MUSTELA 405 



6 juv. Strass, Burgbeim, Ba- Lord Lilford (p). 11. 1. 1. 96. 



varia. (KiJvhitz.) 



3. Ingelheim, Rheinhes- C. Hilgert (c). 8. 11. 2. 29-31. 



sen, Germany. 



4. South Germany. Dr. A. Giinther (c). 59. 9. G. 71-73, 



122. 

 3. Csallokoz - Somorja, Budapest Museum 94.3.1.2-4. 



Pressburg, 400 ft. (e). 

 Hungary. 

 3d,?. Hatszeg, Hunyad, Trau- 0. G. Danford (c). 3.2.2.17-19. 



sylvauia. 3. 11. 8. 19. 



MusTELA NIVALIS BOCCAMELA Bechstein. 



1801. Mustela boccamcla Bechstein, Gemeinn. Naturgesch, Deutsehlands, 



I, 2nd ed., p. 819 (Sardinia). 

 1869. Putorius vulgaris var. mcridionalis Costa, Annuario del Mus. Zool. 



della R. Univ. di Napoli, 1865, p. 40 (Southern Italy). 

 1900. Putorius nivalis italicus Barrett-Hamilton, Ann. and Mag. Nat. 



Hist., 7th ser., v, p. 45, January, 1900 (Grezzana, highlands of 



Verona, Italy). Type in British Museum. 

 1900. Putorius nivalis boccamela Barrett- Hamilton, Ann. and Mag. Hist., 



7th ser., v, p. 46, January, 1900. 



1900. Putorius nivalis siculus Barrett-Hamilton, Ann. and Mag. Nat. 



Hist., 7th ser., v, p. 46, January, 1900 (Marsala, Sicily). Type in 

 British Museum. 



1901. Mustela (Ictis) dombroioskii Matschie, Sitz.-Ber. GeseUsch. Natur- 



forsch. Freunde, Berlin, p. 231 (Siulnita, Roumania). 



1905. [Fcetorius piisillus] major Fatio, Arch. Soi. Phys. et Nat. Geneve, 

 4th ser., xix, p. 512, May 15, 1906 (Poschiavo, Grisons, Switzer- 

 land ; see Jlottaz, Bull. Soc. Zool., Geneve, i, p. 169, November 15, 

 1908). Type in Mottaz collection. 



1910. Putorius (Ictis) boccamela, P. (J.) nivalis meridionalis, P. (I.) nivalis 

 dombroioskii, and P. (J.) nivalis siculus, Trouessart, Faune Mamm. 

 d'Europe, pp. 81, 83. 



Type locality. — Sardinia. 



Geographical distrihiction. — Italy aucl coast of France as far 

 as the Department of Var ; islands of Sicily, Malta and Sardinia : 

 Corsica 1 



Diagnosis. — Similar to Mustela nivalis nivalis, but decidedly 

 lai'ger, and tail relatively longer ; hind foot of adult males 34, to 

 41 mm. ; condylobasal length of skull in adult males usually 

 more than 41 mm. (40 to 46-6 mm.). 



Measurements. — Two adult males from Valescure, Var, France : 

 head and body, 252 and 250 ; tail, 88 and 80 ; hind foot, 37-6 

 and 38 ; ear from meatus, 21 and 19. Adult male from Agay, 

 Var, France : head and body, 265 ; tail, 86 ; hind foot, 41 ; ear 

 from meatus, 20. Adult male from vicinity of Genoa, Italy : 

 head and body, 240 ; tail, 80 ; hind foot,* 37 • 6. Young adult 

 male from near Verona, Italy (type of italicus) : hind foot (dry), 

 32 • 4. Adult male from Marsala, Sicily : head and body, 250 ; 

 tail, 90 ; hintl foot, 39. A second male from the same locality 

 (type of siculus) : hind foot, 34 • 2. Adult male from Malta ; 



