CRICETUS. 85 



Hapalotis conditor, Gould Manim. Austr, iii, pi. vi (1863). 



Distrihution. — Australia. 



a-b 2 Skins Gwaler ranges, No history. 



South Australia. 



Hapalotis mitchelli. 



Dipus mitchellii, Ogilhy Linn. Trans., xviii, p. 130 (1841). 



Hapalotis mitchellii, Gould P. Z. S., p. 151 (1840) ; Gray App. Grey's Travels, 



Ausir., ii, p. 404* ; Gould Mamm. Austr,, pi. ix ; Blyth Cat. no. 357, 



p. III. 

 Hapalotis gouldii, Gray App. Grey's Travels, Austr., ii, p. 404 (1841)*. 



Distribution. — Australia. 



a. Skin Western Australia No history, 



c-rf. Stuffed South Australia Melbourne Mus., i86r, A. S.B. 



Genus HESPEROMYS. 



Hesperomys, Waterkouse Zool. Voy, Beagle, p. 75 (1839)*. 



Hesperomys leucopus. 



Mus sylvaticus, var. Erxleben Syst. Reg. Anim., i, p. 390 (1775). 

 Mus agrarius, var. americanus, Kerr Linn. Anim. Kingd., p. 231 (1792)*. 

 Musculus leucopus, Rafinesque Am. Month. Mag., iii. p. 446 (1818)*. 

 Hesperomys leucopus, Leconte P. Acad. N. Sci. Philad., vi, p. 412 (1854) ; 

 Coues Monographs N. Amer. Rodents, P- S'- 



Distribution. — North America, from the Arctic regions to the 

 northern parts of Mexico. 



a-b. 2 Skins Huron County Out., J. H. Gamier [Ex.] 



Canada. 

 c. Skin, skull ^ Gainsviile Flor., U.S.A. Brit. Mus. [Ex.] 

 (F.M Chapman, 

 14.2-89). 



Genus CRICETUS. 



Cricetus, Pallas Zoog. Ross. As., i, p. 160 (181 1). 



Cricetus phaeus. 



Mus phseus, Pallas Nov. Spec. Quad, e Glir., p. 261 (1778). 



Cricetus phseus, Pallas Zoog. Ross. As., i, p. 163 (1811) ; Blanford 



Persia, p. 58 ; id. Yarkand Mammals, p. 44; id. y. A. S B., xlviii, p. 96; 



Danford and Alston P. Z. S., 1880, p. 61 ; Scidly P. Z. S., 1881, p. 205 ; 



Thomas Linn. Trans. (2), v, p. 59; Radde Zool. J. B., iv, p. 1032. 

 Cricetus isabellinus, Filippi Viaggio Persia, p. 344 (1865); Blanford 



Persia, p. 59 ; Scully P. Z. 5., 1881, p. 205. 



