MUSTELA 405 



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



varia. (Korbitz.) 



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



sen, Germany. 



4. South Germany. Dr. A. Giinther (c). 59. 9. 6. 71-78, 



122. 

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



Pressburg, 400 ft. (e). 

 Hungary. 

 3 6,9. Hatszeg, Hunyad, Tran- C. G. Danford (c). 3.2.2.17-19. 

 sylvania. 3. 11. 8. 19. 



MusTELA NIVALIS BoccAMELA Bechstein. 



1801. Mustela boccamela Bechstein, Gemeinn. Naturgesch, Deutschlands, 



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

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



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

 1900. Putorius 7iivalis 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 jMag. 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) dombrowskii Matschie, Sitz.-Ber. GeseUsch. Natur- 



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



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

 4th ser., xix, p. 512, May 15, 1905 (Poschiavo, Grisons, Switzer- 

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

 1908). Type in Mottaz collection. 



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

 dombrowskii, and P. (J.) nivalis siculus, Trouessart, Fauue Mamm. 

 d'Europe, pp. 81, 83. 



Type locality. — Sardinia. 



Geofjraphical distrihution. — Italy and coa.st of France as far 

 as the Department of Var ; island.s of Sicily, Malta and Sardinia : 

 Corsica ? 



Diagnosis. — Similar to Mustela nivalis nivalis, but decidedly 

 larger, 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 ; hind foot, 39. A second male from the same locality 

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



