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Liomys irroratus irroratus — Continued. 

 Type Locality. — State of Oaxaca, Mexico. 

 Kange. — High interior plains and lower mountain slopes in 



central and eastern Oaxaca, Mexico. Lower Sonoran and 



humid tropical zones. 



t*Liomys irroratus torridus (Merriam.) 



1902. Liomys torridus Merriam, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 

 vol. 15, p. 45. March 5, 1902. 



1903. Heteromys exiguus Elliot, Field Columb. Mus., publ. 71, 

 zool. ser., vol. 3, p. 146. February, 1903. (Puenta de 

 Ixtla, Morelos, Mexico.) 



1911. Liomys irroratus torridus Goldman, North Amer. Fauna, 



No. 34, p. 55. September 7, 1911. 

 Type Locality. — Cuicatlan, Oaxaca, Mexico. 

 Range — ^Arid interior plains and valleys from northern Oaxaca 



and southern Puebla west through Morelos and eastern 



Guerrero to Chilpancingo. Arid tropical andlower part of lower 



Sonoran zones. 



t*Liomys irroratus minor CMerriam). 



1902. Liomys torridus minor Merriam, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash- 

 ington, vol. 15, p. 45. March 5, 1902. 



1911. Liomys irroratus minor Goldman, North Amer. Fauna, 

 No. 34, p. 56. September 7, 1911. 



Type Locality. — Huajuapam, Oaxaca, Mexico. 



Range. — ^Elevated plains of northwestern Oaxaca and north- 

 eastern Guerrero, Mexico. Arid tropical and lower Sonoran 

 zones. 



*Liomys irroratus alleni (Coues). 



1881. Heteromys alleni Coues, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., vol. 8, 



p. 187. 1881. 

 1911. Liomys irroratus alleni Goldman, North Amer. Fauna, 



No. 34, p. 56. September 7, 1911. 

 Type Locality. — Rio Verde, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. 

 Range. — ^Eastern and southern portions of Mexican table-land 



region from Monterey, Nuevo Leon, to the Valley of Mexico 



and as far west as Chicalote, Aguas Calientes, and Ocotlan, 



Jalisco. Upper and lower Sonoran zones. 



t*Liomys irroratus pretiosus Goldman. 



1911. Liomys irroratus pretiosus Goldman, North Amer. Fauna, 



No. 34, p. 58. September 7, 1911. 

 Type Locality. — ^Metlaltoyuca, Puebla, Mexico. 

 Range. — Humid basal mountain slopes in extreme eastern San 



Luis Potosi, northern Queretaro, eastern Puebla, and northern 



A^era Cruz, Mexico. Humid tropical zone. 



