CONEPATUS. 411 



Subgenus A. Oonepatus. 



992. Conepatus sonoriensis Merriam. 



Conepatus sonoriensis Merr., Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., xv, 1902, p. 

 162. Elliot, Mamm. Middle Amer. & W. Indies, F. C. M. 

 Pub., IV, Pt. Ti, 1904, p. 514. Zool. Ser. 

 SoNORAN Skunk. 



Type locality. Camoa, Rio Mayo, State of Sonora, Mexico. 

 Geogr. Distr. Valparaiso Mountains, State of Zacatecas, north- 

 westerly into the State of Sonora. 



993. Conepatus leuconotus (Lichtenstein) . 



Mephitis leuconota Licht., Darst. neuer oder wenig bekannter 



Saugeth., 1832, text, pi. xliv, fig. i. 

 Conepatus leuconotus Elliot, Mamm. Middle Amer. & W. Indies, 

 F. C. M. Pub., IV, Pt. II, 1904, p. 515. Zool. Ser. 

 White-spotted Skunk. 



Type locality. Upper waters of Rio Alvarado, State of Vera Cruz, 

 Mexico. 



Geogr. Distr. States of Vera Cruz, Mexico. Range unknown. 



a. Conepatus leuconotus texensis Merriam. 



Conepatus leuconotus texensis Merr., Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., xv, 

 1902, p. 162. Elliot, Mamm. Middle Amer. & W. Indies, 

 F. C. M. Pub., IV, Pt. II, 1904, p. 515. Zool. Ser. 

 Texan Skunk. 



Type locality. Brownsville, Lower Rio Grande, Cameron County, 

 Texas. 



Geogr. Distr. Coast of Texas from Rockport, Aransas County, 

 to mouth of the Rio Grande. State of Tamaulipas, Mexico? 



994. Conepatus mesoleucus (Lichtenstein). 



Mephitis mesoleuca Licht., Darst. neuer oder wenig bekannter 



Saugeth., 1832, pi. xliv, fig. 2. 

 Conepatus mesoleucus Elliot, Mamm. Middle Amer. & W. Indies, 



F. C. M. Pub., IV, Pt. II, 1904, p. 515. Zool. Ser. 

 White-backed Skunk. 



Type locality. Chico, State of Vera Cruz, Mexico. 



Geogr. Distr. State of Vera Cruz, Mexico. Range unknown. 



a. Conepatus mesoleucus inearnsi Merriam. 



Conepatus mesoleucus mearnsi Merr., Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., xv, 

 1902, p. 163. Elliot, Mamm. Middle Amer. & W. Indies, 

 F. C. M. Pub., IV, Pt. II, 1904, p. 516, figs. 96 and lxxii. Zool. 

 Ser. 



