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Genus DIDELPHIS Linnaeus. 



1758. Didelphis Linnaeus, Syst. nat., x ed., i, p. 54. Type. 

 - DidelpJds marsupuiUs Linnaeus. 



* Didelphis aurita Wied. 



1826. JJklelphys aurita Wied, Beitr. Naturgesch. Brasil., 



11, p. 395. 

 1885. lJidelphy>i cxrita True, Proc. U. S. nat. mus., vii 



(1884), p. 587. ,1885. 

 Type locality. — Villa Vicoza, Parahyba River, Brazil. 



* Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus. 



1758. [Didelphis~\ marsupialis Linnaeus, Syst. nat., x ed., 



I, p. 54. 

 1885. Didelphys rirtjiniana True, Proc. U. S. nat. mus., vii 



(1884), p. 587. 1885. 

 1888. Didelphijs niarsiqiialis Thomas, Catal. raarsup. and 



monotr. Brit, mus., p. 323. 

 Type locality. — Virginia. 

 According to Thomas (Amer. nat., xxxv, pp. 144-145, Febru- 

 ary, 1901) this species should stand as I), virginiana. 



Didelphis marsupialis calif ornica (Bennett). 



1833. Didelphis californica Bennett, Proc. zool. Soc. Lon- 

 don, p. 40. 



1894. DidelpJds marsupialis californica Allen, Bull. Amer. 

 mus. nat. hist., vi, p. 168. May 31, 1894. 



Type locality. — " That part of California which adjoins 

 Mexico." 



Didelphis marsupialis pigra (Bangs). 



1898. Didelpjlds virginiana pigra Bangs, Proc. Boston soc. 



nat. hist., xxviii, p. 172. March, 1898. 

 Type locality. — Oak Lodge, opposite Micco, Brevard County, 



Florida. 



