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Stuart; Aug. 23, 1927. 77135 (6, 28-39), Dodge Co., W. Branch of 

 Rock R., above millpond at Hustisford; Greene and Stuart; Aug. 27, 

 1927. 77153 (2, 37-41), Dodge Co., Beaver Dam Cr., below dam at 

 Fox L.; Greene and Stuart; Aug. 26, 1927. 77165 (11, 32-45), Dodge 

 Co., Crawfish R., 8 mi. N. of Watertown; Greene and Stuart; Aug. 26, 



1927. 77208 (22, 27-44), Dodge Co., Old Mill Cr., 1 mi. S. of At- 

 water; Greene, Stuart, Creaser, GrifRn; Aug. 27, 1927. 77232 (44, 

 25-49), Fond du Lac Co., W. Fk. of Upper W. Br. of Rock R., 4 mi. 

 NW. of Waupun; Greene, Stuart, Creaser, GrifRn; Aug. 29, 1927. 

 77592 (32, 21-44), Jefferson Co., Rock R., below Ft. Atkinson; 

 Schultz and Tarzwell; Aug. 7, 1928. 77779 (30, 26-56), St. Croix Co., 

 Apple R., above Somerset; Schultz and Tarzwell; Aug. 11, 1928. 

 78384 (6, 24-40), Rock Co., Rock R., 2.5 mi. N. of Beloit; Schultz and 

 Tarzwell; Aug. 27, 1928. 78415 (43, 24-37), same data. 95933 (3, 

 26-49), Sawyer Co., Grindstone L., 10 mi. SE. of Haywood; Creaser 

 and Jones; Sept. 2, 1928. 96111 (9, 24-48), Washburn Co., Trough 

 L., 14 mi. SE. of Spooner on rt. 53; Creaser and Jones; Sept. 7, 



1928. 96234 (15, 30-61), Polk Co., Apple R. at Amery; Creaser and 

 Jones; Sept. 11, 1928. 96254 (13, 28-40), Polk Co., Balsam L. at 

 Balsam City; Creaser and Jones; Sept. 12, 1928. 96570 (11, 43-52), 

 Vilas Co., Trout L.; Wright; Aug. 6, 1927. 96573 (7, 20-48), Vilas 

 Co., Trout L.; Wright; Aug. 4, 1927. 96703 (4, 43-47), Vilas Co,. 

 Trout L.; Wright; Aug. 4, 1927. 100202 (2, 37-45), Vilas Co., Silver 

 L.; Schneeberger; July 19, 1932. 



= ? Etheostoma (Boleosoma) nigrum nigrum Rafinesque. See Lagler 

 and Bailey (1947) and Underbill (1963). We agree with Underbill 

 that recognition of the scaly popidations of E. nigrum as a subspecies 

 does not aid in understanding the complex distributional pattern of 

 the two morphological types present in the Great Lakes and upper 

 Mississippi regions. 



Boleosoma olmstedi var. brevipinnis Cope, 1868, Journ. Acad. Sci. 

 Philadelphia, ser. 2, vol. 6, p. 214. 



Lectotype: ANSP 22653 (d", 46), Pennsylvania, Kiskiminitas R., 

 trib. of Allegheny R.; E. D. Cope; number selected by Fowler (1907, 

 p. 522 misprmted as "25,563 (type) to 22,567"), but all syn types 

 found still mixed together. Largest specimen herein selected as 

 lectotype. D VIII-11; A 1,9; LL 38+4=42; INF 4 + 3; pectoral 

 rays 12-12; nape, preopercle, and breast naked; anterior part of belly 

 naked. 



Paralectotypes: ANSP 22654-67 (14, 34-40), same data as lecto- 

 type. 



Cope mentioned two additional specimens of this form from the 

 Holston River. Fowler did not list these as types. We feel it is best 



