nice and made a special (low) price for us. P.N. Itatiaia was the first park created in Brazil, in 1937. It has recently been expanded (from 12.000 ha to 30.000 ha) in 1982. It has many hotels and private house, within its boundaries. It includes, matada serra, campos de altitude and